Asian Cup: How did the Kyrgyzstan national team perform in the first rounds? Results
The tournament is taking place in Saudi Arabia, and in the first match, the Kyrgyz team will face the hosts. The game will be held in Jeddah and will start at 22:00 Bishkek time.
This will be the sixth final stage for the national team of Kyrgyzstan at the Asian Cups.
The team first qualified for the main stage of the Asian Cup in 2006, participating in the tournament for players under 20 years old. In their first match, they faced India and finished the game in a 1:1 draw, with the only goal in that match scored by Ildar Amirov.
Asian Cup (U-20), 2006
Matchday 1, October 29
India - Kyrgyzstan — 1:1
Goal: Ildar Amirov
The next qualification for the final stage was achieved only 10 years later. In 2016, the team (U-16) under the guidance of Samat Suymaliev participated in the tournament in India. In their first match, the Kyrgyz team managed to win against Australia with a score of 1:0, and the winning goal was scored from a penalty by Adilet Kanybekov.
Asian Cup (U-16), 2016
Matchday 1, September 16
Australia - Kyrgyzstan — 0:1
Goal: Adilet Kanybekov (penalty)
Asian Cup, 2019
Matchday 1, January 7
China - Kyrgyzstan — 2:1
Goal: Akhlitdin Israilov
In 2023, the team (U-20) under the guidance of Maxim Lisitsin again reached the final stage, but in the first round lost to Saudi Arabia with a score of 0:1.
Asian Cup (U-20), 2023
Matchday 1, March 3
Saudi Arabia - Kyrgyzstan — 1:0
In 2024, at the Asian Cup in Qatar, the team under the guidance of Stefan Tarkovic also started with a defeat, losing to Thailand with a score of 0:2 in their first match.
Asian Cup, 2024
Matchday 1, January 17
Thailand - Kyrgyzstan — 2:0
In 2025, the team (U-20) qualified for the Asian Cup again but was unable to win in the first round, losing to Australia with a score of 1:5. The only goal was scored by Beknaz Almazbekov.
Asian Cup (U-20), 2025
Matchday 1, February 12
Australia - Kyrgyzstan — 5:1
Goal: Beknaz Almazbekov
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