2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
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The 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification was an international men's under-23 football competition which decide the participating teams of the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship.
Host countriesQatar (Group A)
Bahrain (Group B)
Iran (Group C)
Saudi Arabia (Group D)
Kuwait (Group E)
Uzbekistan (Group F)
Mongolia (Group G)
Cambodia (Group H)
Myanmar (Group I)
Malaysia (Group J)
Vietnam (Group K)
Bahrain (Group B)
Iran (Group C)
Saudi Arabia (Group D)
Kuwait (Group E)
Uzbekistan (Group F)
Mongolia (Group G)
Cambodia (Group H)
Myanmar (Group I)
Malaysia (Group J)
Vietnam (Group K)
Dates22–26 March 2019[1]
Teams43 (from 1 confederation)
Venue13 (in 11 host cities)
| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries | Qatar (Group A) Bahrain (Group B) Iran (Group C) Saudi Arabia (Group D) Kuwait (Group E) Uzbekistan (Group F) Mongolia (Group G) Cambodia (Group H) Myanmar (Group I) Malaysia (Group J) Vietnam (Group K) |
| Dates | 22–26 March 2019[1] |
| Teams | 43 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 13 (in 11 host cities) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 240 (3.81 per match) |
| Attendance | 194,470 (3,087 per match) |
| Top scorer |  Lee Dong-gyeong (6 goals) |
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A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Thailand who qualified automatically as hosts country.[2] These matches also served as the first stage of the AFC qualifiers for the 2020 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Japan.
Draw
Of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 44 teams entered the competition. The final tournament hosts Thailand decided to participate in qualification despite having automatically qualified for the final tournament.
The draw was held on 7 November 2018, 15:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3][4] The 44 teams were drawn into eleven groups of four teams. For the draw, teams were divided into two zones:
- West Zone: 24 teams from West Asia, Central Asia and South Asia, to be drawn into six groups of four teams (Groups A–F).
- East Zone: 20 teams from ASEAN and East Asia, to be drawn into five groups of four teams (Groups G–K).
The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship final tournament and qualification (overall ranking shown in parentheses; NR stands for non-ranked teams). The following restrictions were also applied:[5]
- The eleven teams which indicated their intention to serve as qualification group hosts prior to the draw were drawn into separate groups.
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- Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
- (H): Qualification group hosts
- (N): Not a member of the International Olympic Committee, ineligible for Olympics
- (Q): Final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results
- (W): Withdrew after draw
Player eligibility
Players born on or after 1 January 1997 are eligible to compete in the tournament.[6]
Format
In each group, teams play each other once at a centralized venue. The eleven group winners and the four best runners-up qualify for the final tournament. If the final tournament hosts Thailand win their group or are among the four best runners-up, the fifth best runner-up also qualifies for the final tournament.
Tiebreakers
Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 9.3).[6]
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
- Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
- Drawing of lots.
Groups
The matches were played between 22 and 26 March 2019.
| Matchday | Dates | Matches | |
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| Groups A–E, G–J | Group F | ||
| Matchday 1 | 22 March 2019 | 1 v 4, 2 v 3 | 3 v 1 |
| Matchday 2 | 24 March 2019 | 4 v 2, 3 v 1 | 2 v 3 |
| Matchday 3 | 26 March 2019 | 1 v 2, 3 v 4 | 1 v 2 |
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Qatar (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Oman |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Afghanistan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Nepal |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
| Qatar | 2–0 | Afghanistan |
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| Afghanistan | 1–2 | Oman |
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| Nepal | 0–2 | Afghanistan |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Bahrain (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Palestine |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Bangladesh |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Sri Lanka |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 0 |
| Bahrain | 1–0 | Bangladesh |
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| Bangladesh | 0–1 | Palestine |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Iraq |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Iran (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Turkmenistan |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Yemen |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 1 |
| Turkmenistan | 0–2 | Iraq |
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| Turkmenistan | 0–0 | Yemen |
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Group D
- All matches were held in Saudi Arabia.
- Times listed are UTC+3.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  United Arab Emirates |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Saudi Arabia (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Lebanon |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Maldives |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6–1 | Lebanon |
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| Saudi Arabia | 6–0 | Maldives |
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| Maldives | 0–3 | United Arab Emirates |
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| Lebanon | 0–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | United Arab Emirates |
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Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Jordan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Syria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Kuwait (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Kyrgyzstan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| Syria | 2–0 | Kyrgyzstan |
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| Kyrgyzstan | 0–3 | Jordan |
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| Kyrgyzstan | 2–3 | Kuwait |
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Group F
- All matches were held in Uzbekistan.
- Times listed are UTC+5.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Uzbekistan (H) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Tajikistan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  India |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Pakistan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew[7] |
| India | 0–3 | Uzbekistan |
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| Tajikistan | 2–0 | India |
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Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  North Korea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Singapore |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Hong Kong |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Mongolia (H) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 1–1 | Singapore |
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| North Korea | 1–0 | Mongolia |
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| Singapore | 1–1 | North Korea |
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| Mongolia | 0–1 | Hong Kong |
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| North Korea | 2–0 | Hong Kong |
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Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Korea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Australia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Cambodia (H) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 1 |
| South Korea | 8–0 | Chinese Taipei |
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Attendance: 1,113
Referee: Sultan Al-Marzooqi (United Arab Emirates)
| Chinese Taipei | 0–6 | Australia |
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| Cambodia | 1–6 | South Korea |
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| South Korea | 2–2 | Australia |
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| Cambodia | 1–1 | Chinese Taipei |
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Group I
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Japan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | +21 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Myanmar (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Timor-Leste |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Macau |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 0 |
| Myanmar | 7–0 | Timor-Leste |
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| Macau | 0–4 | Myanmar |
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Group J
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  China |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Malaysia (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Laos |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Philippines |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 |
| China | 5–0 | Laos |
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| Philippines | 0–8 | China |
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| Laos | 3–2 | Philippines |
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| Malaysia | 2–2 | China |
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Group K
- Thailand, as final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results.
Vietnam  | 6–0 |  Brunei |
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Indonesia  | 0–1 | Vietnam |
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| Vietnam | 4–0 |  Thailand |
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Ranking of second-placed teams
Due to groups having different number of teams (after the withdrawal of Pakistan from Group F), the results against the fourth-placed teams in four-team groups were not considered for this ranking.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | H | Australia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 4 | Final tournament |
| 2 | C | Iran |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4[a] | |
| 2 | E | Syria |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4[a] | |
| 4 | D | Saudi Arabia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4[a] | |
| 5 | F | Tajikistan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | |
| 6 | A | Oman |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 7 | J | Malaysia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 8 | I | Myanmar |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | K | Thailand[b] |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Final tournament |
| 10 | B | Palestine |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | |
| 11 | G | Singapore |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.
Notes:
Qualified teams
The following 16 teams qualified for the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in AFC U-23 Championship1 |
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| Thailand | Hosts | 30 August 2018[2] | 2 (2016, 2018) |
| Qatar | Group A winners | 26 March 2019 | 2 (2016, 2018) |
| Bahrain | Group B winners | 26 March 2019 | 0 (debut) |
| Iraq | Group C winners | 26 March 2019 | 3 (2013, 2016, 2018) |
| United Arab Emirates | Group D winners | 26 March 2019 | 2 (2013, 2016) |
| Jordan | Group E winners | 26 March 2019 | 3 (2013, 2016, 2018) |
| Uzbekistan | Group F winners | 26 March 2019 | 3 (2013, 2016, 2018) |
| North Korea | Group G winners | 26 March 2019 | 3 (2013, 2016, 2018) |
| South Korea | Group H winners | 26 March 2019 | 3 (2013, 2016, 2018) |
| Japan | Group I winners | 26 March 2019 | 3 (2013, 2016, 2018) |
| China | Group J winners | 26 March 2019 | 3 (2013, 2016, 2018) |
| Vietnam | Group K winners | 26 March 2019 | 2 (2016, 2018) |
| Australia | 1st best runners-up | 26 March 2019 | 3 (2013, 2016, 2018) |
| Iran | 2nd best runners-up | 26 March 2019 | 2 (2013, 2016) |
| Syria | 3rd best runners-up | 26 March 2019 | 3 (2013, 2016, 2018) |
| Saudi Arabia | 4th best runners-up | 26 March 2019 | 3 (2013, 2016, 2018) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
There were 240 goals scored in 63 matches, for an average of 3.81 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
Pierce Waring
Shan Huanhuan- Zhang Yuning
Murad Subeh
Mohammad Atieh
Hassan Palang- Abdullah Al-Ahrak
Abdullah Al-Hamdan
Abd Al-Rahman Barakat
2 goals
Omran Haydary- Joe Champness
- Nicholas D'Agostino
- Abraham Majok
Mohammed Al-Hardan- Ahmed Al-Sherooqi
- Ahmed Bughammar
- Sayed Hashim Isa
- Mohamed Marhoon
- Hu Jinghang
- Lin Liangming
- Yang Liyu
Reza Jabireh- Amir Al-Ammari
Ko Itakura- Yuto Iwasaki
- Takefusa Kubo
- Yuta Nakayama
Ernist Batyrkanov
Akhyar Rashid
Hein Htet Aung- Ye Min Thu
Yousef Emghamis
Javier Gayoso- Bassam Al-Rawi
- Saad Al-Selouli
- Abdulrahman Al-Yami
Cho Young-wook- Lee Dong-jun
Supachok Sarachat
Danilson Araújo
Mohammed Al-Hammadi
Bobur Abdikholikov
Hà Đức Chinh- Nguyễn Thành Chung
- Triệu Việt Hưng
1 goal
- Suliman Khorami
- Thomas Deng
- Riley McGree
- Tass Mourdoukoutas
- Aiden O'Neill
- Brandon Wilson
- Naseem Al-Shamsi
- Abdulaziz Khalid
Biplu Ahmed- Tutul Hossain Badsha
Azim Izamuddin Suhaimi
Narong Kakada- Sin Kakada
- Cao Yongjing
- Huang Cong
- Jiang Shenglong
Philip Ponder
Tsui Wang Kit- Yue Tze Nam
Dimas Drajad- Raffi Syarahil
- Mehdi Mehdikhani
- Omid Noorafkan
- Reza Shekari
- Hussein Jabbar
- Sajjad Jabbar
- Keita Endo
- Koki Machida
- Kyosuke Tagawa
- Yugo Tatsuta
- Ward Al-Barri
- Musa Al-Taamari
- Omar Al-Zebdieh
Badr Abdulrahman- Abdulmohsen Al-Ajmi
- Abdulaziz Al-Hadiyah
- Fawaz Al-Otaibi
Bounphachan Bounkong- Vannasone Douangmaity
- Chitpasong Latthachack
Youssef Al Haj- Alex Boutros
- Karim Darwiche
- Fouad Eid
- Mohammad Kdouh
- Hassan Mehanna
- Hussein Monzer
Leong Hou In- Leung Chi Seng
- Augusto Jeronimo
- Faisal Halim
- Danial Haqim
- Safawi Rasid
- Syahmi Safari
Khash-Erdene Batbayar- Myat Kaung Khant
- Lwin Moe Aung
- Zayar Naing
Jon Hyok- Jong Kum-song
- Pak Kwang-hun
- Ri Kum-hyok
Muhsen Al-Ghassani- Saud Al-Habsi
- Amran Al-Hidi
- Yousuf Al-Malki
- Ahmed Al-Matroushi
- Hani Abdallah
- Saadou Abdelsalam
- Mahmoud Al-Iwisat
- Oday Dabbagh
- Raed Dahla
- Mousa Farawi
- Dawoud Iraqi
- Mahmoud Salma
- Ayman Al-Khulaif
- Abdulrahman Ghareeb
Amiruldin Asraf- Ikhsan Fandi
- Irfan Fandi
- Hami Syahin
- Lionel Tan
- Han Chan-hee
- Jang Min-gyu
- Kim Bo-sub
- Lee Si-heon
- Seo Gyeong-ju
- Alaa Dali
- Kamel Koaeh
Sharafdzhon Solehov- Daler Yodgorov
- Anon Amornlerdsak
- Shinnaphat Leeaoh
- Suphanat Mueanta
- Saringkan Promsupa
- Henrique Cruz
- Rufino Gama
Bagtyýar Gürgenow- Majed Rashed
- Mohammed Ali Shaker
- Jassem Yaqoub
- Islom Kobilov
- Đinh Thanh Bình
- Huỳnh Tấn Sinh
- Nguyễn Hoàng Đức
- Nguyễn Quang Hải
- Trần Thanh Sơn
1 own goal
- Haimie Anak Nyaring (against Thailand)
- Ouk Sovann (against South Korea)
- Wan Tin Iao (against Timor-Leste)
Dinesh Rajbanshi (against Qatar)- Şazada Başimow (against Iran)