1990 AFC U-16 Championship

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1990 AFC U-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates
Dates19–29 October
Teams 7  (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Third placeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Fourth placeFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored32 (2.46 per match)
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The 1990 AFC U-16 Championship, was the fourth iteration of the AFC U-16 Championship, a tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and held every two years for Asian under-16 teams.

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United Arab Emirates was the host nation. The tournament was played out in Dubai, Sharjah, and Abu Dhabi.

Qualification

Qualified teams

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 321081+75Knockout stage
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 321061+55
3Flag of India.svg  India 310226−42
4Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 300319−80
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg3–0Flag of India.svg  India
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–1Flag of India.svg  India
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg5–1Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
India  Flag of India.svg1–0Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg0–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 211030+33Knockout stage
2Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 20201102
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 201114−31
–Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia withdrew

The then-reigning U-16 world champions Saudi Arabia withdrew, citing Blue Diamond Affair.

South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–1Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg3–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg0–0Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia

Knockout stage

Semifinals

United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg2–0Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg1–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

Third-place match

China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg5–0Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia

Final

Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg2–0Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates

Winners

 AFC U-16 Championship 1990 winners 
Flag of Qatar.svg
Qatar
First title

Teams qualified for 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship

Sources

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