2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

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2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesSaudi Arabia (Group A)
Tajikistan (Group B)
Iran (Group C)
Nepal (Group D)
Qatar (Group E)
Chinese Taipei (Group F)
Thailand (Group G)
Myanmar (Group H)
Mongolia (Group I)
Indonesia (Group J)
Dates16–29 September 2017[1]
Teams45 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)10 (in 10 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played73
Goals scored391 (5.36 per match)
Attendance20,369 (279 per match)
Top scorer(s)Indonesia (10 goals)
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The 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification was an international men's under-16 football competition which decides the participating teams of the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship.

A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Malaysia who qualified automatically as hosts.[2]

Draw[]

Of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 45 teams entered the competition.[3] The final tournament hosts Malaysia also entered in qualification despite having automatically qualified for the final tournament (they had not been confirmed as hosts at the time of the qualification draw).[4]

The draw was held on 21 April 2017, 15:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[5] The 45 teams were drawn into ten groups: five groups of five teams and five groups of four teams. For the draw, teams were divided into two zones:[6]

  • West: 23 teams from West Asia, Central Asia and South Asia, to be drawn into five groups: three groups of five teams and two groups of four teams (Groups A–E).
  • East: 22 teams from ASEAN and East Asia, to be drawn into five groups: two groups of five teams and three groups of four teams (Groups F–J).

The teams were seeded in each zone according to their performance in the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship final tournament and qualification (overall ranking shown in parentheses; NR stands for non-ranked teams). The following restrictions were also applied:[7]

  • The seven teams which indicated their intention to serve as qualification group hosts prior to the draw were drawn into separate groups.
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
West Zone
  1.  Iraq (1)
  2.  Iran (2) (H)
  3.  Oman (5)
  4.  United Arab Emirates (6) (W)
  5.  Uzbekistan (7)
  1.  Kyrgyzstan (10)
  2.  Saudi Arabia (11) (H)
  3.  Yemen (12)
  4.  India (13)
  5.  Tajikistan (17) (H)
  1.  Syria (21)
  2.  Jordan (22)
  3.  Afghanistan (23)
  4.  Qatar (25) (H)
  5.  Palestine (28)
  1.  Bangladesh (30)
  2.  Bahrain (31)
  3.  Lebanon (33)
  4.    Nepal (34) (H)
  5.  Turkmenistan (36) (W)
  1.  Maldives (37)
  2.  Bhutan (NR)
  3.  Sri Lanka (NR)
East Zone
  1.  North Korea (3)
  2.  Japan (4)
  3.  Vietnam (8)
  4.  South Korea (9)
  5.  Thailand (14) (H)
  1.  Malaysia (15) (Q)
  2.  Australia (16)
  3.  China PR (18)
  4.  Hong Kong (19)
  5.  Laos (20)
  1.  Timor-Leste (24)
  2.  Myanmar (26) (H)*
  3.  Chinese Taipei (27) (H)*
  4.  Singapore (29)
  5.  Mongolia (32) (H)
  1.  Cambodia (35)
  2.  Philippines (38)
  3.  Macau (39)
  4.  Guam (40)
  5.  Northern Mariana Islands (41)
  1.  Brunei (NR)
  2.  Indonesia (NR)
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (H): Qualification group hosts (* Chinese Taipei and Myanmar chosen as group hosts after the draw, remaining group hosted at neutral venue)
  • (Q): Final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results
  • (W): Withdrew after draw
Did not enter
West Zone
East Zone None

Player eligibility[]

Players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible to compete in the tournament.[9]

Format[]

In each group, teams play each other once at a centralised venue. The ten group winners and the five best runners-up qualify for the final tournament. If the final tournament hosts Malaysia win their group or are among the five best runners-up, the sixth best runner-up also qualifies for the final tournament.[5]

Tiebreakers[]

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 9.3):[9]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Groups[]

The matches were played between 16 and 29 September 2017.

Schedule
Matchday Groups A, C & F–G Groups B, D–E & H–J
Dates Matches Dates Matches
Groups B, D–E & I–J Group H
Matchday 1 16 September 2017 3 v 2, 5 v 4 20 September 2017 25 September 2017 1 v 4, 2 v 3
Matchday 2 18 September 2017 4 v 1, 5 v 3 22 September 2017 27 September 2017 4 v 2, 3 v 1
Matchday 3 20 September 2017 1 v 5, 2 v 4 24 September 2017 29 September 2017 1 v 2, 3 v 4
Matchday 4 22 September 2017 2 v 5, 3 v 1 —
Matchday 5 24 September 2017 4 v 3, 1 v 2 —

Group A[]

  • All matches were held in Saudi Arabia.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jordan 4 3 1 0 12 3 +9 10 Final tournament
2  Saudi Arabia (H) 4 3 0 1 15 2 +13 9
3  Uzbekistan 4 2 1 1 7 1 +6 7
4  Bahrain 4 1 0 3 8 7 +1 3
5  Sri Lanka 4 0 0 4 0 29 −29 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
Sri Lanka 0–6 Bahrain
Report
  • Goal 1', 66'
  • Goal 36', 40'
  • Goal 56' (pen.), 85' (pen.)
Attendance: 200
Referee: (Pakistan)
Jordan 2–1 Saudi Arabia
  • Goal 35'
  • Goal 38'
 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: (Oman)
Bahrain 0–1 Uzbekistan
Report
  • Goal 89'
Attendance: 50
Referee: (Malaysia)
Sri Lanka 0–7 Jordan
Report
  • Goal 18', 44'
  • Goal 53'
  • Goal 54', 71'
  • Goal 60'
  • Goal 80'
Attendance: 230
Uzbekistan 6–0 Sri Lanka
 Report
Attendance: 50
Saudi Arabia 3–0 Bahrain
 Report
Attendance: 100
Jordan 0–0 Uzbekistan
Report
Attendance: 200
Saudi Arabia 10–0 Sri Lanka
  • Goal 20', 64'
  • Al-Ali Goal 23', 45+2'
  • Goal 27'
  • Goal 34'
  • Goal 35' (o.g.)
  • Goal 47'
  • Goal 55'
  • Goal 73'
 Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: (Malaysia)
Bahrain 2–3 Jordan
  • Goal 18', 70'
 Report
  • Goal 8'
  • Goal 36', 39'
Attendance: 150
Referee: (Oman)
Uzbekistan 0–1 Saudi Arabia
Report
Attendance: 300

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tajikistan (H) 3 3 0 0 17 0 +17 9 Final tournament
2  Oman 3 2 0 1 14 1 +13 6
3  Syria 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
4  Maldives 3 0 0 3 0 28 −28 0
5  Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
Oman 8–0 Maldives
  • Goal 8'
  • Goal 25', 61'
  • Goal 43'
  • Goal 45'
  • Goal 64', 72'
  • Goal 88'
 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)
Tajikistan 2–0 Syria
  • Goal 69'
  • Goal 76'
 Report
Attendance: 1,210
Syria 0–6 Oman
Report
  • Goal 66'
  • Goal 67'
  • Goal 71'
  • Goal 75'
  • Goal 80'
  • Goal 82'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
Maldives 0–14 Tajikistan
Report
  • Goal 24'
  • Goal 29' (pen.), 90+4'
  • Goal 35', 45+3', 56'
  • Goal 45+1', 45+2'
  • Soirov Goal 65' (pen.), 79', 87', 89'
  • Goal 71' (o.g.)
  • Goal 85'
Attendance: 1,200
Syria 6–0 Maldives
  • Goal 7'
  • Goal 14'
  • Goal 33'
  • Goal 46'
  • Goal 58'
  • Goal 90+4' (pen.)
 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)
Oman 0–1 Tajikistan
Report
  • Goal 76'
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

Group C[]

  • All matches were held in Iran.
  • Times listed are UTC+4:30 on 16–20 September, UTC+3:30 on 22–24 September 2017.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran (H) 4 4 0 0 15 1 +14 12 Final tournament
2  Afghanistan 4 3 0 1 11 4 +7 9
3  Kyrgyzstan 4 1 1 2 3 8 −5 4
4  Lebanon 4 1 0 3 3 8 −5 3
5  Bhutan 4 0 1 3 1 12 −11 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
Afghanistan 3–1 Kyrgyzstan
  • Goal 40'
  • Goal 74'
  • Goal 90+4'
 Report
  • Goal 90'
Attendance: 120
Referee: (Jordan)
Bhutan 0–2 Lebanon
Report
Attendance: 170
Referee: (Japan)
Bhutan 0–3 Afghanistan
Report
  • Goal 3', 89'
  • Goal 45+2'
Attendance: 210
Lebanon 0–3 Iran
Report
  • Goal 23'
  • Goal 24'
  • Goal 81'
Attendance: 350
Referee: (Uzbekistan)
Kyrgyzstan 1–0 Lebanon
  • Goal 16'
 Report
Attendance: 67
Iran 6–0 Bhutan
  • Goal 12', 42'
  • Goal 54', 67', 90+1'
  • Goal 90'
 Report
Attendance: 350
Referee: (Jordan)
Kyrgyzstan 1–1 Bhutan
  • Goal 50'
 Report
  • Goal 53'
Attendance: 200
Afghanistan 1–2 Iran
 Report
  • Goal 28'
  • Goal 70'
Attendance: 3,105
Referee: (Japan)
Lebanon 1–4 Afghanistan
 Report
  • Goal 46'
  • Goal 53', 82'
  • Goal 87'
Attendance: 475
Referee: (Uzbekistan)
Iran 4–0 Kyrgyzstan
  • Goal 16', 77'
  • Goal 26'
  • Goal 72'
 Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: (Jordan)

Group D[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7 Final tournament
2  India 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 5
3  Palestine 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
4    Nepal (H) 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
India 3–0 Palestine
 Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: (Thailand)
Iraq 1–0   Nepal
  • Goal 69'
 Report
Attendance: 251
Referee: (Kyrgyzstan)
Palestine 0–4 Iraq
Report
  • Goal 50'
  • Goal 67'
  • Goal 72'
  • Goal 89'
Attendance: 52
Nepal   2–2 India
  • Goal 76', 88'
 Report
  • Goal 83', 85'
Attendance: 200
Referee: (Sri Lanka)
Iraq 0–0 India
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: (Kyrgyzstan)
Palestine 2–1   Nepal
  • Goal 28', 75'
 Report
Attendance: 198

Group E[]

  • All matches were held in Qatar.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Yemen 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 6 Final tournament
2  Bangladesh 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3  Qatar (H) 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0
4  United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
Yemen 6–1 Qatar
  • Goal 18', 86'
  • Goal 27' (pen.)
  • Goal 67'
  • Goal 82'
  • Goal 90+3'
 Report
  • Goal 7'
Attendance: 306
Referee: (Lebanon)
Bangladesh 0–2 Yemen
Report
  • Goal 45+4' (pen.)
  • Goal 90+3'
Attendance: 230
Referee: Muhammad Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
Qatar 0–2 Bangladesh
Report
  • Goal 70'
  • Fahim Goal 81'
Attendance: 196
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

Group F[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  North Korea 4 4 0 0 28 0 +28 12 Final tournament
2  Hong Kong 4 2 0 2 8 4 +4 6[a]
3  Brunei 4 2 0 2 7 12 −5 6[a]
4  Chinese Taipei (H) 4 2 0 2 5 10 −5 6[a]
5  Macau 4 0 0 4 0 22 −22 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head results: Chinese Taipei 0–2 Hong Kong, Brunei 1–2 Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong 1–2 Brunei. Head-to-head standings:
    • Hong Kong: 3 pts, +1 GD
    • Brunei: 3 pts, 0 GD
    • Chinese Taipei: 3 pts, −1 GD
Brunei 4–0 Macau
 Report
Attendance: 100
Chinese Taipei 0–2 Hong Kong
Report
  • Goal 55'
  • Goal 56'
Attendance: 450
Referee: (Syria)
Macau 0–10 North Korea
Report
  • Goal 14'
  • Goal 27', 58', 67'
  • Goal 43' (o.g.)
  • Goal 51'
  • Goal 60', 70', 83'
  • Ri Yong-gwang Goal 76'
Attendance: 60
Referee: (Lebanon)
Brunei 1–2 Chinese Taipei
  • Goal 11'
 Report
  • Goal 85'
  • Goal 90+3'
Attendance: 200
Referee: (Jordan)
North Korea 9–0 Brunei
  • Goal 6'
  • Goal 12', 45+1'
  • Goal 13', 32', 60'
  • Goal 22'
  • Goal 42'
  • Goal 49'
 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: (Syria)
Hong Kong 5–0 Macau
  • Goal 7', 40'
  • Chan Shinichi Goal 25', 54'
  • Goal 89'
 Report
Attendance: 20
Referee: (Laos)
Hong Kong 1–2 Brunei
 Report
  • Goal 60', 89'
Attendance: 40
Chinese Taipei 0–7 North Korea
Report
  • Goal 7', 27', 52'
  • Goal 8', 64'
  • Goal 58'
  • Goal 86'
Attendance: 300
Referee: (Lebanon)
North Korea 2–0 Hong Kong
  • Goal 38'
  • Goal 90'
 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: (Laos)
Macau 0–3 Chinese Taipei
Report
  • Goal 28'
  • Goal 43'
  • Goal 56'
Attendance: 300
Referee: (Jordan)

Group G[]

  • All matches were held in Thailand.
  • Times listed are UTC+7.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Indonesia 4 4 0 0 25 1 +24 12 Final tournament
2  Thailand (H) 4 3 0 1 18 2 +16 9
3  Timor-Leste 4 2 0 2 17 10 +7 6
4  Laos 4 1 0 3 13 12 +1 3
5  Northern Mariana Islands 4 0 0 4 1 49 −48 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
Timor-Leste 5–2 Laos
 Report
  • Goal 45+2'
  • Goal 82' (o.g.)
Attendance: 64
Referee: (Bahrain)
Indonesia 18–0 Northern Mariana Islands
  • Supriadi Goal 9', 46', 90'
  • Bagus Goal 13', 25', 42'
  • Goal 14', 21'
  • Goal 49', 63', 65', 67', 82'
  • Goal 69'
  • Goal 70', 72', 88'
  • Andre Goal 90+2'
 Report
Attendance: 52
Referee: (Iran)
Indonesia 3–1 Timor-Leste
  • Goal 61', 64', 89'
 Report
Attendance: 76
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
Northern Mariana Islands 0–10 Thailand
Report
  • Goal 30'
  • Jakkrapong Goal 40'
  • Goal 45'
  • Goal 47', 90'
  • Goal 53', 55'
  • Goal 58'
  • Goal 62', 86'
Attendance: 204
Referee: (Saudi Arabia)
Laos 10–0 Northern Mariana Islands
  • Goal 3'
  • Goal 5', 18', 42', 44', 71'
  • Goal 76'
  • Goal 86' (pen.)
  • Goal 88'
  • Goal 90+1'
 Report
Attendance: 70
Referee: (Bahrain)
Thailand 0–1 Indonesia
Report
  • Goal 20'
Attendance: 350
Referee: (Jordan)
Laos 0–3 Indonesia
Report
  • Goal 25', 59'
  • Goal 90+4' (pen.)
Attendance: 63
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
Timor-Leste 0–4 Thailand
Report
  • Goal 43', 58'
  • Goal 53'
  • Goal 81'
Attendance: 283
Referee: (Iran)
Northern Mariana Islands 1–11 Timor-Leste
  • Goal 70'
 Report
  • Goal 8', 32', 85'
  • Goal 13'
  • Gali Goal 52', 54'
  • Goal 56', 59'
  • Goal 68', 78'
  • Goal 81' (o.g.)
Attendance: 60
Referee: (Saudi Arabia)
Thailand 4–1 Laos
  • Goal 12'
  • Goal 58' (pen.), 90+2'
  • Goal 85' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Goal 78'
Attendance: 337
Referee: (Jordan)

Group H[]

  • All matches were held in Myanmar.
  • Times listed are UTC+6:30.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 3 0 0 13 0 +13 9 Final tournament
2  China PR 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Myanmar (H) 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
4  Philippines 3 0 0 3 0 15 −15 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
South Korea 8–0 Philippines
 Report
Attendance: 116
Referee: (Bahrain)
China PR 2–1 Myanmar
  • Goal 57'
  • Goal 77'
 Report
  • Goal 87'
Attendance: 333
Referee: (Saudi Arabia)
Philippines 0–2 China PR
Report
  • Goal 39'
  • Goal 90'
Attendance: 143
Referee: (Oman)
Myanmar 0–4 South Korea
Report
Attendance: 286
Referee: (Iran)
South Korea 1–0 China PR
 Report
Attendance: 84
Referee: (Iran)
Myanmar 5–0 Philippines
  • Goal 11'
  • Goal 34'
  • Goal 37'
  • Goal 59'
  • Goal 81'
 Report
Attendance: 124
Referee: (Bahrain)

Group I[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 18 2 +16 9 Final tournament
2  Vietnam 3 2 0 1 15 5 +10 6
3  Cambodia 3 1 0 2 5 12 −7 3
4  Mongolia (H) 3 0 0 3 3 22 −19 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
Vietnam 5–2 Cambodia
 Report
  • Goal 13'
  • Goal 74'
Attendance: 96
Referee: (South Korea)
Australia 10–1 Mongolia
 Report
  • Goal 33'
Attendance: 465
Referee: (Iran)
Cambodia 0–5 Australia
Report
Attendance: 46
Mongolia 0–9 Vietnam
Report
Attendance: 375
Referee: (Singapore)
Vietnam 1–3 Australia
  • Goal 80'
 Report
Attendance: 182
Referee: (Iran)
Mongolia 2–3 Cambodia
  • Goal 24', 52'
 Report
  • Goal 7'
  • Goal 18'
  • Goal 34'
Attendance: 250
Referee: (South Korea)

Group J[]

  • All matches were held in Indonesia (neutral venue host).
  • Times listed are UTC+7.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 35 0 +35 9 Final tournament
2  Malaysia[a] 3 2 0 1 20 6 +14 6
3  Singapore 3 1 0 2 10 18 −8 3
4  Guam 3 0 0 3 2 43 −41 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Malaysia, as final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results.
Japan 20–0 Guam
 Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: (Oman)
Malaysia 6–1 Singapore
  • Luqman Goal 5', 17'
  • Goal 11'
  • Goal 29'
  • Goal 55'
  • Goal 68'
 Report
Attendance: 280
Referee: (Qatar)
Guam 1–14 Malaysia
 Report
  • Goal 11'
  • Goal 15' (pen.), 49', 87'
  • Goal 23'
  • Goal 30' (pen.)
  • Goal 45+1', 51'
  • Harith N. Goal 48'
  • Goal 59', 81'
  • Goal 67', 77'
  • Goal 72'
Attendance: 120
Referee: (Chinese Taipei)
Singapore 0–11 Japan
Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: (Syria)
Japan 4–0 Malaysia
 Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: (Oman)
Singapore 9–1 Guam
  • Tan Goal 3', 20', 45+1', 56'
  • Chua Goal 57', 80'
  • Goal 63' (o.g.)
  • Rahmat Goal 77'
  • Zulkifli Goal 85'
 Report
Attendance: 120
Referee: (Chinese Taipei)

Ranking of second-placed teams[]

Due to groups having different number of teams and the withdrawal of United Arab Emirates from Group E, the results against the fifth and fourth-placed teams in five and four-team groups are not considered for this ranking.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D  India 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 4 Final tournament
2 B  Oman 2 1 0 1 6 1 +5 3
3 G  Thailand 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 3
4 J  Malaysia 2 1 0 1 6 5 +1 3[a]
5 I  Vietnam 2 1 0 1 6 5 +1 3[a]
6 C  Afghanistan 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
7 A  Saudi Arabia 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3[b]
7 E  Bangladesh 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3[b]
9 H  China PR 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3[b]
10 F  Hong Kong 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked by disciplinary points (Malaysia: –2 pts; Vietnam: –10 pts).
  2. ^ a b c Ranked by disciplinary points (Saudi Arabia: –4 pts; Bangladesh: –4 pts; China PR: –5 pts).

Qualified teams[]

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in AFC U-16 Championship1
 Malaysia Hosts 25 July 2017[2] 4 (2004, 2008, 2014, 2016)
 Jordan Group A winners 24 September 2017 2 (1990, 2010)
 Tajikistan Group B winners 24 September 2017 2 (2006, 2010)
 Iran Group C winners 22 September 2017 10 (1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Iraq Group D winners 24 September 2017 9 (1985, 1988, 1994, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2016)
 Yemen Group E winners 22 September 2017 4 (2002, 2006, 2012, 2016)
 North Korea Group F winners 24 September 2017 10 (1986, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Indonesia Group G winners 22 September 2017 5 (1986, 1988, 1990, 2008, 2010)
 South Korea Group H winners 29 September 2017 13 (1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Australia Group I winners 24 September 2017 5 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Japan Group J winners 24 September 2017 14 (1985, 1988, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 India 1st best runners-up 24 September 2017 7 (1990, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
 Oman 2nd best runners-up 24 September 2017 9 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Thailand 3rd best runners-up 24 September 2017 10 (1985, 1988, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Vietnam 5th best runners-up 24 September 2017 6 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2016)
 Afghanistan 6th best runners-up 29 September 2017 0 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers[]

10 goals

  • Indonesia

8 goals

7 goals

  • Australia

6 goals

  • Japan
  • Laos

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Laos (against Thailand)
  • Macau (against North Korea)
  • Maldives (against Tajikistan)
  • Northern Mariana Islands (against Timor Leste)
  • Sri Lanka (against Saudi Arabia)
  • East Timor (against Laos)

2 own goals

  • Guam (against Japan, Singapore)

References[]

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