2013 AFC U-22 Championship

2013 AFC U-22 Championship
بطولة آسيا تحت 22 سنة لكرة القدم 2013
Tournament details
Host countryOman
Dates11–26 January 2014
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Iraq (1st title)
Runners-up Saudi Arabia
Third place Jordan
Fourth place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored73 (2.28 per match)
Attendance34,712 (1,085 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Kaveh Rezaei
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Iraq Amjad Kalaf[1]
Fair play award South Korea
2016

The 2013 AFC U-22 Championship (also known as the 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup) was the first edition of the AFC U-22 Championship. The hosting rights for the tournament was awarded to Oman. It was set to take place between 23 June and 7 July 2013 but was postponed to be held between 11 and 26 January 2014 due to the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Kalaf claims MVP Award". AFC. 26 January 2014.
  2. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2014" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Competitions Committee takes key decisions". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 22 March 2012. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2012.