BEIJING, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Following are the schedule of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship to be held in four cities of Jiangsu Province, China:
Group stage (Jan. 9 to Jan. 17, 2018)
Jan. 9
Group A in Changzhou:
China vs Oman (16:00 local time)
Qatar vs Uzbekistan (19:30)
Jan. 10
Group B in Jiangyin:
DPR Korea vs Thailand (16:00)
Japan vs Palestine (19:30)
Group C in Changshu:
Iraq vs Malaysia (16:00)
Jordan vs Saudi Arabia (19:30)
Jan. 11
Group D in Kunshan:
Australia vs Syria (16:00)
South Korea vs Vietnam (19:30)
Jan. 12
Group A in Changzhou:
Uzbekistan vs China (16:00)
Oman vs Qatar (19:30)
Jan. 13
Group B in Jiangyin:
Palestine vs DPR Korea (16:00)
Thailand vs Japan (19:30)
Group C in Changshu:
Malaysia vs Jordan (16:00)
Saudi Arabia vs Iraq (19:30)
Jan. 14
Group D in Kunshan:
Vietnam vs Australia (16:00)
Syria vs South Korea (19:30)
Jan. 15
Group A in Changzhou:
China vs Qatar (16:00)
Group B in Jiangyin:
Uzbekistan vs Oman (16:00)
Jan. 16
Group A in Changzhou:
Thailand vs Palestine (16:00)
Group B in Jiangyin:
Japan vs DPR Korea (16:00)
Group C in Changshu:
Iraq vs Jordan (19:30)
Group D in Kunshan:
Saudi Arabia vs Malaysia (19:30)
Jan. 17
Group C in Changshu:
Syria vs Vietnam (19:30)
Group D in Kunshan:
South Korea vs Australia (19:30)
Jan. 18 (rest day)
Quarterfinals (Jan. 19 to Jan. 20)
Jan. 19
1A vs 2B (19:30 in Changzhou)
1B vs 2A (16:00 in Jiangyin)
Jan. 20
1C vs 2D (19:30 in Changshu)
1D vs 2C (16:00 in Kunshan)
Jan. 21-22 (rest days)
Semifinals (Jan. 23)
Winner (1A vs 2B) vs Winner (1C vs 2D) in Changzhou (16:00)
Winner (1B vs 2A) vs Winner (1D vs 2C) in Kunshan (19:30)
Jan. 24-25 (rest days)
Jan. 26
3rd/4th place (in Kunshan 16:00)
Semifinal Loser vs Semifinal Loser
Jan. 27
Final (in Changzhou 16:00)
Semifinal Winner vs Semifinal Winner
