AFC U-20 Asian Cup

The AFC U-20 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC Youth Championship and AFC U-19 Championship, is a biennial international association football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-20 national teams of Asia that also serves as a qualification tournament for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The competition has been held since 1959. Between 1959 and 1978, the tournament was held annually ; since 1980, it has been held every two years. The 1980 AFC Youth Championship had a qualification stage for first time.

Results

• Coordinate is based on the capital of the country. ;Notes: 1 Title shared. 2 Third place shared. 3 Final tournaments in round-robin format. 4 No third place match played since 2008; losing semi-finalists are listed in alphabetical order. ==Teams reaching the top four==

Teams reaching the top four

Notes: • Bold Italic indicates hosts for that year. • Total (42 editions): Nine editions shared champions, five editions shared third place, and eight editions with no third place match. ==Awards==

Awards

==Comprehensive team results by tournament==

Comprehensive team results by tournament

;Legend: • – Champions • – Runners-up • – Third place • – Fourth place • – Semi-finalists • QF – Quarter-finals • GS – Group stage • q – Qualified for upcoming tournament • DQ – Disqualified • •• – Qualified but withdrew • • – Did not qualify • × – Did not enter • × – Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA • — Country not affiliated to AFC at that time • — Country did not exist or national team was inactive • – Hosts • – Not affiliated to FIFA ==Overall team records==

Overall team records

In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored. 1 No AFC member currently. 2 Represented South Vietnam from 1959 to 1974. 3 Representing South Yemen in 1975 and North Yemen in 1978. 4 Not an AFC member: participated in tournament as part of intercontinental play-off to qualify for the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship. ==FIFA U-20 World Cup performances==

FIFA U-20 World Cup performances

;Legend • 1st – Champions • 2nd – Runners-up • 3rd – Third place • 4th – Fourth place • QF – Quarter-finals • R2 – Round 2 • R1 – Round 1 • – Hosts • – Not affiliated to AFC • q – Qualified for upcoming tournament == See also ==

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