2016 AFC U-16 Championship

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2016 AFC U-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of India.svg India
Dates15 September – 2 October
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Iraq.svg  Iraq (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Iran.svg  Iran
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored109 (3.52 per match)
Attendance32,983 (1,064 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Iraq.svg Mohammed Dawood (6 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Iraq.svg Mohammed Dawood
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The 2016 AFC U-16 Championship was the 17th edition of the AFC U-16 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-16 national teams of Asia. The tournament was held in India, as announced by the AFC on 3 June 2015, [1] [2] and was played between 15 September and 2 October 2016. [3] A total of 16 teams played in the tournament.

Contents

Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the AFC qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The top four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup also in India as the AFC representatives, besides India who qualified automatically as hosts. If India were among the top four teams, three play-off matches would be played to decide the fifth-placed team which also qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup; however, this was not necessary as India were eliminated in the group stage. [4]

This marked the first time a U-17 World Cup host nation hosts the AFC U-16 Championship.

Iraq won the tournament after beating Iran 4–3 on penalties in the final match.

Qualification

The draw for the qualifiers was held on 5 June 2015. [5] A total of 45 teams were drawn into eleven groups, with the eleven group winners and the four best runners-up qualifying for the final tournament, together with India who qualified automatically as hosts but also competed in the qualifying stage.

The qualifiers were played between 12–20 September 2015, except for Group H which were played between 2–6 September 2015. [6]

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. [7] Nepal were replaced by Kyrgyzstan due to one of their players failing an MRI bone test. [8]

On 12 April 2016, the AFC Competitions Committee decided that if the FIFA suspension of the Kuwait Football Association was not lifted by 13 May 2016, the next highest ranked team in the AFC U-16 Championship qualifying competition would replace Kuwait in the competition. [9]

On 13 May 2016, the FIFA Congress confirmed the suspension of Kuwait, and asked the FIFA Council to lift the suspension as soon as the necessary requirements are fulfilled. [10] As a result, Kuwait were replaced by Yemen, the next highest ranked team in the AFC U-16 Championship qualifying competition. [11]

TeamQualified asAppearancePrevious best performance
Flag of India.svg  India Hosts /
Group E (3rd best ) runners-up		7thQuarter-finals (2002)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Group A winners9thChampions (2012)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Group B winners1stDebut
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Group C winners9thThird place (1985), Semi-finals (2012)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Group D winners10thChampions (1985, 1988)
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Group E winners10thChampions (2008)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Group G winners4thQuarter-finals (2014)
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Group H winners10thChampions (2010, 2014)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Group I winners12thChampions (1986, 2002)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Group J winners5thSemi-finals (2010, 2014)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Group K winners13thChampions (1994, 2006)
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Group J (1st best) runners-up6thFourth place (2000)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Group H (2nd best) runners-up10thChampions (1998)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Group D (4th best) runners-up7thRunners-up (1990)
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Group B (5th best) runners-up9thChampions (1996, 2000)
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen Group A (6th best) runners-up5thRunners-up (2002)

Venues

The tournament is played in two venues:

Margao
India location map 3.png
Red pog.svg
Goa
2016 AFC U-16 Championship (India)
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Capacity: 19,000
Fatorda Stadium.jpg
Bambolim
GMC Athletic Stadium
Capacity: 3,600

Draw

The draw for the final tournament was held on 26 May 2016, 15:00 IST (UTC+5:30), in Goa (postponed from 4 May 2016). [12] [13] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. [4] The teams were seeded according to their performance in the previous edition in 2014.

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Flag of India.svg  India (hosts; position A1)
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan

Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam

Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2000 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team should register a squad of minimum 18 players and maximum 23 players, minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers.

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advance to the quarter-finals.

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: [14]

  1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. If, after applying criteria 1 to 3, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 apply;
  5. Goal difference in all the group matches;
  6. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
  8. Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card);
  9. Drawing of lots.

All times are local, IST (UTC+5:30). [15]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 321073+47 Knockout stage
2Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 321074+37
3Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 301269−31
4Flag of India.svg  India (H)301259−41
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg3–2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Sayyadmanesh Soccerball shade.svg47'
Ghaderi Soccerball shade.svg69'
Asadabadi Soccerball shade.svg70'		 Report Al Beshe Soccerball shade.svg4'
Al-Anazi Soccerball shade.svg42'
Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao
Attendance: 637
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
India  Flag of India.svg2–3Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Stalin Soccerball shade.svg11'
Thangjam Soccerball shade.svg36'		 Report Aydh Soccerball shade.svg34'
Rashed Soccerball shade.svg53'
Fawzi Soccerball shade.svg74'
Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao
Attendance: 1,014
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg1–1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Alazez Soccerball shade.svg51' Report Asadabadi Soccerball shade.svg49'
Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao
Attendance: 412
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg3–3Flag of India.svg  India
Al-Dhuwayhi Soccerball shade.svg34'
Al-Buraikan Soccerball shade.svg82', 83'		 Report Jadhav Soccerball shade.svg6'
Chetri Soccerball shade.svg22'
Wangjam Soccerball shade.svg90+5' (pen.)
Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao
Attendance: 4,137
Referee: Wang Di (China)
India  Flag of India.svg0–3Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report Ghaderi Soccerball shade.svg23'
Sharifi Soccerball shade.svg81' (pen.), 90+1' (pen.)
Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao
Attendance: 5,892
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg1–3Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Al-Duraywish Soccerball shade.svg65' Report Fawzi Soccerball shade.svg42'
Ali Khamis Soccerball shade.svg74'
Al Naqbi Soccerball shade.svg81'
GMC Stadium, Bambolim
Attendance: 700
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3300210+219 Knockout stage
2Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 3201610−46
3Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 3102211−93
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3003210−80
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg0–1Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Report Kanybekov Soccerball shade.svg76' (pen.)
GMC Stadium, Bambolim
Attendance: 100
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg7–0Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Kubo Soccerball shade.svg16', 64'
Fukuoka Soccerball shade.svg24', 51'
Miyashiro Soccerball shade.svg40'
Kemmotsu Soccerball shade.svg79'
Yamada Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report
GMC Stadium, Bambolim
Attendance: 100
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg0–8Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report Tanahashi Soccerball shade.svg34', 54', 80' (pen.)
Kubo Soccerball shade.svg42', 90+2'
Nakamura Soccerball shade.svg43', 52'
Suzuki Soccerball shade.svg56' (pen.)
GMC Stadium, Bambolim
Attendance: 250
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg3–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Nguyễn Hữu Thắng Soccerball shade.svg51', 61'
Nguyễn Duy Khiêm Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report Roberts Soccerball shade.svg18', 28'
GMC Stadium, Bambolim
Attendance: 1,467
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg0–6Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report Kozuki Soccerball shade.svg4', 82'
Miyashiro Soccerball shade.svg54'
Sehata Soccerball shade.svg56'
Matsumoto Soccerball shade.svg64'
Tanahashi Soccerball shade.svg86'
GMC Stadium, Bambolim
Attendance: 430
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 312041+35 Knockout stage
2Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 312043+15
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 311142+24
4Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 301217−61
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–2Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Jeong Chan-young Soccerball shade.svg43' Report Muntadher Soccerball shade.svg45+2' (pen.), 50' (pen.)
Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao
Attendance: 462
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg0–3Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Report Al-Alawi Soccerball shade.svg20' (pen.), 78'
Al-Malki Soccerball shade.svg63' (pen.)
Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao
Attendance: 341
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)
Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg1–1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Jalil Soccerball shade.svg43' Report Aliff Soccerball shade.svg86'
Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao
Attendance: 46
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg0–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Report
Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao
Attendance: 812
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–0Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Park Jeong-in Soccerball shade.svg4'
Cheon Seong-hoon Soccerball shade.svg14' (pen.)
Ko Jun-hee Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Report
Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao
Attendance: 231
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg1–1Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Al Alawi Soccerball shade.svg90' Report Dawood Soccerball shade.svg37'
GMC Stadium, Bambolim
Attendance: 1,106
Referee: Wang Di (China)

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 330094+59 Knockout stage
2Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 320174+36
3Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 301214−31
4Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 3012510−51
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg2–0Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Kim Pom-hyok Soccerball shade.svg61', 75' Report
GMC Stadium, Bambolim
Attendance: 35
Referee: Çarymyrat Kurbanow (Turkmenistan)
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg5–3Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Muydinov Soccerball shade.svg24' (pen.)
Yuldoshov Soccerball shade.svg45+2' (pen.), 89'
Wudtichai Soccerball shade.svg57' (o.g.)
Abdullaev Soccerball shade.svg82'		 Report Jinnawat Soccerball shade.svg2'
Arnon Soccerball shade.svg58', 90+4'
GMC Stadium, Bambolim
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)
Yemen  Flag of Yemen.svg0–1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Report Sobirjonov Soccerball shade.svg69'
GMC Stadium, Bambolim
Attendance: 550
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg1–4Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Hassawat Soccerball shade.svg69' Report Kye Tam Soccerball shade.svg41' (pen.), 63', 67'
Ri Kang-guk Soccerball shade.svg79'
GMC Stadium, Bambolim
Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)
North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg1–3Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Ri Kang-guk Soccerball shade.svg75' Report Umrzakov Soccerball shade.svg49'
Yuldoshov Soccerball shade.svg62'
Ganikhonov Soccerball shade.svg68'
GMC Stadium, Bambolim
Attendance: 973
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg1–1Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Natthaphon Soccerball shade.svg47' Report Hassawat Soccerball shade.svg27' (o.g.)
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao
Attendance: 377
Referee: Çarymyrat Kurbanow (Turkmenistan)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner if necessary (extra time is not used). [14]

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
25 September – Margao
 
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 5
 
29 September – Margao
 
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 0
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran (p)1 (6)
 
26 September – Margao
 
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 1 (5)
 
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 1 (2)
 
2 October – Margao
 
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea (p)1 (4)
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 0 (3)
 
25 September – Bambolim
 
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq (p)0 (4)
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1
 
29 September – Bambolim
 
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 0
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2
 
26 September – Bambolim
 
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 4
 
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 0
 
 
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 2
 

Quarter-finals

Winners qualify for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Iran  Flag of Iran.svg5–0Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Sayyadmanesh Soccerball shade.svg30', 72'
Ghaderi Soccerball shade.svg47'
Asadabadi Soccerball shade.svg62'
Khodamoradi Soccerball shade.svg69'		 Report
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao
Attendance: 557
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–0Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Seko Soccerball shade.svg31' Report
GMC Stadium, Bambolim
Attendance: 2,428
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg0–2Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Report Dawood Soccerball shade.svg7', 79'
GMC Stadium, Bambolim
Attendance: 1,673
Referee: Wang Di (China)

Semi-finals

Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2–4Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Yamada Soccerball shade.svg29', 42' Report Dawood Soccerball shade.svg18', 81' (pen.), 90+4' (pen.)
Abdulsada Soccerball shade.svg67'
GMC Stadium, Bambolim
Attendance: 1,542
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)

Final

Iran  Flag of Iran.svg0–0Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Report
Penalties
Sharifi Soccerball shad check.svg
Namdari Soccerball shad check.svg
Ahani Soccerball shade cross.svg
Shariati Soccerball shade cross.svg
Esmaeilzadeh Soccerball shad check.svg		3–4Soccerball shad check.svg Sartip
Soccerball shad check.svg Abdulsada
Soccerball shad check.svg Ali Radha
Soccerball shade cross.svg Muntadher
Soccerball shad check.svg Dawood
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao
Attendance: 2,237
Referee: Wang Di (China)

Winners

 AFC U-16 Championship 2016 winners 
Flag of Iraq.svg
Iraq
First title

Awards

Most Valuable Player
Top Scorer
Fair Play

Goalscorers

6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Source: the-afc.com

Tournament ranking

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 6330105+512Champions
2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 6330134+912Runners-up
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 5401244+2012Semi-finalists
4Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 522196+38
5Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 430196+39Eliminated in
quarter-finals
6Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 421175+27
7Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 413052+36
8Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 4202615−96
9Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 311142+24Eliminated in
group stage
10Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 3102211−93
11Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 301269−31
12Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 301214−31
13Flag of India.svg  India (H)301259−41
14Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 3012510−51
15Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 301217−61
16Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3003210−80
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup

The following five teams from AFC qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, including India which qualified as hosts. [17]

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament 1
Flag of India.svg  India 5 December 2013 [18] 0 (Debut)
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 26 September 20161 (2013)
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 25 September 20163 (2001, 2009, 2013)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 25 September 20167 ( 1993 , 1995, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 26 September 20164 (2005, 2007, 2011, 2015)
1Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Ban on North Korean manager and goalkeeper

On 4 November 2016, the AFC announced that North Korean manager Yung Jong-su and goalkeeper Jang Paek-ho were banned for a year for bringing the game into disrepute following the deliberate conceding of a goal during their final group match against Uzbekistan. [19] The goal in question was conceded in the 49th minute, which Jang appeared to duck out of the way of a direct kick from the Uzbek goalkeeper. Uzbekistan won the match 3–1 and finished top of the group, meaning they would meet Iraq in the quarter-finals, and they went on to lose. North Korea, as group runners-up, met Oman in the quarter-finals, which they won to qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [20] The ban means both Yung and Jang are suspended from the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

The North Korean team were also placed on a suspended ban from the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship. While they will be allowed to compete in the qualifiers, if the team engage in similar behaviour, they will be automatically ejected from the competition. [19]

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The 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification was an international men's under-20 football competition which was held to decide the participating teams of the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup. It was held as under-20 tournament for the first time after rebranding by AFC.

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