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Football at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's tournament

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Men's Football Tournament
at the 2022 Asian Games
Tournament details
Host country China
Dates19 September – 7 October 2023
Teams21
Venue(s)7 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (3rd title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place Uzbekistan
Fourth place Hong Kong
Tournament statistics
Matches played45
Goals scored123 (2.73 per match)
Attendance605,268 (13,450 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Jeong Woo-yeong
(8 goals)
2018
2026

The men's football tournament at the 2022 Asian Games was held from 19 September to 7 October 2023 in Hangzhou, China.[1]

Competition schedule

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All times are local China Standard Time (UTC+8).

G Group stage Round of 16 ¼ Quarter-finals ½ Semi-finals B Bronze medal match F Gold medal match
Date
Event
Tue 19 Wed 20 Thu 21 Fri 22 Sat 23 Sun 24 Mon 25 Tue 26 Wed 27 Thu 28 Fri 29 Sat 30 Sun 1 Mon 2 Tue 3 Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7
Men G G ¼ ½ B F

Venues

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Seven venues were used during the tournament, two of them outside of Hangzhou at cities around Zhejiang. Hangzhou Sports Park Stadium hosted the final.

Hangzhou Jinhua
Hangzhou Sports Park Stadium Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium Linping Sports Center Stadium Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium Jinhua Stadium Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium
Capacity: 80,000 Capacity: 51,971 Capacity: 13,500 Capacity: 10,200 Capacity: 10,118 Capacity: 29,800 Capacity: 12,273
Football at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's tournament is located in ZhejiangMap of Zhejiang with 2022 Football of Asian Games venues marked.

Draw

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The draw for the tournament was held on 27 July 2023. The teams were seeded into four pots based on their performances in the previous Asian Games in 2018. The hosts China were automatically assigned into position A1.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Squads

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Each nation must submit a squad of between 18 and 22 players, whom must be born on or after 1 January 1999, and three of whom can be older dispensation players are eligible to compete in the tournament.

Referees

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Group stage

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The top two teams in each group, and the top four third-placed teams among six groups advance to the round of 16.  Syria and  Afghanistan were initially assigned to Group C, but they later withdrew from the tournament, leaving the group with only 2 teams left.

All times are local, CST (UTC+8).

Tiebreakers

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Teams in a group are 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 are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings.

  1. Highest number of points obtained in all group matches;
  2. Highest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. Highest number of goals scored from all group matches between the teams concerned;
  5. If two or more teams have equal ranking with the criteria so far, reapply the criteria above only for them. If this re-application gives no more ranking, apply the following criteria.
  6. Goal difference in all group matches;
  7. Highest number of goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Kicks from the penalty mark only if two (2) teams are involved and they are both on the field of play.
  9. Fewer points of yellow/red cards in all group matches (only one of these deductions shall be applied to a player in a single match):
    • First yellow card: 1 point;
    • Indirect red card (second yellow card): 3 points;
    • Direct red card: 3 points;
    • Yellow card followed by direct red card: 4 points;
  10. Drawing of lots

Third-placed teams from the six groups are ranked according to the following criteria, after the result against the fourth-placed teams in four-team groups are excluded in order to rank them with the same numbers of matches.

  1. Highest number of points obtained in all group matches;
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Highest number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Fewer points of yellow/red cards in all group matches (only one of these deductions shall be applied to a player in a single match):
    • First yellow card: 1 point;
    • Indirect red card (second yellow card): 3 points;
    • Direct red card: 3 points;
    • Yellow card followed by direct red card: 4 points;
  5. Drawing of lots

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China (H) 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7 Knockout stage
2  India 3 1 1 1 3 6 −3 4
3  Myanmar 3 1 1 1 2 5 −3 4
4  Bangladesh 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1
Source: Football – Men – Groups
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Bangladesh 0–1 Myanmar
Report
  • Hasan 69' (o.g.)
Attendance: 3,087
Referee: Daiyrbek Abdyldaev (Kyrgyzstan)
China 5–1 India
Report

India 1–0 Bangladesh
Report
Attendance: 5,232
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
Myanmar 0–4 China
Report Tan Long 15', 19'
Wang Zhen'ao 22'
Dai Wai Tsun 44'
Attendance: 36,888
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

China 0–0 Bangladesh
Report
Attendance: 36,918
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
Myanmar 1–1 India
Report

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 2 1 0 7 0 +7 7 Knockout stage
2  Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
3  Vietnam 3 1 0 2 5 9 −4 3
4  Mongolia 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: Football – Men – Groups
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Vietnam 4–2 Mongolia
Report
Saudi Arabia 0–0 Iran
Report
Attendance: 5,580
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

Mongolia 0–3 Saudi Arabia
Report
Attendance: 4,980
Referee: Virendha Rai (Bhutan)
Iran 4–0 Vietnam
Report
Attendance: 6,194
Referee: Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shammari (Qatar)

Vietnam 1–3 Saudi Arabia
Report
Attendance: 7,008
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Iran 3–0 Mongolia
Report

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6 Knockout stage
2  Hong Kong 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
3  Syria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
4  Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: Football – Men – Groups
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Hong Kong 0–1 Uzbekistan
Report
Attendance: 7,638
Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)

Uzbekistan 2–1 Hong Kong
Report

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Knockout stage
2  Palestine 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
3  Qatar 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Source: Football – Men – Groups
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Japan 3–1 Qatar
Report

Qatar 0–0 Palestine
Report
Attendance: 6,475
Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)

Palestine 0–1 Japan
Report

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 3 0 0 16 0 +16 9 Knockout stage
2  Bahrain 3 0 2 1 2 5 −3 2
3  Thailand 3 0 2 1 2 6 −4 2
4  Kuwait 3 0 2 1 2 11 −9 2
Source: Football – Men – Groups
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Bahrain 1–1 Thailand
Report
Attendance: 2,048
Referee: Sayodjon Zainiddinov (Tajikistan)
South Korea 9–0 Kuwait
Report
Attendance: 2,936
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)

Kuwait 1–1 Bahrain
Report
Attendance: 1,250
Thailand 0–4 South Korea
Report
Attendance: 3,166
Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)

South Korea 3–0 Bahrain
Report
Attendance: 19,084
Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan (Iraq)
Thailand 1–1 Kuwait
Report

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  North Korea 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9 Knockout stage
2  Kyrgyzstan 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3[a]
3  Indonesia 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3[a]
4  Chinese Taipei 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3[a]
Source: Football – Men – Groups
Rules for classification: Group stage tierbreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head goal differences: Kyrgyzstan 4–3, Indonesia 2–1, Chinese Taipei 2–4
North Korea 2–0 Chinese Taipei
Report
Attendance: 1,248
Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan (Iraq)
Indonesia 2–0 Kyrgyzstan
Report
Attendance: 1,445
Referee: Baraa Abu Aisha (Palestine)

Chinese Taipei 1–0 Indonesia
Chin Wen-yen 47' Report
Attendance: 894
Referee: Mohamed Javiz (Maldives)
Kyrgyzstan 0–1 North Korea
Report Kim Kuk-jin 20'
Attendance: 1,235
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

Kyrgyzstan 4–1 Chinese Taipei
Report Chen Po-Liang 34' (pen.)
Attendance: 16,973
Referee: Feras Taweel (Syria)
North Korea 1–0 Indonesia
  • Kim Yu-song 40'
Report
Attendance: 7,288
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

Ranking of best third place

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Due to groups having different numbers of teams, the results against the fourth-placed teams in four-team groups were not considered for this ranking. Due to group C only having two teams, their results would not be included here.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 F  Indonesia 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3 Knockout stage
2 D  Qatar 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
3 E  Thailand 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 1
4 A  Myanmar 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 1
5 B  Vietnam 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Source [2][3][4]

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
27 September – Xihu
 
 
 China1
 
1 October – Xihu
 
 Qatar0
 
 China0
 
27 September – Wucheng
 
 South Korea2
 
 South Korea5
 
4 October – Xihu
 
 Kyrgyzstan1
 
 South Korea2
 
28 September – Shangcheng
 
 Uzbekistan1
 
 Uzbekistan (a.e.t.)2
 
1 October – Xihu
 
 Indonesia0
 
 Uzbekistan2
 
28 September – Xihu
 
 Saudi Arabia1
 
 India0
 
7 October – Binjiang
 
 Saudi Arabia2
 
 South Korea2
 
27 September – Shangcheng
 
 Japan1
 
 Iran2
 
1 October – Shangcheng
 
 Thailand0
 
 Iran0
 
27 September – Xiaoshan
 
 Hong Kong1
 
 Hong Kong1
 
4 October – Xiaoshan
 
 Palestine0
 
 Hong Kong0
 
28 September – Xiaoshan
 
 Japan4 Bronze medal match
 
 Japan7
 
1 October – Xiaoshan7 October – Shangcheng
 
 Myanmar0
 
 Japan2 Uzbekistan4
 
27 September – Lanxi
 
 North Korea1  Hong Kong0
 
 North Korea2
 
 
 Bahrain0
 

Round of 16

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Iran 2–0 Thailand
Report

North Korea 2–0
 Bahrain
Report
Attendance: 7,321
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

China 1–0 Qatar
Report
Attendance: 38,027
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

Hong Kong 1–0 Palestine
Report

South Korea 5–1 Kyrgyzstan
Report
Attendance: 18,393
Referee: Alex King (Australia)

Uzbekistan 2–0 (a.e.t.) Indonesia
Report

India 0–2 Saudi Arabia
Report

Japan 7–0 Myanmar
Report
Attendance: 7,217
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)

Quarter-finals

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Uzbekistan 2–1 Saudi Arabia
Report
Attendance: 38,088
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Iran 0–1 Hong Kong
Report

Japan 2–1 North Korea
Report
Attendance: 7,476
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

China 0–2 South Korea
Report

Semi-finals

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Hong Kong 0–4 Japan
Report

South Korea 2–1 Uzbekistan
Report
Attendance: 38,019
Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)

Bronze medal match

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3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Uzbekistan 4–0 Hong Kong
Report
Attendance: 9,825
Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)

Final

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1st place, gold medalist(s) South Korea 2–1 Japan 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Report
Attendance: 68,018
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Final standing

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Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1st place, gold medalist(s)  South Korea 7 7 0 0 27 3 +24 21
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Japan 6 5 0 1 18 4 +14 15
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Uzbekistan 6 5 0 1 12 4 +8 15
4  Hong Kong 6 2 0 4 3 11 –8 6
Eliminated in the Quarter-finals
5  North Korea 5 4 0 1 7 6 +1 12
6  Iran 5 3 1 1 9 1 +8 10
7  China 5 3 1 1 10 3 +7 10
8  Saudi Arabia 5 3 1 1 9 3 +6 10
Eliminated in the Round of 16
9  India 4 1 1 2 3 8 -5 4
10  Myanmar 4 1 1 2 2 12 -10 4
11  Indonesia 4 1 0 3 2 4 -2 3
12  Kyrgyzstan 4 1 0 3 5 9 -4 3
13  Bahrain 4 0 2 2 2 7 -5 2
14  Thailand 4 0 2 2 2 8 -6 2
15  Palestine 3 0 1 2 0 2 -2 1
16  Qatar 3 0 1 2 1 4 -3 1
Eliminated in the group stage
17  Vietnam 3 1 0 2 5 9 -4 3
18  Chinese Taipei 3 1 0 2 2 6 -4 3
19  Kuwait 3 0 2 1 2 11 -9 2
20  Bangladesh 3 0 1 2 0 2 -2 1
21  Mongolia 3 0 0 3 2 10 -8 0

Goalscorers

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There were 123 goals scored in 45 matches, for an average of 2.73 goals per match.

8 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hangzhou 2022:Football". hangzhou2022.cn. 7 April 2022. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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