2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Palestine (Group A) Kyrgyzstan (Group B) Qatar (Group C) Bangladesh (Group D) Iran (Group E) Kuwait (Group F) Laos (Group G) Singapore (Group H) China (Group I) Vietnam (Group J) Mongolia (Group K) |
Dates | 2–20 September 2015 |
Teams | 45 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 61 |
Goals scored | 341 (5.59 per match) |
Attendance | 71,152 (1,166 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Park Jeong-in (6 goals each) |
The 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification decided the participating teams of the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship. The tournament is the 17th edition of the AFC U-16 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-16 national teams of Asia.
A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including India who qualified automatically as hosts but also competed in the qualifying stage.[1]
Same as previous editions, the tournament acts as the AFC qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The top four teams of the final tournament will qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India as the AFC representatives, besides India who qualified automatically as hosts. If India are among the top four teams, the fifth-placed team (i.e., the losing quarter-finalist with the best record in the tournament) will also qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Draw[]
The draw for the qualifiers was held on 5 June 2015 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur.[2] A total of 45 teams entered the qualifying stage and were drawn into eleven groups.
- West Zone, with 24 entrants from Central Asia, South Asia and West Asia, had six groups of four teams.
- East Zone, with 21 entrants from ASEAN and East Asia, had one group of five teams and four groups of four teams.
The teams were seeded according to their performance in the previous season in 2014.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | |
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West Zone (Groups A–F) |
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East Zone (Groups G–K) |
Australia |
Brunei |
Timor-Leste |
Did not enter | |
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West Zone | |
East Zone |
- Note:
- 1 Non-FIFA member, ineligible for U-17 World Cup.
Player eligibility[]
Players born on or after 1 January 2000 were eligible to compete in the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship.[4]
Format[]
In each group, teams played each other once at a centralised venue. The eleven group winners and the four best runners-up from all groups qualified for the final tournament. If India were one of the group winners or best runners-up, the fifth-best runner-up also qualified for the final tournament.[1]
Tiebreakers[]
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:[4]
- Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- If, after applying criteria 1 to 3, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 apply;
- Goal difference in all the group matches;
- Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
- Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card);
- Drawing of lots.
Groups[]
The matches were played between 2–6 September 2015 for Group H; 12–20 September 2015 for Group G (five-team group); 16–20 September 2015 for all other groups.[5]
Key to colours in group tables |
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Group winners and best four runners-up, and India as hosts, qualify for the finals. |
Withdrawn |
Group A[]
- All matches were held in Palestine.
- Times listed were UTC+3.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | Yemen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 | |
3 | Palestine (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
4 | Maldives | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 |
Uzbekistan | 8–0 | Maldives |
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12', 50', 71' 60', 74', 86' 62' 83' |
Report |
Maldives | 0–6 | Yemen |
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Report | 23', 34' 29' 32' (o.g.) 43' 75' |
Palestine | 0–6 | Uzbekistan |
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Report | 13' 20' 29' (pen.), 33' 83' Urunov 89' |
Uzbekistan | 5–2 | Yemen |
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23', 67', 69' 37' 41' |
Report | Al-Hamdani 35' 90+1' |
Group B[]
- All matches were held in Kyrgyzstan.
- Times listed were UTC+6.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Kyrgyzstan (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Final tournament |
2 | Oman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | Jordan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
4 | Nepal[a] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
- ^ On 27 October 2015, the AFC announced that Nepal were penalized as a result of the player failing an MRI bone test.[6] Nepal were ruled to have forfeited all three matches where the ineligible player was fielded by a 3–0 scoreline.[7]
Oman | 2–0 | Kyrgyzstan |
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10' 27' |
Report |
Kyrgyzstan | 3–0 Awarded[7] | Nepal |
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29' Shigaibaev 31' (pen.) |
Report | 55' 67' 73', 90+2' |
Nepal | 0–3 Awarded[7] | Oman |
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88' (pen.) | Report | 11' 44' (pen.) 90+2' |
Kyrgyzstan | 4–1 | Jordan |
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Alykulov 11' Shigaibaev 33' Dzhakybaliev 72' 90+4' |
Report | 48' (pen.) |
Group C[]
- All matches were held in Qatar.
- Times listed were UTC+3.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Iraq | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | Tajikistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | Qatar (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | |
4 | Turkmenistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 |
Qatar | 5–0 | Turkmenistan |
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10' 40' 60', 90+4' 83' |
Report |
Tajikistan | 1–3 | Iraq |
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39' | Report | Jalil 45' Abdulsada 45+2' 68' |
Turkmenistan | 1–5 | Tajikistan |
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85' | Report | 3' Hanonov 45+3' 50' (o.g.) 67' 82' |
Qatar | 0–1 | Tajikistan |
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Report | 82' |
Iraq | 5–0 | Turkmenistan |
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19', 51' (pen.), 54' Sartip 32' 53' |
Report |
Group D[]
- All matches were held in Bangladesh.
- Times listed were UTC+6.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Saudi Arabia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 | Final tournament |
2 | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 3 | |
3 | Bangladesh (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 | |
4 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Saudi Arabia | 5–1 | Bangladesh |
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Report | Nipu 29' |
Bangladesh | 1–6 | United Arab Emirates |
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Report |
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Saudi Arabia | 6–2 | United Arab Emirates |
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Group E[]
- All matches were held in Iran.
- Times listed were UTC+4:30.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Iran (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 | Final tournament as hosts |
3 | Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 | |
4 | Lebanon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 |
Iran | 6–0 | Bahrain |
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Ghobeishavi 1' Sharifi 18', 51' 45' 65' 89' |
Report |
Group F[]
- All matches were held in Kuwait.
- Times listed were UTC+3.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Kuwait (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | Qualified for final tournament, but suspended |
2 | Syria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | Afghanistan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |
4 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Afghanistan | 2–2 | Syria |
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29' 56' |
Report | 45+2' 70' |
Kuwait | 1–0 | Afghanistan |
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52' | Report |
Group G[]
- All matches were held in Laos.
- Times listed were UTC+7.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Malaysia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 10 | Final tournament |
2 | Laos (H) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 8 | |
3 | Timor-Leste | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 7 | |
4 | Philippines | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 3 | |
5 | Northern Mariana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 35 | −33 | 0 |
Timor-Leste | 8–0 | Northern Mariana |
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Report |
Philippines | 1–6 | Laos |
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Report | 18', 34' Bounkong 47' 56' 75', 90+1' |
Northern Mariana | 0–13 | Malaysia |
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Report |
Timor-Leste | 9–0 | Philippines |
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Report |
Laos | 5–0 | Northern Mariana |
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53', 56', 61' 79' 81' |
Report |
Philippines | 0–7 | Malaysia |
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Report |
Laos | 1–1 | Timor-Leste |
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Report |
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Northern Mariana | 2–9 | Philippines |
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Report |
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Group H[]
- All matches were held in Singapore.
- Times listed were UTC+8.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | North Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | Thailand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | Singapore (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |
4 | Cambodia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
North Korea | 7–0 | Cambodia |
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6', 53', 72' 29' 43', 60' 50' |
Report |
Singapore | 0–3 | North Korea |
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Report | 15' 71' Ri Song-jin 90' |
North Korea | 2–0 | Thailand |
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32' 62' |
Report |
Group I[]
- All matches were held in China.
- Times listed were UTC+8.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | +27 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | China PR (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 | |
3 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | |
4 | Macau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 29 | −28 | 0 |
China PR | 1–0 | Chinese Taipei |
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Chen Rong 78' | Report |
South Korea | 17–0 | Macau |
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Park Jeong-in 7', 17', 24', 39', 52', 56' 10', 82' Lee Dong-ryul 31', 58', 67' Shin Sang-whi 36', 41', 70', 75' 62' 64' |
Report |
Macau | 0–10 | China PR |
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Report | Zhou Junchen 8', 32' Zhu Chenjie 17' Chen Quanjiang 20' Chen Rong 35' Wu Zewei 50', 73', 81' 59' Sun Qinhan 90+2' |
Chinese Taipei | 0–6 | South Korea |
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Report | 19' 29', 90+2' 37' 63', 70' |
South Korea | 4–0 | China PR |
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Lee Dong-ryul 9' 15' 51' Shin Sang-whi 56' |
Report |
Chinese Taipei | 2–1 | Macau |
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46' 75' |
Report | 82' |
Group J[]
- All matches were held in Vietnam.
- Times listed were UTC+7.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | Vietnam (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 6 | |
3 | Myanmar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 3 | |
4 | Guam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | −42 | 0 |
Guam | 0–18 | Vietnam |
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Report | 1', 78', 83' 8', 30', 32', 38' 11', 35', 49' 29' 54' 63' (pen.) 67' (pen.), 80' 70' 81', 85' |
Myanmar | 10–0 | Guam |
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10', 43', 68' 16', 33', 35', 73' Bo Bo Aung 18' 26' Hein Htet Aung 90' |
Report |
Group K[]
- All matches were held in Mongolia.
- Times listed were UTC+9.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | +24 | 6 | Final tournament |
2 | Hong Kong | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | |
3 | Mongolia (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 0 | |
4 | Brunei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Mongolia | 0–17 | Japan |
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Report | Seko 6' (pen.) Kubo 8', 24', 44', 45+1', 60' Miyashiro 16', 34', 82' 33' Hirakawa 37', 72', 79' Suzuki 42' Nakamura 49', 56' Sugawara 51' |
Ranking of second-placed teams[]
The ranking among the runner-up team of all groups are determined as follows:[4]
- Greater number of points obtained in the group matches;
- Greater goal difference resulting from the group matches;
- Greater number of goals scored in group matches;
- Greater number of wins in the group matches;
- Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card);
- Drawing of lots.
In order to ensure equality when comparing the runner-up team of all groups, the results of the matches against the fourth-placed and fifth-placed teams in the groups having four or five teams are ignored due to Groups D, F and K having only three teams after one of the teams in the group withdrew.
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | J | Vietnam | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3[a] | Final tournament |
2 | H | Thailand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3[a] | |
3 | E | India | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | Final tournament as hosts |
4 | D | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 3 | Final tournament |
5 | B | Oman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
6 | A | Yemen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | Qualified in Final tournament for the suspension of Kuwait made by FIFA. |
7 | C | Tajikistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
8 | I | China PR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | |
9 | K | Hong Kong | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | |
10 | F | Syria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | |
11 | G | Laos | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] |
Notes:
Qualified teams[]
The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[8]
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament2 |
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India | Hosts and 3rd best runners-up | 3 June 2015 | 6 (1990, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
Uzbekistan | Group A winners | 20 September 2015 | 8 (1994, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
Kyrgyzstan | Group B winners | 27 October 2015[9] | 0 (debut) |
Iraq | Group C winners | 20 September 2015 | 8 (1985, 1988, 1994, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012) |
Saudi Arabia | Group D winners | 20 September 2015 | 9 (1985, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014) |
Iran | Group E winners | 20 September 2015 | 9 (1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
Malaysia | Group G winners | 20 September 2015 | 3 (2004, 2008, 2014) |
North Korea | Group H winners | 6 September 2015 | 9 (1986, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
South Korea | Group I winners | 20 September 2015 | 11 (1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014) |
Australia | Group J winners | 20 September 2015 | 4 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
Japan | Group K winners | 20 September 2015 | 12 (1988, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
Vietnam | 1st best runners-up | 20 September 2015 | 5 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010) |
Thailand | 2nd best runners-up | 20 September 2015 | 9 (1985, 1988, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2014) |
United Arab Emirates | 4th best runners-up | 20 September 2015 | 6 (1990, 1992, 1994, 2002, 2008, 2010) |
Oman | 5th best runners-up | 20 September 2015 | 8 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
Yemen | 6th best runners-up | 28 May 2016 [10] | 4 (2002, 2006, 2008, 2012) |
- 2 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Goalscorers[]
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Lachlan Brook
- Antonis Martis
- Ramy Najjarine
- Ryan Yates
- Sarwar Zaman Nipu
- Sieng Chanthea
- Chen Quanjiang
- Sun Qinhan
- Zhu Chenjie
- Amarjit Singh Kiyam
- Boris Singh Thangjam
- Komal Thatal
- Mohammad Ghaderi
- Vahid Namdari
- Muntadher Abdulsada
- Mohammed Ridha Jalil
- Toichi Suzuki
- Hiroto Yamada
- Gulzhigit Alykulov
- Maksat Dzhakybaliev
- Bounphachan Bounkong
- Aliff Haiqal
- Bo Bo Aung
- Ri Song-jin
- Anthony Fruit
- Sunjoon Tenorio
- Ali Al-Shaikhi
- Firas Al-Buraikan
- Glenn Kweh
- Vahdat Hanonov
- Oston Urunov
- Mohammed Al-Hamdani
1 own goal
- (against Australia)
- (against India)
- (against Yemen)
- (against Malaysia)
- (against United Arab Emirates)
- (against Laos)
- (against Tajikistan)
- Source: the-afc.com
References[]
- ^ a b "India to host AFC U-16 Championship 2016". AFC. 3 June 2015.
- ^ "AFC U-16 Championship 2016 qualifying draw concluded". AFC. 5 June 2015.
- ^ "Impact of Football Association of Indonesia suspension". AFC. 3 June 2015.
- ^ a b c "Regulations AFC U-16 Championship 2016" (PDF). AFC.
- ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015" (PDF). AFC.
- ^ "Nepal barred from U-16 C'ship Finals". Kathmandu Post. 27 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Nepal excluded from the AFC U-16 Championship India 2016". AFC. 27 October 2015.
- ^ "AFC U-16 Championship finalists confirmed". the-AFC.com. 21 September 2015.
- ^ "Kyrgyzstan to compete at AFC U-16 C'ship after Nepal exclusion". AFC. 27 October 2015.
- ^ "AFC U-16 Championship India 2016: The Groups". AFC. 28 May 2016.
External links[]
- AFC U-16 Championship, the-AFC.com
- 2016 AFC U-16 Championship
- AFC U-16 Championship qualification
- 2015 in Asian football