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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
International football competition Main article: Football at the 2022 Asian Games

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

Competition schedule

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
DateEvent 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

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
Binjiang Xihu Shangcheng Yuhang Xiaoshan Wucheng
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.HangzhouHangzhouJinhuaJinhua

Draw

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
  1.  China (hosts)
  2.  South Korea
  3.  Japan
  4.  Vietnam
  5.  Uzbekistan
  6.  North Korea
  1.  Syria (withdrew)
  2.  Saudi Arabia
  3.  Palestine
  4.  Indonesia
  5.  Bangladesh
  6.  Bahrain
  1.  Hong Kong
  2.  Iran
  3.  Thailand
  4.  Myanmar
  5.  Kyrgyzstan
  6.  Qatar
  1.  Chinese Taipei
  2.  India
  3.  Mongolia
  4.  Afghanistan (withdrew)
  5.  Kuwait

Squads

Main article: Football at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's team squads

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

Group stage

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

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

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
Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium, HangzhouAttendance: 3,087Referee: Daiyrbek Abdyldaev (Kyrgyzstan)
China 5–1 India
Report
Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium, HangzhouAttendance: 34,513Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)
India 1–0 Bangladesh
Report
Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium, HangzhouAttendance: 5,232Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
Myanmar 0–4 China
Report Tan Long 15', 19'
Wang Zhen'ao 22'
Dai Wai Tsun 44'
Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium, HangzhouAttendance: 36,888Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
China 0–0 Bangladesh
Report
Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium, HangzhouAttendance: 36,918Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
Myanmar 1–1 India
Report
Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium, HangzhouAttendance: 6,315Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

Group B

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
Linping Sports Centre Stadium, HangzhouAttendance: 3,300Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)
Saudi Arabia 0–0 Iran
Report
Linping Sports Centre Stadium, HangzhouAttendance: 5,580Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)
Mongolia 0–3 Saudi Arabia
Report
Linping Sports Centre Stadium, HangzhouAttendance: 4,980Referee: Virendha Rai (Bhutan)
Iran 4–0 Vietnam
Report
Linping Sports Centre Stadium, HangzhouAttendance: 6,194Referee: Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shammari (Qatar)
Vietnam 1–3 Saudi Arabia
Report
Linping Sports Centre Stadium, HangzhouAttendance: 7,008Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Iran 3–0 Mongolia
Report
Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium, HangzhouAttendance: 8,692Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

Group C

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
Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium, HangzhouAttendance: 7,638Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)
Uzbekistan 2–1 Hong Kong
Report
Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium, HangzhouAttendance: 8,784Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)

Group D

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
Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium, HangzhouAttendance: 5,904Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
Qatar 0–0 Palestine
Report
Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium, HangzhouAttendance: 6,475Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)
Palestine 0–1 Japan
Report
Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium, HangzhouAttendance: 6,417Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

Group E

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
Jinhua Stadium, JinhuaAttendance: 2,048Referee: Sayodjon Zainiddinov (Tajikistan)
South Korea 9–0 Kuwait
Report
Jinhua Stadium, JinhuaAttendance: 2,936Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)
Kuwait 1–1 Bahrain
Report
Jinhua Stadium, JinhuaAttendance: 1,250Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
Thailand 0–4 South Korea
Report
Jinhua Stadium, JinhuaAttendance: 3,166Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
South Korea 3–0 Bahrain
Report
Jinhua Stadium, JinhuaAttendance: 19,084Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan (Iraq)
Thailand 1–1 Kuwait
Report
Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium, JinhuaAttendance: 2,419Referee: Alex King (Australia)

Group F

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
3  Indonesia 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
4  Chinese Taipei 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
Source: Football – Men – Groups
Rules for classification: Group stage tierbreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Head-to-head goal differences: Kyrgyzstan 4–3, Indonesia 2–1, Chinese Taipei 2–4
North Korea 2–0 Chinese Taipei
Report
Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium, JinhuaAttendance: 1,248Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan (Iraq)
Indonesia 2–0 Kyrgyzstan
Report
Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium, JinhuaAttendance: 1,445Referee: Baraa Abu Aisha (Palestine)
Chinese Taipei 1–0 Indonesia
Chin Wen-yen 47' Report
Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium, JinhuaAttendance: 894Referee: Mohamed Javiz (Maldives)
Kyrgyzstan 0–1 North Korea
Report Kim Kuk-jin 20'
Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium, JinhuaAttendance: 1,235Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
Kyrgyzstan 4–1 Chinese Taipei
Report Chen Po-Liang 34' (pen.)
Jinhua Stadium, JinhuaAttendance: 16,973Referee: Feras Taweel (Syria)
North Korea 1–0 Indonesia
  • Kim Yu-song 40'
Report
Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium, JinhuaAttendance: 7,288Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

Ranking of best third place

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
Source: Football – Men – Groups

Knockout stage

Bracket

Source

 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

Iran 2–0 Thailand
Report
Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium, HangzhouAttendance: 9,410Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
North Korea 2–0
 Bahrain
Report
Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium, JinhuaAttendance: 7,321Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
China 1–0 Qatar
Report
Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium, HangzhouAttendance: 38,027Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)
Hong Kong 1–0 Palestine
Report
Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium, HangzhouAttendance: 7,219Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
South Korea 5–1 Kyrgyzstan
Report
Jinhua Stadium, JinhuaAttendance: 18,393Referee: Alex King (Australia)
Uzbekistan 2–0 (a.e.t.) Indonesia
Report
Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium, HangzhouAttendance: 9,466Referee: Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shammari (Qatar)
India 0–2 Saudi Arabia
Report
Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium, HangzhouAttendance: 37,066Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)
Japan 7–0 Myanmar
Report
Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium, HangzhouAttendance: 7,217Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)

Quarter-finals

Uzbekistan 2–1 Saudi Arabia
Report
Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium, HangzhouAttendance: 38,088Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Iran 0–1 Hong Kong
Report
Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium, HangzhouAttendance: 10,198Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
Japan 2–1 North Korea
Report
Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium, HangzhouAttendance: 7,476Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)
China 0–2 South Korea
Report
Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium, HangzhouAttendance: 38,158Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

Semi-finals

Hong Kong 0–4 Japan
Report
Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium, HangzhouAttendance: 7,456Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
South Korea 2–1 Uzbekistan
Report
Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium, HangzhouAttendance: 38,019Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)

Bronze medal match

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

Final

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

Final standing

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

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

References

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