2010 AFC U-19 Championship
2010年亚足联U19青年锦标赛
Tournament details
Host countryChina
Dates3–17 October
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions North Korea (3rd title)
Runners-up Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored78 (2.52 per match)
Attendance366,931 (11,836 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Kerem Bulut (7 goals)
Best player(s)North Korea Jong Il-Gwan
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The 2010 AFC U-19 Championship was the 36th edition of the tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation.

Qualification for the tournament started in October 2009 with the finals tournament being hosted in October 2010.[1]

The AFC recommended China as the host for the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship Finals, which was subject to approval on 9 February 2010[2] and confirmed the hosting right's and finals venue of Zibo on 18 February 2010.[3] The top four teams qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Host cities and venues

Cities Venues Capacity
Zibo Zibo Sports Center Stadium 45,000
Linzi Linzi Stadium 14,000

Qualification Competition

Main article: 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification

Qualifiers

Draw

The draw for the AFC U-19 Championship 2010 was held on 9 May 2010 in Zibo, China.

Pot 1 (Host & Seeds) Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 China
 United Arab Emirates
 Uzbekistan
 South Korea

 Australia
 North Korea
 Saudi Arabia
 Japan

 Iran
 Thailand
 Iraq
 Jordan

 Syria
 Yemen
 Vietnam
 Bahrain

Squads

Main article: 2010 AFC U-19 Championship squads

Group stage

All times are China Standard Time (CST) - UTC+08:00.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
 Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
 Syria 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
 Thailand 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
China 3–1 Saudi Arabia
Tan Tiancheng 3'
Wu Lei 14', 65'		 Report Majrashi 9'
Zibo Sports Stadium, Zibo
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
Thailand 0–1 Syria
Report Kalaji 71'
Zibo Sports Stadium, Zibo
Attendance: 20,100
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Syria 0–2 China
Report Jin Jingdao 4', 90+4'
Zibo Sports Stadium, Zibo
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
Saudi Arabia 1–0 Thailand
Dagriri 83' Report
Zibo Sports Stadium, Zibo
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Kim Sang-Woo (South Korea)
China 1–1 Thailand
Zhu Jianrong 75' Report Pattana 35'
Zibo Sports Stadium, Zibo
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
Syria 0–1 Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Fahmi 41'
Linzi Stadium, Linzi
Attendance: 10,315
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uzbekistan 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9
 North Korea 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6
 Bahrain 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
 Iraq 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Uzbekistan 1–0 North Korea
Abdukholiqov 64' (pen.) Report
Linzi Stadium, Linzi
Attendance: 10,112
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
Iraq 1–2 Bahrain
Sabah 44' Report Al Amer 50'
Bahjat 56' (o.g.)
Linzi Stadium, Linzi
Attendance: 8,230
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
North Korea 3–0 Iraq
Jang Kuk-chol 14'
Jang Song-hyok 45' (pen.)
Pak Song-Chol 90+4'		 Report
Linzi Stadium, Linzi
Attendance: 8,120
Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni (United Arab Emirates)
Bahrain 0–1 Uzbekistan
Report Smolyachenko 17'
Linzi Stadium, Linzi
Attendance: 7,865
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)
Uzbekistan 2–0 Iraq
Bakhritdinov 45'
Mirzayev 90'		 Report
Zibo Sports Stadium, Zibo
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Bahrain 0–2 North Korea
Report Ri Hyong-jin 56'
Pak Song-Chol 77'
Linzi Stadium, Linzi
Attendance: 11,270
Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9
 United Arab Emirates 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4
 Vietnam 3 1 0 2 2 9 −7 3
 Jordan 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
United Arab Emirates 1–2 Japan
Khalil 90' Report Rashid 53' (o.g.)
Ibusuki 90+1'
Zibo Sports Stadium, Zibo
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Vietnam 2–1 Jordan
Lê Quốc Phương 55'
Sariweh 72' (o.g.)		 Report Za'tara 37'
Zibo Sports Stadium, Zibo
Attendance: 9,800
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)
Japan 4–0 Vietnam
Musaka 8'
Usami 45', 77', 90'		 Report
Zibo Sports Stadium, Zibo
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)
Jordan 0–0 United Arab Emirates
Report
Zibo Sports Stadium, Zibo
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
United Arab Emirates 4–0 Vietnam
Khalil 6', 23', 27'
Abdulrahman 77' (pen.)		 Report
Zibo Sports Stadium, Zibo
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kim Sang-Woo (South Korea)
Jordan 0–3 Japan
Report Nagai 49', 83'
Ibusuki 76'
Linzi Stadium, Linzi
Attendance: 4,728
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7
 South Korea 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
 Iran 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
 Yemen 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
South Korea 2–0 Iran
Ji Dong-won 39'
Jung Seung-yong 54'		 Report
Linzi Stadium, Linzi
Attendance: 9,280
Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)
Australia 4–1 Yemen
Danning 14'
Bulut 26' (pen.)
McGowan 30'
Fletcher 83'		 Report Al-Baidhani 2'
Linzi Stadium, Linzi
Attendance: 8,432
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
Iran 0–3 Australia
Report Amini 39'
Bulut 60'
Antonis 88'
Linzi Stadium, Linzi
Attendance: 8,761
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
Yemen 0–1 South Korea
Report Ji Dong-won 15'
Linzi Stadium, Linzi
Attendance: 9,037
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
South Korea 0–0 Australia
Report
Zibo Sports Stadium, Zibo
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni (United Arab Emirates)
Yemen 0–2 Iran
Report Rezaei 59', 88' (pen.)
Linzi Stadium, Linzi
Attendance: 6,746
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)

Knockout stages

All times are China Standard Time (CST) - UTC+08:00.

Knockout Map

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
11 October - Zibo
 
 
 China0
 
14 October - Zibo
 
 North Korea2
 
 North Korea2
 
11 October - Linzi
 
 South Korea0
 
 Japan2
 
17 October - Zibo
 
 South Korea3
 
 North Korea3
 
11 October - Zibo
 
 Australia2
 
 Uzbekistan1
 
14 October - Zibo
 
 Saudi Arabia2(a.e.t.)
 
 Saudi Arabia0
 
11 October - Linzi
 
 Australia2
 
 Australia4(a.e.t.)
 
 
 United Arab Emirates2
 

Quarter-finals

China 0–2 North Korea
Report Jong Il-gwan 51'
Pak Song-Chol 53'
Zibo Sports Stadium, Zibo
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)
Uzbekistan 1–2 (a.e.t.) Saudi Arabia
Abdullayev 6' Report Otayf 83'
Al-Johani 96'
Zibo Sports Stadium, Zibo
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Japan 2–3 South Korea
Ibusuki 14', 30' (pen.) Report Kim Kyung-jung 31'
Hwang Do-yeon 45'
Jung Seung-yong 45+2'
Linzi Stadium, Linzi
Attendance: 3,560
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
Australia 4–2 (a.e.t.) United Arab Emirates
Bulut 6'
Amini 48'
Leckie 92'
Fletcher 104'		 Report Khalil 23' (pen.), 84'
Linzi Stadium, Linzi
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

Semi-finals

North Korea 2–0 South Korea
Jong Il-gwan 45'
Ri Hyok-chol 79'		 Report
Zibo Sports Stadium, Zibo
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
Saudi Arabia 0–2 Australia
Report Bulut 69', 74' (pen.)
Linzi Stadium, Linzi
Attendance: 5,430
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

Final

North Korea 3–2 Australia
Jong Il-gwan 10', 43', 89' Report Bulut 24', 30'
Zibo Sports Stadium, Zibo
Attendance: 31,145
Referee: Tan Hai (China)

Winners

 2010 AFC Youth Championship winners 

North Korea
Third title

Awards

Most Valuable Player Top Scorer
North Korea Jong Il-gwan Australia Kerem Bulut

Goalscorers

7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Countries to participate in 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Top-4 team qualified for 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

References

  1. ^ October finals confirmation
  2. ^ China recommended as AFC U-19 Championship Finals host
  3. ^ Zibo, China to host AFC U-19 Championship Finals

External links

AFC U-20 Asian Cup
2010 in Japanese football
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