2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesSaudi Arabia (Group A)
Tajikistan (Group B)
Iran (Group C)
Nepal (Group D)
Qatar (Group E)
Chinese Taipei (Group F)
Thailand (Group G)
Myanmar (Group H)
Mongolia (Group I)
Indonesia (Group J)
Dates16–29 September 2017[1]
Teams45 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)10 (in 10 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played73
Goals scored391 (5.36 per match)
Attendance20,369 (279 per match)
Top scorer(s)Indonesia Sutan Zico (10 goals)
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The 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification was an international men's under-16 football competition which decides the participating teams of the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship.

A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Malaysia who qualified automatically as hosts.[2]

Draw

Of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 45 teams entered the competition.[3] The final tournament hosts Malaysia also entered in qualification despite having automatically qualified for the final tournament (they had not been confirmed as hosts at the time of the qualification draw).[4]

The draw was held on 21 April 2017, 15:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[5] The 45 teams were drawn into ten groups: five groups of five teams and five groups of four teams. For the draw, teams were divided into two zones:[6]

  • West: 23 teams from West Asia, Central Asia and South Asia, to be drawn into five groups: three groups of five teams and two groups of four teams (Groups A–E).
  • East: 22 teams from ASEAN and East Asia, to be drawn into five groups: two groups of five teams and three groups of four teams (Groups F–J).

The teams were seeded in each zone according to their performance in the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship final tournament and qualification (overall ranking shown in parentheses; NR stands for non-ranked teams). The following restrictions were also applied:[7]

  • The seven teams which indicated their intention to serve as qualification group hosts prior to the draw were drawn into separate groups.
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
West Zone
  1.  Iraq (1)
  2.  Iran (2) (H)
  3.  Oman (5)
  4.  United Arab Emirates (6) (W)
  5.  Uzbekistan (7)
  1.  Kyrgyzstan (10)
  2.  Saudi Arabia (11) (H)
  3.  Yemen (12)
  4.  India (13)
  5.  Tajikistan (17) (H)
  1.  Syria (21)
  2.  Jordan (22)
  3.  Afghanistan (23)
  4.  Qatar (25) (H)
  5.  Palestine (28)
  1.  Bangladesh (30)
  2.  Bahrain (31)
  3.  Lebanon (33)
  4.    Nepal (34) (H)
  5.  Turkmenistan (36) (W)
  1.  Maldives (37)
  2.  Bhutan (NR)
  3.  Sri Lanka (NR)
East Zone
  1.  North Korea (3)
  2.  Japan (4)
  3.  Vietnam (8)
  4.  South Korea (9)
  5.  Thailand (14) (H)
  1.  Malaysia (15) (Q)
  2.  Australia (16)
  3.  China (18)
  4.  Hong Kong (19)
  5.  Laos (20)
  1.  East Timor (24)
  2.  Myanmar (26) (H)*
  3.  Chinese Taipei (27) (H)*
  4.  Singapore (29)
  5.  Mongolia (32) (H)
  1.  Cambodia (35)
  2.  Philippines (38)
  3.  Macau (39)
  4.  Guam (40)
  5.  Northern Mariana Islands (41)
  1.  Brunei (NR)
  2.  Indonesia (NR)
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (H): Qualification group hosts (* Chinese Taipei and Myanmar chosen as group hosts after the draw, remaining group hosted at neutral venue)
  • (Q): Final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results
  • (W): Withdrew after draw
Did not enter
West Zone
East Zone None

Player eligibility

Players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible to compete in the tournament.[9]

Format

In each group, teams play each other once at a centralised venue. The ten group winners and the five best runners-up qualify for the final tournament. If the final tournament hosts Malaysia win their group or are among the five best runners-up, the sixth best runner-up also qualifies for the final tournament.[5]

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 9.3):[9]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Groups

The matches were played between 16 and 29 September 2017.

Schedule
Matchday Groups A, C & F–G Groups B, D–E & H–J
Dates Matches Dates Matches
Groups B, D–E & I–J Group H
Matchday 1 16 September 2017 3 v 2, 5 v 4 20 September 2017 25 September 2017 1 v 4, 2 v 3
Matchday 2 18 September 2017 4 v 1, 5 v 3 22 September 2017 27 September 2017 4 v 2, 3 v 1
Matchday 3 20 September 2017 1 v 5, 2 v 4 24 September 2017 29 September 2017 1 v 2, 3 v 4
Matchday 4 22 September 2017 2 v 5, 3 v 1 —
Matchday 5 24 September 2017 4 v 3, 1 v 2 —

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jordan 4 3 1 0 12 3 +9 10 Final tournament
2  Saudi Arabia (H) 4 3 0 1 15 2 +13 9
3  Uzbekistan 4 2 1 1 7 1 +6 7
4  Bahrain 4 1 0 3 8 7 +1 3
5  Sri Lanka 4 0 0 4 0 29 −29 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Sri Lanka 0–6 Bahrain
Report
  • Al-Asfoor 1', 66'
  • Alawi 36', 40'
  • Sayed 56' (pen.), 85' (pen.)
Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 200
Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)
Jordan 2–1 Saudi Arabia
  • Banihani 35'
  • Semreen 38'
 Report
Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 200
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)
Bahrain 0–1 Uzbekistan
Report
  • Kosimov 89'
Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 50
Referee: Suhaizi Bin Shukri (Malaysia)
Sri Lanka 0–7 Jordan
Report
  • Semreen 18', 44'
  • Jamous 53'
  • Al-Ruzi 54', 71'
  • Khaleel 60'
  • Al-Zghoul 80'
Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 230
Uzbekistan 6–0 Sri Lanka
 Report
Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 50
Saudi Arabia 3–0 Bahrain
 Report
Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 100
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
Jordan 0–0 Uzbekistan
Report
Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 200
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
Saudi Arabia 10–0 Sri Lanka
  • Qarradi 20', 64'
  • Al-Ali 23', 45+2'
  • Al-Mashhari 27'
  • Al-Arfaj 34'
  • Thanujan 35' (o.g.)
  • Hassan 47'
  • Al-Beshi 55'
  • Whaeshi 73'
 Report
Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 250
Referee: Suhaizi Bin Shukri (Malaysia)
Bahrain 2–3 Jordan
  • Alawi 18', 70'
 Report
  • Banihani 8'
  • Semreen 36', 39'
Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 150
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)
Uzbekistan 0–1 Saudi Arabia
Report
Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 300

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tajikistan (H) 3 3 0 0 17 0 +17 9 Final tournament
2  Oman 3 2 0 1 14 1 +13 6
3  Syria 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
4  Maldives 3 0 0 3 0 28 −28 0
5  Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Oman 8–0 Maldives
  • I. Al-Naabi 8'
  • Al-Sinaidi 25', 61'
  • Al-Rasbi 43'
  • Al-Salti 45'
  • N. Al-Naabi 64', 72'
  • Al-Mashary 88'
 Report
Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor
Attendance: 100
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)
Tajikistan 2–0 Syria
 Report
Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor
Attendance: 1,210
Syria 0–6 Oman
Report
  • A. Al-Balushi 66'
  • Al-Salti 67'
  • Al-Mashary 71'
  • Al-Rasbi 75'
  • Al-Hadabi 80'
  • Al-Jaradi 82'
Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor
Attendance: 100
Maldives 0–14 Tajikistan
Report
  • Sangov 24'
  • Rahmatov 29' (pen.), 90+4'
  • Emomali 35', 45+3', 56'
  • Zairov 45+1', 45+2'
  • Soirov 65' (pen.), 79', 87', 89'
  • Ibrahim 71' (o.g.)
  • Khasanov 85'
Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Hamad Yousef Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Syria 6–0 Maldives
  • Naghnugh 7'
  • Maatouk 14'
  • Abo Karsh 33'
  • Al-Khatib 46'
  • Hatem 58'
  • Amara 90+4' (pen.)
 Report
Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor
Attendance: 100
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)
Oman 0–1 Tajikistan
Report
  • Kholov 76'
Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor
Attendance: 2,300

Group C

  • All matches were held in Iran.
  • Times listed are UTC+4:30 on 16–20 September, UTC+3:30 on 22–24 September 2017.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran (H) 4 4 0 0 15 1 +14 12 Final tournament
2  Afghanistan 4 3 0 1 11 4 +7 9
3  Kyrgyzstan 4 1 1 2 3 8 −5 4
4  Lebanon 4 1 0 3 3 8 −5 3
5  Bhutan 4 0 1 3 1 12 −11 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Afghanistan 3–1 Kyrgyzstan
  • Walizada 40'
  • Rashidi 74'
  • Mirzada 90+4'
 Report
  • Rysbekov 90'
Attendance: 120
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
Bhutan 0–2 Lebanon
Report
  • Zgheib 55'
  • Hadchity 60' (pen.)
Attendance: 170
Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)
Bhutan 0–3 Afghanistan
Report
  • Zahidi 3', 89'
  • Ashgar 45+2'
Attendance: 210
Lebanon 0–3 Iran
Report
  • Shaverdi 23'
  • Azizi 24'
  • Seyedi 81'
Attendance: 350
Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)
Kyrgyzstan 1–0 Lebanon
  • Shipovskii 16'
 Report
Attendance: 67
Iran 6–0 Bhutan
  • Bavieh 12', 42'
  • Shariat 54', 67', 90+1'
  • Rezaei 90'
 Report
Attendance: 350
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
Kyrgyzstan 1–1 Bhutan
  • Shipovskii 50'
 Report
  • Jigmi 53'
Attendance: 200
Afghanistan 1–2 Iran
  • Nezami 90+2' (pen.)
 Report
Attendance: 3,105
Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)
Lebanon 1–4 Afghanistan
 Report
  • Samandari 46'
  • Rashidi 53', 82'
  • Walizada 87'
Attendance: 475
Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)
Iran 4–0 Kyrgyzstan
 Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7 Final tournament
2  India 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 5
3  Palestine 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
4    Nepal (H) 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
India 3–0 Palestine
 Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Pechsri Mongkolchai (Thailand)
Iraq 1–0   Nepal
  • Mandalawi 69'
 Report
Attendance: 251
Referee: Dmitrii Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Palestine 0–4 Iraq
Report
  • Shanan 50'
  • Al-Hilfi 67'
  • Qasim 72'
  • Hameed 89'
Attendance: 52
Referee: Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Nepal   2–2 India
  • Chaudhary 76', 88'
 Report
  • Rulbir 83', 85'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Kasun Lakmal Weerakkody Karage (Sri Lanka)
Iraq 0–0 India
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Dmitrii Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Palestine 2–1   Nepal
  • Wridat 28', 75'
 Report
  • Chaudhary 10' (pen.)
Attendance: 198
Referee: Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)

Group E

  • All matches were held in Qatar.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Yemen 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 6 Final tournament
2  Bangladesh 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3  Qatar (H) 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0
4  United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Yemen 6–1 Qatar
  • Al-Baadani 18', 86'
  • Thabit 27' (pen.)
  • Senan 67'
  • Al-Baleet 82'
  • Sabah 90+3'
 Report
  • Al-Zarra 7'
Attendance: 306
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)
Bangladesh 0–2 Yemen
Report
  • Thabit 45+4' (pen.)
  • Al-Baadani 90+3'
Attendance: 230
Qatar 0–2 Bangladesh
Report
Attendance: 196
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  North Korea 4 4 0 0 28 0 +28 12 Final tournament
2  Hong Kong 4 2 0 2 8 4 +4 6[a]
3  Brunei 4 2 0 2 7 12 −5 6[a]
4  Chinese Taipei (H) 4 2 0 2 5 10 −5 6[a]
5  Macau 4 0 0 4 0 22 −22 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head results: Chinese Taipei 0–2 Hong Kong, Brunei 1–2 Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong 1–2 Brunei. Head-to-head standings:
    • Hong Kong: 3 pts, +1 GD
    • Brunei: 3 pts, 0 GD
    • Chinese Taipei: 3 pts, −1 GD
Brunei 4–0 Macau
  • Aiman 26'
  • Raziq 37'
  • Yazid 67' (pen.)
  • Shahrol 85'
 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Chinese Taipei 0–2 Hong Kong
Report
  • Tong Connor 55'
  • Wong Yat 56'
Attendance: 450
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
Macau 0–10 North Korea
Report
  • Kim Jin-guk 14'
  • Ri Jo-guk 27', 58', 67'
  • Xiao Rongrui 43' (o.g.)
  • Won Hyok 51'
  • Ra Nam-hyon 60', 70', 83'
  • Ri Yong-gwang 76'
Attendance: 60
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
Brunei 1–2 Chinese Taipei
  • Abdul 11'
 Report
  • Lin Chun-kai 85'
  • Yang Sheng-kai 90+3'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim Ibrahim (Jordan)
North Korea 9–0 Brunei
  • Ri Hun 6'
  • Kim Kang-song 12', 45+1'
  • Kim Won-il 13', 32', 60'
  • Ra Nam-hyon 22'
  • Kim Jin-hyok 42'
  • Ko Chang-ung 49'
 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
Hong Kong 5–0 Macau
 Report
Attendance: 20
Referee: Khamsing Sayavongsy (Laos)
Hong Kong 1–2 Brunei
  • Tung Siu Hang 38' (pen.)
 Report
  • Aminuddin 60', 89'
Attendance: 40
Referee: Omar Mohamed Ahmed Hassan Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Chinese Taipei 0–7 North Korea
Report
  • Kim Kang-song 7', 27', 52'
  • An Phyong-il 8', 64'
  • Kim Jin-hyok 58'
  • Won Hyok 86'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
North Korea 2–0 Hong Kong
  • Song Hyok 38'
  • Kim Jin-hyok 90'
 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Khamsing Sayavongsy (Laos)
Macau 0–3 Chinese Taipei
Report
  • Yang Sheng-kai 28'
  • Lin Chun-kai 43'
  • Liang Meng-hsin 56'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim Ibrahim (Jordan)

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Indonesia 4 4 0 0 25 1 +24 12 Final tournament
2  Thailand (H) 4 3 0 1 18 2 +16 9
3  East Timor 4 2 0 2 17 10 +7 6
4  Laos 4 1 0 3 13 12 +1 3
5  Northern Mariana Islands 4 0 0 4 1 49 −48 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
East Timor 5–2 Laos
  • Mouzinho 3'
  • Conceição 16', 42'
  • Gali 60'
  • Elias 68'
 Report
  • Ackhavong 45+2'
  • Conceição 82' (o.g.)
Attendance: 64
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)
Indonesia 18–0 Northern Mariana Islands
 Report
Attendance: 52
Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)
Indonesia 3–1 East Timor
 Report
Attendance: 76
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
Northern Mariana Islands 0–10 Thailand
Report
Attendance: 204
Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfush (Saudi Arabia)
Laos 10–0 Northern Mariana Islands
  • Chanthamaly 3'
  • Wenpaserth 5', 18', 42', 44', 71'
  • Ackhavong 76'
  • Thongsanith 86' (pen.)
  • Keopheth 88'
  • Keomanyvong 90+1'
 Report
Attendance: 70
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)
Thailand 0–1 Indonesia
Report
  • Amanar 20'
Attendance: 350
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)
Laos 0–3 Indonesia
Report
Attendance: 63
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
East Timor 0–4 Thailand
Report
Attendance: 283
Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)
Northern Mariana Islands 1–11 East Timor
  • Maniago 70'
 Report
  • Mouzinho 8', 32', 85'
  • Ejivanio 13'
  • Gali 52', 54'
  • Brito 56', 59'
  • Frith 68', 78'
  • Mendez 81' (o.g.)
Attendance: 60
Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfush (Saudi Arabia)
Thailand 4–1 Laos
  • Punnawat 12'
  • Thanarin 58' (pen.), 90+2'
  • Vannalath 85' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Wenpaserth 78'
Attendance: 337
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 3 0 0 13 0 +13 9 Final tournament
2  China 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Myanmar (H) 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
4  Philippines 3 0 0 3 0 15 −15 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
South Korea 8–0 Philippines
 Report
Attendance: 116
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
China 2–1 Myanmar
 Report
  • Shwe Ko 87'
Attendance: 333
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
Philippines 0–2 China
Report
  • Zhang Xingliang 39'
  • Pan Yusheng 90'
Attendance: 143
Referee: Khalid Al-Shaqsi (Oman)
Myanmar 0–4 South Korea
Report
Attendance: 286
Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran)
South Korea 1–0 China
 Report
Attendance: 84
Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran)
Myanmar 5–0 Philippines
  • Kaung Khant Kyaw 11'
  • Zaw Win Thein 34'
  • Yan Naing Lin 37'
  • Ye Htet Aung 59'
  • Pyae Phyo Aung 81'
 Report
Attendance: 124
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 18 2 +16 9 Final tournament
2  Vietnam 3 2 0 1 15 5 +10 6
3  Cambodia 3 1 0 2 5 12 −7 3
4  Mongolia (H) 3 0 0 3 3 22 −19 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Vietnam 5–2 Cambodia
  • Nguyễn Quốc Hoàng 9'
  • Võ Nguyên Hoàng 56'
  • Hà Trung Hậu 68'
  • Nguyễn Thế Hùng 79'
  • Đoàn Chí Bảo 85'
 Report
  • Ky Rina 13'
  • Ly Mael 74'
Attendance: 96
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Australia 10–1 Mongolia
 Report
  • Erdene-Ochir 33'
Attendance: 465
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)
Cambodia 0–5 Australia
Report
Attendance: 46
Mongolia 0–9 Vietnam
Report
  • Võ Nguyên Hoàng 13'
  • Đinh Thanh Trung 24' (pen.)
  • Đoàn Chí Bảo 50', 61', 65', 88'
  • Võ Minh Đan 53'
  • Nguyễn Quốc Hoàng 58'
  • Hà Trung Hậu 76'
Attendance: 375
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)
Vietnam 1–3 Australia
  • Đậu Ngọc Thành 80'
 Report
Attendance: 182
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)
Mongolia 2–3 Cambodia
  • Erdenetsogt 24', 52'
 Report
  • Ky Rina 7'
  • Met Samel 18'
  • Bunthoeun Bunnarong 34'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

Group J

  • All matches were held in Indonesia (neutral venue host).
  • Times listed are UTC+7.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 35 0 +35 9 Final tournament
2  Malaysia[a] 3 2 0 1 20 6 +14 6
3  Singapore 3 1 0 2 10 18 −8 3
4  Guam 3 0 0 3 2 43 −41 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Malaysia, as final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results.
Japan 20–0 Guam
 Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Mahmood Salim Said Al-Majarafi (Oman)
Malaysia 6–1 Singapore
 Report
Attendance: 280
Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar)
Guam 1–14 Malaysia
 Report
  • Ikhwan 11'
  • Aiman 15' (pen.), 49', 87'
  • Aleff 23'
  • Faiz 30' (pen.)
  • Alif 45+1', 51'
  • Harith N. 48'
  • Danish 59', 81'
  • Danial 67', 77'
  • Umar 72'
Attendance: 120
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)
Singapore 0–11 Japan
Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Japan 4–0 Malaysia
 Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Mahmood Salim Said Al-Majarafi (Oman)
Singapore 9–1 Guam
 Report
Attendance: 120
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)

Ranking of second-placed teams

Due to groups having different number of teams and the withdrawal of United Arab Emirates from Group E, the results against the fifth and fourth-placed teams in five and four-team groups are not considered for this ranking.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D  India 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 4 Final tournament
2 B  Oman 2 1 0 1 6 1 +5 3
3 G  Thailand 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 3
4 J  Malaysia 2 1 0 1 6 5 +1 3[a]
5 I  Vietnam 2 1 0 1 6 5 +1 3[a]
6 C  Afghanistan 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
7 A  Saudi Arabia 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3[b]
7 E  Bangladesh 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3[b]
9 H  China 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3[b]
10 F  Hong Kong 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked by disciplinary points (Malaysia: –2 pts; Vietnam: –10 pts).
  2. ^ a b c Ranked by disciplinary points (Saudi Arabia: –4 pts; Bangladesh: –4 pts; China PR: –5 pts).

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in AFC U-16 Championship1
 Malaysia Hosts 25 July 2017[2] 4 (2004, 2008, 2014, 2016)
 Jordan Group A winners 24 September 2017 2 (1990, 2010)
 Tajikistan Group B winners 24 September 2017 2 (2006, 2010)
 Iran Group C winners 22 September 2017 10 (1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Iraq Group D winners 24 September 2017 9 (1985, 1988, 1994, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2016)
 Yemen Group E winners 22 September 2017 5 (2002, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2016)
 North Korea Group F winners 24 September 2017 10 (1986, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Indonesia Group G winners 22 September 2017 5 (1986, 1988, 1990, 2008, 2010)
 South Korea Group H winners 29 September 2017 13 (1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Australia Group I winners 24 September 2017 5 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Japan Group J winners 24 September 2017 14 (1985, 1988, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 India 1st best runners-up 24 September 2017 7 (1990, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
 Oman 2nd best runners-up 24 September 2017 9 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Thailand 3rd best runners-up 24 September 2017 10 (1985, 1988, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Vietnam 5th best runners-up 24 September 2017 6 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2016)
 Afghanistan 6th best runners-up 29 September 2017 0 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

10 goals

8 goals

7 goals

  • Australia Tyson Savas

6 goals

  • Japan Yusuke Aoki
  • Laos Chony Wenpaserth

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

  • Afghanistan Ali Zahidi
  • Afghanistan Noman Walizada
  • Australia Cameron Peupion
  • Australia Noah Botic
  • Australia Tristan Hammond
  • Bahrain Abbas Fadhel Al-Asfoor
  • Bahrain Abdulrahman Sayed
  • Brunei Aminuddin Masri
  • Cambodia Ky Rina
  • Chinese Taipei Lin Chun-kai
  • Chinese Taipei Yang Sheng-kai
  • Guam Kyle Halehale
  • Hong Kong Sean Snelder
  • Hong Kong Chan Shinichi
  • India Harpreet Rulbir
  • Indonesia Amanar Abdillah
  • Iran Mahdi Seyedi
  • Iran Shervin Rezaei
  • Japan Kenta Aoshima
  • Japan Ryotaro Araki
  • Jordan Obada Al-Ruzi
  • Jordan Reziq Banihani
  • Kyrgyzstan Sergei Shipovskii
  • Laos Sisouphonh Ackhavong
  • Malaysia Danial Amali
  • Malaysia Luqman Hakim
  • Malaysia Danish Ishak
  • Malaysia Alif Mutalib
  • Mongolia Temuulen Erdenetsogt
  • North Korea An Phyong-il
  • North Korea Won Hyok
  • Oman Fahad Al-Rasbi
  • Oman Mulham Al-Sinaidi
  • Oman Nasser Al-Naabi
  • Oman Omar Al-Salti
  • Oman Tariq Al-Mashary
  • State of Palestine Mahmoud Wridat
  • Saudi Arabia Jaber Qarradi
  • Saudi Arabia Meshari Al-Mashhari
  • Singapore Vasileios Chua
  • South Korea Park Se-jun
  • Tajikistan Sharifbek Rahmatov
  • Thailand Punnawat Choten-Jirachaithon
  • East Timor Jhon Frith
  • East Timor Luis Conceição
  • East Timor Serafin Brito
  • Uzbekistan Jasurbek Jaloliddinov
  • Uzbekistan Temur Mamasidikov
  • Vietnam Hà Trung Hậu
  • Vietnam Nguyễn Quốc Hoàng
  • Vietnam Võ Nguyên Hoàng
  • Yemen Sultan Thabit

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Laos Anoulack Vannalath (against Thailand)
  • Macau Xiao Rongrui (against North Korea)
  • Maldives Ahmed Nahil Ibrahim (against Tajikistan)
  • Northern Mariana Islands Joshua Mendez (against Timor Leste)
  • Sri Lanka Arichandran Thanujan (against Saudi Arabia)
  • East Timor Luis Conceição (against Laos)

2 own goals

  • Guam Robert Niu (against Japan, Singapore)

References

  1. ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2017" (PDF). AFC. 12 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b "AFC Competitions Committee's decisions published". AFC. 25 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Record number of youth teams to participate in qualifiers". AFC. 26 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Stage set for AFC U-16 Championship 2018 qualifying draw". AFC. 20 April 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Draw for AFC U-16 Championship 2018 qualifiers finalised". AFC. 21 April 2017.
  6. ^ "ДУШАНБЕ СТАЛ ХОЗЯИНОМ ОТБОРОЧНЫХ ТУРНИРОВ ЧЕМПИОНАТОВ АЗИИ-2018" (in Russian). Football Federation of Tajikistan. 26 February 2017.
  7. ^ "AFC U-16 Championship 2018 Qualifiers - Official Draw". YouTube. 21 April 2017.
  8. ^ "FIFA Congress drives football forward, first female secretary general appointed". FIFA. Archived from the original on May 16, 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Regulations AFC U-16 Championship 2018". AFC.

External links

  • AFC U-16 Championship, the-AFC.com
  • AFC U-16 Championship 2018, stats.the-AFC.com
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