1996 AFC U-16 Championship

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The 1996 AFC U-16 Championship was the 7th edition of the tournament, organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) every two years. Thailand was the host nation.

1996 AFC U-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Thailand
Dates17 September – 1 October
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Oman (1st title)
Runners-up Thailand
Third place Bahrain
Fourth place Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored86 (3.58 per match)
1994
1998

Venue

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All matches were played in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Qualification

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Qualified Teams:

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Oman 4 3 1 0 12 4 +8 10 Knockout stage
2   Japan 4 3 1 0 13 6 +7 10
3   South Korea 4 1 1 2 7 8 −1 4
4   Kuwait 4 1 0 3 5 9 −4 3
5   Uzbekistan 4 0 1 3 2 12 −10 1
Japan  2–2  Oman
Kuwait  1–3  South Korea

Japan  3–2  South Korea
Uzbekistan  1–6  Oman

Oman  3–1  South Korea
Uzbekistan  0–2  Kuwait

Japan  5–2  Kuwait
Uzbekistan  1–1  South Korea

Oman  1–0  Kuwait
Uzbekistan  0–3  Japan

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Thailand 4 3 1 0 15 3 +12 10 Knockout Stage
2   Bahrain 4 3 0 1 13 7 +6 9
3   China 4 1 1 2 5 10 −5 4
4   Iran 4 1 0 3 5 8 −3 3
5   India 4 1 0 3 6 16 −10 3
China  2–0  Iran
Thailand  7–0  India

Bahrain  3–2  India
Thailand  3–0  Iran

Bahrain  6–0  China
India  1–4  Iran

Bahrain  2–4  Thailand
India  3–2  China

Bahrain  2–1  Iran
Thailand  1–1  China

Knock-out stage

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Semifinals

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Oman  1–0  Bahrain
Thailand  1–0  Japan

Third place match

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Bahrain  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Japan
Penalties
4–1

Final

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Oman  1–0  Thailand

Winners

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 AFC U-16 Championship 1996 winners 
 
Oman

First title

Sources

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