2012 AFC U-16 Championship

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2012 AFC U-16 Championship
مسابقات فوتبال زیر ۱۶ سال آسیا ۲۰۱۲
AFC U16 logo.svg
Tournament details
Host country Iran
Dates22 September – 6 October
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Uzbekistan (1st title)
Runners-up Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored97 (3.13 per match)
Attendance12,853 (415 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Hwang Hee-Chan (5 goals)
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The 2012 AFC U-16 Championship was the 15th edition of the tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation. The AFC approved Iran as hosts of the championship on 23 November 2011.[1] The top 4 teams qualified for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, hosted by the United Arab Emirates. Qualification for the tournament started in 2011.

Host Selection[]

The Organising Committee for AFC Youth Competitions for the 2011–2015 term announced that Iran and Palestine were interested in hosting the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship Finals.

Per decision of the AFC Competitions Committee, the host nation should qualify for the final tournament. The decision on the hosts was taken in the committee’s meeting on 21 November 2011 based on the results of the qualifiers.[1]

Qualification[]

Main article: 2012 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

The qualification draw was held on 30 March 2011.[2]

Qualifiers[]

Venues[]

Tehran
Tehran
Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium Ekbatan Stadium
Capacity: 8,250 Capacity: 12,000
PAS Stadium.jpg

Draw[]

The draw for the competition was held on 10 May 2012 in Tehran, Iran.[3]

Pot 1 (Host & Seeds) Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Iran
 North Korea
 Uzbekistan
 Australia

 Japan
 Syria
 Iraq
 Kuwait

 China PR
 Oman
 Saudi Arabia
 Yemen

 Thailand
 Laos
 South Korea
 India

Group stage[]

In the group stage the tie-breaking criteria is direct matches before goal difference.[4]

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 9
 Kuwait 3 1 1 1 6 6 +0 4
 Laos 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
 Yemen 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
Kuwait 1–1 Yemen
19' Report Al-Dahi 71' (pen.)
Attendance: 100
Referee: Mohamed Al Zarouni (United Arab Emirates)
Iran 3–1 Laos
Mazloum 17', 48'
Hosseini 19' (pen.)		 Report 2'
Attendance: 450
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Laos 3–4 Kuwait
Phanthavong 24'
28'
37' (pen.)		 Report 26', 90+1'
32' (o.g.)
90+2'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Salah Abbas Alabbasi (Bahrain)
Yemen 1–4 Iran
Al-Dahi 3' Report 54'
Ezzatollahi 61'
65'
Karamolachaab 81'
Attendance: 421
Referee: Maasaki Toma (Japan)
Iran 2–1 Kuwait
Hosseini 40'
62'		 Report 27'
Attendance: 510
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Yemen 1–2 Laos
Al-Dahi 45' Report Mahdi 12' (o.g.)
70'
Rah Ahan Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 50

Group B[]

Iraq and Australia played a penalty shootout after their final group match to determine their ranking. Iraq won that 3–2.[5]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
Australia Australia 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
 Oman 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
 Thailand 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Australia Australia2–0 Thailand
14'
MacDonald 29'		 Report
Rah Ahan Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 183
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Iraq 2–1 Oman
Abdul-Zahra 5'
Majed 35'		 Report 61'
Rah Ahan Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 150
Thailand 0–2 Iraq
Report Karim 63'
65'
Rah Ahan Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 350
Referee: (Jordan)
Oman 1–2Australia Australia
52' (pen.) Report MacDonald 16'
87'
Rah Ahan Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 100
Referee: (Kuwait)
Australia Australia0–0 Iraq
Report
Penalties
2–3
Attendance: 150
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (South Korea)
Oman 3–2 Thailand
40'
55'
72'		 Report 8'
17'
Rah Ahan Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 55
Referee: Salah Abbas Alabbasi (Bahrain)

Group C[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9
 Japan 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
 North Korea 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
 Saudi Arabia 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
North Korea 0–3 South Korea
Report Hwang Hee-Chan 18', 58', 67'
Attendance: 331
Japan 2–0 Saudi Arabia
Sasaki 44'
Sugimoto 56'		 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)
South Korea 3–1 Japan
Hwang Hee-Chan 13'
Choi Ju-Yong 42'
Ko Min-hyuk 89'		 Report 23'
Attendance: 350
Referee: Mohamed Al Zarouni (United Arab Emirates)
Saudi Arabia 1–2 North Korea
54' Report 48'
82'
Attendance: 237
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
North Korea 0–3 Japan
Report 14'
Sugimoto 49'
82'
Attendance: 150
Saudi Arabia 0–1 South Korea
Report 62'
Rah Ahan Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 62
Referee: (Kuwait)

Group D[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Syria 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
 Uzbekistan 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 China PR 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
 India 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
Uzbekistan 3–2 India
8'
53' (pen.)
79'		 Report Rai 47', 71'
Rah Ahan Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 100
Syria 1–1 China PR
90+4' Report Zhang Yuning 48'
Rah Ahan Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 100
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (South Korea)
India 0–0 Syria
Report
Rah Ahan Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 150
Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)
China PR 1–1 Uzbekistan
Hu Jinghang 43' Report Boltaboev 16'
Rah Ahan Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 100
Uzbekistan 0–1 Syria
Report 33'
Attendance: 20
Referee: Maasaki Toma (Japan)
China PR 2–2 India
Wang Jinxian 21'
Zhang Yuning 33'		 Report Lalhlimpuia 19'
Mendes 90+4' (pen.)
Rah Ahan Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 100
Referee: (Jordan)

Knockout stage[]

Knockout Map[]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
30 September
 
 
 Iran5
 
3 October
 
 Australia1
 
 Iran2
 
30 September
 
 Uzbekistan3
 
 South Korea1(3)
 
6 October
 
 Uzbekistan1(5)
 
 Uzbekistan1(3)
 
30 September
 
 Japan1(1)
 
 Iraq3
 
3 October
 
 Kuwait1
 
 Iraq1
 
30 September
 
 Japan5
 
 Syria1
 
 
 Japan2
 

Quarterfinals[]

Iraq 3–1 Kuwait
59'
74'
Majed 80'		 Report 68'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
South Korea 1–1 Uzbekistan
Hwang Hee-Chan 90+4' Report Turaev 64'
Penalties
soccer ball with check mark
Hwang Hee-Chan soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark		 3–5 soccer ball with check mark Komilov
soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Shukurov
soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark
Rah Ahan Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mohamed Al Zarouni (United Arab Emirates)
Iran 5–1 Australia
Ezzatollahi 31' (pen.)
Karamolachaab 35', 90+3'
61'
81'		 Report Antoniou 88'
Attendance: 3,850
Referee: Maasaki Toma (Japan)
Syria 1–2 Japan
87' Report Sugimori 80'
Sugimoto 82'
Rah Ahan Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 197
Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)

Semifinals[]

Iran 2–3 Uzbekistan
Hosseini 4'
Mazloum 88'		 Report Khamdamov 13'
35'
Shukurov 42'
Attendance: 3,050
Referee: (Kuwait)
Iraq 1–5 Japan
59' Report Onishi 9'
Kitagawa 18', 88'
Watanabe 67'
Sasaki 68'
Rah Ahan Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 537
Referee: Mohamed Al Zarouni (United Arab Emirates)

Final[]

Uzbekistan 1–1 Japan
Turaev 52' Report Mizutani 6'
Penalties
Komilov soccer ball with check mark
Shukurov soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark		 3–1 soccer ball with check mark Miyoshi
soccer ball with red X Sugimoto
soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with red X Kitagawa
Attendance: 213

Winners[]

 AFC U-16 Championship 2012 Winners 

Uzbekistan
First title

Countries to participate in 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup[]

The four semi-finalists qualified for 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Goalscorers[]

5 goals
  • South Korea Hwang Hee-Chan
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Tournament team rankings[]

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Uzbekistan 6 2 3 1 9 8 +1 9 Champion
2  Japan 6 4 1 1 14 6 +8 13 Runner-up
3  Iran (H) 5 4 0 1 16 7 +9 12 Third place
4  Iraq 5 3 1 1 8 7 +1 10 Fourth place
5  South Korea 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6 10 Eliminated in
quarter-finals
6  Australia 4 2 1 1 5 6 −1 7
7  Syria 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 5
8  Kuwait 4 1 1 2 7 9 −2 4
9  China PR 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3 Eliminated in
group stage
10  Oman 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
11  Laos 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
12  North Korea 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
13  India 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
14  Yemen 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
15  Saudi Arabia 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
16  Thailand 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: AFC
(H) Host

References[]

  1. ^ a b AFC to put best foot forward The AFC. 23 November 2011. Retrieved on 2011-11-23.
  2. ^ "U16, U19, Olym, WC q'fiers draw on Mar 30". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 2 March 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  3. ^ "U-16 Draw procedures confirmed". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  4. ^ "2012 Regulations". AFC. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Australia 0–0 Iraq (2–3 pens)". the-afc.com. 26 September 2012.

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