| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | |
| Dates | 15–24 November |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 37 (2.31 per match) |
← 1985 1988 → | |
The 1986 AFC U-16 Championship was the 2nd edition of the AFC U-16 Championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It also served as a qualification tournament for the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship to be held at Canada. South Korea won the tournament, and qualified for the 1987 U-16 World Cup along runners-up Qatar and third-placed Saudi Arabia.
Qualified teams:
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| Qatar | 6−1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 2−1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 0−1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
| Bahrain | 3−3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Burma | 0−5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 0−0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Burma | 1−1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 | ||
| AFC U-17 Championship 1986 winners |
|---|
South Korea First title |