AFC U-20 Asian Cup

The AFC U-20 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC Youth Championship and AFC U-19 Championship, is a biennial international association football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-20 national teams of Asia that also serves as a qualification tournament for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The competition has been held since 1959. Between 1959 and 1978, the tournament was held annually (without qualification); since 1980, it has been held every two years. The 1980 AFC Youth Championship had a qualification stage for first time.

The tournament has been played in a number of different formats during its existence. Currently, it consists of two stages, similar to the AFC's other Asian Championship competitions. The qualifying stage is open to all AFC members and the final stage is contested between 16 teams. The most recent edition, the 42nd, was held in China. The AFC switched the tournament from under-19 to under-20 starting from 2023. Moreover, the tournament was also rebranded from the "AFC U-19 Championship" to the "AFC U-20 Asian Cup".

Results

• Coordinate is based on the capital of the country.

Edition	Year	Hosts		Final				Third place match
				Champions	Score	Runners-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1	1959	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea	3	File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaya		File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan	3	File:Flag of Hong Kong 1876.svg Hong Kong
2	1960	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea	4–0	File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaya		File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan	3–2	File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
3	1961	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Template:Country data BIR	0–0 1			File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand	2–1	File:Flag of South Vietnam.svg South Vietnam
4	1962	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand	2–1	File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea		File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia	3–0	File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaya
5	1963	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea Template:Country data BIR	2–2 1			File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong	2–2 2
6	1964	Template:Flagcountry		Template:Country data BIR File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel	0–0 1			File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia	5–1	File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea
7	1965	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel	5–0	Template:Country data BIR		File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia	4–1	File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong
8	1966	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel Template:Country data BIR	1–1 1			File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Republic of China File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand	0–0 2
9	1967	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel	3–0	File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia		Template:Country data BIR	4–0	File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
10	1968	Template:Flagcountry		Template:Country data BIR	4–0	File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia		File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel	0–0 2
11	1969	Template:Flagcountry		Template:Country data BIR File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand	2–2 1			File:State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Iran	2–1	File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel
12	1970	Template:Flagcountry		Template:Country data BIR	3–0	File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia		File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea	5–0	File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan
13	1971	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel	1–0	File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea		Template:Country data BIR	2–0	File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan
14	1972	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel	1–0	File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea		File:State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Iran	3–0	File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
15	1973	Template:Flagcountry		File:State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Iran	2–0	File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan		File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea	3–0	File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia
16	1974	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of India.svg India File:State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Iran	2–2 1			File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea	2–1	File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
17	1975	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Iraq (1963–1991); Flag of Syria (1963–1972).svg Iraq File:State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Iran	0–0 1			File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait File:Flag of North Korea (1948–1992).svg North Korea	2–2 2
18	1976	Template:Flagcountry		File:State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Iran File:Flag of North Korea (1948–1992).svg North Korea	0–0 1			File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea	2–1	File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
19	1977	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Iraq (1963–1991); Flag of Syria (1963–1972).svg Iraq	4–3	File:State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Iran		File:Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg Bahrain	3–1	File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan
20	1978	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Iraq (1963–1991); Flag of Syria (1963–1972).svg Iraq File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea	1–1 1			File:Flag of North Korea (1948–1992).svg North Korea File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait	1–1 2
—	1979	Template:Flagcountry		Canceled due to problems with the South Korean national team's entry into China
21	1980	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea	3	File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar		File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan	3	File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
22	1982	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea	3	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China		File:Flag of Iraq (1963–1991); Flag of Syria (1963–1972).svg Iraq	3	File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates
23	1985	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	3	File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia		File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates	3	File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
24	1986	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia	2–0	File:Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg Bahrain		File:Flag of North Korea (1948–1992).svg North Korea	1–0	File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar
25	1988	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Iraq (1963–1991); Flag of Syria (1963–1972).svg Iraq	1–1 Template:Pso	File:Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971), Flag of Syria (1980–2024).svg Syria		File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar	2–0	File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates
26	1990	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea	0–0 Template:Pso	File:Flag of North Korea (1948–1992).svg North Korea		File:Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971), Flag of Syria (1980–2024).svg Syria	1–0	File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar
27	1992	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia	2–0	File:Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea		File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan	3–0	File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates
28	1994	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971), Flag of Syria (1980–2024).svg Syria	2–1	File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan		File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand	1–1 Template:Pso	File:Flag of Iraq (1991–2004).svg Iraq
29	1996	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea	3–0	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China		File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates	2–2 Template:Pso	File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan
30	1998	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea	2–1	File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan		File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia	3–1	File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
31	2000	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Iraq (1991–2004).svg Iraq	2–1 Template:Aet	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan		File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	2–2 Template:Aet Template:Pso	File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran
32	2002	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea	1–0 Template:Aet	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan		File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia	4–0	File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
33	2004	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea	2–0	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China		File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	1–1 Template:Pso	File:Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971), Flag of Syria (1980–2024).svg Syria
34	2006	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea	1–1 Template:Aet Template:Pso	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan		File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea	2–0	File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan
Edition	Year	Hosts		Final				Losing semi-finalists4
				Champions	Score	Runners-up
35	2008	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates	2–1	File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan		Australia and South Korea
36	2010	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea	3–2	File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia		Saudi Arabia and South Korea
37	2012	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea	1–1 Template:Pso	File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq		Australia and Uzbekistan
38	2014	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar	1–0	File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea		Myanmar and Uzbekistan
39	2016	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	0–0 Template:Aet Template:Pso	File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia		Iran and Vietnam
40	2018	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia	2–1	File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea		Japan and Qatar
—	2020	Template:Flagcountry		Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
41	2023	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan	1–0	File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq		Japan and South Korea
42	2025	Template:Flagcountry		File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia	1–1 Template:Aet Template:Pso	File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia		Japan and South Korea

Notes

¹ Title shared.

² Third place shared.

³ Final tournaments in round-robin format.

⁴ No third place match played since 2008; losing semi-finalists are listed in alphabetical order.

Successful national teams

Team	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	Semi-finalists	Total (top 4)
South Korea	12 (1959, 1960, 1963, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2012)	5 (1962, 1971, 1972, 1992, 2018)	6 (1968, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 2006)	1 (1964)	4 (2008, 2010, 2023, 2025)	28
Myanmar	7 (1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970)	1 (1965)	2 (1967, 1971)	–	1 (2014)	11
Israel	6 (1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972)	–	1 (1968)	1 (1969)	–	8
Iraq	5 (1975, 1977, 1978, 1988, 2000)	2 (2012, 2023)	1 (1982)	1 (1994)	–	9
Iran	4 (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976)	1 (1977)	2 (1969, 1972)	1 (2000)	1 (2016)	9
Saudi Arabia	3 (1986, 1992, 2018)	3 (1985, 2016, 2025)	2 (1998, 2002)	1 (1973)	1 (2010)	10
North Korea	3 (1976, 2006, 2010)	2 (1990, 2014)	3 (1975, 1978, 1986)	–	–	8
Thailand	2 (1962, 1969)	–	4 (1961, 1963, 1966, 1994)	5 (1972, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1985)	–	11
Japan	1 (2016)	6 (1973, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006)	5 (1959, 1960, 1980, 1992, 2004)	4 (1970, 1971, 1977, 1996)	3 (2018, 2023, 2025)	19
China	1 (1985)	3 (1982, 1996, 2004)	1 (2000)	–	–	5
Indonesia	1 (1961)	2 (1967, 1970)	1 (1962)	1 (1960)	–	5
Qatar	1 (2014)	1 (1980)	1 (1988)	2 (1986, 1990)	1 (2018)	6
Syria	1 (1994)	1 (1988)	1 (1990)	1 (2004)	–	4
Uzbekistan	1 (2023)	1 (2008)	–	1 (2002)	2 (2012, 2014)	5
Australia	1 (2025)	1 (2010)	–	–	2 (2008, 2012)	4
United Arab Emirates	1 (2008)	–	2 (1985, 1996)	3 (1982, 1988, 1992)	–	6
India	1 (1974)	–	–	–	–	1
Malaysia	–	3 (1959, 1960, 1968)	2 (1964, 1965)	1 (1962)	–	6
Bahrain	–	1 (1986)	1 (1977)	–	–	2
Kuwait	–	–	2 (1975, 1978)	–	–	2
Hong Kong	–	–	1 (1963)	2 (1959, 1965)	–	3
Chinese Taipei	–	–	1 (1966)	–	–	1
Vietnam	–	–	–	1 (1961)	1 (2016)	2
Singapore	–	–	–	1 (1967)	–	1
Kazakhstan	–	–	–	1 (1998)	–	1
Jordan	–	–	–	1 (2006)	–	1
Total (as of 2025)	51	33	39	29	16	168

Notes:

• Bold Italic indicates hosts for that year.
• Total (42 editions): Nine editions shared champions, five editions shared third place, and eight editions with no third place match.

Awards

Tournament	Most Valuable Player	Top goalscorer(s)	Goals	Fair play award
1978 Bangladesh	Unknown	Template:Fbuicon Haris Mohammed	7	Unknown
1980 Thailand	Template:Fbuicon Choi Soon-ho	Template:Fbuicon Choi Soon-ho	4	Unknown
1996 South Korea	Template:Fbuicon Kim Do-kyun	Template:Fbuicon Wang Peng	6	Unknown
1998 Thailand	Template:Fbuicon Lee Dong-gook	Template:Fbuicon Lee Dong-gook	5	Unknown
2000 Iran	Unknown	Template:Fbuicon Emad Mohammed	4	Unknown
2002 Qatar	Template:Fbuicon Kim Dong-hyun	Unknown		South Korea
2004 Malaysia	Template:Fbuicon Park Chu-young	Template:Fbuicon Park Chu-young	6	Unknown
2006 India	Template:Fbuicon Kim Kum-il	Template:Fbuicon Shim Young-sung	5	North Korea
2008 Saudi Arabia	Template:Fbuicon Ahmed Khalil	Template:Fbuicon Ahmed Khalil Template:Fbuicon Kensuke Nagai	4	Uzbekistan
2010 China	Template:Fbuicon Jong Il-gwan	Template:Fbuicon Kerem Bulut	7	Unknown
2012 United Arab Emirates	Template:Fbuicon Mohannad Abdul-Raheem	Template:Fbuicon Igor Sergeev	7	Iraq
2014 Myanmar	Template:Fbuicon Ahmed Moein	Template:Fbuicon Ahmed Al Saadi	5	North Korea
2016 Bahrain	Template:Fbuicon Ritsu Dōan	Template:Fbuicon Sami Al-Najei	4	Japan
2018 Indonesia	Template:Fbuicon Turki Al-Ammar	Template:Fbuicon Abdulrasheed Umaru	7	Saudi Arabia
2023 Uzbekistan	Template:Fbuicon Abbosbek Fayzullaev	Template:Fbuicon Naoki Kumata	5	Uzbekistan
2025 China	Template:Fbuicon Alexander Badolato	Template:Fbuicon Mukhammadali Urinboev	4	Australia

Participating nations

Legend:

• Template:Bg – Champions
• Template:Bg – Runners-up
• Template:Bg – Third place
• Template:Bg – Fourth place
• Template:Bg – Semi-finalists
• QF – Quarter-finals
• GS – Group stage
• q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
• DQ – Disqualified
•  ••  – Qualified but withdrew
•  •  – Did not qualify
•  ×  – Did not enter
•  ×  – Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA
• Template:Bg — Country not affiliated to AFC at that time
• Template:Bg — Country did not exist or national team was inactive
•      – Hosts
•      – Not affiliated to FIFA

Nation	Template:Flagicon 1959	Template:Flagicon 1960	Template:Flagicon 1961	Template:Flagicon 1962	Template:Flagicon 1963	Template:Flagicon 1964	Template:Flagicon 1965	Template:Flagicon 1966	Template:Flagicon 1967	Template:Flagicon 1968	Template:Flagicon 1969	Template:Flagicon 1970	Template:Flagicon 1971	Template:Flagicon 1972	Template:Flagicon 1973	Template:Flagicon 1974	Template:Flagicon 1975	Template:Flagicon 1976	Template:Flagicon 1977	Template:Flagicon 1978
Afghanistan	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	×	QF	GS
Australia
Bahrain	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	×	QF	×	3rd	QF
Bangladesh	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	×	GS	GS
Bhutan	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
Brunei	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	×	GS	×	GS	GS	×	×	×
Cambodia	×	×	×	×	GS	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	×	GS	×	×	×	×
China	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	QF	QF	×	GS
Chinese Taipei	×	×	GS	×	×	×	×	3rd	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	×	GS	×	×	×	×
Guam	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
Hong Kong	4th	×	×	GS	3rd	×	4th	QF	GS	GS	GS	QF	GS	GS	GS	QF	QF	GS	GS	×
India	×	×	×	×	GS	GS	GS	QF	QF	GS	×	×	QF	GS	GS	1st	GS	GS	QF	GS
Indonesia	×	4th	1st	3rd	×	×	×	×	2nd	×	GS	2nd	GS	QF	GS	×	GS	QF	×	QF
Iran	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	3rd	QF	QF	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	QF
Iraq	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	1st	QF	1st	1st
Israel	×	×	×	×	×	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	4th	QF	1st	1st	×	×	×	×	×	×
Japan	3rd	3rd	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	QF	4th	4th	QF	2nd	QF	GS	GS	4th	GS
Jordan	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	GS
Kazakhstan
Kuwait	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	QF	×	×	×	3rd	GS	×	3rd
Kyrgyzstan
Laos	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	QF	×	GS	×	GS	×	×	×	×
Lebanon	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	QF	×	×	×	×	×
Macau	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
Malaysia	2nd	2nd	GS	4th	GS	3rd	3rd	QF	GS	2nd	QF	GS	QF	GS	GS	QF	GS	GS	GS	GS
Maldives	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
Mongolia	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
Myanmar	6th	GS	1st	GS	1st	1st	2nd	1st	3rd	1st	1st	1st	3rd	QF	QF	GS	GS	QF	×	×
Nepal	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	GS	×	GS	×	×	×	×
North Korea	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	3rd	1st	×	3rd
Oman	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
Pakistan	×	×	×	GS	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	×	×	×	×	×
REDIRECT Template:Country data Palestine	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
Philippines	9th	GS	×	×	GS	×	GS	GS	GS	R2	GS	GS	GS	GS	×	GS	GS	×	×	×
Qatar	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
Saudi Arabia	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	4th	×	×	×	QF	QF
Singapore	7th	GS	GS	GS	GS	×	×	GS	4th	GS	GS	GS	GS	QF	QF	QF	GS	GS	GS	GS
South Korea	1st	1st	GS	2nd	1st	4th	GS	QF	GS	3rd	QF	3rd	2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	×	3rd	QF	1st
South Yemen							×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	QF	×	×	×
Sri Lanka	8th	×	GS	×	GS	×	×	GS	QF	×	GS	GS	×	×	×	×	×	GS	×	GS
Syria	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	×	×	×
Tajikistan
Thailand	5th	GS	3rd	1st	3rd	GS	GS	3rd	QF	R2	1st	GS	GS	4th	QF	4th	×	4th	×	×
Timor-Leste
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
Uzbekistan
Vietnam	×	×	4th	GS	GS	GS	GS	×	QF	GS	QF	GS	GS	×	×	GS	×	×	×	×
Yemen	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS

Nation	Template:Flagicon 1980	Template:Flagicon 1982	Template:Flagicon 1985	Template:Flagicon 1986	Template:Flagicon 1988	Template:Flagicon 1990	Template:Flagicon 1992	Template:Flagicon 1994	Template:Flagicon 1996	Template:Flagicon 1998	Template:Flagicon 2000	Template:Flagicon 2002	Template:Flagicon 2004	Template:Flagicon 2006	Template:Flagicon 2008	Template:Flagicon 2010	Template:Flagicon 2012	Template:Flagicon 2014	Template:Flagicon 2016	Template:Flagicon 2018	Template:Flagdeco 2023	Template:Flagdeco 2025	Total
Afghanistan	×	×	×	•	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	DQ	•	×	•	•	×	•	•	3
Australia	Part of OFC													QF	SF	2nd	SF	GS	GS	QF	QF	1st	9
Bahrain	×	•	•	2nd	•	GS	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	QF	•	•	•	9
Bangladesh	5th	×	•	×	•	•	•	×	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	6
Bhutan	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	×	•	×	•	×	•	•	0
Brunei	•	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	4
Cambodia	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	3
China	•	2nd	1st	•	GS	•	•	•	2nd	GS	3rd	QF	2nd	QF	QF	QF	GS	QF	GS	GS	QF	QF	20
Chinese Taipei	×	×	Part of OFC			•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	10
Guam	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	×	•	•	0
Hong Kong	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	16
India	•	•	•	GS	×	GS	GS	×	GS	GS	•	QF	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	22
Indonesia	•	•	•	GS	×	GS	•	GS	•	×	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	GS	×	QF	GS	GS	20
Iran	×	×	×	×	•	×	GS	×	GS	•	4th	•	GS	GS	GS	GS	QF	GS	SF	•	QF	QF	22
Iraq	×	3rd	•	•	1st	×	×	4th	×	GS	1st	•	QF	QF	GS	GS	2nd	GS	QF	GS	2nd	QF	19
Israel	Part of OFC and later UEFA																						9
Japan	3rd	•	•	•	GS	GS	3rd	2nd	4th	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	QF	QF	QF	QF	1st	SF	SF	SF	39
Jordan	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	4th	GS	GS	QF	•	•	GS	QF	GS	9
Kazakhstan							×	GS	•	4th	•	Part of UEFA											2
Kuwait	×	•	•	•	•	×	•	GS	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	×	•	•	8
Kyrgyzstan							×	×	•	•	•	•	•	GS	×	•	×	×	•	•	GS	GS	3
Laos	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	5
Lebanon	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	×	•	×	•	×	•	•	GS	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Macau	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	0
Malaysia	•	•	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	GS	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	23
Maldives	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	0
Mongolia	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	0
Myanmar	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	SF	•	•	•	•	19
Nepal	•	•	×	•	×	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	4
New Zealand	OFC member						GS	OFC member															1
North Korea	×	DQ	×	3rd	GS	2nd	×	×	×	•	×	×	×	1st	QF	1st	GS	2nd	GS	GS	×	GS	14
Template:Country data NMI	Not member of AFC															×	×	×	•	×	•	•	0
Oman	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	×	•	×	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	3
Pakistan	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	×	×	×	3
REDIRECT Template:Country data Palestine	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	DQ	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	0
Philippines	•	•	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	13
Qatar	2nd	×	•	4th	3rd	4th	GS	GS	GS	GS	•	GS	QF	•	•	•	GS	1st	GS	SF	GS	GS	16
Saudi Arabia	×	•	2nd	1st	×	•	1st	×	•	3rd	•	3rd	•	QF	QF	SF	GS	•	2nd	1st	GS	2nd	16
Singapore	•	•	•	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	18
South Korea	1st	1st	•	GS	GS	1st	2nd	GS	1st	1st	GS	1st	1st	3rd	SF	SF	1st	GS	GS	2nd	SF	SF	40
South Yemen	×	•	•	×	•	×																	1
Sri Lanka	×	×	×	GS	×	•	×	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	10
Syria	×	•	•	•	2nd	3rd	•	1st	GS	•	•	QF	4th	•	GS	GS	QF	×	•	•	GS	GS	12
Tajikistan							×	×	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	QF	QF	GS	•	5
Thailand	4th	•	4th	•	•	•	GS	3rd	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	QF	GS	QF	•	GS	34
Timor-Leste														×	×	DQ	×	×	×	•	•	•	0
Turkmenistan							×	×	•	•	•	•	••	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	0
United Arab Emirates	×	4th	3rd	•	4th	•	4th	•	3rd	•	GS	QF	•	GS	1st	QF	GS	QF	GS	GS	•	•	14
Uzbekistan							×	×	•	•	•	4th	QF	•	2nd	QF	SF	SF	QF	•	1st	QF	9
Vietnam	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	•	GS	GS	GS	SF	GS	GS	•	20
Yemen	×	•	×	×	×	•	•	×	×	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	GS	•	GS	GS	•	•	GS	7

Summary (1959–2023)

Rank	Team	Part	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	South Korea	39	190	112	46	32	376	150	+226	382
2	Japan	38	173	74	33	66	304	236	+68	255
3	Myanmar	19	94	60	15	19	242	84	+158	195
4	Iran	21	92	55	17	20	189	74	+115	182
5	Thailand	33	138	52	24	62	227	214	+13	180
6	Iraq	18	81	41	21	19	156	80	+76	144
7	Saudi Arabia	15	72	43	13	16	146	79	+67	142
9	Malaysia	23	88	35	13	41	159	161	−2	118
10	China	19	76	31	19	26	109	95	+14	112
11	North Korea	13	65	31	15	19	98	61	+37	108
12	Indonesia	18	73	27	14	32	115	123	−8	95
13	Qatar	15	62	28	9	25	98	99	−1	93
14	India	22	80	22	16	42	95	145	−50	82
15	Syria	11	47	22	9	16	71	50	+21	75
16	Uzbekistan	8	40	20	12	8	62	45	+17	72
17	Vietnam2	20	69	19	13	37	74	142	−68	70
18	United Arab Emirates	14	56	18	15	23	83	80	+3	69
19	Hong Kong	16	60	20	9	31	96	132	−36	69
20	Australia	8	34	16	10	8	57	36	+21	58
21	Singapore	18	67	16	7	44	79	190	−111	55
22	Bahrain	9	37	14	10	13	47	44	+3	52
23	Kuwait	8	36	12	15	9	49	44	+5	51
24	Jordan	8	29	5	7	17	24	56	−32	22
25	Chinese Taipei	10	35	5	6	24	30	98	−68	21
26	Philippines	13	46	5	3	38	32	161	−129	18
27	Laos	5	16	4	4	8	20	29	−9	16
28	Tajikistan	5	17	4	4	9	15	30	−15	16
29	Yemen3	7	24	4	3	17	19	45	−26	15
30	Sri Lanka	10	36	4	2	30	35	152	−117	14
31	Cambodia	3	11	3	1	7	14	26	−12	10
32	Pakistan	3	11	3	0	8	12	35	−23	9
33	Kazakhstan	2	10	2	2	6	15	25	−10	8
34	Bangladesh	6	21	1	5	15	10	53	−43	8
35	Lebanon	2	7	1	3	3	5	13	−8	6
36	Oman	3	10	0	4	6	3	20	−17	4
37	Kyrgyzstan	2	6	0	3	3	2	13	−11	3
38	Nepal	4	12	1	0	11	6	47	−41	3
39	Afghanistan	3	10	0	2	8	4	31	−27	2
40	New Zealand4	1	4	0	0	4	2	13	−11	0
41	Brunei	4	13	0	0	13	3	94	−91	0

¹ No longer an AFC member.
² Represented South Vietnam from 1959 to 1974.
³ Representing South Yemen in 1975 and North Yemen in 1978.
⁴ Not an AFC member: participated in tournament as part of intercontinental play-off to qualify for the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship.

FIFA U-20 World Cup performances

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd – Third place
• 4th – Fourth place
• QF – Quarter-finals
• R2 – Round 2
• R1 – Round 1
•      – Hosts
•      – Not affiliated to AFC
• q – Qualified for upcoming tournament

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Australia	OFC member																R1	R1	R1					q	4
Bahrain						R1																			1
China				R1	QF						R1		R2		R2										5
Indonesia		R1																							1
Iran	R1												R1								R1				3
Iraq	R1						QF						R1						4th				R1		5
Japan		R1								QF	QF	2nd	R1	QF	R2	R2					R2	R2	R1	q	12
Jordan																R1									1
Kazakhstan	Part of Soviet Union											R1		UEFA member											1
Malaysia											R1														1
Myanmar																				R1					1
North Korea																R1		R1		R1					3
Qatar			2nd							R1										R1		R1			4
Saudi Arabia					R1	R1	R1		R1			R1		R1				R2			R2	R1		q	10
South Korea		R1	R1	4th				QF	R1		R1	R1		R2	R1	R1	QF	R2	QF		R2	2nd	4th	q	17
Syria							R1	QF		R1					R2										4
United Arab Emirates											R2			QF			QF								3
Uzbekistan	Part of Soviet Union													R1			R1		QF	QF			R2		5
Vietnam																					R1				1

See also

• FIFA U-20 World Cup
• AFC U-17 Asian Cup
• AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
• AFC U-23 Asian Cup

External links

• Official page
• RSSSF Page on AFC Youth Championship