Asian U-23 Championship 2026


Saudi Arabia qualified as tournament hosts

Qualifying Round

Group A (in Jordan)

 3 Sep 2025 Turkmenistan  5-1 Taiwan
 3 Sep 2025 Jordan       11-0 Bhutan
 6 Sep 2025 Bhutan        0-2 Turkmenistan
 6 Sep 2025 Taiwan        0-6 Jordan
 9 Sep 2025 Taiwan        1-3 Bhutan
 9 Sep 2025 Jordan        2-1 Turkmenistan

 1.JORDAN         3  3  0  0 19- 1  9 
 2.Turkmenistan   3  2  0  1  8- 3  6 
 3.Bhutan         3  1  0  2  3-14  3
 4.Taiwan         3  0  0  3  2-14  0

Group B (in Myanmar)

 3 Sep 2025 Kuwait        0-0 Myanmar
 3 Sep 2025 Japan         3-0 Afghanistan
 6 Sep 2025 Myanmar       1-2 Japan
 6 Sep 2025 Afghanistan   0-1 Kuwait
 9 Sep 2025 Myanmar       1-2 Afghanistan
 9 Sep 2025 Japan         6-1 Kuwait

 1.JAPAN          3  3  0  0 11- 2  9 
 2.Kuwait         3  1  1  1  2- 6  4 
 3.Afghanistan    3  1  0  2  2- 5  3
 4.Myanmar        3  0  1  2  2- 4  1

Group C (in Vietnam)

 3 Sep 2025 Yemen         2-1 Singapore
 3 Sep 2025 Vietnam       2-0 Bangladesh
 6 Sep 2025 Bangladesh    0-1 Yemen
 6 Sep 2025 Singapore     0-1 Vietnam
 9 Sep 2025 Singapore     1-4 Bangladesh
 9 Sep 2025 Vietnam       1-0 Yemen

 1.VIETNAM        3  3  0  0  4- 0  9 
 2.Yemen          3  2  0  1  3- 2  6 
 3.Bangladesh     3  1  0  2  4- 4  3
 4.Singapore      3  0  0  3  2- 7  0

Group D (in China)

 3 Sep 2025 Australia    14-0 Northern Mariana Islands
 3 Sep 2025 China         2-1 East Timor
 6 Sep 2025 East Timor    0-6 Australia
 6 Sep 2025 China        10-0 Northern Mariana Islands
 9 Sep 2025 East Timor    6-0 Northern Mariana Islands
 9 Sep 2025 Australia     0-0 China

 1.AUSTRALIA      3  2  1  0 20- 0  7 
 2.CHINA          3  2  1  0 12- 1  7
 3.East Timor     3  1  0  2  7- 8  3 
 4.Northern M. I. 3  0  0  3  0-30  0

Group E (in Kyrgyzstan)

 3 Sep 2025 Uzbekistan    4-0 Sri Lanka
 3 Sep 2025 Palestine     1-2 Kyrgyzstan
 6 Sep 2025 Sri Lanka     0-5 Palestine
 6 Sep 2025 Kyrgyzstan    2-2 Uzbekistan
 9 Sep 2025 Uzbekistan    2-1 Palestine
 9 Sep 2025 Kyrgyzstan    6-0 Sri Lanka

 1.KYRGYZSTAN     3  2  1  0 10- 3  7 
 2.UZBEKISTAN     3  2  1  0  8- 3  7
 3.Palestine      3  1  0  2  7- 4  3 
 4.Sri Lanka      3  0  0  3  0-15  0

Group F (in Thailand)

 3 Sep 2025 Malaysia      0-1 Lebanon
 3 Sep 2025 Thailand      6-0 Mongolia
 6 Sep 2025 Mongolia      0-7 Malaysia
 6 Sep 2025 Lebanon       2-2 Thailand
 9 Sep 2025 Lebanon       3-0 Mongolia
 9 Sep 2025 Thailand      2-1 Malaysia

 1.THAILAND       3  2  1  0 10- 3  7 
 2.LEBANON        3  2  1  0  6- 2  7
 3.Malaysia       3  1  0  2  8- 3  3 
 4.Mongolia       3  0  0  3  0-16  0

Group G (in Cambodia)

 3 Sep 2025 Iraq          8-1 Pakistan
 3 Sep 2025 Cambodia      0-0 Oman
 6 Sep 2025 Oman          0-1 Iraq
 6 Sep 2025 Pakistan      0-1 Cambodia
 9 Sep 2025 Oman          1-0 Pakistan
 9 Sep 2025 Iraq          0-0 Cambodia

 1.IRAQ           3  2  1  0  9- 1  7
 2.Cambodia       3  1  2  0  1- 0  5 
 3.Oman           3  1  1  1  1- 1  4
 4.Pakistan       3  0  0  3  1-10  0

Group H (in Qatar)

 3 Sep 2025 Bahrain       0-2 India
 3 Sep 2025 Qatar        13-0 Brunei
 6 Sep 2025 Bahrain      10-0 Brunei
 6 Sep 2025 India         1-2 Qatar
 9 Sep 2025 Brunei        0-6 India
 9 Sep 2025 Qatar         2-1 Bahrain

 1.QATAR          3  3  0  0 17- 2  9 
 2.India          3  2  0  1  9- 2  6 
 3.Bahrain        3  1  0  2 11- 4  3
 4.Brunei         3  0  0  3  0-29  0

Group I (in United Arab Emirates)

 3 Sep 2025 Iran          4-0 Hong Kong
 3 Sep 2025 UAE          13-0 Guam
 6 Sep 2025 Guam          0-6 Iran
 6 Sep 2025 Hong Kong     0-2 UAE
 9 Sep 2025 Hong Kong     1-0 Guam
 9 Sep 2025 UAE           2-3 Iran

 1.IRAN           3  3  0  0 13- 2  9 
 2.UAE            3  2  0  1 17- 3  6
 3.Hong Kong      3  1  0  2  1- 6  3 
 4.Guam           3  0  0  3  0-20  0

Group J (in Indonesia)

 3 Sep 2025 South Korea   5-0 Macau
 3 Sep 2025 Indonesia     0-0 Laos
 6 Sep 2025 Laos          0-7 South Korea
 6 Sep 2025 Macau         0-5 Indonesia
 9 Sep 2025 Laos          3-1 Macau
 9 Sep 2025 South Korea   1-0 Indonesia

 1.SOUTH KOREA    3  3  0  0 13- 0  9
 2.Indonesia      3  1  1  1  5- 1  4 
 3.Laos           3  1  1  1  3- 8  4
 4.Macau          3  0  0  3  1-13  0

Group K (in Tajikistan)

 3 Sep 2025 Syria         2-1 Philippines
 3 Sep 2025 Tajikistan    4-0 Nepal
 6 Sep 2025 Nepal         2-4 Syria
 6 Sep 2025 Philippines   1-0 Tajikistan
 9 Sep 2025 Philippines   4-0 Nepal
 9 Sep 2025 Tajikistan    0-1 Syria

 1.SYRIA          3  3  0  0  7- 3  9
 2.Philippines    3  2  0  1  6- 2  6 
 3.Tajikistan     3  1  0  2  4- 2  3
 4.Nepal          3  0  0  3  2-12  0

NB: winner of each group qualified for next round; in addition the best 
    four runners-up teams, according to results against first and third
    of each group, qualified.


FINAL TOURNAMENT

Saudi Arabia, 6-24 January, 2026

Group A

 6 Jan 2026 Vietnam       2-0 Jordan
             [N.Dinh Bac 15pen, Hieu Minh 42]
 6 Jan 2026 Saudi Arabia  1-0 Kyrgyzstan
             [Al-Ghamdi 88]
 9 Jan 2026 Kyrgyzstan    1-2 Vietnam
             [Murzakhmatov 44; K.Van Khang 19pen, Brauzman 87og]
 9 Jan 2026 Jordan        3-2 Saudi Arabia
             [Azaizeh 38, 45+1, Deeb 73; Al-Ghamdi 19, Al-Juwayr 60pen]
12 Jan 2026 Saudi Arabia  0-1 Vietnam  
             [N.Dinh Bac 64]
12 Jan 2026 Jordan        1-0 Kyrgyzstan
             [Azaizeh 33]

 1.VIETNAM        3  3  0  0  5- 1  9
 2.JORDAN         3  2  0  1  4- 4  6
 3.Saudi Arabia   3  1  0  2  3- 4  3 
 4.Kyrgyzstan     3  0  0  3  1- 4  0

Group B

 7 Jan 2026 Japan         5-0 Syria
             [Ozeki 10, Sato 66, 75, Ishibashi 87, Michiwaki 90+3pen]
 7 Jan 2026 Qatar         0-2 UAE
             [Al-Memari 21, Ndiaye 37]
10 Jan 2026 UAE           0-3 Japan
             [Nwadike 5pen, Ozeki 37, Furuya 82]
10 Jan 2026 Syria         1-0 Qatar
             [Al Aswad 85pen]
13 Jan 2026 Japan         2-0 Qatar
             [Furuya 30, Sato 80]
13 Jan 2026 UAE           1-1 Syria
             [Al-Memari 23; Al Omar 55] 

 1.JAPAN          3  3  0  0 10- 0  9 
 2.UAE            3  1  1  1  3- 4  4
 3.Syria          3  1  1  1  2- 6  4 
 4.Qatar          3  0  0  3  0- 5  0

Group C

 7 Jan 2026 South Korea   0-0 Iran
 7 Jan 2026 Uzbekistan    3-2 Lebanon
             [Saidov 24, Khayrullaev 50, Bakhromov 57; Shahin 65, 90+5]
10 Jan 2026 Lebanon       2-4 South Korea
             [Shahin 13, El Fadl 48; Lee Hyun-yong 20, Jeong Jae-sang 56,
              Kang Seong-jin 71, Kim Tae-won 76]
10 Jan 2026 Iran          0-0 Uzbekistan
13 Jan 2026 Uzbekistan    2-0 South Korea
             [Karimov 48, Saidnurullaev 70] 
13 Jan 2026 Iran          0-1 Lebanon
             [Shahin 56pen]

 1.UZBEKISTAN     3  2  1  0  5- 2  7 
 2.SOUTH KOREA    3  1  1  1  4- 4  4
 3.Lebanon        3  1  0  2  5- 7  3 
 4.Iran           3  0  2  1  0- 1  2

Group D

 8 Jan 2026 Australia     2-1 Thailand
             [Alagich 29pen, Macallister 30; Sittha 8]
 8 Jan 2026 Iraq          0-0 China
11 Jan 2026 China         1-0 Australia
             [Peng Xiao 43]
11 Jan 2026 Thailand      1-1 Iraq
             [Chinngoen 85; Faisal 27pen]
14 Jan 2026 Iraq          1-2 Australia
             [Faisal 63pen; Dukuly 90+3, Macallister 90+7]
14 Jan 2026 Thailand      0-0 China

 1.AUSTRALIA      3  2  0  1  4- 3  6
 2.CHINA          3  1  2  0  1- 0  5
 3.Iraq           3  0  2  1  2- 3  2 
 4.Thailand       3  0  2  1  2- 3  2

Quarterfinals
16 Jan 2026 Japan         1-1 Jordan            [aet, 4-2 pen] 
             [Al-Khob 50og; Azaizeh 30]
16 Jan 2026 Vietnam       3-2 UAE               [aet]
             [N.Le Phat 39, N.Dinh Bac 62, Pham Minh Phuc 101; J.Ndiaye 42,
              Al-Menhali 68]
17 Jan 2026 Uzbekistan    0-0 China             [aet, 2-4 pen]
17 Jan 2026 Australia     1-2 South Korea
             [Jovanovic 51; Baek Ga-on 21, Shin Min-ha 88]

Semifinals
20 Jan 2026 Japan         1-0 South Korea
             [Koizumi 36]
20 Jan 2026 Vietnam       0-3 China
             [Peng Xiao 47, Xiang Yuwang 52, Wang Yudong 90+8]

Third Place Match
23 Jan 2026 Vietnam       2-2 South Korea       [aet, 7-6 pen]
             [Nguyen Quqc Viet 30, Nguyen Dinh Bac 71; Kim Tae-won 69, 
              Shin Min-ha 90+7]
 
Final
24 Jan 2026 Japan         4-0 China
             [Ozeki 12, Ogura 20, 76, Sato 59pen]

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