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 yilgi U-16 Osiyo chempionati | |
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| 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 |
Iran won their first title after beating South Korea 2–1 in the final.
Qualification competition edit
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Stadiums edit
| Tashkent | |
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| Pakhtakor Stadium | MHSK Stadium |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 15,000 |
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Squads edit
Group stage edit
All times local (UTC+5)
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Iran
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  Uzbekistan (H)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Bahrain
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Singapore
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 |
| Singapore | 0–7 | Uzbekistan |
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| Uzbekistan | 1–2 | Iran |
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| Iran | 4–1 | Singapore |
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| Uzbekistan | 2–0 | Bahrain |
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Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Korea
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  Syria
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 |  India
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Indonesia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
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| South Korea | 5–2 | India |
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| Indonesia | 0–9 | South Korea |
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| Syria | 1–1 | South Korea |
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Group C edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Australia
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  Saudi Arabia
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  China
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Turkmenistan
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
Source: AFC
| China | 2–1 | Turkmenistan |
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| Saudi Arabia | 1–3 | Australia |
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| Australia | 2–1 | China |
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| Turkmenistan | 0–4 | Saudi Arabia |
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| China | 1–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Australia | 6–0 | Turkmenistan |
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Group D edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Japan
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  United Arab Emirates
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3[a] | |
| 3 |  Malaysia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3[a] | |
| 4 |  Yemen[b]
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
Source: AFC
Notes:
Notes:
Knockout stages edit
Bracket edit
| 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 | |||||||||
Quarterfinal edit
| Australia | 2–3 | United Arab Emirates |
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| Japan | 2–0 | Saudi Arabia |
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| South Korea | 3–0 | Uzbekistan |
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Semifinal edit
| South Korea | 2–1 | Japan |
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Final edit
| Iran | 2–1 | South Korea |
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Winners edit
| 2008 AFC U-16 Championship |
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 Iran First title |
Awards edit
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
| Most Valuable Player | Top Scorer | Fair Play Award |
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| Lee Jong-ho
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Kaveh Rezaei
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South Korea
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Goalscorers edit
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
Brendan Hamill- Kamal Ibrahim
- Jared Lum
- Dimitrios Petratos
- Marc Warren
- Trent Sainsbury
- Tedros Yabio
Salman Al-Dakheel- Sayed Dhiya Saeed
- Dheya Salman Yusuf
Guo Yi- Jin Jingdao
- Nan Yunqi
- Yu Baobao
Manandeep Singh
Vava Mario Yagalo
Bahram Dabbagh- Ali Darvishi
- Farhad Gholizadeh
- Mehrgan Golbarg
- Akbar Imani
- Payam Sadeghian
- Mohsen Talebat
- Mehrdad Yeghaneh
Gaku Shibasaki
Fandi Othman[note 4]
Mohammed Al-Asiri- Nawaf Al-Ghamdi
- Abdulrahim Al-Khamis
- Yasser Al-Shahrani
Al-Qaasimy Rahman
Kim Dong-min- Kim Jin-su
Rabie Jmhaa- Asaad Al-Khadr
Didar Durdyýew
Bobur Abdurakhmonov- Ayubhon Gapparov
Haddaf Al-Ameri- Mohamed Al-Khoori
- Abdulla Mohammad
- Marwan Al-Saffar
Ahmed Al-Baidhani[note 4]- Mohammed Muhsen[note 4]
1 own goal
- Ashish Chettri (against Syria)
- Deepak Devrani (against Syria)
- Abdullah Otayf (against Japan)
- Kenneth Chang (against Iran)
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup edit
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 |
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| 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) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Notes edit
- ^ 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]
- ^ The match was awarded 3–0 to Malaysia as Yemen fielded an ineligible player. The match initially ended in a 1–1 draw.[1]
- ^ The match was awarded 3–0 to Japan as Yemen fielded an ineligible player. The match initially ended 2–1 to Yemen.[1]
- ^ a b c d e f 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 edit
- ^ a b c d "AFC disqualifies Yemen on age rule". UzDaily.com. 12 October 2008. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
External links edit
- AFC U-16 Championship, the-AFC.com
- AFC U-16 Championship 2008, stats.the-AFC.com