| Official name | : | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup |
| Host country | : |  Uzbekistan |
| Mascot | : | TBA |
| Editions | : | 41st |
| Dates | : | 1 – 18 May 2023 |
| Teams | : | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Total matches | : | 31 |
| Venues | : | 4 (in 2 host cities) |
| Current champions | : |  Saudi Arabia (2018 AFC U-19) (3 titles) |
The 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup will be the 41st edition of the AFC U-20 Asian Cup (including previous editions of the AFC Youth Championship and AFC U-19 Championship), the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-20 national teams of Asia. This edition will be the first to be played as an under-20 tournament, as the AFC proposed to switch the tournament from under-19 to under-20 starting from 2023. Moreover, the tournament was also rebranded from the "AFC U-19 Championship" to the "AFC U-20 Asian Cup". On 25 January 2021, the AFC announced that Uzbekistan would retain hosting rights for the 2023 edition after the cancellation of the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A total of 16 teams will play in the tournament. The top four teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Indonesia as the AFC representatives besides Indonesia who automatically qualified as hosts. If Indonesia manages to reach the semi-finals, a repechage play-in will take place between the 4 losing quarter-finalists, the winner of which will qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. Saudi Arabia are the title holders, having won the title in 2018.
A total of 16 teams will play in the tournament. The top four teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Indonesia as the AFC representatives besides Indonesia who automatically qualified as hosts. If Indonesia manages to reach the semi-finals, a repechage play-in will take place between the 4 losing quarter-finalists, the winner of which will qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. Saudi Arabia are the title holders, having won the title in 2018.
Qualified teams
A total of 16 teams including hosts Uzbekistan qualified for the final tournament.| No. | Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Total times qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan | Hosts | 26 January 2021 | 7 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | Group A winners | 18 September 2022 | 15 |
| 3 |  Qatar | Group B winners | 18 September 2022 | 15 |
| 4 |  Japan | Group C winners | 18 September 2022 | 38 |
| 5 |  Jordan | Group D winners | 18 September 2022 | 8 |
| 6 |  South Korea | Group E winners | 18 September 2022 | 39 |
| 7 |  Indonesia | Group F winners | 18 September 2022 | 18 |
| 8 |  Oman | Group G winners | 18 September 2022 | 3 |
| 9 |  Australia | Group H winners | 18 October 2022 | 8 |
| 10 |  Tajikistan | Group I winners | 18 September 2022 | 5 |
| 11 |  Iran | Group J winners | 18 September 2022 | 21 |
| 12 |  Vietnam | 1st best runners-up | 18 September 2022 | 20 |
| 13 |  Kyrgyzstan | 2nd best runners-up | 18 September 2022 | 2 |
| 14 |  China PR | 3rd best runners-up | 18 September 2022 | 19 |
| 15 |  Iraq | 4th best runners-up | 18 October 2022 | 18 |
| 16 |  Syria | 5th best runners-up | 18 September 2022 | 11 |
Group stage
The top two teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals.Group A
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Iraq | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Syria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| No | AST (UTC+3), Group | Team | Score | Team | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01 Mar 2023, 19:00, A | Uzbekistan | 2 – 0 | Syria | Milliy Stadium |
| 2 | 01 Mar 2023, 17:00, A | Indonesia | 0 – 2 | Iraq | Lokomotiv Stadium |
| 9 | 04 Mar 2023, 17:00, A | Syria | 0 – 1 | Indonesia | Lokomotiv Stadium |
| 10 | 04 Mar 2023, 19:00, A | Iraq | 0 – 1 | Uzbekistan | Milliy Stadium |
| 17 | 07 Mar 2023, 19:00, A | Uzbekistan | 0 – 0 | Indonesia | Istiqlol Stadium |
| 18 | 07 Mar 2023, 19:00, A | Iraq | 1 – 1 | Syria | Lokomotiv Stadium |
Group B
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | Vietnam | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Qatar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 0 |
| No | AST (UTC+3), Group | Team | Score | Team | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 01 Mar 2023, 19:00, B | Qatar | 0 – 1 | Iran | Istiqlol Stadium |
| 4 | 01 Mar 2023, 15:00, B | Australia | 0 – 1 | Vietnam | Istiqlol Stadium |
| 11 | 04 Mar 2023, 15:00, B | Iran | 2 – 3 | Australia | Istiqlol Stadium |
| 12 | 04 Mar 2023, 19:00, B | Vietnam | 2 – 1 | Qatar | Istiqlol Stadium |
| 19 | 07 Mar 2023, 15:00, B | Qatar | 1 – 9 | Australia | JAR Stadium |
| 20 | 07 Mar 2023, 15:00, B | Vietnam | 1 – 3 | Iran | Istiqlol Stadium |
Group C
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Jordan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Tajikistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Oman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| No | AST (UTC+3), Group | Team | Score | Team | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 02 Mar 2023, 15:00, C | South Korea | 4 – 0 | Oman | JAR Stadium |
| 6 | 02 Mar 2023, 17:00, C | Tajikistan | 0 – 2 | Jordan | Lokomotiv Stadium |
| 13 | 05 Mar 2023, 17:00, C | Oman | 0 – 1 | Tajikistan | Lokomotiv Stadium |
| 14 | 05 Mar 2023, 15:00, C | Jordan | 0 – 2 | South Korea | JAR Stadium |
| 21 | 08 Mar 2023, 17:00, C | South Korea | 0 – 0 | Tajikistan | Milliy Stadium |
| 22 | 08 Mar 2023, 17:00, C | Jordan | 0 – 0 | Oman | Lokomotiv Stadium |
Group D
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | China PR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| No | AST (UTC+3), Group | Team | Score | Team | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 03 Mar 2023, 17:00, D | Saudi Arabia | 1 – 0 | Kyrgyzstan | Milliy Stadium |
| 8 | 03 Mar 2023, 15:00, D | Japan | 2 – 1 | China PR | JAR Stadium |
| 15 | 06 Mar 2023, 15:00, D | Kyrgyzstan | 0 – 3 | Japan | JAR Stadium |
| 16 | 06 Mar 2023, 17:00, D | China PR | 2 – 0 | Saudi Arabia | Milliy Stadium |
| 23 | 09 Mar 2023, 17:00, D | Saudi Arabia | 1 – 2 | Japan | Lokomotiv Stadium |
| 24 | 09 Mar 2023, 17:00, D | China PR | 1 – 1 | Kyrgyzstan | JAR Stadium |
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.Quarter-finals
| No | AST (UTC+3), Group | Team | Score | Team | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 11 Mar 2023, 19:00, QF | Uzbekistan | (5) 1 – 1 (4) | Australia | Milliy Stadium |
| 26 | 12 Mar 2023, 15:00, QF | Iran | 0 – 1 | Iraq | JAR Stadium |
| 27 | 11 Mar 2023, 15:00, QF | South Korea | 3 – 1 | China PR | JAR Stadium |
| 28 | 12 Mar 2023, 19:00, QF | Japan | 2 – 0 | Jordan | Lokomotiv Stadium |
Semi-finals
| No | AST (UTC+3), Group | Team | Score | Team | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 15 Mar 2023, 19:00, SF | Uzbekistan | (3) 0 – 0 (1) | South Korea | Milliy Stadium |
| 30 | 15 Mar 2023, 15:00, SF | Iraq | (5) 2 – 2 (3) | Japan | JAR Stadium |
Final
| No | AST (UTC+3), Group | Team | Score | Team | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 18 Mar 2023, 19:00, Final | Uzbekistan | 1 – 0 | Iraq | Milliy Stadium |