2008 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

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.

Groups

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Syria 5 5 0 0 20 2 +18 15 Final tournament
2  Yemen 5 3 1 1 12 8 +4 10
3  Qatar 5 3 0 2 11 11 0 9
4  Oman 5 1 2 2 4 7 −3 5
5  Pakistan 5 1 1 3 4 10 −6 4
6  Kyrgyzstan 5 0 0 5 6 19 −13 0 Disqualified
Source: AFC
  • All matches were held in Qatar.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.
Syria 6–0 Pakistan
  • Al Khadr 7'
  • Al-Mawas 32', 53', 83'
  • Saleh 56'
  • Adib 66' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)
Yemen 3–2 Kyrgyzstan
  • Al-Baidhani 20'
  • Al-Sahmi 26'
  • Al-Shamsi 82'
 Report
  • Ageev 30'
  • Ad. T. Uulu 62'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Atallah Al-Enezi (Kuwait)
Oman 1–2 Qatar
  • Al-Rashaidi 43'
 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mohamed Al-Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)
Yemen 1–1 Oman
  • Al-Yamani 20'
 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Alaa Al-Abadee (Iraq)
Qatar 1–0 Pakistan
 Report
Attendance: 30
Referee: Sabah Kasim Khalaf (Iraq)
Kyrgyzstan 0–3 Syria
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Naser Al Enezi (Kuwait)
Kyrgyzstan 0–2 Oman
Report
Attendance: 10
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)
Syria 3–0 Qatar
 Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Atallah Al-Enezi (Kuwait)
Pakistan 0–1 Yemen
Report
  • Al-Shamsi 90+1' (pen.)
Attendance: 30
Referee: Mohamed Al-Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)
Qatar 1–5 Yemen
 Report
  • Al-Baidhani 16'
  • Al-Hubaishi 73', 84'
  • Al-Yamani 82'
  • Muhsen 90+1'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Naser Al Enezi (Kuwait)
Pakistan 4–2 Kyrgyzstan
 Report
  • Sataev 42'
  • Ba. Uulu 84' (pen.)
Attendance: 50
Referee: Atallah Al-Enezi (Kuwait)
Oman 0–4 Syria
Report
  • Al Khadr 38', 78'
  • Medo 74'
  • Jmhaa 86'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Alaa Al-Abadee (Iraq)
Syria 4–2 Yemen
  • Adib 7' (pen.), 16' (pen.)
  • Bashbayouk 22'
  • Jmhaa 48'
 Report
  • Al-Shamsi 12', 36' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mohamed Al-Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)
Pakistan 0–0 Oman
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Naser Al Enezi (Kuwait)
Kyrgyzstan 2–7 Qatar
  • Akz. Uulu 19', 86'
 Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Alaa Al-Abadee (Iraq)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 4 4 0 0 17 0 +17 12 Final tournament
2  Bahrain 4 2 1 1 5 9 −4 7
3  Kuwait 4 1 2 1 6 8 −2 5
4    Nepal 4 1 0 3 7 10 −3 3
5  Jordan 4 0 1 3 4 12 −8 1
6  Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: AFC
Nepal   2–3 Bahrain
 Report
  • Al-Farhan 19' (pen.), 63' (pen.)
  • Al-Yasi 90'
Attendance: 50
Jordan 3–3 Kuwait
  • Al-Qamamaz 8'
  • Abualsayed 53'
  • Bataineh 70'
 Report
  • Arab 46'
  • Al-Sahli 62'
  • Al Dhufairi 68'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Hla Tint (Myanmar)
Nepal   3–1 Jordan
 Report
  • Arjah 53'
Attendance: 20
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Bahrain 0–7 Iran
Report
Attendance: 150
Bahrain 2–0 Jordan
  • Al-Farhan 40' (pen.)
  • Al-Moawda 52'
 Report
Attendance: 50
Iran 3–0 Kuwait
 Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Hla Tint (Myanmar)
Kuwait 3–2   Nepal
  • T. Ebrahim 10'
  • Al-Ajmi 53'
  • Karam 58'
 Report
Attendance: 20
Jordan 0–4 Iran
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Iran 3–0   Nepal
 Report
Attendance: 50
Bahrain 0–0 Kuwait
Report
Attendance: 70
Referee: Hla Tint (Myanmar)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 5 4 1 0 28 2 +26 13 Disqualified
2  India 5 4 1 0 18 2 +16 13 Final tournament
3  Saudi Arabia 5 3 0 2 13 7 +6 9
4  Lebanon 5 2 0 3 9 15 −6 6
5  Sri Lanka 5 1 0 4 3 22 −19 3
6  Bhutan 5 0 0 5 1 24 −23 0 Disqualified
Source: AFC
Saudi Arabia 4–0 Bhutan
 Report
Attendance: 200
Iraq 5–0 Lebanon
 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Abdulrahman Racho (Syria)
India 6–0 Sri Lanka
 Report
Attendance: 120
Referee: Jaafar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Iraq 2–2 India
 Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Jaafar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Sri Lanka 1–0 Bhutan
  • Mohideen 45'
 Report
Attendance: 50
Lebanon 1–4 Saudi Arabia
 Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Khalid Al-Senaani (United Arab Emirates)
Lebanon 0–3 India
Report
Attendance: 80
Referee: Khalid Al-Senaani (United Arab Emirates)
Saudi Arabia 5–0 Sri Lanka
  • Al Khamis 36', 45+1', 90+2'
  • Al-Aoufi 38'
  • Bkit 87'
 Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Abdulrahman Racho (Syria)
Bhutan 0–11 Iraq
Report
  • Jouda 7'
  • Jasim 22', 38'
  • Al-Rubayawi 46', 56', 87'
  • Azeez 51'
  • Jabbar 60', 72'
  • Al-Wuhaili 77'
  • Al-Bujasim 85'
Attendance: 50
Sri Lanka 0–7 Iraq
Report
Attendance: 70
Referee: Jaafar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Bhutan 1–4 Lebanon
 Report
Attendance: 100
India 3–0 Saudi Arabia
 Report
Attendance: 1,200
Saudi Arabia 0–3 Iraq
Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Abdulrahman Racho (Syria)
Bhutan 0–4 India
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Khalid Al-Senaani (United Arab Emirates)
Lebanon 4–2 Sri Lanka
 Report
  • Mohideen 70'
  • Gobarage 90+1'
Attendance: 100

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan 5 4 1 0 17 7 +10 13 Final tournament
2  Tajikistan 5 3 1 1 12 6 +6 10 Disqualified
3  Turkmenistan 5 2 2 1 8 8 0 8 Final tournament
4  United Arab Emirates 5 2 1 2 20 9 +11 7
5  Bangladesh 5 1 0 4 14 19 −5 3 Disqualified
6  Palestine 5 0 1 4 4 26 −22 1
Source: AFC
Tajikistan 1–1 Turkmenistan
  • Ktsoev 14'
 Report
  • Bobonazarov 38' (o.g.)
Attendance: 100
Referee: Naser Al-Ghafari (Jordan)
Bangladesh 9–1 Palestine
  • Sohel 13', 21' (pen.), 30', 59'
  • Saifuddin 55', 82'
  • S. Hossain 45+1'
  • Nadim 70', 87'
 Report
  • Al-Shaer 81'
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 200
Referee: Radwan Ghandour (Lebanon)
United Arab Emirates 2–2 Uzbekistan
  • Ghuloom 2'
  • Ismail 7'
 Report
  • Supijanov 40'
  • Kamolov 70', 87'
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 300
Referee: Chaiwat Kunsuta (Thailand)
Bangladesh 1–9 United Arab Emirates
  • Sohel 64'
 Report
  • Ghuloom 7'
  • Hadeed 28'
  • Al Hamadi 47', 52', 61', 89'
  • Al Ameri 80'
  • Ismail 86', 87'
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 300
Referee: Abdullah Al Harrasi (Oman)
Palestine 0–4 Tajikistan
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Khalaf Al Labani (Yemen)
Uzbekistan 4–1 Turkmenistan
  • Abdullayev 38'
  • Supijanov 45', 88', 90'
 Report
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 150
Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen)
Palestine 1–6 United Arab Emirates
  • Al-Shaer 44'
 Report
  • Al Ameri 38', 69'
  • Al Hamadi 39', 45+1', 66', 67'
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 150
Referee: Radwan Ghandour (Lebanon)
Turkmenistan 3–1 Bangladesh
 Report
  • S. Hossain 87'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Chaiwat Kunsuta (Thailand)
Tajikistan 1–2 Uzbekistan
  • Salokhiddinzoda 6'
 Report
  • Abdullayev 4'
  • Gapparov 58'
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 250
Referee: Naser Al-Ghafari (Jordan)
Uzbekistan 3–2 Bangladesh
  • Gapparov 67'
  • Shotursunov 70'
  • Abdullayev 73'
 Report
  • Sohel 66'
  • Saifuddin 84'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Abdullah Al Harrasi (Oman)
Turkmenistan 1–1 Palestine
  • Myradow 34'
 Report
  • Al-Rahban 14'
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 100
Referee: Khalaf Al Labani (Yemen)
United Arab Emirates 2–3 Tajikistan
 Report
  • Ktsoev 36'
  • Payzov 70'
  • Kalugin 82'
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 300
Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen)
Tajikistan 3–1 Bangladesh
  • A. Saidov 12'
  • Gaforov 81', 87'
 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Naser Al-Ghafari (Jordan)
Turkmenistan 2–1 United Arab Emirates
 Report
  • Al-Badooli 85'
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 200
Referee: Radwan Ghandour (Lebanon)
Palestine 1–6 Uzbekistan
  • Sulaiman 43'
 Report
  • Nasrulloev 30'
  • Supijanov 47'
  • Abdullayev 61'
  • Umarov 79', 90'
  • Shotursunov 90+1'
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 150
Referee: Chaiwat Kunsuta (Thailand)

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 China 4 4 0 0 28 1 +27 12 Final tournament
 Singapore 4 3 0 1 17 3 +14 9
 Mongolia 4 1 1 2 1 13 −12 4
 Guam 4 1 1 2 1 13 −12 4
 Macau 4 0 0 4 1 18 −17 0 Disqualified
 Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source:
Singapore 8–0 Mongolia
Salim 5', 36', 79', 87'
Stanely 58', 59', 60', 65'		 Report
NFTC Stadium, Hebei Province
Attendance: 20
Referee: Sachiko Baba (Japan)
China 12–0 Macau
Nan Yunqi 16', 20', 30', 51'
Wang Qingfeng 25'
Zhang Tianlong 29'
Jiang Xiaochen 36'
Guo Yi 56', 76'
Yu Baobao 83', 86', 89'		 Report
NFTC Stadium, Hebei Province
Attendance: 25
Referee: Mohd Yussof Mat Karim (Malaysia)
Singapore 4–0 Guam
Stanely 23'
Shahfiq 34', 68'
Salim 39'		 Report
NFTC Stadium, Hebei Province
Attendance: 70
Mongolia 0–5 China
Report Nan Yunqi 36', 45+1', 79'
Wang Qingfeng 37'
Jiang Xiaochen 54'
NFTC Stadium, Hebei Province
Attendance: 25
Referee: Jaafar Alawi Jawad Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Mongolia 0–0 Guam
Report
NFTC Stadium, Hebei Province
Attendance: 11
Referee: Rustam Saidov (Uzbekistan)
Macau 1–4 Singapore
Trigo 40' Report Shahfiq 29', 79'
Fazli 47'
Stanely 56'
NFTC Stadium, Hebei Province
Attendance: 5
Referee: Sachiko Baba (Japan)
Macau 0–1 Mongolia
Report Bayanjargal 24'
NFTC Stadium, Hebei Province
Attendance: 5
Referee: Mohd Yussof Mat Karim (Malaysia)
Guam 0–9 China
Report Wang Qingfeng 7', 26'
Sun Dong 9', 58', 88'
Wang Tong 36'
Jiang Xiaochen 62', 64'
Nan Yunqi 80'
NFTC Stadium, Hebei Province
Attendance: 10
Referee: Rustam Saidov (Uzbekistan)
Macau 0–1 Guam
Report Diambra Odi 86'
NFTC Stadium, Hebei Province
Attendance: 5
China 2–1 Singapore
Nan Yunqi 57'
Sun Dong 65'		 Report Salim 4'
NFTC Stadium, Hebei Province
Attendance: 6
Referee: Jaafar Alawi Jawad Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Japan 5 5 0 0 22 1 +21 15 Final tournament
 Indonesia 5 3 0 2 7 4 +3 9
 Laos 5 3 0 2 12 3 +9 9
 Cambodia 5 1 2 2 3 15 −12 5 Disqualified
 Vietnam 5 0 2 3 2 11 −9 2
 Hong Kong 5 0 2 3 1 13 −12 2
Source:
Japan 2–0 Laos
Uchida 54'
Shibasaki 70'		 Report
Attendance: 300
Vietnam 1–1 Cambodia
Huỳnh Vân Thành 58' Report Sokpheng 70'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Cha Sung-Mi (Korea Republic)
Hong Kong 0–1 Indonesia
Report Alan 47'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (Korea Republic)
Cambodia 0–7 Japan
Report Sugimoto 1', 13', 32', 78', 89'
Usami 30'
Haraguchi 66'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Dilovar Orzuev (Tajikistan)
Vietnam 0–0 Hong Kong
Report
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Arjunan Ajjagowder (India)
Indonesia 1–0 Laos
Reffa 63' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Dilovar Orzuev (Tajikistan)
Cambodia 1–1 Hong Kong
Mony Udom 37' Report Fong Pak Lun 10'
Attendance: 2,000
Japan 2–1 Indonesia
Haraguchi 21'
Usami 29'		 Report Reffa 18' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Arjunan Ajjagowder (India)
Laos 2–1 Vietnam
Vilayout 66'
Konekham 86'		 Report Hoàng Văn Nhuận 10'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (Korea Republic)
Hong Kong 0–7 Japan
Report Takagi 15', 40'
Mochizuki 19'
Haraguchi 39'
Doi 60', 68'
Ito 89'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Cha Sung-Mi (Korea Republic)
Indonesia 4–1 Vietnam
Alan 78', 81', 87', 90+3' Report Nguyễn Dinh Lợi 62'
Attendance: 6,000
Laos 6–0 Cambodia
Soukaphone 24'
Kita 41'
Ketsada 63' (pen.)
Vilayout 69', 75'
Keoviengphet 77'		 Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Arjunan Ajjagowder (India)
Japan 4–0 Vietnam
Doi 33'
Ito 36'
Shibahara 48'
Miyaichi 75'		 Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (Korea Republic)
Laos 4–0 Hong Kong
Kita 23', 55'
Soukaphone 31', 84'		 Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Cha Sung-Mi (Korea Republic)
Cambodia 1–0 Indonesia
Sotheth 85' Report
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Dilovar Orzuev (Tajikistan)

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 North Korea 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 4 Disqualified
 Australia 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4 Final tournament
 Malaysia 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
 Timor-Leste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
 Maldives 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Myanmar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:
Malaysia 0–2 Australia
Report Warren 14'
Babalj 26'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ram Krishna Gosh (Bangladesh)
Australia 0–0 North Korea
Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)
North Korea 4–0 Malaysia
Ri Hyok-chol 8', 35'
Rim Kwang-Hyok 48'
Jong Il-Gwan 62'		 Report
Attendance: 269
Referee: Chawalit Sananwai (Thailand)

Group H

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 South Korea 4 3 0 1 28 5 +23 9 Final tournament
 Thailand 4 2 0 2 15 7 +8 6
 Chinese Taipei 4 1 0 3 2 33 −31 3
Source:
South Korea 11–0 Chinese Taipei
Rim Chang-Woo 31'
Lim Dong-Cheon 32', 50'
Lee Chang 43', 49', 74'
Lee Seung-Min 62'
Cho Min-Woo 68'
Kim Dong-Min 72'
Lee Jong-Ho 85'
Tien Chih-Yuan 90' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 100
Chinese Taipei 2–1 Thailand
Lin Chang-Fa 29'
Chang Hao-Wei 75'		 Report Poemtawee 44'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Huang Junjie (China PR)
Thailand 1–4 South Korea
Srisai 8' Report Lee Dong-Nyck 53'
Lee Chang 70'
Lee Jong-Ho 76'
Lee Seung-Min 87'
Attendance: 200
Chinese Taipei 0–12 South Korea
Report Lee Chang 18', 43', 55', 69'
Lee Jong-Ho 19', 21', 87'
Kim Jin-Su 49', 62'
Lee Seung-Min 71'
Nam Seung-Woo 86'
Joo Ik-Seong 90+1'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Huang Junjie (China PR)
Thailand 9–0 Chinese Taipei
Chuaisinuan 7', 74'
Duangfa 23', 39', 58', 78'
Chumuang 81', 89'
Yooyen 82'		 Report
Attendance: 150
South Korea 1–4 Thailand
Jung Dong-Cheol 55' Report Cheepnurat 35'
Chumuang 71', 80'
Yooyen 84'
Attendance: 200

Countries to participate in 2008 AFC U-16 Championship

References
  1. the-afc.com: AFC Disciplinary Committee disqualifies DPR Korea, Tajikistan and Iraq from AFC U-16 Championship 2008
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