2016_AFC_U-19_Championship
2016 AFC U-19 Championship
International football competition
The 2016 AFC U-19 Championship was the 39th edition of the AFC U-19 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-19 national teams of Asia. The tournament was hosted by Bahrain, as announced by the AFC on 3 June 2015,[1] and was scheduled to be played between 13–30 October 2016.[2] A total of 16 teams played in the tournament.
| بطولة آسيا للشباب تحت 19 عاما 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Bahrain |
| Dates | 13–30 October |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Japan (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Saudi Arabia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 84 (2.71 per match) |
| Attendance | 39,304 (1,268 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Sami Al-Najei Abdulrahman Al-Yami (4 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Ritsu Dōan |
| Fair play award | Japan |
← 2014 2018 → | |
Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the AFC qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The top four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea as the AFC representatives, besides South Korea who qualified automatically as hosts. If South Korea 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-20 World Cup; however, this was not necessary as South Korea were eliminated in the group stage.[3]
Japan conquered the title for the first time after beating Saudi Arabia in the final's penalty shootout, and also set a record in the competition for being the first team to win the tournament without conceding a single goal.
On 25 October 2016, the AFC President, Salman Al-Khalifa, congratulated Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, IR Iran and Japan on qualifying for the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2017. The four teams will join hosts South Korea to make up Asia's five representatives at the tournament.[4]
The draw for the qualifiers was held on 5 June 2015.[5] A total of 43 teams were drawn into ten groups, with the ten group winners and the five best runners-up qualifying for the final tournament, together with Bahrain who qualified automatically as hosts but also competed in the qualifying stage.
The qualifiers were played between 28 September – 6 October 2015.[6]
Qualified teams
The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[7]
| Team | Qualified as | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bahrain | Hosts | 9th | Runners-up (1986) |
| Japan | Group J winners | 36th | Runners-up (1973, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006) |
 Iraq | Group F winners | 16th | Champions (1975, 1977, 1978, 1988, 2000) |
 China | Group I winners | 17th | Champions (1985) |
 Vietnam | Group G winners | 18th | Quarter-finals (19671, 19691) |
 Uzbekistan | Group A winners | 7th | Runners-up (2008) |
 South Korea | Group H winners | 37th | Champions (1959, 1960, 1963, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2012) |
 Tajikistan | Group F (1st best) runners-up | 3rd | Group stage (2006, 2008) |
 United Arab Emirates | Group C winners | 13th | Champions (2008) |
 Australia | Group J (2nd best) runners-up | 6th | Runners-up (2010) |
 Qatar | Group D winners | 13th | Champions (2014) |
 Thailand | Group H (3rd best) runners-up | 32nd | Champions (1962, 1969) |
| Saudi Arabia | Group B winners | 13th | Champions (1986, 1992) |
 North Korea | Group I (4th best) runners-up | 12th | Champions (1976, 2006, 2010) |
 Iran | Group E winners | 20th | Champions (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976) |
 Yemen | Group B (5th best) runners-up | 6th | Group stage (1978, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2014) |
- 1 As South Vietnam
The tournament is played in two venues:
| Riffa | |
|---|---|
| Bahrain National Stadium | |
| Capacity: 30,000 | |
| Isa Town | |
| Khalifa Sports City Stadium | |
| Capacity: 20,000 |
The draw for the final tournament was held on 30 April 2016, 19:00 AST (UTC+3), in Manama.[8] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams.[3] The teams were seeded according to their performance in the previous edition in 2014.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Players born on or after 1 January 1997 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team can register a maximum of 23 players (minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers).[9]
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:[9]
- Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- 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;
- Goal difference in all the group matches;
- Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
- 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);
- Drawing of lots.
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).[10]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 | South Korea |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 | Thailand |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 |
- Head-to-head results: Bahrain 3–2 Saudi Arabia, South Korea 2–1 Bahrain, South Korea 1–2 Saudi Arabia. Head-to-head standings:
- Bahrain: 3 pts, 0 GD, 4 GF
- Saudi Arabia: 3 pts, 0 GD, 4 GF
- South Korea: 3 pts, 0 GD, 3 GF
| Thailand | 1–3 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
Anon  76' |
Report | Jeong Tae-wook 13' Han Chan-hee 41'Kang Ji-hoon 90+3' |
| Bahrain | 3–2 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Marhoon 41' Al-Hardan 49' (pen.)Mohamed 90+4' |
Report | Al-Shamlan 56' Al-Najei 80' (pen.) |
| Saudi Arabia | 4–0 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Shamlan 43' Al-Muwallad 60'Al-Khulaif 68'Ghareeb 90+3' |
Report |
| South Korea | 2–1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Cho Young-wook 84', 90+2' |
Report | Ebrahim 56' |
| South Korea | 1–2 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Geon-ung 32' |
Report | Al-Najei 38' Al-Amri 64' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Vietnam |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | North Korea |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
| North Korea | 1–2 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Ryang Hyon-ju 90+2' |
Report | Hà Đức Chinh 71' Đoàn Văn Hậu 90+1' |
| United Arab Emirates | 0–1 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kareem 26' |
| Vietnam | 1–1 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Hồ Minh Dĩ 21' |
Report | Omar 58' (pen.) |
| North Korea | 1–3 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Han Kwang-song 8' |
Report | Rashed 31' Al-Matroushi 52'Yaqoub 77' |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Iran |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Qatar |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Yemen |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Tajikistan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Australia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | China |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
| Uzbekistan | 2–1 | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| Davlatjonov 67' Yakhshiboev 72' |
Report | Saidov 20' |
| Australia | 2–3 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Youlley 63' (pen.) Blackwood 90+3' (pen.) |
Report | Abdukhalikov 29' Ibrokhimov 40', 46' |
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.[9]
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 23 October – Riffa | ||||||||||
| Bahrain | 0 | |||||||||
| 27 October – Riffa | ||||||||||
| Vietnam | 1 | |||||||||
| Vietnam | 0 | |||||||||
| 24 October – Riffa | ||||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||
| Japan | 4 | |||||||||
| 30 October – Riffa | ||||||||||
| Tajikistan | 0 | |||||||||
| Japan (p) | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| 23 October – Isa Town | ||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| Iraq | 2 (5) | |||||||||
| 27 October – Isa Town | ||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia (p) | 2 (6) | |||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 6 | |||||||||
| 24 October – Isa Town | ||||||||||
| Iran | 5 | |||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 0 | |||||||||
| Iran | 2 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Winners qualified for 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Iraq | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Hussein 75' Fayyadh 79' |
Report | Al-Shamlan 65' A. Al-Yami 69' |
| Penalties | ||
Habeeb  M. Kareem  Hussein Fayyadh Jalal Abdulnabi Hadi |
5–6 | Al-Dawsari Ghareeb A. Al-Yami Al-Amri Al-Najei Zabani Al-Saluli |
Semi-finals
| Saudi Arabia | 6–5 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Najei 18' (pen.), 51' Al-Khulaif 42'A. Al-Yami 45+1', 64', 76' |
Report | Jafari 45' Aghasi 45+3'Shekari 62'Mehdikhani 75'Karamolachaab 83' |
Final
| Japan | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Sakai Dōan Endo Nakayama Ogawa |
5–3 | Al-Dawsari Kariri A. Al-Yami Magrashi |
| AFC U-19 Championship 2016 winners |
|---|
 Japan First title |
- Most Valuable Player
- Top Scorer
- Fair Play
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
Reza Jafari
Waleed Kareem Ali
Yuto Iwasaki- Koki Ogawa
Rakan Al-Shamlan
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
George Blackwood- Mario Shabow
- Liam Youlley
Ahemd Bughammar- Sayed Ebrahim
- Mohamed Marhoon
- Ahmed Mohamed
- Talal Al Naar
- Aref Aghasi
- Reza Karamolachaab
- Mehdi Mehdikhani
- Reza Shekari
- Sajad Hussein
- Alaa Abbas Abdulnabi
- Ritsu Dōan
- Teruki Hara
- Takeru Kishimoto
- Koji Miyoshi
- Takehiro Tomiyasu
Han Kwang-song- Ryang Hyon-ju
Abdulrasheed Umaru- Abdulelah Al-Amri
- Abdulrahman Ghareeb
- Mansour Al-Muwallad
Han Chan-hee- Jeong Tae-wook
- Kang Ji-hoon
- Kim Geon-ung
Nuriddin Hamroqulov- Ehson Panjshanbe
- Karomatullo Saidov
Anon Amornlerdsak- Supachai Jaided
- Sittichok Phaso
Faisal Al Matroushi- Husain Abdulla Omar
- Ahmed Rashed
- Jassem Yaqoub
Bobur Abdukhalikov- Sayidjamol Davlatjonov
- Jasurbek Yakhshiboev
Hà Đức Chinh- Hồ Minh Dĩ
- Đoàn Văn Hậu
- Trần Thành
- 1 own goal
- Abolfazl Razzaghpour (against Qatar)
- Source: the-afc.com
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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 14 | Champions |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 11 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Iran |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 8 | Semi-finalists |
| 4 | Vietnam |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 8 | |
| 5 | Iraq |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 8 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 6 | Uzbekistan |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
| 7 | Bahrain (H) |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
| 8 | Tajikistan |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
| 9 | South Korea |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 11 | Australia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 12 | Qatar |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | |
| 13 | China |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | |
| 14 | Yemen |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | |
| 15 | Thailand |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 | |
| 16 | North Korea |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
Qualified teams for U-20 World Cup
The following five teams from AFC qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, including South Korea which qualified as hosts.[13]
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 5 December 2013[14] | 13 (1979, 1981, 1983, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013) |
| Japan | 24 October 2016 | 8 (1979, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007) |
| Saudi Arabia | 23 October 2016 | 7 (1985, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1999, 2003, 2011) |
| Iran | 24 October 2016 | 2 (1977, 2001) |
| Vietnam | 23 October 2016 | 0 (debut) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
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