1990 AFC U-16 Championship

The 1990 AFC U-16 Championship, was the fourth iteration of the AFC U-16 Championship, a tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and held every two years for Asian under-16 teams.

1990 AFC U-16 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	United Arab Emirates
Dates	19–29 October
Teams	7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Qatar (1st title)
Runners-up	United Arab Emirates
Third place	China PR
Fourth place	Indonesia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	32 (2.46 per match)

Qualification

• China PR
• India
• Indonesia
• Jordan
• South Korea
• Qatar
• Saudi Arabia
• United Arab Emirates (host)

Group stage

The matches were held in Dubai and Sharjah, UAE. October 19 to 29

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GD
United Arab Emirates	5	3	2	1	0	8	1
China PR	5	3	2	1	0	6	1
India	2	3	1	0	2	2	6
Jordan	0	3	0	0	3	1	9

Matchday 1

United Arab Emirates	3–0	India

China PR	3–0	Jordan

Matchday 2

China PR	3–1	India

United Arab Emirates	5–1	Jordan

Matchday 3

India	1–0	Jordan

United Arab Emirates	0–0	China PR

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GD
Qatar	3	2	1	1	0	3	0
Indonesia	2	2	0	2	0	1	1
South Korea	1	2	0	1	1	1	4
Saudi Arabia 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

¹ The then-reigning U-16 world champions Saudi Arabia withdrew, citing Blue Diamond Affair.

Matchday 1

South Korea	1–1	Indonesia

Matchday 2

Qatar	3–0	South Korea

Matchday 3

Qatar	0–0	Indonesia

Knock Stage

Semifinals

United Arab Emirates	2–0	Indonesia

Qatar	1–0	China PR

Third Place Match

China PR	5–0	Indonesia

Final

Qatar	2–0	United Arab Emirates

Winners

AFC U-16 Championship 1990 Winners
Qatar First title

Teams qualified for 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship

• Qatar
• United Arab Emirates
• China PR

Sources

• rsssf.com