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Afc President Message AFC PRESIDENT MESSAGE Welcome to China for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship which will showcase the next generation of talent that is emerging from all corners of the Continent. The stars of the future will be on show at the four world- class venues in Changzhou, Jiangyin, Changshu and Kunshan as the AFC delivers on its promise to provide outstanding competitions for the talent of Asia. The AFC is most grateful to the Chinese Football Association, the four host cities and the Local Organising Committees for their hard work in ensuring that this event is a worthy successor to the tournament held two years ago in Qatar. That event was won by Japan after they staged a stunning comeback in the final to defeat Korea Republic and I am sure we will all witness some exciting games and some surprising results during the next 18 days. Congratulations to all Member Associations who have teams here at the AFC U23 Championship and also to those who staged the qualifying tournaments. Your commitment to the AFC competitions is much appreciated. Also, a word of thanks to our match officials. Asia has some of the best refereeing teams in the world and just like the players you will see some of the best young referees from across the Continent in this event. We wish everyone the best of luck and hope that the spectators, both in the stadium and watching on television or engaging through social media, enjoy a glimpse of the future talent of Asia. Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa AFC President 3 HISTORY THE NEXT CHAPTER AFTER TWO EXCITING EDITIONS OF THE AFC U23 CHAMPIONSHIP SO FAR, CHINA 2018 HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE THE BEST YET. THIS YEAR’S EVENT IN JIANGSU OFFERS THE TEAMS THE CHANCE TO FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF IRAQ IN 2014 AND JAPAN IN 2016 WITH THE PAIR CROWNED CHAMPIONS AT MEMORABLE TOURNAMENTS IN OMAN AND QATAR. new era of Asian football began at 5pm, a qualifier for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, January 11th 2014 when the inaugural AFC U23 with the top three finishers travelling to Brazil as the AFC Championship kicked off in the cities of Muscat representatives. Aand Seeb in Oman. Korea Republic, Jordan, Japan, the UAE and defending Then known as the AFC U-22 Championship, the champions Iraq all secured quarter-final places tournament is second only to the AFC Asian Cup in terms for the second tournament running, but this time of importance in the national team competition’s calendar were joined by hosts Qatar, DPR Korea and Islamic and is the most senior youth level continental tournament Republic of Iran. in Asia. After eight exciting encounters, the Koreans, Of the 16 teams who travelled to the Sultanate in 2014, Japanese and Iraqis along with the home nation Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Australia, Saudi Arabia, reached the highly-anticipated semi-finals for a Syria, Korea Republic, Iraq and Japan were the nations who chance to earn their spot in the Summer Olympic qualified from the group stages to reach the tournament’s Games. maiden knockout stages. Olympics regulars Korea Republic and Japan edged From the close-fought encounters, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, past Qatar and Iraq respectively, with the latter two Korea Republic and Iraq reached the semi-finals, with the playing off for the final place at Rio in a thrilling play- Saudis and Iraqis progressing from the final four to the first- off which saw the Iraqis come out on top. ever final, held on 26 January at Seeb Sports Complex. The final of Qatar 2016 saw old rivals Korea and Earlier in the day, Jordan enjoyed a best-ever AFC Japan face-off and it was a competition climax tournament finish by defeating Korea Republic on penalties to remember as the young Samurai Blue came to finish third before Hakim Shakir’s Iraq side edged Saudi back from two goals down to triumph 3-2. Arabia 1-0 thanks to a goal from future senior side striker China 2018 will be the third edition of this exciting, Mohanad Abdulraheem. must-see addition to the AFC competitions The stakes were raised two years later with Qatar 2016 – calendar with 16 teams vying to join the Iraq and now renamed the AFC U23 Championship – also acting as Japan teams of 2014 and 2016 as AFC U23 Championship winners. 5 SCHEDULE Quarter-Final 1 GROUP A P W D L F A +/- Pts China 1ST GROUP A A1 China Oman Qatar VS A2 Oman 2ND GROUP B Uzbekistan Semi-Final 1 A3 Qatar 09/01/18 12/01/18 15/01/18 China v Oman Uzbekistan v China China v Qatar 19/01/18 WINNER OF QF1 Uzbekistan Qatar v Uzbekistan Oman v Qatar Uzbekistan v Oman A4 VS WINNER OF QF3 GROUP B P W D L F A +/- Pts Quarter-Final 2 FINAL DPR Korea B1 DPR Korea Japan 1ST GROUP B 23/01/18 Palestine VS B2 Japan Thailand 2ND GROUP A B3 Palestine 10/01/18 13/01/18 16/01/18 DPR Korea v Thailand Palestine v DPR Korea Japan v DPR Korea B4 Thailand Japan v Palestine Thailand v Japan Thailand v Palestine 19/01/18 27/01/18 GROUP C P W D L F A +/- Pts Quarter-Final 3 Iraq 1ST GROUP C C1 Iraq Jordan Malaysia VS Third Place Play-Off C2 Jordan Saudi Arabia 2ND GROUP D Semi-Final 2 LOSER SF1 C3 Malaysia 10/01/18 13/01/18 16/01/18 Iraq v Malaysia Malaysia v Jordan Iraq v Jordan 20/01/18 WINNER OF QF2 VS C4 Saudi Arabia Jordan v Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia v Iraq Saudi Arabia v Malaysia LOSER SF2 VS WINNER OF QF4 P W D L F A +/- Pts GROUP D Quarter-Final 4 26/01/18 Australia D1 Australia Korea Republic 1ST GROUP D 23/01/18 Syria D2 Korea Republic VS Vietnam 2ND GROUP C D3 Syria 11/01/18 14/01/18 17/01/18 Australia v Syria Vietnam v Australia Korea Republic v Australia D4 Vietnam Korea Republic v Vietnam Syria v Korea Republic Syria v Vietnam 20/01/18 CHINA aving exited at the group stage of the past two took part in the qualification process as a means to prepare editions of the AFC U23 Championship two years the side ahead of January’s competition and it was a decision ago without picking up a point, China will be seeking that bore fruit after some impressive performances in Phnom Ha vast improvement this time out on home soil. Penh. After a disappointing campaign in Muscat in the inaugural A goalless draw against hosts, who are always difficult tournament, the East Asians were intent on a better opposition on home turf, was followed by a 2-0 win over performance at the second edition in Qatar 2016. the Philippines before China’s most impressive result of the Drawn in a tough group against Syria, IR Iran and the hosts, campaign: a 2-1 win over defending U-23 champions Japan. China got off to a perfect start when Liao Lisheng netted just The goalscorers against the young Samurai Blue were before half-time against Qatar in Doha. two players who could well be leading lights at China 2018, However, a second half collapse saw Abdelkarim Hassan Shanghai SIPG winer Wei Shihao and Beijing Renhe defender score a brace and Ahmed Alaa Strike as the Maroons ran Deng Hanwen. Both have been capped for the senior side rampant in a 3-1 defeat for the Chinese. with the former also making his AFC Champions League Matchday Two followed a similar vein, Liao Lisheng scoring debut in the 2017 campaign. the opener before Syria hit back with three goals. A 3-2 defeat Leading the line ahead of them is slated to be Werder in the final group stage tie against IR Iran concluded a tough Bremen loanee Zhang Yuning who has been slated to be the time in Qatar for China. future of China’s attack. Despite qualifying as hosts for the 2018 edition, China also 德国胎艺 技惊全场 无论绿茵场，还是柏油路，由非凡技术带来传 奇表现，都让我们激怀不已！德国马牌轮胎 ContiSportContact的卓越运动性能，让你在平 稳之中感受极速快感，让超越从此变得简单，引 领更是分秒既定。 CONTISPORTCONTACT™ 德国马牌轮胎 是亚足联国家队赛事官方赞助商 8 EN_Magazine_A4(29.7x21).pdf 1 9/6/16 10:44 AM QATAR t is a testament to the quality in Qatar’s youth setup that a AFC U-23 Championship, giving hope to Qatari fans. fourth-place finish at the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship was The gradual progress of this generation is key to Qatar’s plans deemed a disappointment. The home team impressed for of developing a strong squad for 2022, when they will host the Imost of the tournament before going down to Iraq in the third- FIFA World Cup. Many players in this U-23 squad have already place play-off and thus failing to qualify for the Olympics. broken into the senior national team and have gained significant Going into the 2018 edition in China, Felix Sanchez’s squad experience at the highest level. will have high expectations on their shoulders once again. The In addition to Afif and Moein, the squad features Almoez Ali, core of the squad is formed by players who were part of the 2016 who has scored for Al Duhail in the AFC Champions League, and campaign and have been coached by Sanchez continuously for Assim Madibo, who currently plays alongside Afif for Belgian first almost four years, right from the U-19 category. division side KAS Eupen.
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