2008 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

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2008 AFC U-16 Championship qualification was the qualification for the 2008 AFC U-16 Championship football competition. The matches were held from 1 October to 7 November 2007.

The draw for the qualification stages was made on 22 December 2006 in Kuala Lumpur, seven groups with six teams and one group with three teams were made. However Afghanistan, the Philippines, Timor-Leste, the Maldives and Myanmar withdrew before the start of the qualification.

On 18 February 2008, the AFC Disciplinary Committee ejected eight teams for fielding overage players, including DPR Korea, Tajikistan and Iraq, who had originally qualified for the AFC U-16 Championship 2008.[1]

The winners and runners-up of Groups A–G along with the winner of the three-team Group H qualified for the finals. Hosts Uzbekistan also qualified automatically for the finals, after qualified by its own performances during the qualification.

Groups[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Syria 5 5 0 0 20 2 +18 15 Final tournament
2  Yemen 5 3 1 1 12 8 +4 10
3  Qatar 5 3 0 2 11 11 0 9
4  Oman 5 1 2 2 4 7 −3 5
5  Pakistan 5 1 1 3 4 10 −6 4
6  Kyrgyzstan 5 0 0 5 6 19 −13 0 Disqualified
Source: AFC
  • All matches were held in Qatar.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.
Syria 6–0 Pakistan
Report
Yemen 3–2 Kyrgyzstan
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Atallah Al-Enezi (Kuwait)
Oman 1–2 Qatar
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mohamed Al-Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)

Yemen 1–1 Oman
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Alaa Al-Abadee (Iraq)
Qatar 1–0 Pakistan
Report
Attendance: 30
Referee: Sabah Kasim Khalaf (Iraq)
Kyrgyzstan 0–3 Syria
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Naser Al Enezi (Kuwait)

Kyrgyzstan 0–2 Oman
Report
Attendance: 10
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)
Syria 3–0 Qatar
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Atallah Al-Enezi (Kuwait)
Pakistan 0–1 Yemen
Report
Attendance: 30
Referee: Mohamed Al-Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)

Qatar 1–5 Yemen
Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Naser Al Enezi (Kuwait)
Pakistan 4–2 Kyrgyzstan
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Atallah Al-Enezi (Kuwait)
Oman 0–4 Syria
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Alaa Al-Abadee (Iraq)

Syria 4–2 Yemen
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mohamed Al-Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)
Pakistan 0–0 Oman
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Naser Al Enezi (Kuwait)
Kyrgyzstan 2–7 Qatar
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Alaa Al-Abadee (Iraq)

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 4 4 0 0 17 0 +17 12 Final tournament
2  Bahrain 4 2 1 1 5 9 −4 7
3  Kuwait 4 1 2 1 6 8 −2 5
4    Nepal 4 1 0 3 7 10 −3 3
5  Jordan 4 0 1 3 4 12 −8 1
6  Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: AFC
Nepal   2–3 Bahrain
Report
Jordan 3–3 Kuwait
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Hla Tint (Myanmar)

Nepal   3–1 Jordan
Report
Attendance: 20
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Bahrain 0–7 Iran
Report
Attendance: 150

Bahrain 2–0 Jordan
Report
Iran 3–0 Kuwait
Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Hla Tint (Myanmar)

Kuwait 3–2   Nepal
Report
Attendance: 20
Jordan 0–4 Iran
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

Iran 3–0   Nepal
Report
Bahrain 0–0 Kuwait
Report
Attendance: 70
Referee: Hla Tint (Myanmar)

Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 5 4 1 0 28 2 +26 13 Disqualified
2  India 5 4 1 0 18 2 +16 13 Final tournament
3  Saudi Arabia 5 3 0 2 13 7 +6 9
4  Lebanon 5 2 0 3 9 15 −6 6
5  Sri Lanka 5 1 0 4 3 22 −19 3
6  Bhutan 5 0 0 5 1 24 −23 0 Disqualified
Source: AFC
Saudi Arabia 4–0 Bhutan
Report
Iraq 5–0 Lebanon
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Abdulrahman Racho (Syria)
India 6–0 Sri Lanka
Report
Attendance: 120
Referee: Jaafar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Iraq 2–2 India
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Jaafar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Sri Lanka 1–0 Bhutan
Report
Lebanon 1–4 Saudi Arabia
Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Khalid Al-Senaani (United Arab Emirates)

Lebanon 0–3 India
Report
Attendance: 80
Referee: Khalid Al-Senaani (United Arab Emirates)
Saudi Arabia 5–0 Sri Lanka
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Abdulrahman Racho (Syria)
Bhutan 0–11 Iraq
Report

Sri Lanka 0–7 Iraq
Report
Attendance: 70
Referee: Jaafar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Bhutan 1–4 Lebanon
Report
India 3–0 Saudi Arabia
Report

Saudi Arabia 0–3 Iraq
Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Abdulrahman Racho (Syria)
Bhutan 0–4 India
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Khalid Al-Senaani (United Arab Emirates)
Lebanon 4–2 Sri Lanka
Report

Group D[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan 5 4 1 0 17 7 +10 13 Final tournament
2  Tajikistan 5 3 1 1 12 6 +6 10 Disqualified
3  Turkmenistan 5 2 2 1 8 8 0 8 Final tournament
4  United Arab Emirates 5 2 1 2 20 9 +11 7
5  Bangladesh 5 1 0 4 14 19 −5 3 Disqualified
6  Palestine 5 0 1 4 4 26 −22 1
Source: AFC
Tajikistan 1–1 Turkmenistan
Report
  • Bobonazarov 38' (o.g.)
Attendance: 100
Referee: Naser Al-Ghafari (Jordan)
Bangladesh 9–1 Palestine
Report
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 200
Referee: Radwan Ghandour (Lebanon)
United Arab Emirates 2–2 Uzbekistan
Report
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 300
Referee: Chaiwat Kunsuta (Thailand)

Bangladesh 1–9 United Arab Emirates
Report
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 300
Referee: Abdullah Al Harrasi (Oman)
Palestine 0–4 Tajikistan
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Khalaf Al Labani (Yemen)
Uzbekistan 4–1 Turkmenistan
Report
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 150
Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen)

Palestine 1–6 United Arab Emirates
Report
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 150
Referee: Radwan Ghandour (Lebanon)
Turkmenistan 3–1 Bangladesh
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Chaiwat Kunsuta (Thailand)
Tajikistan 1–2 Uzbekistan
Report
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 250
Referee: Naser Al-Ghafari (Jordan)

Uzbekistan 3–2 Bangladesh
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Abdullah Al Harrasi (Oman)
Turkmenistan 1–1 Palestine
Report
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 100
Referee: Khalaf Al Labani (Yemen)
United Arab Emirates 2–3 Tajikistan
Report
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 300
Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen)

Tajikistan 3–1 Bangladesh
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Naser Al-Ghafari (Jordan)
Turkmenistan 2–1 United Arab Emirates
Report
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 200
Referee: Radwan Ghandour (Lebanon)
Palestine 1–6 Uzbekistan
Report
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 150
Referee: Chaiwat Kunsuta (Thailand)

Group E[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 China 4 4 0 0 28 1 +27 12 Final tournament
 Singapore 4 3 0 1 17 3 +14 9
 Mongolia 4 1 1 2 1 13 −12 4
 Guam 4 1 1 2 1 13 −12 4
 Macau 4 0 0 4 1 18 −17 0 Disqualified
 Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: [citation needed]
Singapore 8–0 Mongolia
Salim 5', 36', 79', 87'
Stanely 58', 59', 60', 65'
Report
Attendance: 20
Referee: Sachiko Baba (Japan)

China 12–0 Macau
Nan Yunqi 16', 20', 30', 51'
Wang Qingfeng 25'
Zhang Tianlong 29'
Jiang Xiaochen 36'
Guo Yi 56', 76'
Yu Baobao 83', 86', 89'
Report
Attendance: 25
Referee: Mohd Yussof Mat Karim (Malaysia)

Singapore 4–0 Guam
Stanely 23'
Shahfiq 34', 68'
Salim 39'
Report

Mongolia 0–5 China
Report Nan Yunqi 36', 45+1', 79'
Wang Qingfeng 37'
Jiang Xiaochen 54'
Attendance: 25
Referee: Jaafar Alawi Jawad Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Mongolia 0–0 Guam
Report
Attendance: 11
Referee: Rustam Saidov (Uzbekistan)

Macau 1–4 Singapore
Trigo 40' Report Shahfiq 29', 79'
Fazli 47'
Stanely 56'
Attendance: 5
Referee: Sachiko Baba (Japan)

Macau 0–1 Mongolia
Report Bayanjargal 24'
Attendance: 5
Referee: Mohd Yussof Mat Karim (Malaysia)

Guam 0–9 China
Report Wang Qingfeng 7', 26'
Sun Dong 9', 58', 88'
Wang Tong 36'
Jiang Xiaochen 62', 64'
Nan Yunqi 80'
Attendance: 10
Referee: Rustam Saidov (Uzbekistan)

Macau 0–1 Guam
Report Diambra Odi 86'

China 2–1 Singapore
Nan Yunqi 57'
Sun Dong 65'
Report Salim 4'
Attendance: 6
Referee: Jaafar Alawi Jawad Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Group F[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Japan 5 5 0 0 22 1 +21 15 Final tournament
 Indonesia 5 3 0 2 7 4 +3 9
 Laos 5 3 0 2 12 3 +9 9
 Cambodia 5 1 2 2 3 15 −12 5 Disqualified
 Vietnam 5 0 2 3 2 11 −9 2
 Hong Kong 5 0 2 3 1 13 −12 2
Source: [citation needed]
Japan 2–0 Laos
Uchida 54'
Shibasaki 70'
Report

Vietnam 1–1 Cambodia
Huỳnh Vân Thành 58' Report Sokpheng 70'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Cha Sung-Mi (Korea Republic)

Hong Kong 0–1 Indonesia
Report Alan 47'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (Korea Republic)

Cambodia 0–7 Japan
Report Sugimoto 1', 13', 32', 78', 89'
Usami 30'
Haraguchi 66'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Dilovar Orzuev (Tajikistan)

Vietnam 0–0 Hong Kong
Report
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Arjunan Ajjagowder (India)

Indonesia 1–0 Laos
Reffa 63' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Dilovar Orzuev (Tajikistan)

Cambodia 1–1 Hong Kong
Mony Udom 37' Report Fong Pak Lun 10'

Japan 2–1 Indonesia
Haraguchi 21'
Usami 29'
Report Reffa 18' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Arjunan Ajjagowder (India)

Laos 2–1 Vietnam
Vilayout 66'
Konekham 86'
Report Hoàng Văn Nhuận 10'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (Korea Republic)

Hong Kong 0–7 Japan
Report Takagi 15', 40'
Mochizuki 19'
Haraguchi 39'
Doi 60', 68'
Ito 89'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Cha Sung-Mi (Korea Republic)

Indonesia 4–1 Vietnam
Alan 78', 81', 87', 90+3' Report Nguyễn Dinh Lợi 62'

Laos 6–0 Cambodia
Soukaphone 24'
Kita 41'
Ketsada 63' (pen.)
Vilayout 69', 75'
Keoviengphet 77'
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Arjunan Ajjagowder (India)

Japan 4–0 Vietnam
Doi 33'
Ito 36'
Shibahara 48'
Miyaichi 75'
Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (Korea Republic)

Laos 4–0 Hong Kong
Kita 23', 55'
Soukaphone 31', 84'
Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Cha Sung-Mi (Korea Republic)

Cambodia 1–0 Indonesia
Sotheth 85' Report
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Dilovar Orzuev (Tajikistan)

Group G[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 North Korea 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 4 Disqualified
 Australia 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4 Final tournament
 Malaysia 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
 East Timor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
 Maldives 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Myanmar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
Malaysia 0–2 Australia
Report Warren 14'
Babalj 26'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ram Krishna Gosh (Bangladesh)

Australia 0–0 North Korea
Report

North Korea 4–0 Malaysia
Ri Hyok-chol 8', 35'
Rim Kwang-Hyok 48'
Jong Il-Gwan 62'
Report
Attendance: 269
Referee: Chawalit Sananwai (Thailand)

Group H[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 South Korea 4 3 0 1 28 5 +23 9 Final tournament
 Thailand 4 2 0 2 15 7 +8 6
 Chinese Taipei 4 1 0 3 2 33 −31 3
Source: [citation needed]

Chinese Taipei 2–1 Thailand
Lin Chang-Fa 29'
Chang Hao-Wei 75'
Report Poemtawee 44'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Huang Junjie (China PR)

Thailand 1–4 South Korea
Srisai 8' Report Lee Dong-Nyck 53'
Lee Chang 70'
Lee Jong-Ho 76'
Lee Seung-Min 87'

Chinese Taipei 0–12 South Korea
Report Lee Chang 18', 43', 55', 69'
Lee Jong-Ho 19', 21', 87'
Kim Jin-Su 49', 62'
Lee Seung-Min 71'
Nam Seung-Woo 86'
Joo Ik-Seong 90+1'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Huang Junjie (China PR)

Thailand 9–0 Chinese Taipei
Chuaisinuan 7', 74'
Duangfa 23', 39', 58', 78'
Chumuang 81', 89'
Yooyen 82'
Report

South Korea 1–4 Thailand
Jung Dong-Cheol 55' Report Cheepnurat 35'
Chumuang 71', 80'
Yooyen 84'

Countries to participate in 2008 AFC U-16 Championship[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]