Indonesia made history again by qualifying for the final round 2025 U-20 Asian Cup which will be held in China from February 12 to March 1. Here’s the history and achievements Indonesian U-20 National Team in the U-20 Asian Cup.
Tickets to China 2025 were won after Indonesia succeeded in winning Group F in the qualifiers which took place at the Madya Stadium, Jakarta. The Garuda Muda squad successfully defeated the Maldives and Timor Leste, as well as drawing against Yemen, in the series of qualifying matches.
Garuda Nusantara appeared fierce by scoring nine points from three consecutive wins. Indra Sjafri’s team also only conceded two goals in the three qualifying matches played.
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Long before the era of Dony Tri Pamungkas cs, the U-20 Indonesian National Team once had impressive records.
In its history, Indonesia first appeared in the U-20 Asian Cup in 1960. The team strengthened by Soetjipto Soentoro and his friends at that time managed to reach fourth place on its debut in that event.
Indonesia’s highest achievement in this tournament was made in 1961, when it managed to become champion with Myanmar after the final match ended in a 0-0 draw and the extra time system had not been implemented.
Indonesia has also recorded achievements as runner-up on two different occasions. First in 1967 after losing 0-3 to Israel in the final held in Thailand, and second in 1970 when they lost with a similar score to Myanmar in the Philippines.
Apart from that, Indonesia also won third place in 1962 after beating Malaysia with a score of 3-0 in the battle for third place.
Then in the 1970 U-20 Asian Cup, Indonesia again appeared as runner up after losing 0-3 to Myanmar in the final.
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After that, Indonesia’s achievements experienced a setback. On U-20 Asian Cup 1972, Indonesia’s progress stopped in the quarter-finals.
In the 1975 edition, Indonesia failed to qualify from the group phase after finishing in third place in Group A. Then in the 1976 and 1978 editions, Indonesia’s struggle had to stop in the quarter-finals.
After the U-20 Asian Cup held a qualifying session in 1980 to determine the participating countries, Indonesia was only able to qualify for the first time in the 1986 edition after failing in 1980, 1982 and 1985.
The Red and White Team again appeared in the U-20 Asian Cup finals in 1990 and 1994 when they were hosts. Furthermore, his work on the Asian stage continued again in 2004 and 2014.
Indonesia’s best achievement in the current era occurred in 2018 when it became host. At that time, the national team coached by Indra Sjafri managed to advance to the quarter-finals before finally being stopped by defending champions Japan with a score of 0-2.
In the last edition of the 2023 U-20 Asian Cup, Garuda Nusantara’s steps, strengthened by Hokky Caraka et al, had to stop in the group phase. At that time, Garuda Muda had to settle for being in third place with four points achieved from winning against Syria, sharing points with Uzbekistan, and losing to Iraq.
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At that time, the Indonesian U-20 national team was only on goal difference from Iraq in second place, who both had four points.
Overall, Indonesia has appeared 19 times in the finals of the U-20 Asian Cup, with details of one winner, two runners-up, one third place, one fourth place, four times reaching the quarter-finals, and the rest stopped at group phase.
Successfully qualifying for the 2025 U-20 Asian Cup marks Indonesia’s 20th appearance in this tournament, as well as opening up the opportunity to appear at the 2025 U-20 World Cup in Chile.
History and Achievements of Indonesia in the U-20 Asian Cup:
1960 Stage 4
1961 Champion (with Myanmar)
1962 Stage 3
1967 Runner Up
1969 Phase Grup
1970 Runner Up
1971 Phase Grup
1972 Quarter Finals
1973 Phase Grup
1975 Phase Grup
1976 Quarter Finals
1978 Quarter Finals
1986 Phase Grup
1990 Phase Grup
1994 Phase group
2004 Phase Grup
2014 Phase Grup
2018 Quarter Final
2023 Phase Grup
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