2008 AFC U-16 Championship qualification was the qualification for the 2008 AFC U-16 Championship football competition. The matches were held from 1 October to 7 November 2007.
The draw for the qualification stages was made on 22 December 2006 in Kuala Lumpur, seven groups with six teams and one group with three teams were made. However Afghanistan, the Philippines, Timor-Leste, the Maldives and Myanmar withdrew before the start of the qualification.
On 18 February 2008, the AFC Disciplinary Committee ejected eight teams for fielding overage players, including DPR Korea, Tajikistan and Iraq, who had originally qualified for the AFC U-16 Championship 2008. [1]
The winners and runners-up of Groups A–G along with the winner of the three-team Group H qualified for the finals. Hosts Uzbekistan also qualified automatically for the finals, after qualified by its own performances during the qualification.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 15 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 0 | Disqualified |
Syria ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Yemen ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Oman ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Kyrgyzstan ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Kyrgyzstan ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Qatar ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() |
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Pakistan ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 12 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 | |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 1 | |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Nepal ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Jordan ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() |
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Kuwait ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | +26 | 13 | Disqualified |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 13 | Final tournament |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 9 | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 6 | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 3 | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 24 | −23 | 0 | Disqualified |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Lebanon ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Lebanon ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Bhutan ![]() | 0–11 | ![]() |
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India ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Bhutan ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 13 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 10 | Disqualified |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | Final tournament |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 7 | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 3 | Disqualified |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 26 | −22 | 1 |
Tajikistan ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Bangladesh ![]() | 9–1 | ![]() |
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Bangladesh ![]() | 1–9 | ![]() |
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Palestine ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Uzbekistan ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Palestine ![]() | 1–6 | ![]() |
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Turkmenistan ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Tajikistan ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Uzbekistan ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Turkmenistan ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Tajikistan ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Turkmenistan ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Palestine ![]() | 1–6 | ![]() |
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | +27 | 12 |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 9 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 4 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 4 |
![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 |
![]() | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 |
China PR ![]() | 12–0 | ![]() |
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Nan Yunqi ![]() Wang Qingfeng ![]() Zhang Tianlong ![]() Jiang Xiaochen ![]() Guo Yi ![]() Yu Baobao ![]() | Report |
Mongolia ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() |
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Report | Nan Yunqi ![]() Wang Qingfeng ![]() Jiang Xiaochen ![]() |
Macau ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Bayanjargal ![]() |
Guam ![]() | 0–9 | ![]() |
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Report | Wang Qingfeng ![]() Sun Dong ![]() Wang Tong ![]() Jiang Xiaochen ![]() Nan Yunqi ![]() |
Macau ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Diambra Odi ![]() |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 15 |
![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 |
![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 |
![]() | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 5 |
![]() | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 2 |
![]() | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 2 |
Vietnam ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Huỳnh Vân Thành ![]() | Report | Sokpheng ![]() |
Cambodia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Mony Udom ![]() | Report | Fong Pak Lun ![]() |
Indonesia ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Alan ![]() | Report | Nguyễn Dinh Lợi ![]() |
Laos ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Soukaphone ![]() Kita ![]() Ketsada ![]() Vilayout ![]() Keoviengphet ![]() | Report |
Laos ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Kita ![]() Soukaphone ![]() | Report |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 4 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
![]() | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 |
![]() | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 |
![]() | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 |
North Korea ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Ri Hyok-Chol ![]() Rim Kwang-Hyok ![]() Jong Il-Gwan ![]() | Report |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 5 | +23 | 9 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 6 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 33 | −31 | 3 |
South Korea ![]() | 11–0 | ![]() |
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Rim Chang-Woo ![]() Lim Dong-Cheon ![]() Lee Chang ![]() Lee Seung-Min ![]() Cho Min-Woo ![]() Kim Dong-Min ![]() Lee Jong-Ho ![]() Tien Chih-Yuan ![]() | Report |
Chinese Taipei ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Lin Chang-Fa ![]() Chang Hao-Wei ![]() | Report | Poemtawee ![]() |
Thailand ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Srisai ![]() | Report | Lee Dong-Nyck ![]() Lee Chang ![]() Lee Jong-Ho ![]() Lee Seung-Min ![]() |
Chinese Taipei ![]() | 0–12 | ![]() |
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Report | Lee Chang ![]() Lee Jong-Ho ![]() Kim Jin-Su ![]() Lee Seung-Min ![]() Nam Seung-Woo ![]() Joo Ik-Seong ![]() |
Thailand ![]() | 9–0 | ![]() |
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Chuaisinuan ![]() Duangfa ![]() Chumuang ![]() Yooyen ![]() | Report |
South Korea ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Jung Dong-Cheol ![]() | Report | Cheepnurat ![]() Chumuang ![]() Yooyen ![]() |
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