The list of teams qualifying for the AFC U-20 Football Cup finals scheduled in China has been completed after the conclusion of the qualifying competitions yesterday.
Through the qualifiers, 15 teams qualified, including 11 teams that had previously won the tournament title, to join the host Chinese team in the finals, which will be held from February 6 to 23, 2025.
Qatar, the champion of the 2014 edition, succeeded in taking the top spot in Group Ten after defeating Jordan 3/2, while the Jordanian team qualified for the finals as one of the five best second-placed teams.
The Syrian national team topped the standings of the first group with a full score by obtaining 12 points, while Uzbekistan, the defending champion of the tournament, topped the standings of the second group with 12 points as well.
South Korea, which won the title 12 times before, came at the top of Group C with 12 points, as it aspires to regain the championship title, which it won for the last time in 2012.
Saudi Arabia, winners of the tournament title three times, topped the Group D standings on goal difference against Australia, and Australia also qualified as one of the five best second-placed teams.
North Korea, the winner of the title three times before, also topped the standings of Group Five, while Indonesia topped Group Six and qualified, accompanied by Yemen, as one of the five best second-placed teams.
For its part, Iran, the winner of the title four times before, was at the top of Group Seven, while Iraq, the winner of the title five times before, topped the standings of Group Eight, and accompanied by the Thailand team, winner of the title twice, qualified as one of the five best second-place teams.
The top spot in Group Nine went to Japan, which had previously won the tournament once before, as it advanced on goal difference ahead of Kyrgyzstan, which qualified as one of the five best second-placed teams.
It is noteworthy that the Uzbekistan national team won the title of the last edition of the Asian Youth Under-20 Football Championship, which it hosted on its home soil after winning the final match over the Iraqi national team 1-0.