2016 AFC U-19 Championship

The 2016 AFC U-19 Championship was the 39th edition of the AFC U-19 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-19 national teams of Asia. The tournament was hosted by Bahrain, as announced by the AFC on 3 June 2015,[1] and was scheduled to be played between 13–30 October 2016.[2] A total of 16 teams played in the tournament.

2016 AFC U-19 Championship
بطولة آسيا للشباب تحت 19 عاما 2016
Tournament details
Host countryBahrain
Dates13–30 October
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Japan (1st title)
Runners-up Saudi Arabia
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored84 (2.71 per match)
Attendance39,304 (1,268 per match)
Top scorer(s)Saudi Arabia Sami Al-Najei
Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Yami
(4 goals each)
Best player(s)Japan Ritsu Dōan
Fair play award Japan
2014
2018

Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the AFC qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The top four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea as the AFC representatives, besides South Korea who qualified automatically as hosts. If South Korea were among the top four teams, three play-off matches would be played to decide the fifth-placed team which also qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup; however, this was not necessary as South Korea were eliminated in the group stage.[3]

Japan conquered the title for the first time after beating Saudi Arabia in the final's penalty shootout, and also set a record in the competition for being the first team to win the tournament without conceding a single goal.

On 25 October 2016, the AFC President, Salman Al-Khalifa, congratulated Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, IR Iran and Japan on qualifying for the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2017. The four teams will join hosts South Korea to make up Asia's five representatives at the tournament.[4]

Qualification

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The draw for the qualifiers was held on 5 June 2015.[5] A total of 43 teams were drawn into ten groups, with the ten group winners and the five best runners-up qualifying for the final tournament, together with Bahrain who qualified automatically as hosts but also competed in the qualifying stage.

The qualifiers were played between 28 September – 6 October 2015.[6]

Qualified teams

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The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[7]

Team Qualified as Appearance Previous best performance
  Bahrain Hosts 9th Runners-up (1986)
  Japan Group J winners 36th Runners-up (1973, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006)
  Iraq Group F winners 16th Champions (1975, 1977, 1978, 1988, 2000)
  China Group I winners 17th Champions (1985)
  Vietnam Group G winners 18th Quarter-finals (19671, 19691)
  Uzbekistan Group A winners 7th Runners-up (2008)
  South Korea Group H winners 37th Champions (1959, 1960, 1963, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2012)
  Tajikistan Group F (1st best) runners-up 3rd Group stage (2006, 2008)
  United Arab Emirates Group C winners 13th Champions (2008)
  Australia Group J (2nd best) runners-up 6th Runners-up (2010)
  Qatar Group D winners 13th Champions (2014)
  Thailand Group H (3rd best) runners-up 32nd Champions (1962, 1969)
  Saudi Arabia Group B winners 13th Champions (1986, 1992)
  North Korea Group I (4th best) runners-up 12th Champions (1976, 2006, 2010)
  Iran Group E winners 20th Champions (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976)
  Yemen Group B (5th best) runners-up 6th Group stage (1978, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2014)

Venues

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The tournament is played in two venues:

Riffa
2016 AFC U-19 Championship (Bahrain)
Bahrain National Stadium
Capacity: 30,000
 
Isa Town
Khalifa Sports City Stadium
Capacity: 20,000

Draw

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The draw for the final tournament was held on 30 April 2016, 19:00 AST (UTC+3), in Manama.[8] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams.[3] The teams were seeded according to their performance in the previous edition in 2014.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

  Bahrain (hosts; position A1)
  Qatar
  North Korea
  Uzbekistan

  Japan
  Thailand
  United Arab Emirates
  China

  Australia
  Iraq
  South Korea
  Yemen

  Iran
  Vietnam
  Saudi Arabia
  Tajikistan

Squads

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Players born on or after 1 January 1997 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team can register a maximum of 23 players (minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers).[9]

Group stage

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The top two teams of each group advance to the quarter-finals.

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[9]

  1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. If, after applying criteria 1 to 3, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 apply;
  5. Goal difference in all the group matches;
  6. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
  8. Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card);
  9. Drawing of lots.

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).[10]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Bahrain (H) 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6[a] Knockout stage
2   Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6[a]
3   South Korea 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6[a]
4   Thailand 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head results: Bahrain 3–2 Saudi Arabia, South Korea 2–1 Bahrain, South Korea 1–2 Saudi Arabia. Head-to-head standings:
    • Bahrain: 3 pts, 0 GD, 4 GF
    • Saudi Arabia: 3 pts, 0 GD, 4 GF
    • South Korea: 3 pts, 0 GD, 3 GF
    South Korea are ranked third on head-to-head goals scored. Bahrain are ranked ahead of Saudi Arabia on their own head-to-head result.
Thailand  1–3  South Korea
Anon   76' Report Jeong Tae-wook   13'
Han Chan-hee   41'
Kang Ji-hoon   90+3'
Bahrain  3–2  Saudi Arabia
Marhoon   41'
Al-Hardan   49' (pen.)
Mohamed   90+4'
Report Al-Shamlan   56'
Al-Najei   80' (pen.)

Saudi Arabia  4–0  Thailand
Al-Shamlan   43'
Al-Muwallad   60'
Al-Khulaif   68'
Ghareeb   90+3'
Report
Attendance: 185
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
South Korea  2–1  Bahrain
Cho Young-wook   84', 90+2' Report Ebrahim   56'

Bahrain  3–2  Thailand
Al-Hardan   12' (pen.)
Bughammar   47'
Al-Naar   51'
Report Sittichok   30'
Supachai   84'
South Korea  1–2  Saudi Arabia
Kim Geon-ung   32' Report Al-Najei   38'
Al-Amri   64'

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Iraq 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7 Knockout stage
2   Vietnam 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3   United Arab Emirates 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4   North Korea 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
North Korea  1–2  Vietnam
Ryang Hyon-ju   90+2' Report Hà Đức Chinh   71'
Đoàn Văn Hậu   90+1'
United Arab Emirates  0–1  Iraq
Report Kareem   26'

Vietnam  1–1  United Arab Emirates
Hồ Minh Dĩ   21' Report Omar   58' (pen.)
Iraq  4–0  North Korea
Fayyadh   54' (pen.)
Kareem   63', 65'
Abbas   79'
Report

North Korea  1–3  United Arab Emirates
Han Kwang-song   8' Report Rashed   31'
Al-Matroushi   52'
Yaqoub   77'
Iraq  0–0  Vietnam
Report
Attendance: 263
Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Japan 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 7 Knockout stage
2   Iran 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3   Qatar 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
4   Yemen 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Japan  3–0  Yemen
Ogawa   47'
Iwasaki   79'
Hara   88'
Report
Qatar  1–1  Iran
Razzaghpour   38' (o.g.) Report Razzaghpour   58'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Iran  0–0  Japan
Report
Yemen  0–1  Qatar
Report Umaru   84'

Qatar  0–3  Japan
Report Iwasaki   14'
Miyoshi   45'
Tomiyasu   62'
Yemen  0–1  Iran
Report Razzaghpour   45'
Attendance: 535
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Uzbekistan 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Knockout stage
2   Tajikistan 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3   Australia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4   China 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Uzbekistan  2–1  Tajikistan
Davlatjonov   67'
Yakhshiboev   72'
Report Saidov   20'
China  0–1  Australia
Report Shabow   46'

Tajikistan  2–0  China
Panjshanbe   3'
Hamroqulov   65'
Report
Australia  2–3  Uzbekistan
Youlley   63' (pen.)
Blackwood   90+3' (pen.)
Report Abdukhalikov   29'
Ibrokhimov   40', 46'

Uzbekistan  0–0  China
Report
Australia  0–0  Tajikistan
Report

Knockout stage

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In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.[9]

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
23 October – Riffa
 
 
  Bahrain0
 
27 October – Riffa
 
  Vietnam1
 
  Vietnam0
 
24 October – Riffa
 
  Japan3
 
  Japan4
 
30 October – Riffa
 
  Tajikistan0
 
  Japan (p)0 (5)
 
23 October – Isa Town
 
  Saudi Arabia0 (3)
 
  Iraq2 (5)
 
27 October – Isa Town
 
  Saudi Arabia (p)2 (6)
 
  Saudi Arabia6
 
24 October – Isa Town
 
  Iran5
 
  Uzbekistan0
 
 
  Iran2
 

Quarter-finals

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Winners qualified for 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Iraq  2–2 (a.e.t.)  Saudi Arabia
Hussein   75'
Fayyadh   79'
Report Al-Shamlan   65'
A. Al-Yami   69'
Penalties
Habeeb  
M. Kareem  
Hussein  
Fayyadh  
Jalal  
Abdulnabi  
Hadi  
5–6   Al-Dawsari
  Ghareeb
  A. Al-Yami
  Al-Amri
  Al-Najei
  Zabani
  Al-Saluli

Bahrain  0–1  Vietnam
Report Trần Thành   72'

Japan  4–0  Tajikistan
Ogawa   8', 73'
Dōan   19'
Iwasaki   88'
Report
Attendance: 135
Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Uzbekistan  0–2  Iran
Report Jafari   14', 47'

Semi-finals

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Saudi Arabia  6–5  Iran
Al-Najei   18' (pen.), 51'
Al-Khulaif   42'
A. Al-Yami   45+1', 64', 76'
Report Jafari   45'
Aghasi   45+3'
Shekari   62'
Mehdikhani   75'
Karamolachaab   83'

Vietnam  0–3  Japan
Report Kishimoto   6'
Nakamura   10', 51'

Final

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Japan  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Saudi Arabia
Report
Penalties
Sakai  
Dōan  
Endo  
Nakayama  
Ogawa  
5–3   Al-Dawsari
  Kariri
  A. Al-Yami
  Magrashi

Winners

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 AFC U-19 Championship 2016 winners 
 
Japan
First title

Awards

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Most Valuable Player
Top Scorer
Fair Play

Goalscorers

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4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Source: the-afc.com

Tournament team rankings

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As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1   Japan 6 4 2 0 13 0 +13 14 Champions
2   Saudi Arabia 6 3 2 1 16 11 +5 11 Runners-up
3   Iran 5 2 2 1 9 7 +2 8 Semi-finalists
4   Vietnam 5 2 2 1 4 5 −1 8
5   Iraq 4 2 2 0 7 2 +5 8 Eliminated in
quarter-finals
6   Uzbekistan 4 2 1 1 5 5 0 7
7   Bahrain (H) 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 6
8   Tajikistan 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 4
9   South Korea 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Eliminated in
group stage
10   United Arab Emirates 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
11   Australia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
12   Qatar 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
13   China 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
14   Yemen 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
15   Thailand 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
16   North Korea 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Qualified teams for U-20 World Cup

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The following five teams from AFC qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, including South Korea which qualified as hosts.[13]

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
  South Korea 5 December 2013[14] 13 (1979, 1981, 1983, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
  Japan 24 October 2016 8 (1979, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)
  Saudi Arabia 23 October 2016 7 (1985, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1999, 2003, 2011)
  Iran 24 October 2016 2 (1977, 2001)
  Vietnam 23 October 2016 0 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

References

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