2008 AFC U-16 Championship

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.

2008 AFC U-16 Championship
2008 yilgi U-16 Osiyo chempionati
Tournament details
Host countryUzbekistan
Dates4–19 October
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (1st title)
Runners-up South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored113 (3.65 per match)
Attendance73,220 (2,362 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Kaveh Rezaei (6 goals)
Best player(s)South Korea Lee Jong-ho
Fair play award South Korea

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

Qualification competition
Main article: 2008 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

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

Group stage

All times local (UTC+5)

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Knockout stage
2  Uzbekistan (H) 3 2 0 1 10 2 +8 6
3  Bahrain 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Singapore 3 0 0 3 1 14 −13 0
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Singapore 0–7 Uzbekistan
Report
  • Abdullayev 10' (pen.), 86'
  • Gapparov 20'
  • Utkin 23', 90+1'
  • Galeev 81', 89'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mohammad Mansour (Lebanon)
Iran 2–0 Bahrain
 Report
Attendance: 500
Uzbekistan 1–2 Iran
  • Muhiddinov 80'
 Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Bahrain 3–0 Singapore
  • Al-Dakheel 41'
  • Saeed 58'
  • Yusuf 75'
 Report
Attendance: 170
Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen)
Iran 4–1 Singapore
  • Golbarg 31'
  • Darvishi 51'
  • Chang 67' (o.g.)
  • Gholizadeh 85'
 Report
Attendance: 1,000
Uzbekistan 2–0 Bahrain
  • Abdurakhmonov 44'
  • Muhiddinov 51'
 Report
Attendance: 6,000

Group B
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
3  India 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3
4  Indonesia 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: AFC
South Korea 5–2 India
 Report
Attendance: 2,000
Syria 2–1 Indonesia
  • Jmhaa 25'
  • Rammal 65'
 Report
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Indonesia 0–9 South Korea
Report
Attendance: 700
India 0–3 Syria
Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mohammad Mansour (Lebanon)
Syria 1–1 South Korea
  • Rammal 63'
 Report
Attendance: 700
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
India 1–0 Indonesia
 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen)

Group C
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
3  China 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Turkmenistan 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: AFC
China 2–1 Turkmenistan
 Report
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Saudi Arabia 1–3 Australia
  • Al-Ghamdi 83'
 Report
Attendance: 1,000
Australia 2–1 China
 Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Turkmenistan 0–4 Saudi Arabia
Report
Attendance: 300
China 1–1 Saudi Arabia
  • Yu Baobao 52'
 Report
  • Al-Khamis 71'
Attendance: 700
Australia 6–0 Turkmenistan
 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Salem Mujghef (Jordan)

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 9 Knockout stage
2  United Arab Emirates 2 1 0 1 4 8 −4 3[lower-alpha 1]
3  Malaysia 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3[lower-alpha 1]
4  Yemen[lower-alpha 2] 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head result: United Arab Emirates 3–2 Malaysia.
  2. Yemen were ejected from the tournament for fielding an overage player, Wesam Saleh Al-Worafi.[1]
Japan 4–0 Malaysia
 Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Salem Mujghef (Jordan)
Yemen 1–1
Annulled[note 1]		 United Arab Emirates
  • Muhsen 21'
 Report
Attendance: 250
Malaysia 3–0
Awarded[note 2]		 Yemen
 Report
  • Al-Shamsi 10' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Salem Mujghef (Jordan)
United Arab Emirates 1–6 Japan
 Report
Attendance: 1,200
Japan 3–0
Awarded[note 3]		 Yemen
 Report
  • Al-Shamsi 56' (pen.)
  • Al-Baidhani 90+5'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
United Arab Emirates 3–2 Malaysia
  • Al-Saffar 16'
  • Al-Khoori 29'
  • Al-Ameri 58'
 Report
  • Bukhari 68' (pen.), 72'
Attendance: 1,000

Knockout stages

Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
12 October – Pakhtakor
 
 
 Iran2
 
15 October – Pakhtakor
 
 Syria0
 
 Iran3
 
12 October – MHSK
 
 United Arab Emirates0
 
 Australia2
 
18 October – Pakhtakor
 
 United Arab Emirates3
 
 Iran2
 
12 October – Pakhtakor
 
 South Korea1
 
 South Korea3
 
15 October – Pakhtakor
 
 Uzbekistan0
 
 South Korea2
 
12 October – MHSK
 
 Japan1
 
 Japan2
 
 
 Saudi Arabia0
 

Quarterfinal
Australia 2–3 United Arab Emirates
 Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Iran 2–0 Syria
 Report
Attendance: 3,500
Japan 2–0 Saudi Arabia
 Report
Attendance: 500
South Korea 3–0 Uzbekistan
 Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Mohammad Mansour (Lebanon)

Semifinal
Iran 3–0 United Arab Emirates
 Report
Attendance: 1,300
South Korea 2–1 Japan
 Report
Attendance: 500

Final
Iran 2–1 South Korea
 Report
  • Lee Chang 90+3'
Attendance: 600

Winners
 2008 AFC U-16 Championship 

Iran
First title

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

Most Valuable Player Top Scorer Fair Play Award
South Korea Lee Jong-ho Iran Kaveh Rezaei  South Korea

Goalscorers

There were 113 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 3.65 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup

The following four teams from AFC qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 World Cup 1
 United Arab Emirates12 October 20081 (1991)
 Iran12 October 20081 (2001)
 Japan12 October 20084 (1993, 1995, 2001, 2007)
 South Korea12 October 20083 (1987, 2003, 2007)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Notes
  1. 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]
  2. The match was awarded 3–0 to Malaysia as Yemen fielded an ineligible player. The match initially ended in a 1–1 draw.[1]
  3. The match was awarded 3–0 to Japan as Yemen fielded an ineligible player. The match initially ended 2–1 to Yemen.[1]
  4. 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.

References
  1. "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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