2020 AFC U-23 Championship
The 2020 AFC U-23 Championship was the fourth edition of the AFC U-23 Championship, the biennial international age-restricted men's football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for under-23 national teams. A total of 16 teams competed in the tournament. It took place between 8–26 January 2020 in Thailand.
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Thailand |
| Dates | 8–26 January |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | South Korea (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Saudi Arabia |
| Third place | Australia |
| Fourth place | Uzbekistan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 69 (2.16 per match) |
| Attendance | 107,402 (3,356 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Nicholas D'Agostino Mohammed Nassif Jaroensak Wonggorn Zaid Al-Ameri Islom Kobilov (3 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Won Du-jae |
| Best goalkeeper | Song Bum-keun |
| Fair play award | Saudi Arabia |
The tournament acted as the AFC qualifiers for the 2020 Summer Olympics men's football tournament. The top three teams of the tournament would qualify for the Olympics in Japan as the AFC representatives. As Japan had already qualified as the hosts, had they reached the semi-finals, the other semi-finalists were guaranteed qualification even before the phase would have commenced.
Uzbekistan were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the semi-finals. South Korea became the fourth different country to win the tournament, beating Saudi Arabia in the final, while Australia defeated Uzbekistan in the third place game 1–0.