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2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesJordan (Group A)
South Korea (Group B)
Vietnam (Group C)
Bahrain (Group D)
Uzbekistan (Group E)
Kuwait (Group F)
China (Group G)
Thailand (Group H)
Tajikistan (Group I)
Saudi Arabia (Group J)
Indonesia (Group K)
Dates6 September – 12 September 2023[1]
Teams43 (eligible) (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)14 (in 11 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played57
Goals scored215 (3.77 per match)
Top scorer(s)Uzbekistan Khusayin Norchaev
(6 goals)
2022
2026

The 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification was an international men's under-23 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.

A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament,[2] including Qatar who qualified automatically as hosts.[3]

Format changes

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The AFC Executive Committee had approved several strategic recommendations put forward by the AFC Competitions Committee, one of which was the removal of zone restrictions in AFC youth competitions.[4]

Draw

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Forty-three of the 47 AFC member associations, including the final tournament hosts Qatar, submitted their interest to compete in the qualifiers. The draw took place on 25 May 2023 at 15:00 MST (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[5]

The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup final tournament and qualification. The nations chosen as group hosts were announced on 17 May and were drawn into separate groups at the beginning of the draw.[6] As Qatar already qualified for the final tournament as hosts and their fixtures will be considered as friendly matches, they were seeded as an unranked team for the draw and placed in Pot 4.[6]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Host Pot
  1.  Saudi Arabia (1) (H)
  2.  Uzbekistan (2) (H)
  3.  South Korea (5) (H)
  4.  Vietnam (7) (H)
  5.  Thailand (9) (H)
  6.  Jordan (10) (H)
  1.  Kuwait (14) (H)
  2.  Tajikistan (16) (H)
  3.  Bahrain (17) (H)
  4.  Indonesia (23) (H)
  1.  China (NR) (H)
Remaining Teams
  1.  Iran (12)
  2.  Malaysia (15)
  3.  Myanmar (18)
  4.  Cambodia (19)
  5.  Syria (20)
  6.  India (21)
  7.  Singapore (22)
  1.  Kyrgyzstan (24)
  2.  Palestine (25)
  3.  Yemen (26)
  4.  East Timor (27)
  5.  Chinese Taipei (28)
  6.  Lebanon (29)
  7.  Laos (30)
  8.  Bangladesh (31)
  9.  Hong Kong (32)
  10.  Maldives (33) (W)
  11.  Oman (34)
  1.  Mongolia (35)
  2.  Philippines (36)
  3.  Afghanistan (NR)
  4.  Brunei (NR)
  5.  North Korea (NR) (W)
  6.  Guam (NR)
  7.  Macau (NR) (N)
  8.  Pakistan (NR)
  9.  Qatar (13) (Q)
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (H): Qualification group hosts determined before the draw
  • (Q): Final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results
  • (W): Withdrew after draw
Did not enter
Notes

Draw result

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The draw resulted in following groups.

Group A
Pos Team
A1  Jordan
A2  Syria
A3  Oman
A4  Brunei
Group B
Pos Team
B1  South Korea
B2  Myanmar
B3  Kyrgyzstan
B4  Qatar
Group C
Pos Team
C1  Vietnam
C2  Singapore
C3  Yemen
C4  Guam
Group D
Pos Team
D1  Japan
D2  Bahrain
D3  Palestine
D4  Pakistan
Group E
Pos Team
E1  Uzbekistan
E2  Iran
E3  Hong Kong
E4  Afghanistan
Group F
Pos Team
F1  Iraq
F2  Kuwait
F3  East Timor
F4  Macau
Group G
Pos Team
G1  United Arab Emirates
G2  India
G3  Maldives
G4  China
Group H
Pos Team
H1  Thailand
H2  Malaysia
H3  Bangladesh
H4  Philippines
Group I
Pos Team
I1  Australia
I2  Tajikistan
I3  Laos
I4  North Korea
Group J
Pos Team
J1  Saudi Arabia
J2  Cambodia
J3  Lebanon
J4  Mongolia
Group K
Pos Team
K1  Turkmenistan
K2  Indonesia
K3  Chinese Taipei

Bold indicates that the team has qualified for the final tournament.

Format

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In each group, teams played each other once at a centralized venue. The eleven group winners and the four best runners-up qualified for the final tournament.[6]

Tiebreakers

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Teams were 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 were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:[2]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams were tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Lower 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);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Groups

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All matches were played between 6 September and 12 September 2023.

Group A

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  • All matches were held in Jordan.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jordan (H) 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 9 Final tournament
2  Oman 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6
3  Syria 3 1 0 2 11 4 +7 3
4  Brunei 3 0 0 3 0 23 −23 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Syria 0–2 Oman
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)
Jordan 9–0 Brunei
Report
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 800
Referee: Crystal John (India)

Brunei 0–11 Syria
Report
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 300
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)
Oman 0–1 Jordan
Report
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Vahid Kazemi (Iran)

Oman 3–0 Brunei
Report
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 50
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)
Jordan 2–0 Syria
Report
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

Group B

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  • All matches were held in South Korea.
  • Times listed are UTC+9.
  • Qatar already qualified to the final tournament as host country, so their matches will not be taken into account when calculating the group ranking.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea (H) 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Final tournament
2  Kyrgyzstan 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
3  Myanmar 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Myanmar 1–1 Kyrgyzstan
Report
Attendance: 78
Referee: Majed Al Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

Kyrgyzstan 0–1 South Korea
Report
Changwon Football Center, Changwon
Attendance: 7,021
Referee: Zhang Lei (China)

South Korea 3–0 Myanmar
Report
Changwon Football Center, Changwon
Attendance: 3,838
Referee: Majed Al Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Vietnam (H) 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7 Final tournament
2  Yemen 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 6
3  Singapore 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
4  Guam 3 0 1 2 2 12 −10 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Singapore 0–3 Yemen
Report
Attendance: 1,326
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro (Australia)
Vietnam 6–0 Guam
Report
Việt Trì Stadium, Việt Trì
Attendance: 7,289
Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)

Guam 1–1 Singapore
Report
Việt Trì Stadium, Việt Trì
Attendance: 1,238
Referee: Abdul Hakim Haidi (Brunei)
Yemen 0–1 Vietnam
Report
Việt Trì Stadium, Việt Trì
Attendance: 12,168
Referee: Chen Hsin Chuan (Chinese Taipei)

Yemen 5–1 Guam
Report
Việt Trì Stadium, Việt Trì
Attendance: 826
Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)
Vietnam 2–2 Singapore
Report
Việt Trì Stadium, Việt Trì
Attendance: 11,268
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Japan 3 2 1 0 7 0 +7 7 Final tournament
2  Palestine 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
3  Bahrain (H) 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
4  Pakistan 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Bahrain 0–1 Palestine
Report
Attendance: 317
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
Japan 6–0 Pakistan
Report
Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad
Attendance: 101
Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia)

Pakistan 1–3 Bahrain
Report
Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad
Attendance: 180
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Syria)
Palestine 0–1 Japan
Report
Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad
Attendance: 51
Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)

Japan 0–0 Bahrain
Report
Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad
Attendance: 271
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
Palestine 2–1 Pakistan
Report
Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad
Attendance: 45
Referee: Adam Fazeel (Maldives)

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan (H) 3 3 0 0 19 1 +18 9 Final tournament
2  Iran 3 2 0 1 7 1 +6 6
3  Afghanistan 3 0 1 2 1 12 −11 1
4  Hong Kong 3 0 1 2 0 13 −13 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Iran 3–0 Hong Kong
Report
Attendance: 47
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea)
Uzbekistan 8–1 Afghanistan
Report
JAR Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 3,380
Referee: Fariq Hitaba (Indonesia)

Afghanistan 0–4 Iran
Report
Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 110
Referee: Mohamad Issa (Lebanon)
Hong Kong 0–10 Uzbekistan
Report
JAR Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 5,331
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

Hong Kong 0–0 Afghanistan
Report
Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 57
Referee: Khash-Erdene Bold (Mongolian)
Uzbekistan 1–0 Iran
Report
JAR Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 7,891
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

Group F

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  • All matches were held in Kuwait.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 3 2 1 0 21 2 +19 7 Final tournament
2  Kuwait (H) 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7
3  East Timor 3 1 0 2 5 10 −5 3
4  Macau 3 0 0 3 0 21 −21 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Iraq 13–0 Macau
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Venkatesh Ramachandran (India)
Kuwait 4–0 East Timor
Report
Attendance: 625
Referee: Tanimoto Ryo (Japan)

East Timor 0–6 Iraq
Report
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 50
Referee: Mahmood Salim Al Majarafi (Oman)
Macau 0–3 Kuwait
Report
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 950
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

East Timor 5–0 Macau
Report
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 100
Referee: Mahmood Salim Al Majarafi (Oman)
Iraq 2–2 Kuwait
Report
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 11,240
Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)

Group G

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  • All matches were held in China.
  • Times listed are UTC+8.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United Arab Emirates 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 4 Final tournament
2  China (H) 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
3  India 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
United Arab Emirates 0–0 China
Report

China 2–1 India
Report
Dalian Suoyuwan Stadium, Dalian
Attendance: 13,818
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)

United Arab Emirates 3–0 India
Report

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand (H) 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 Final tournament
2  Malaysia 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6
3  Philippines 3 1 0 2 1 9 −8 3
4  Bangladesh 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Malaysia 2–0 Bangladesh
Report
Attendance: 750
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Thailand 5–0 Philippines
Report
Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
Attendance: 1,425
Referee: Abdulla Ali Al Athba (Qatar)

Philippines 0–4 Malaysia
Report
Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
Attendance: 50
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)
Bangladesh 0–3 Thailand
Report
Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Yusuf Aref Al-Shamari (Qatar)

Bangladesh 0–1 Philippines
Report
Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
Attendance: 300
Referee: Faisal Suleiman Al Balawi (Saudi Arabia)
Thailand 1–0 Malaysia
Report
Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
Attendance: 2,450
Referee: Abdulla Ali Al Athba (Qatar)

Group I

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 2 1 1 0 8 2 +6 4 Final tournament
2  Tajikistan (H) 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
3  Laos 2 0 0 2 2 9 −7 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Laos 1–7 Australia
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ahmad Alaeddin (Lebanon)

Tajikistan 2–1 Laos
Report
Central Republican Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Wissam Rabbie (Syria)

Australia 1–1 Tajikistan
Report
Central Republican Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 12,400
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)

Group J

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia (H) 3 3 0 0 12 2 +10 9 Final tournament
2  Cambodia 3 1 1 1 5 9 −4 4
3  Lebanon 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
4  Mongolia 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Cambodia 2–2 Lebanon
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Wang Di (China)
Saudi Arabia 3–1 Mongolia
Report
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Attendance: 490
Referee: Hussain Sinan (Maldives)

Mongolia 1–2 Cambodia
Report
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Attendance: 47
Referee: Choi Hyun-jae (South Korea)
Lebanon 0–3 Saudi Arabia
Report
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Attendance: 388

Lebanon 1–1 Mongolia
Report
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Attendance: 65
Saudi Arabia 6–1 Cambodia
Report
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Attendance: 425
Referee: Mohammad Mofeed Naser Ghabayen (Jordan)

Group K

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Indonesia (H) 2 2 0 0 11 0 +11 6 Final tournament
2  Turkmenistan 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
3  Chinese Taipei 2 0 0 2 0 13 −13 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Chinese Taipei 0–4 Turkmenistan
Report
Attendance: 120
Referee: Ismaeel Habib (Bahrain)

Indonesia 9–0 Chinese Taipei
Report
Manahan Stadium, Surakarta
Attendance: 14,540
Referee: Shukri Hussain (Saudi Arabia)

Turkmenistan 0–2 Indonesia
Report
Manahan Stadium, Surakarta
Attendance: 15,890
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

Ranking of runners-up

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  • The four best-ranked runners-up also qualified for the final tournament.[6]
  • Due to groups being different sizes, results against fourth-place teams were not used to calculate the ranking; Group B matches against Qatar were treated as friendlies and were not used to determine group standing.[6]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 F  Kuwait 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4 4 Final tournament
2 I  Tajikistan 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
3 G  China 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
4 H  Malaysia 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 3[a]
5 E  Iran 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 3[a]
6 K  Turkmenistan 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
7 C  Yemen 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3
8 A  Oman 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
9 D  Palestine 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
10 B  Kyrgyzstan 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
11 J  Cambodia 2 0 1 1 3 8 −5 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Lower disciplinary points total; 5) Drawing of lots.[9]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Disciplinary points: Malaysia –4, Iran –7.

Goalscorers

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There were 152 individuals who scored at least 1 goal.

There were 215 goals scored in 57 matches, for an average of 3.77 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Qualified teams

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The following teams qualified for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous qualifications
 Qatar Hosts 30 September 2022 4 (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Jordan Group A winners 12 September 2023 5 (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 South Korea Group B winners 12 September 2023 5 (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Vietnam Group C winners 9 September 2023 4 (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Japan Group D winners 12 September 2023 5 (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Uzbekistan Group E winners 12 September 2023 5 (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Iraq Group F winners 12 September 2023 5 (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 United Arab Emirates Group G winners 12 September 2023 4 (2013, 2016, 2020, 2022)
 Thailand Group H winners 12 September 2023 4 (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Australia Group I winners 12 September 2023 5 (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Saudi Arabia Group J winners 12 September 2023 5 (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Indonesia Group K winners 12 September 2023 0 (debut)
 Kuwait Best runners-up 12 September 2023 2 (2013, 2022)
 Tajikistan 2nd Best runners-up 12 September 2023 1 (2022)
 China 3rd Best runners-up 12 September 2023 4 (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Malaysia 4th Best runners-up 12 September 2023 2 (2018, 2022)

Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar (Aug 2023 - Jul 2024)" (PDF). AFC. September 2022.
  2. ^ a b "AFC U23 Asian Cup 2024 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Qatar recommended as host for the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2024". AFC. 30 September 2022.
  4. ^ "AFC Executive Committee unveils dynamic enhancements to the AFC Club Competitions". Asian Football Confederation. 25 February 2022.
  5. ^ "LIVE | AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 Qualifiers - Official Draw". AFC. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Hopefuls set for AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 Qualifiers draw". Asian Football Confederation. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  7. ^ "AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifiers: India's opener cancelled after Maldives withdraws". Sportstar. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Олимпийская сборная КНДР (U-23) снялась с отборочного турнира Кубка Азии-2024 в Душанбе" [The Olympic team of the DPRK (U-23) withdrew from the qualifying tournament of the Asian Cup 2024 in Dushanbe] (in Russian). Tajikistan Football Federation. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  9. ^ "AFC Competition Operations Manual (Edition 2023)" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation.