AFC U-22 CHAMPIONSHIP OMAN 2013 11Th – 26Th January 2014 11Th – 26Th January 2014
TECHNICAL REPORT & STATISTICS AFC U-22 CHAMPIONSHIP OMAN 2013 11th – 26th January 2014 11th – 26th January 2014 TECHNICAL REPORT & STATISTICS AFC U-22 CHAMPIONSHIP OMAN 2013 CONTENTS 1 2 3 4 GENERAL TOURNAMENT ANALYSIS STATISTICS & TEAM DATA TOURNAMENT INFORMATION Host City Information 10 Technical Analysis 16 Results and Ranking 34 Qualifiers 100 Tournament Overview 12 Story of the Tournament 18 Awards 38 Venues 104 Medical Report 26 Match Data 40 AFC Delegation 106 Refereeing Report 28 Technical Statistics 56 Technical Study Group (TSG) 107 Team Data and Analysis 66 4 5 AFC U-22 CHAMPIONSHIP OMAN 2013 MESSAGE FROM AFC PRESIDENT SHAIKH SALMAN BIN EBRAHIM AL KHALIFA Dear friends, The AFC U-22 Championship in Muscat, Oman 2013 gave us great excitement from the beginning to the very last match, but more importantly, it serves to provide us with evidence of the positive prospects we have in the game. The establishment of the AFC U22 Championship is two-fold: to provide the platform for players who have finished their youth training to transition to the senior level; and to serve as the qualifying competition to determine Asia’s representatives in the Olympics. Congratulations to the winners Iraq, who won the competition due to their discipline, teamwork and strong tactical understanding. The historical win though was not without a determined challenge from fellow finalists Saudi Arabia. In the end, Iraq’s perfect record in the competition was telling, as they continued their rich vein of form of the past few years. All in all, the inaugural competition was very well contested and traditional powerhouses like Japan, Korea Republic and Iran were given strong challenges by other up-and-coming nations.
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