2018 AFC U-19 Championship

2018 AFC U-19 Championship
Piala Asia U-19 2018
Tournament details
Host countryIndonesia
Dates18 October – 4 November
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Saudi Arabia (3rd title)
Runners-up South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored117 (3.77 per match)
Attendance175,034 (5,646 per match)
Top scorer(s)Qatar Abdulrasheed Umaru (7 goals)
Best player(s)Saudi Arabia Turki Al-Ammar
Fair play award Saudi Arabia
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2020

The 2018 AFC U-19 Championship was the 40th edition of the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-19 national teams of Asia. It took place in Indonesia, which was appointed as the host by the AFC on 25 July 2017,[1] between 18 October and 4 November 2018.[2] A total of 16 teams played in the tournament.

The top four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland as the AFC representatives. Saudi Arabia won their third title, and qualified together with runners-up South Korea and semi-finalists Qatar and Japan, which were the defending champions but eliminated by Saudi Arabia.

  1. ^ "AFC Competitions Committee's decisions published". AFC. 25 July 2017.
  2. ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2018". AFC. 11 January 2018. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018.