AFC U-17 Asian Cup

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AFC U-17 Asian Cup
AFC U17 logo.svg
Founded1985; 36 years ago (1985)
RegionAFC (Asia)
Number of teams16
Current champions Japan (3rd title)
Most successful team(s) Japan (3 titles)
2020 AFC U-16 Championship

The AFC U-17 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC U-16 Championship and AFC U-17 Championship, is a football competition, organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) held once every two years for Asian under-17 teams that also serves as a qualification tournament for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The top 4 countries qualify to participate in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Up to 2000, the tournament was for U-16 teams. Between 2002 and 2006 it was held as an under-17 tournament. Between 2008 and 2020, it was switched back to a U-16 Championship. The AFC have proposed switching back to an under-17 tournament starting from 2023.[1] Moreover, the tournament will also be rebranded from the "AFC U-16 Championship" to the "AFC U-17 Asian Cup".[2]

Format[]

History[]

Main article:

Results[]

AFC U-16 Championship
Edition Year Host Final Third place match
Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
1 1985  Qatar
Saudi Arabia 		0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Qatar
Iraq 		1–0
Thailand
2 1986  Qatar
South Korea 		0–0
(5–4 p)
Qatar
Saudi Arabia 		2–0
North Korea
3 1988  Thailand
Saudi Arabia 		2–0
Bahrain
China PR 		1–1
(4–3 p)
Iraq
4 1990  United Arab Emirates
Qatar 		2–0
United Arab Emirates
China PR 		5–0
Indonesia
5 1992  Saudi Arabia
China PR 		2–2 (a.e.t.)
(8–7 p)
Qatar
Saudi Arabia 		2–1
North Korea
6 1994  Qatar
Japan 		1–0 (a.e.t.)
Qatar
Oman 		3–2
Bahrain
7 1996  Thailand
Oman 		1–0
Thailand
Bahrain 		0–0
(4–1 p)
Japan
8 1998  Qatar
Thailand 		1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
Qatar
Bahrain 		5–1
South Korea
9 2000  Vietnam
Oman 		1–0
Iran
Japan 		4–2
Vietnam
AFC U-17 Championship
Edition Year Host Final Third place match
Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
10 2002  United Arab Emirates
South Korea 		1–1
(5–3 p)
Yemen
China PR 		1–0
Uzbekistan
11 2004  Japan
China PR 		1–0
North Korea
Qatar 		2–1
Iran
12 2006  Singapore
Japan 		4–2 (a.e.t.)
North Korea
Tajikistan 		3–3 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Syria
AFC U-16 Championship
Edition Year Host Final Losing semi-finalists 1
Champions Score Runners-up
13 2008  Uzbekistan
Iran 		2–1
South Korea 		 Japan and  United Arab Emirates
14 2010  Uzbekistan
North Korea 		2–0
Uzbekistan 		 Australia and  Japan
15 2012  Iran
Uzbekistan 		1–1
(3–1 p)
Japan 		 Iran and  Iraq
16 2014  Thailand
North Korea 		2–1
South Korea 		 Australia and  Syria
17 2016  India
Iraq 		0–0
(4–3 p)
Iran 		 Japan and  North Korea
18 2018  Malaysia
Japan 		1–0
Tajikistan 		 Australia and  South Korea
19 2020  Bahrain Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Edition Year Host Final Losing semi-finalists
Champions Score Runners-up
20 2023  Bahrain

Notes:

  • a.e.t.: after extra time
  • p: after penalty shoot-out
  • 1 No third place match was played.

Successful national teams[]

Team Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Semi-finalists Total (Top 4)
 Japan 3 (1994, 2006, 2018) 1 (2012) 1 (2000) 1 (1996) 3 (2008, 2010, 2016) 9
 North Korea 2 (2010, 2014) 2 (2004, 2006) — 2 (1986, 1992) 1 (2016) 7
 South Korea 2 (1986, 2002) 2 (2008, 2014) — 1 (1998) 1 (2018) 6
 China PR 2 (1992, 2004) — 3 (1988, 1990, 2002) — — 5
 Saudi Arabia 2 (1985, 1988) — 2 (1986, 1992) — — 4
 Oman 2 (1996, 2000) — 1 (1994) — — 3
 Qatar 1 (1990) 5 (1985, 1986, 1992, 1994, 1998) 1 (2004) — — 7
 Iran 1 (2008) 2 (2000, 2016) — 1 (2004) 1 (2012) 5
 Thailand 1 (1998) 1 (1996) — 1 (1985) — 3
 Uzbekistan 1 (2012) 1 (2010) — 1 (2002) — 3
 Iraq 1 (2016) — 1 (1985) 1 (1988) 1 (2012) 4
 Bahrain — 1 (1988) 2 (1996, 1998) 1 (1994) — 4
 Tajikistan — 1 (2018) 1 (2006) — — 2
 United Arab Emirates — 1 (1990) — — 1 (2008) 2
 Yemen — 1 (2002) — — — 1
 Syria — — — 1 (2006) 1 (2014) 2
 Indonesia — — — 1 (1990) — 1
 Vietnam — — — 1 (2000) — 1
 Australia — — — — 3 (2010, 2014, 2018) 3
Total (18 editions) 18 18 12 12 12 72

Note:

  • Results as hosts in bold.

Champions by regions[]

Regional federation Champion(s) Title(s)
EAFF (East Asia) Japan Japan (3)
China China (2)
North Korea North Korea (2)
South Korea South Korea (2) 		9
WAFF (West Asia) Oman Oman (2)
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (2)
Iraq Iraq (1)
Qatar Qatar (1) 		6
CAFF (Central Asia) Iran Iran (1)
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (1) 		2
AFF (Southeast Asia) Thailand Thailand (1) 1
SAFF (South Asia) N/A 0

Participating nations[]

Legend:
  • 1st – Champion
  • 2nd – 2nd
  • 3rd – 3rd
  • 4th – 4th
  • SF – Semi-finalists
  • QF – Quarter finals
  • GS – Group stage
  • q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
  • DQ – Disqualified
  •  ••  – Qualified but withdrew
  •  •  – Did not qualify
  •  ×  – Did not enter
  •  ×  – Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA
  • — Country not affiliated to AFC at that time
  • XX — Country did not exist or national team was inactive
  •      – Hosts
  •      – Not affiliated to FIFA
Nation
1985
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020		 Total
 Afghanistan × × × × × × × × × × • × × • DQ • • GS • 1
 Australia x QF SF QF SF GS SF q 7
 Bahrain • GS 2nd • GS 4th 3rd 3rd • • • • GS • • • • • q 8
 Bangladesh × GS • • GS • • GS GS × GS GS DQ • • × • • • 6
 China PR GS • 3rd 3rd 1st GS GS • GS 3rd 1st QF GS GS GS GS • • q 15
 Hong Kong × • • • × • • • • • • • • • • GS • • • 1
 India • • • GS • • GS • • QF GS • GS • GS • GS QF q 9
 Indonesia × GS GS 4th • • • • • • • • GS GS • • × QF q 7
 Iran × • • • • • GS GS 2nd × 4th QF 1st GS SF QF 2nd GS q 12
 Iraq 3rd • 4th × × GS × GS • • QF GS DQ QF SF • 1st GS • 10
 Japan GS • GS × • 1st 4th GS 3rd GS GS 1st SF SF 2nd QF SF 1st q 16
 Jordan × • • GS • • • • • • • • • QF × • • GS • 3
 Kuwait •• • • • • • • • GS • QF • • GS QF GS × × • 5
 Kyrgyzstan × × • • • • • DQ • • • GS • • 1
 Laos × × × × × × • • • • GS DQ • • GS • • • • 2
 Malaysia × • • • • • × • • • GS • GS • • QF GS GS • 5
 Myanmar × GS × × × × × • GS GS • GS × • • • • • • 4
   Nepal • × • • • × × • GS × • GS • • • GS × • • 3
 North Korea × 4th GS • 4th • • GS × • 2nd 2nd DQ 1st GS 1st SF QF q 12
 Oman × • • • × 3rd 1st GS 1st × QF • • GS GS GS QF QF q 11
 Pakistan × × × × • × × • • GS × • • • • • × × • 1
 Qatar 2nd 2nd GS 1st 2nd 2nd • 2nd • QF 3rd • • • • GS • • q 11
 Saudi Arabia 1st 3rd 1st •• 3rd GS • • • • • QF QF • GS GS GS • q 11
 Singapore • • • • • • • • • • • GS GS • • • • • • 2
 South Korea • 1st GS GS • GS GS 4th • 1st QF QF 2nd • QF 2nd GS SF q 15
  GS • • 1
 Syria • × × × × × × × × QF × 4th QF QF QF SF • • • 6
 Tajikistan × × • • × • 3rd DQ GS • • • 2nd q 4
 Thailand 4th • GS • GS • 2nd 1st GS × GS • • • GS GS GS GS • 11
 Timor-Leste × × × GS • × • • • 1
 Turkmenistan × × • • • • • GS • × • • × • 1
 United Arab Emirates • • • 2nd GS GS • • • QF • • SF QF • • QF × q 8
 Uzbekistan GS GS • • 4th GS • QF 2nd 1st QF QF • q 10
 Vietnam × × × × × × × × 4th GS GS GS • GS • • QF GS • 7
 Yemen × • • • × × 2nd • GS DQ • GS • GS GS q 6

All Time Results[]

Rank Team Part Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Japan 15 70 43 10 17 167 79 +88 139
2  South Korea 14 63 35 12 16 135 66 +69 117
3  China PR 14 59 27 16 16 105 72 +33 97
4  Qatar 10 46 27 11 8 80 39 +41 92
5  Iran 10 47 27 7 14 94 54 +40 88
6  North Korea 11 53 22 14 17 82 66 +16 80
7  Iraq 10 44 19 9 16 57 50 +7 66
8  Oman 10 43 19 6 18 73 62 +11 63
9  Saudi Arabia 10 40 17 8 15 68 44 +24 59
10  Uzbekistan 9 41 16 9 16 69 91 −22 57
11  Australia 6 26 15 4 7 54 39 +15 49
12  Thailand 11 43 14 7 22 62 70 −8 49
13  Bahrain 7 33 13 8 12 55 46 +11 47
14  Syria 6 27 10 9 8 39 33 +6 39
15  United Arab Emirates 7 28 10 8 10 47 47 0 38
16  Vietnam 7 25 7 4 14 35 57 −22 25
17  India 8 27 6 6 15 31 54 −23 24
18  Yemen 6 18 5 5 8 19 24 −5 20
19  Tajikistan 3 10 5 5 5 20 33 −13 20
20  Kuwait 5 19 4 3 12 25 41 −16 15
21  Malaysia 5 16 4 2 10 19 33 −14 14
22  Indonesia 7 22 4 5 14 18 52 −34 14
23  Bangladesh 6 20 3 3 14 16 59 −43 12
24  Myanmar 4 12 2 2 8 12 36 −24 8
25  Jordan 3 10 1 4 5 8 23 −15 7
26  Laos 2 6 2 0 4 8 19 −11 6
27    Nepal 3 10 1 2 7 6 31 −25 5
28  Kyrgyzstan 1 3 1 0 2 2 11 −9 3
29   1 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
30  Singapore 2 6 0 2 4 3 18 −15 2
31  Pakistan 1 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
32  Hong Kong 1 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
33  Timor-Leste 1 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
34  Turkmenistan 1 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
35  Afghanistan 1 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0

Men's U-17 World Cup Qualifiers[]

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarterfinals
  • R2 – Round 2
  • R1 – Round 1
  •      – Hosts
  •      – Not affiliated to AFC
  • q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
Team China
1985		 Canada
1987		 Scotland
1989		 Italy
1991		 Japan
1993		 Ecuador
1995		 Egypt
1997		 New Zealand
1999		 Trinidad and Tobago
2001		 Finland
2003		 Peru
2005		 South Korea
2007		 Nigeria
2009		 Mexico
2011		 United Arab Emirates
2013		 Chile
2015		 India
2017		 Brazil
2019		 Peru
2023		 Total
 Australia OFC member R2 R2 R2 3
 Bahrain 4th R1 2
 China PR QF R1 R1 R1 R1 QF 6
 India R1 1
 Iran R1 R2 R2 QF 4
 Iraq R1 R2 2
 Japan QF R1 R1 R1 R1 QF R2 R2 R2 9
 North Korea QF R2 R1 R2 R1 5
 Oman 4th QF R1 3
 Qatar R1 QF 4th R1 R1 QF R1 7
 Saudi Arabia QF R1 1st 3
 South Korea QF R1 R1 QF R2 QF 6
 Syria R2 R1 2
 Tajikistan Part of Soviet Union R2 R1 2
 Thailand R1 R1 2
 United Arab Emirates R1 R2 R1 3
 Uzbekistan Part of Soviet Union QF R2 2
 Yemen Part of R1 1

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "AFC Competitions Committee recommends changes to youth competitions". AFC. 26 November 2018.
  2. ^ "AFC rebrands age group championships to AFC Asian Cups". AFC. 2 October 2020.

External links[]

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