2012 AFC U-16 Championship

2012 AFC U-16 Championship
مسابقات فوتبال زیر ۱۶ سال آسیا ۲۰۱۲
Tournament details
Host country Iran
Dates22 September – 6 October
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Uzbekistan (1st title)
Runners-up Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored97 (3.13 per match)
Attendance12,853 (415 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Hwang Hee-Chan
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Japan Taro Sugimoto[1]
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The 2012 AFC U-16 Championship was the 15th edition of the tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation. The AFC approved Iran as hosts of the championship on 23 November 2011.[2] The top 4 teams qualified for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, hosted by the United Arab Emirates. Qualification for the tournament started in 2011.

Host Selection

The Organising Committee for AFC Youth Competitions for the 2011–2015 term announced that Iran and Palestine were interested in hosting the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship Finals.

Per decision of the AFC Competitions Committee, the host nation should qualify for the final tournament. The decision on the hosts was taken in the committee's meeting on 21 November 2011 based on the results of the qualifiers.[2]

Qualification

The qualification draw was held on 30 March 2011.[3]

Qualifiers

Venues

Tehran
Tehran
Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium Ekbatan Stadium
Capacity: 8,250 Capacity: 12,000

Draw

The draw for the competition was held on 10 May 2012 in Tehran, Iran.[4]

Pot 1 (Host & Seeds) Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Iran
 North Korea
 Uzbekistan
 Australia

 Japan
 Syria
 Iraq
 Kuwait

 China
 Oman
 Saudi Arabia
 Yemen

 Thailand
 Laos
 South Korea
 India

Group stage

In the group stage the tie-breaking criteria are direct matches before goal difference.[5]

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 9
 Kuwait 3 1 1 1 6 6 +0 4
 Laos 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
 Yemen 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
Kuwait 1–1 Yemen
Thekr Allah 19' Report Al-Dahi 71' (pen.)
Attendance: 100
Iran 3–1 Laos
Mazloum 17', 48'
Hosseini 19' (pen.)		 Report Noyvong 2'
Attendance: 450
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Laos 3–4 Kuwait
Phanthavong 24'
Kettavong 28'
Noyvong 37' (pen.)		 Report Marzouq 26', 90+1'
Keola 32' (o.g.)
Alajmi 90+2'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Salah Abbas Alabbasi (Bahrain)
Yemen 1–4 Iran
Al-Dahi 3' Report Rigi 54'
Ezzatollahi 61'
Jafari 65'
Karamolachaab 81'
Attendance: 421
Referee: Maasaki Toma (Japan)
Iran 2–1 Kuwait
Hosseini 40'
Shojaei 62'		 Report Thekr Allah 27'
Attendance: 510
Yemen 1–2 Laos
Al-Dahi 45' Report Mahdi 12' (o.g.)
Kettavong 70'
Attendance: 50

Group B

Iraq and Australia played a penalty shootout after their final group match to determine their ranking. Iraq won that 3–2.[6]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
Australia Australia 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
 Oman 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
 Thailand 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Australia Australia2–0 Thailand
Tombides 14'
MacDonald 29'		 Report
Attendance: 183
Iraq 2–1 Oman
Abdul-Zahra 5'
Majed 35'		 Report Al-Rushadi 61'
Attendance: 150
Thailand 0–2 Iraq
Report Karim 63'
M. Lateef 65'
Attendance: 350
Referee: Naser Al Ghafari (Jordan)
Oman 1–2Australia Australia
Al-Rushadi 52' (pen.) Report MacDonald 16'
Baldacchino 87'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)
Australia Australia0–0 Iraq
Report
Penalties
2–3
Attendance: 150
Oman 3–2 Thailand
Al-Alawi 40'
Mubarak 55'
Al-Rushadi 72'		 Report Puangbut 8'
Thongma 17'
Attendance: 55
Referee: Salah Abbas Alabbasi (Bahrain)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9
 Japan 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
 North Korea 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
 Saudi Arabia 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
North Korea 0–3 South Korea
Report Hwang Hee-Chan 18', 58', 67'
Attendance: 331
Japan 2–0 Saudi Arabia
Sasaki 44'
Sugimoto 56'		 Report
Attendance: 200
South Korea 3–1 Japan
Hwang Hee-Chan 13'
Choi Ju-Yong 42'
Ko Min-hyuk 89'		 Report Ogawa 23'
Attendance: 350
Saudi Arabia 1–2 North Korea
Al-Qahtani 54' Report Ri Ryong 48'
Ri Kwang-Song 82'
Attendance: 237
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
North Korea 0–3 Japan
Report Nakamura 14'
Sugimoto 49'
Ogawa 82'
Attendance: 150
Saudi Arabia 0–1 South Korea
Report Jeong Hun-U 62'
Attendance: 62
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Syria 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
 Uzbekistan 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 China 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
 India 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
Uzbekistan 3–2 India
Odilov 8'
Abdullaev 53' (pen.)
Abdiganiyev 79'		 Report Rai 47', 71'
Attendance: 100
Syria 1–1 China
Kurdaghli 90+4' Report Zhang Yuning 48'
Attendance: 100
India 0–0 Syria
Report
Attendance: 150
China 1–1 Uzbekistan
Hu Jinghang 43' Report Boltaboev 16'
Attendance: 100
Uzbekistan 0–1 Syria
Report Alhusni 33'
Attendance: 20
Referee: Maasaki Toma (Japan)
China 2–2 India
Wang Jinxian 21'
Zhang Yuning 33'		 Report Lalhlimpuia 19'
Mendes 90+4' (pen.)
Attendance: 100
Referee: Naser Al Ghafari (Jordan)

Knockout stage

Knockout Map

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
30 September
 
 
 Iran5
 
3 October
 
 Australia1
 
 Iran2
 
30 September
 
 Uzbekistan3
 
 South Korea1(3)
 
6 October
 
 Uzbekistan1(5)
 
 Uzbekistan1(3)
 
30 September
 
 Japan1(1)
 
 Iraq3
 
3 October
 
 Kuwait1
 
 Iraq1
 
30 September
 
 Japan5
 
 Syria1
 
 
 Japan2
 

Quarterfinals

Iraq 3–1 Kuwait
Kadhim 59'
Salman 74'
Majed 80'		 Report Alasfour 68'
Attendance: 500
South Korea 1–1 Uzbekistan
Hwang Hee-Chan 90+4' Report Turaev 64'
Penalties
Yoo Won-Jong soccer ball with check mark
Hwang Hee-Chan soccer ball with red X
Lee Gun soccer ball with check mark
Lim Eun-Su soccer ball with check mark		 3–5 soccer ball with check mark Komilov
soccer ball with check mark Abdullaev
soccer ball with check mark Shukurov
soccer ball with check mark Mirzaev
soccer ball with check mark Abbasov
Attendance: 200
Iran 5–1 Australia
Ezzatollahi 31' (pen.)
Karamolachaab 35', 90+3'
Bazaj 61'
Rigi 81'		 Report Antoniou 88'
Attendance: 3,850
Referee: Maasaki Toma (Japan)
Syria 1–2 Japan
Kurdaghli 87' Report Sugimori 80'
Sugimoto 82'
Attendance: 197

Semifinals

Iran 2–3 Uzbekistan
Hosseini 4'
Mazloum 88'		 Report Khamdamov 13'
Abdullaev 35'
Shukurov 42'
Attendance: 3,050
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)
Iraq 1–5 Japan
Sami 59' Report Onishi 9'
Kitagawa 18', 88'
Watanabe 67'
Sasaki 68'
Attendance: 537

Final

Uzbekistan 1–1 Japan
Turaev 52' Report Mizutani 6'
Penalties
Komilov soccer ball with check mark
Shukurov soccer ball with check mark
Mirzaev soccer ball with check mark		 3–1 soccer ball with check mark Miyoshi
soccer ball with red X Sugimoto
soccer ball with red X Sugimori
soccer ball with red X Kitagawa
Attendance: 213

Winners

 AFC U-16 Championship 2012 winners 

Uzbekistan
First title

Countries to participate in 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup

The four semi-finalists qualified for 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Goalscorers

There were 97 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 3.13 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Tournament team rankings

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  Uzbekistan 6 2 3 1 9 8 +1 9 Champion
2  Japan 6 4 1 1 14 6 +8 13 Runner-up
3  Iran (H) 5 4 0 1 16 7 +9 12 Third place
4  Iraq 5 3 1 1 8 7 +1 10 Fourth place
5  South Korea 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6 10 Eliminated in
quarter-finals
6  Australia 4 2 1 1 5 6 −1 7
7  Syria 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 5
8  Kuwait 4 1 1 2 7 9 −2 4
9  China 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3 Eliminated in
group stage
10  Oman 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
11  Laos 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
12  North Korea 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
13  India 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
14  Yemen 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
15  Saudi Arabia 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
16  Thailand 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

References

  1. ^ "Sugimoto scoops MVP Award". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 7 October 2012. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b AFC to put best foot forward The AFC. 23 November 2011. Retrieved on 2011-11-23.
  3. ^ "U16, U19, Olym, WC q'fiers draw on Mar 30". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 2 March 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  4. ^ "U-16 Draw procedures confirmed". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  5. ^ "2012 Regulations". AFC. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Australia 0–0 Iraq (2–3 pens)". the-afc.com. 26 September 2012.

External links

  • AFC U-16 Championship (in English)
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