2008_AFC_U-16_Championship

2008 AFC U-16 Championship
2008 yilgi U-16 Osiyo chempionati
Tournament details
Host country	Uzbekistan
Dates	4–19 October
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Iran (1st title)
Runners-up	South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	113 (3.65 per match)
Attendance	73,220 (2,362 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Kaveh Rezaei (6 goals)
Best player(s)	Lee Jong-ho
Fair play award	South Korea
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2008 AFC U-16 Championship

International football competition

The 2008 AFC U-16 Championship was the 13th competition of the AFC U-17 Championship organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), which was held between 4 and 19 October 2008 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The Qualifiers was held in 2007 from 17–28 October.

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Iran won their first title after beating South Korea 2–1 in the final.

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[table_hth_UAE0.21543310685802-1] Head-to-head result: United Arab Emirates 3–2 Malaysia.

[table_note_YEM0.21543310685802-3] Yemen were ejected from the tournament for fielding an overage player, Wesam Saleh Al-Worafi.^[1]

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The match was annulled due to both teams fielding ineligible players: United Arab Emirates fielded a suspended player, Haddaf Al Ameri, while Yemen fielded an overage player, Wesam Saleh Al-Worafi.^[1]

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The match was awarded 3–0 to Malaysia as Yemen fielded an ineligible player. The match initially ended in a 1–1 draw.^[1]

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The match was awarded 3–0 to Japan as Yemen fielded an ineligible player. The match initially ended 2–1 to Yemen.^[1]

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This player's goal tally includes one or more goals which the player scored in matches that were subsequently forfeited, but which AFC continues to count in its statistics.

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"AFC disqualifies Yemen on age rule". UzDaily.com. 12 October 2008. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.

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Tashkent
Pakhtakor Stadium	MHSK Stadium
Capacity: 35,000	Capacity: 15,000

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iran	3	3	0	8	2	+6	9	Knockout stage
2	Uzbekistan (H)	3	2	1	10	2	+8	6	Knockout stage
3	Bahrain	3	1	2	3	4	−1	3
4	Singapore	3	0	3	1	14	−13	0

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	2	1	0	15	3	+12	7	Knockout stage
2	Syria	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7	Knockout stage
3	India	3	1	0	2	3	8	−5	3
4	Indonesia	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11	0

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	3	3	0	0	11	2	+9	9	Knockout stage
2	Saudi Arabia	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	4	Knockout stage
3	China	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
4	Turkmenistan	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11	0

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	3	3	0	13	1	+12	9	Knockout stage
2	United Arab Emirates	2	1	1	4	8	−4	3^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Knockout stage
3	Malaysia	3	1	2	5	7	−2	3^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Yemen^{[lower-alpha 2]}	2	0	2	0	6	−6	0

2008_AFC_U-16_Championship

2008 AFC U-16 Championship

Qualification competition

Stadiums

Squads

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stages

Bracket

Quarterfinal

Semifinal

Final

Winners

Awards

Goalscorers

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup

Notes

References

External links

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Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

12 October – Pakhtakor

Iran	2
		15 October – Pakhtakor
Syria	0
		Iran	3
12 October – MHSK
		United Arab Emirates	0
Australia	2
				19 October – Pakhtakor
United Arab Emirates	3
				Iran	2
12 October – Pakhtakor
				South Korea	1
South Korea	3
		15 October – Pakhtakor
Uzbekistan	0
		South Korea	2
12 October – MHSK
		Japan	1
Japan	2

Saudi Arabia	0

Team	Qualified on	Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 World Cup ¹
United Arab Emirates	12 October 2008	1 (1991)
Iran	12 October 2008	1 (2001)
Japan	12 October 2008	4 (1993, 1995, 2001, 2007)
South Korea	12 October 2008	3 (1987, 2003, 2007)