2014 AFC U-16 Championship

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2014 AFC U-16 Championship
ฟุตบอลเอเชียเยาวชนอายุไม่เกิน 16 ปี 2014
AFC U16 logo.svg
Tournament details
Host country Thailand
Dates6–20 September
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions North Korea (2nd title)
Runners-up South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored94 (3.03 per match)
Attendance9,954 (321 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Lee Seung-woo
(5 goals)
Best player(s)South Korea Lee Seung-woo
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The 2014 AFC U-16 Championship was the 16th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for players aged 16 and below. Thailand were approved as hosts of the competition on 25 April 2013.[1] The tournament was held from 6 to 20 September 2014, with the top four teams qualifying for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile.

North Korea won the tournament, and were joined by South Korea, Australia, and Syria as AFC qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Venues[]

Cities Venues Capacity
Bangkok Rajamangala Stadium 49,722
Nonthaburi SCG Stadium 15,000

Qualification[]

Main article: 2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

The draw for the qualifiers was held on 26 April 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2]

Qualified teams[]

Draw[]

The draw for the competition was held on 6 April 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand.[3][4]

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

 Thailand
 Uzbekistan
 Japan
 Iran

 South Korea
 Syria
 Kuwait
 Australia

 China PR
 Oman
 North Korea
 Saudi Arabia

 Qatar
   Nepal
 Malaysia
 Hong Kong

Group stage[]

The top two teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings.[5]

  1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. Goal difference in all the group matches;
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
  6. Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
  7. Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches;
  8. Drawing of lots.

All times are local (UTC+7).

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
 Malaysia 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
 Thailand 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
 Oman 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source:[citation needed]
South Korea 3–1 Oman
Kim Jung-min Goal 22'
Yu Seung-min Goal 86'
You Ju-an Goal 90'		 Report Goal 31'
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 200
Thailand 0–1 Malaysia
Report Goal 34'
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 2,000
Malaysia 0–1 South Korea
Report Lee Seung-woo Goal 15'
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 100
Referee: (Kuwait)
Oman 0–1 Thailand
Report Goal 60'
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 700
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
Thailand 0–2 South Korea
Report Lee Seung-woo Goal 45+1'
Goal 62'
Attendance: 800
Oman 1–2 Malaysia
Goal 68' Report Goal 64', 77'
Attendance: 101
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9
 Japan 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
 China PR 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
 Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source:[citation needed]
Japan 2–0 Hong Kong
Doan Goal 53'
Suga Goal 73'		 Report
Attendance: 154
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Australia 3–0 China PR
Goal 16'
Goal 60'
Petratos Goal 72'		 Report
Attendance: 130
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)
Hong Kong 0–2 Australia
Report Goal 27'
Reiners Goal 86'
Attendance: 102
China PR 0–3 Japan
Report Suga Goal 48' (pen.)
Onozawa Goal 54'
Nagasawa Goal 57'
Attendance: 200
Referee: (Qatar)
Japan 2–4 Australia
Sasaki Goal 27'
Yasui Goal 69'		 Report Brimmer Goal 15', 59'
Goal 25', 81'
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 350
China PR 2–0 Hong Kong
He Xin Goal 25' (pen.)
Duan Liuyu Goal 66'		 Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: (Kuwait)

Group C[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uzbekistan 3 2 1 0 8 5 +3 7
 North Korea 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6
   Nepal 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
 Kuwait 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
Source:[citation needed]
Uzbekistan 1–1   Nepal
Goal 54' (pen.) Report Goal 90+4'
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 165
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
Kuwait 0–3 North Korea
Report Han Kwang-song Goal 5' (pen.)
Goal 73'
Choe Song-hyok Goal 83'
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 130
Nepal   2–1 Kuwait
Al-Khaldi Goal 3' (o.g.)
Magar Goal 81' (pen.)		 Report Goal 75' (pen.)
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 110
North Korea 2–3 Uzbekistan
Han Kwang-song Goal 17'
Goal 60'		 Report Goal 40', 59'
Goal 45+2'
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 103
Uzbekistan 4–2 Kuwait
Goal 9'
Goal 43'
Goal 68'
Goal 90+4'		 Report Goal 45'
Goal 45+2'
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)
North Korea 4–1   Nepal
Goal 4'
Choe Song-hyok Goal 23', 45+1'
Han Kwang-song Goal 27'		 Report Tamang Goal 26'
Attendance: 152
Referee: (Qatar)

Group D[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
 Syria 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
 Qatar 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
 Saudi Arabia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source:[citation needed]
Iran 3–2 Qatar
Karimi Goal 22'
Shekari Goal 48', 61'		 Report Palang Goal 4', 59'
Attendance: 30
Syria 0–0 Saudi Arabia
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Qatar 1–1 Syria
Goal 60' Report Goal 21'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Saudi Arabia 1–2 Iran
Goal 41' Report Goal 64'
Karimi Goal 65'
Attendance: 50
Iran 1–2 Syria
Soltanimehr Goal 45+2' Report Goal 26'
Goal 40'
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 50
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
Saudi Arabia 1–1 Qatar
Goal 86' Report Palang Goal 90+4'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

Knockout stage[]

In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner if necessary (extra time is not used).[5]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
14 September 2014
 
 
 South Korea2
 
17 September 2014
 
 Japan0
 
 South Korea7
 
14 September 2014
 
 Syria1
 
 Uzbekistan2
 
20 September 2014
 
 Syria5
 
 South Korea1
 
14 September 2014
 
 North Korea2
 
 Australia2
 
17 September 2014
 
 Malaysia1
 
 Australia1 (1)
 
14 September 2014
 
 North Korea (p)1 (4)
 
 Iran0 (2)
 
 
 North Korea (p)0 (4)
 

Quarter-finals[]

South Korea 2–0 Japan
Lee Seung-woo Goal 42', 47' Report
Attendance: 954
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
Australia 2–1 Malaysia
Goal 35'
Goal 76'		 Report Goal 31'
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 200
Uzbekistan 2–5 Syria
Goal 62', 87' (pen.) Report Goal 16', 30', 48'
Goal 52'
Goal 55'
Attendance: 100
Iran 0–0 North Korea
Report
Penalties
Penalty scored
Karimi Penalty scored
Penalty missed
Shekari Penalty missed		 2–4 Penalty scored Han Kwang-song
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 100
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Semi-finals[]

South Korea 7–1 Syria
Jang Gyeol-hee Goal 6', 49'
Lee Seung-woo Goal 47' (pen.)
Goal 52'
Park Sang-hyeok Goal 57'
Lee Sang-heon Goal 60'
Lee Sang-min Goal 62'		 Report Goal 61'
Attendance: 423
Australia 1–1 North Korea
Arzani Goal 85' Report Goal 47'
Penalties
Brimmer Penalty missed
Rowles Penalty scored
Penalty missed		 1–4 Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Attendance: 150
Referee: (Qatar)

Final[]

South Korea 1–2 North Korea
Goal 34' Report Han Kwang-song Goal 50'
Choe Song-hyok Goal 67'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)

Winners[]

 AFC U-16 Championship 2014 Winners 

North Korea
Second title

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup[]

The following four teams from AFC qualify for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 World Cup1
 Australia 14 September 2018 11 (19852, 19872, 19892, 19912, 19932, 19952, 19992, 20012, 20032, 20052, 2011)
 North Korea 14 September 2018 3 (2005, 2007, 2011)
 South Korea 14 September 2018 4 (1987, 2003, 2007, 2009)
 Syria 14 September 2018 1 (2007)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
2 Australia qualified as a member of the OFC between 1985 and 2005.

Awards[]

Award[6] Winner
Top scorer South Korea Lee Seung-woo
MVP South Korea Lee Seung-woo

Goalscorers[]

5 goals
4 goals
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  North Korea 6 3 2 1 12 6 +6 11 Champion
2  South Korea 6 5 0 1 16 4 +12 15 Runner-up
3  Australia 5 4 1 0 12 4 +8 13 Third place
4  Syria 5 2 2 1 9 11 −2 8 Fourth place
5  Iran 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7 Eliminated in
quarter-finals
6  Uzbekistan 4 2 1 1 10 10 0 7
7  Japan 4 2 0 2 7 6 +1 6
8  Malaysia 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 6
9    Nepal 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4 Eliminated in
group stage
10  Thailand (H) 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
11  China PR 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
12  Qatar 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
13  Saudi Arabia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
14  Oman 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
15  Kuwait 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
16  Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: AFC
(H) Host

References[]

  1. ^ "Myanmar, Thailand to host age-group competitions". AFC. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  2. ^ "U-16 draw: Uzbekistan get Yemen, Palestine and Maldives". AFC. 26 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Stage set for AFC U-16 Championship draw". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Tough draw for hosts Thailand". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "AFC U16 Championship 2014 Regulations" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Lee scoops MVP, top scorer awards". AFC. 21 September 2014.

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