The U-23 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC U-22 Championship, was restructured in 20 13 years and is now held every two years. In the previous two games, China was eliminated twice in the group stage and lost all six games, which was a humiliating exit.
In the first match of 20 14, U-23 lost to Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia and Iraq with 1-2 and 0- 1 respectively. 20 16 in the second match, China lost to Qatar and Syria with the same score of 1-3, and lost to Iran with the score of 2-3. In these two competitions, China was at the bottom of the group.
There were 19 teams in the first two competitions. Malaysia and Palestine participated in this competition, and the number of teams increased to 2 1. Official website AFC bluntly said that as the host, China hoped to get rid of the embarrassment of losing all the previous six group matches, and hoped to make a breakthrough and get the first point.
The U-23 Asian Cup will be held in Kunshan, Changshu, Jiangyin and Changzhou, and China will be grouped with Oman, Uzbekistan and Qatar.