AFC U-16 Championship

AFC U-16 Championship

Founded	1985
Region	Asia (AFC)
Number of teams	16
Current champions	Iraq (1st title)
Most successful team(s)	China PR Japan North Korea Oman Saudi Arabia South Korea (2 titles each)
2016 AFC U-16 Championship

The AFC U-16 Championship is a football competition, organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) held once every two years for Asian under-16 teams that also serves as a qualification tournament for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The top 4 countries qualify to participate in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Until 2006 it was held as an under-17 tournament.

Results

2000

2016

2012

2004

1988, 1996, 2014

2006

1985, 1986, 1994, 1998

1990, 2002

1992

2008, 2010

Host countries of the games through 2016

Coordinate is based on the capital of the nation.

Year	Host	Final			Third Place Match
Year	Host	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
1985 Details	Qatar	Saudi Arabia	0–0 (4–3 p)	Qatar	Iraq	1–0	Thailand
1986 Details	Qatar	South Korea	0–0 (5–4 p)	Qatar	Saudi Arabia	2–0	North Korea
1988 Details	Thailand	Saudi Arabia	2–0	Bahrain	China PR	1–1 (4–3 p)	Iraq
1990 Details	United Arab Emirates	Qatar	2–0	United Arab Emirates	China PR	5–0	Indonesia
1992 Details	Saudi Arabia	China PR	2–2 (8–7 p)	Qatar	Saudi Arabia	2–1	North Korea
1994 Details	Qatar	Japan	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Qatar	Oman	3–2	Bahrain
1996 Details	Thailand	Oman	1–0	Thailand	Bahrain	0–0 (4–1 p)	Japan
1998 Details	Qatar	Thailand	1–1 (3–2 p)	Qatar	Bahrain	5–1	South Korea
2000 Details	Vietnam	Oman	1–0	Iran	Japan	4–2	Vietnam
2002 Details	United Arab Emirates	South Korea	1–1 (5–3 p)	Yemen	China PR	1–0	Uzbekistan
2004 Details	Japan	China PR	1–0	North Korea	Qatar	2–1	Iran
2006 Details	Singapore	Japan	4–2 (a.e.t.)	North Korea	Tajikistan	3–3 (5–4 p)	Syria
Year	Host	Final			Losing semi-finalists⁽¹⁾
Year	Host	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Losing semi-finalists⁽¹⁾
2008 Details	Uzbekistan	Iran	2–1	South Korea	United Arab Emirates and Japan
2010 Details	Uzbekistan	North Korea	2–0	Uzbekistan	Australia and Japan
2012 Details	Iran	Uzbekistan	1–1 (3–1 p)	Japan	Iran and Iraq
2014 Details	Thailand	North Korea	2–1	South Korea	Australia and Syria
2016 Details	India	Iraq	0–0 (4–3 p)	Iran	Japan and North Korea

Notes:

a.e.t.: after extra time
p: after penalty shoot-out
¹ No third place match was played.

Successful national teams

Team	Champions	Runners-up	Third-place	Fourth-place	Semi-finalists
North Korea	2 (2010, 2014)	2 (2004, 2006)	-	2 (1986, 1992)	1 (2016)
South Korea	2 (1986, 2002)	2 (2008, 2014)	-	1 (1998)	-
Japan	2 (1994, 2006)	1 (2012)	1 (2000)	1 (1996)	3 (2008, 2010, 2016)
China PR	2 (1992, 2004)	-	3 (1988, 1990, 2002)	-	-
Saudi Arabia	2 (1985, 1988)	-	2 (1986, 1992*)	-	-
Oman	2 (1996, 2000)	-	1 (1994)	-	-
Qatar	1 (1990)	5 (1985, 1986, 1992, 1994, 1998)	1 (2004)	-	-
Iran	1 (2008)	2 (2000, 2016)	-	1 (2004)	1 (2012*)
Thailand	1 (1998)	1 (1996*)	-	1 (1985)	-
Uzbekistan	1 (2012)	1 (2010*)	-	1 (2002)	-
Iraq	1 (2016)	-	1 (1985)	1 (1988)	1 (2012)
Bahrain	-	1 (1988)	2 (1996, 1998)	1 (1994)	-
United Arab Emirates	-	1 (1990*)	-	-	1 (2008)
Yemen	-	1 (2002)	-	-	-
Tajikistan	-	-	1 (2006)	-	-
Syria	-	-	-	1 (2006)	1 (2014)
Indonesia	-	-	-	1 (1990)	-
Vietnam	-	-	-	1 (2000*)	-
Australia	-	-	-	-	2 (2010, 2014)

* = As hosts

Participating nations

Legend:

1st – Champions
2nd – Runners-up
3rd – Third place
4th – Fourth place
SF – Semi-finalists
QF – Quarter finals
GS – Group stage
q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
•• – Qualified but withdrew
• – Did not qualify
× – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA
– Hosts
– Not affiliated to FIFA

Nation	1985	1986	1988	1990	1992	1994	1996	1998	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	Total
Australia													QF	SF	QF	SF	GS	5
Bahrain		GS	2nd		GS	4th	3rd	3rd					GS			•	•	7
Bangladesh		GS			GS			GS	GS		GS	GS				•	•	6
China PR	GS		3rd	3rd	1st	GS	GS		GS	3rd	1st	QF	GS	GS	GS	GS	•	14
Hong Kong																GS	•	1
India				GS			GS			QF	GS		GS		GS	•	GS	7
Indonesia		GS	GS	4th									GS	GS		•	×	5
Iran							GS	GS	2nd		4th	QF	1st	GS	SF	QF	2nd	10
Iraq	3rd		4th			GS		GS			QF	GS		QF	SF	•	1st	9
Japan			GS			1st	4th	GS	3rd	GS	GS	1st	SF	SF	2nd	QF	SF	13
Jordan				GS										QF	×	•	•	2
Kuwait									GS		QF			GS	QF	GS	×	5
Kyrgyzstan																	GS	1
Laos											GS	DQ			GS	•	•	2
Malaysia											GS		GS			QF	GS	4
Myanmar		GS							GS	GS		GS				•	•	4
Nepal									GS			GS				GS	×	3
Oman						3rd	1st	GS	1st		QF			GS	GS	GS	QF	9
North Korea		4th	GS		4th			GS			2nd	2nd		1st	GS	1st	SF	10
Pakistan										GS						•	×	1
Qatar	2nd	2nd	GS	1st	2nd	2nd		2nd		QF	3rd					GS	•	10
Saudi Arabia	1st	3rd	1st		3rd	GS						QF	QF		GS	GS	GS	10
Singapore												GS	GS			•	•	2
South Korea		1st	GS	GS		GS		4th		1st	QF	QF	2nd		QF	2nd	GS	12
Syria										QF		4th	QF	QF	QF	SF	•	6
Tajikistan												3rd		GS		•	•	2
Thailand	4th		GS		GS		2nd	1st	GS		GS				GS	GS	GS	10
Timor-Leste														GS		•	•	1
Turkmenistan													GS		×	•	•	1
United Arab Emirates				2nd	GS	GS				QF			SF	QF		•	QF	7
Uzbekistan						GS	GS			4th	GS		QF	2nd	1st	QF	QF	9
Vietnam									4th	GS	GS	GS		GS		•	QF	6
South Yemen	GS																	1
Yemen										2nd		GS	×		GS	•	GS	5

All time result

NB: Exclude Qatar 1985 cause of lack of data.

As of Thailand 2014.

Team	Part.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Japan	12	58	34	9	15	129	67	111
South Korea	12	55	30	10	15	117	63	100
China PR	13	56	27	14	15	103	69	95
Qatar	9	43	25	10	8	76	38	85
Iran	9	41	24	4	14	81	50	76
North Korea	9	44	18	10	16	66	56	64
Oman	8	35	17	2	16	62	53	53
Saudi Arabia	8	33	15	6	12	57	32	51
Uzbekistan	8	37	13	9	15	60	85	48
Bahrain	7	33	13	8	12	55	46	47
Iraq	7	30	12	6	12	41	38	42
Thailand	8	32	12	4	16	47	47	40
Australia	4	18	12	3	3	42	20	39
Syria	6	27	10	9	8	39	33	39
United Arab Emirates	6	24	8	7	9	40	42	31
India	6	20	5	3	12	25	48	18

Team	Part.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Yemen	4	12	4	4	4	17	18	16
Vietnam	5	18	4	3	11	24	40	15
Kuwait	5	19	4	3	12	25	41	15
Tajikistan	2	9	4	2	3	14	23	14
Bangladesh	6	20	3	3	14	16	59	12
Malaysia	3	10	3	1	6	10	18	10
Myanmar	4	12	2	2	8	12	36	8
Laos	2	6	2	0	4	8	19	6
Indonesia	5	17	1	3	13	11	48	6
Jordan	2	7	1	2	4	3	14	5
Nepal	3	10	1	2	7	6	31	5
Singapore	2	6	0	2	4	3	18	2
Pakistan	1	3	0	1	2	2	6	1
Hong Kong	1	3	0	0	3	0	6	0
Timor-Leste	1	3	0	0	3	1	9	0
Turkmenistan	1	3	0	0	3	1	12	0

References

Garin, Erik; Stokkermans, Karel. "Asian U-16 Championships". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.

External links

Official website

AFC U-16 Championship

Tournaments

U-16	Qatar 1985 Qatar 1986 Thailand 1988 UAE 1990

U-17	Saudi Arabia 1992 Qatar 1994 Thailand 1996 Qatar 1998 Vietnam 2000 UAE 2002 Japan 2004 Singapore 2006

U-16	Uzbekistan 2008 Uzbekistan 2010 Iran 2012 Thailand 2014 India 2016 TBA 2018

Qualification

1985
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018

Squads

1985
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016

AFC competitions

Men's football

Senior national team	Asian Cup Solidarity Cup Gulf Cup of Nations AFF Championship EAFF East Asian Championship SAFF Championship WAFF Championship

Age-restricted	U-23 Championship Asian Games U-19 Championship U-16 Championship U-14 Championship

Futsal and Beach competitions	Futsal Championship GCC Futsal Cup U-20 Futsal Championship Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Beach Soccer Championship Asian Beach Games

Defunct	Challenge Cup (defunct)

Men's club competitions

Active competitions	Champions League AFC Cup

Defunct competitions	President's Cup (defunct) Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) Super Cup (defunct) Afro-Asian Championship (defunct)

Futsal and Beach competitions	Futsal Club Championship

Women's football

Senior national team	Asian Cup Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Asian Games

Age-restricted	U-19 Championship U-16 Championship U-14 Girls' Regional Championship

Futsal and Beach competitions	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Futsal Championship

FIFA U-16 World Championship / U-17 World Cup

Tournaments	China 1985 Canada 1987 Scotland 1989 Italy 1991 Japan 1993 Ecuador 1995 Egypt 1997 New Zealand 1999 Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Finland 2003 Peru 2005 South Korea 2007 Nigeria 2009 Mexico 2011 UAE 2013 Chile 2015 India 2017 TBA 2019

Qualification	AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA

Squads	1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Team appearances Records and statistics

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or Timeline of association football

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

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AFC U-16 Championship

Results

Successful national teams

Participating nations

All time result

See also

References

External links