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2016 AFC U-19 Championship

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2016 AFC U-19 Championship
بطولة آسيا للشباب تحت 19 عاما 2016
Tournament details
Host countryBahrain
Dates13–30 October
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsImage Japan (1st title)
Runners-upImage 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 playerJapan Ritsu Dōan
Fair play awardImage Japan
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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.

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
Image BahrainHosts9thRunners-up (1986)
Image JapanGroup J winners36thRunners-up (1973, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006)
Image IraqGroup F winners16thChampions (1975, 1977, 1978, 1988, 2000)
Image ChinaGroup I winners17thChampions (1985)
Image VietnamGroup G winners18thQuarter-finals (19671, 19691)
Image UzbekistanGroup A winners7thRunners-up (2008)
Image South KoreaGroup H winners37thChampions (1959, 1960, 1963, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2012)
Image TajikistanGroup F (1st best) runners-up3rdGroup stage (2006, 2008)
Image United Arab EmiratesGroup C winners13thChampions (2008)
Image AustraliaGroup J (2nd best) runners-up6thRunners-up (2010)
Image QatarGroup D winners13thChampions (2014)
Image ThailandGroup H (3rd best) runners-up32ndChampions (1962, 1969)
Image Saudi ArabiaGroup B winners13thChampions (1986, 1992)
Image North KoreaGroup I (4th best) runners-up12thChampions (1976, 2006, 2010)
Image IranGroup E winners20thChampions (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976)
Image YemenGroup B (5th best) runners-up6thGroup 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
Image
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

Image Bahrain
(hosts; position A1)
Image Qatar
Image North Korea
Image Uzbekistan

Image Japan
Image Thailand
Image United Arab Emirates
Image China

Image Australia
Image Iraq
Image South Korea
Image Yemen

Image Iran
Image Vietnam
Image Saudi Arabia
Image 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 Image Bahrain (H) 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6[a] Knockout stage
2 Image Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6[a]
3 Image South Korea 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6[a]
4 Image Thailand 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 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 Image1–3Image South Korea
Anon Image 76' Report Jeong Tae-wook Image 13'
Han Chan-hee Image 41'
Kang Ji-hoon Image 90+3'
Attendance: 200
Bahrain Image3–2Image Saudi Arabia
Marhoon Image 41'
Al-Hardan Image 49' (pen.)
Mohamed Image 90+4'		 Report Al-Shamlan Image 56'
Al-Najei Image 80' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,500
Saudi Arabia Image4–0Image Thailand
Al-Shamlan Image 43'
Al-Muwallad Image 60'
Al-Khulaif Image 68'
Ghareeb Image 90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 185
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
South Korea Image2–1Image Bahrain
Cho Young-wook Image 84', 90+2' Report Ebrahim Image 56'
Attendance: 6,677
Bahrain Image3–2Image Thailand
Al-Hardan Image 12' (pen.)
Bughammar Image 47'
Al-Naar Image 51'		 Report Sittichok Image 30'
Supachai Image 84'
Attendance: 8,650
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
South Korea Image1–2Image Saudi Arabia
Kim Geon-ung Image 32' Report Al-Najei Image 38'
Al-Amri Image 64'
Attendance: 210

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Image Iraq 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7 Knockout stage
2 Image Vietnam 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3 Image United Arab Emirates 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4 Image North Korea 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
North Korea Image1–2Image Vietnam
Ryang Hyon-ju Image 90+2' Report Hà Đức Chinh Image 71'
Đoàn Văn Hậu Image 90+1'
Attendance: 100
United Arab Emirates Image0–1Image Iraq
Report Kareem Image 26'
Attendance: 250
Vietnam Image1–1Image United Arab Emirates
Hồ Minh Dĩ Image 21' Report Omar Image 58' (pen.)
Attendance: 50
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Iraq Image4–0Image North Korea
Fayyadh Image 54' (pen.)
Kareem Image 63', 65'
Abbas Image 79'		 Report
Attendance: 156
North Korea Image1–3Image United Arab Emirates
Han Kwang-song Image 8' Report Rashed Image 31'
Al-Matroushi Image 52'
Yaqoub Image 77'
Attendance: 155
Iraq Image0–0Image 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 Image Japan 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 7 Knockout stage
2 Image Iran 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3 Image Qatar 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
4 Image Yemen 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Japan Image3–0Image Yemen
Ogawa Image 47'
Iwasaki Image 79'
Hara Image 88'		 Report
Attendance: 500
Qatar Image1–1Image Iran
Razzaghpour red-colored football 38' (o.g.) Report Razzaghpour Image 58'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Iran Image0–0Image Japan
Report
Attendance: 225
Yemen Image0–1Image Qatar
Report Umaru Image 84'
Attendance: 525
Qatar Image0–3Image Japan
Report Iwasaki Image 14'
Miyoshi Image 45'
Tomiyasu Image 62'
Attendance: 120
Yemen Image0–1Image Iran
Report Razzaghpour Image 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 Image Uzbekistan 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Knockout stage
2 Image Tajikistan 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3 Image Australia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4 Image China 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Uzbekistan Image2–1Image Tajikistan
Davlatjonov Image 67'
Yakhshiboev Image 72'		 Report Saidov Image 20'
Attendance: 100
China Image0–1Image Australia
Report Shabow Image 46'
Attendance: 370
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Tajikistan Image2–0Image China
Panjshanbe Image 3'
Hamroqulov Image 65'		 Report
Attendance: 82
Australia Image2–3Image Uzbekistan
Youlley Image 63' (pen.)
Blackwood Image 90+3' (pen.)		 Report Abdukhalikov Image 29'
Ibrokhimov Image 40', 46'
Attendance: 58
Uzbekistan Image0–0Image China
Report
Attendance: 135
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Australia Image0–0Image Tajikistan
Report
Attendance: 165

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

Quarter-finals

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Winners qualified for 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Bahrain Image0–1Image Vietnam
Report Trần Thành Image 72'
Attendance: 10,610
Japan Image4–0Image Tajikistan
Ogawa Image 8', 73'
Dōan Image 19'
Iwasaki Image 88'		 Report
Attendance: 135
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Uzbekistan Image0–2Image Iran
Report Jafari Image 14', 47'
Attendance: 160

Semi-finals

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Saudi Arabia Image6–5Image Iran
Al-Najei Image 18' (pen.), 51'
Al-Khulaif Image 42'
A. Al-Yami Image 45+1', 64', 76'		 Report Jafari Image 45'
Aghasi Image 45+3'
Shekari Image 62'
Mehdikhani Image 75'
Karamolachaab Image 83'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Vietnam Image0–3Image Japan
Report Kishimoto Image 6'
Nakamura Image 10', 51'
Attendance: 190

Final

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Japan Image0–0 (a.e.t.)Image Saudi Arabia
Report
Penalties
Sakai football with check mark
Dōan football with check mark
Endo football with check mark
Nakayama football with check mark
Ogawa football with check mark		 5–3 football with check mark Al-Dawsari
football with check mark Kariri
football with check mark A. Al-Yami
football with red X Magrashi
Attendance: 3,460

Winners

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 AFC U-19 Championship 2016 winners 
Image
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

References

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  1. ↑ "AFC U-19 Championship 2016 to be hosted by Bahrain". AFC. 3 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2016" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Nations learn AFC U-19 Championship Bahrain 2016 fate". AFC. 1 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "AFC PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES TEAMS FOR QUALIFYING TO FIFA U-20 WORLD CUP KOREA REPUBLIC 2017". the-afc.com. 25 October 2016. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Champions Qatar learn Bahrain 2016 qualifying opponents". AFC. 5 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "AFC U-19 Championship Bahrain 2016 Draw: The Groups". AFC. 1 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "AFC confirms raft of crucial draw dates". AFC. 17 March 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 "Regulations AFC U-19 Championship 2016" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "AFC U-19 Championship Bahrain 2016: Match Schedule" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "Japan's Doan named AFC U-19 Championship MVP". The-AFC.com. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "Al Naji scoops U-19 Top Scorer award and looks to the future". The-AFC.com. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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