2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
Tournament details
Host countries Saudi 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)
Dates 16–29 September 2017[1]
Teams 45 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 10 (in 10 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 73
Goals scored 391 (5.36 per match)
Attendance 20,369 (279 per match)
Top scorer(s) Indonesia Sutan Diego Zico (10 goals)

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 PR (18)
  4.  Hong Kong (19)
  5.  Laos (20)
  1.  Timor-Leste (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 16–29 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) Host.
Sri Lanka  0–6  Bahrain
Report
  • Al-Asfoor  1', 66'
  • Alawi  36', 40'
  • Mohamed  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
  • Al-Ali  74'
Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 200
Referee: Omar Mubarak Mazaroua 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
  • Jaloliddinov  4' (pen.), 6'
  • Mamasidikov  50', 90'
  • Sabirov  70'
  • Roziev  79'
 Report
Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 50
Saudi Arabia  3–0  Bahrain
  • Al-Mashhari  33'
  • Al-Ali  36' (pen.)
  • Kaabi  51'
 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 Mubarak Mazaroua Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)
Uzbekistan  0–1  Saudi Arabia
Report
  • Al-Ali  79'
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) Host.
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
Tajikistan  2–0  Syria
  • Emomali  69'
  • Zairov  76'
 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
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
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
Oman  0–1  Tajikistan
Report
  • Kholov  76'
Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

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) Host.
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'
  • Zadeh  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
  • Seyedi  28'
  • Jafari  70'
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
  • Jafari  16', 77'
  • Rezaei  26'
  • Bavieh  72'
 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) Host.
India  3–0  Palestine
  • G. Moirangthem  53'
  • Oram  74'
  • V. Singh  82'
 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'
  • Subaihawi  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) Host.
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
  • Roy  70'
  • Fahim  81'
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[lower-alpha 1]
3  Brunei 4 2 0 2 7 12 −5 6[lower-alpha 1]
4  Chinese Taipei (H) 4 2 0 2 5 10 −5 6[lower-alpha 1]
5  Macau 4 0 0 4 0 22 −22 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 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
  • Snelder  7', 40'
  • Chan Shinichi  25', 54'
  • Lau Ka Kiu  89'
 Report
Attendance: 20
Referee: Khamsing Sayavongsy (Laos)
Hong Kong  1–2  Brunei
  • Tung Siu Hang  38' (pen.)
 Report
  • Masri  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  Timor-Leste 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) Host.
Timor-Leste  5–2  Laos
  • de Lima  3'
  • Conceicao  16', 42'
  • Freitas  60'
  • Mesquita  68'
 Report
  • Ackhavong  45+2'
  • Conceicao  82' (o.g.)
Attendance: 64
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)
Indonesia  18–0  Northern Mariana Islands
  • Supriadi  9', 46', 90'
  • Bagus  13', 25', 42'
  • Rendy  14', 21'
  • Zico  49', 63', 65', 67', 82'
  • Amanar  69'
  • Lestaluhu  70', 72', 88'
  • Andre  90+2'
 Report
Attendance: 52
Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)
Indonesia  3–1  Timor-Leste
  • Zico  61', 64', 89'
 Report
  • Freitas  19'
Attendance: 76
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
Northern Mariana Islands  0–10  Thailand
Report
  • Punnawat  30'
  • Jakkrapong  40'
  • Arthit  45'
  • Nattakit  47', 90'
  • Waragon  53', 55'
  • Thakdanai  58'
  • Thanarin  62', 86'
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
  • Zico  25', 59'
  • Rendy  90+4' (pen.)
Attendance: 63
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
Timor-Leste  0–4  Thailand
Report
  • Waragon  43', 58'
  • Nattakit  53'
  • Thanarin  81'
Attendance: 283
Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)
Northern Mariana Islands  1–11  Timor-Leste
  • Maniago  70'
 Report
  • de Lima  8', 32', 85'
  • Costa  13'
  • Freitas  52', 54'
  • Brito  56', 59'
  • Liu  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 PR 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) Host.
South Korea  8–0  Philippines
  • Kim Dong-hyeon  11'
  • Lee Tae-seok  27'
  • Paik Sang-hoon  65'
  • Park Se-jun  67', 74'
  • Jeong Sang-bin  73', 85', 89'
 Report
Attendance: 116
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
China PR  2–1  Myanmar
  • Abulimiti  57'
  • Aisikaer  77'
 Report
  • Shwe Ko  87'
Attendance: 333
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
Philippines  0–2  China PR
Report
  • Zhang Xingliang  39'
  • Pan Yusheng  90'
Attendance: 143
Referee: Khalid Al-Shaqsi (Oman)
Myanmar  0–4  South Korea
Report
  • Yoon Suk-ju  16'
  • Lee Jun-suk  39'
  • Jeong Sang-bin  57'
  • Hong Yun-sang  82' (pen.)
Attendance: 286
Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran)
South Korea  1–0  China PR
  • Choi Min-seo  61' (pen.)
 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) Host.
Vietnam  5–2  Cambodia
  • Quốc Hoàng  9'
  • Nguyên Hoàng  56'
  • Hậu  68'
  • Hùng  79'
  • Bảo  85'
 Report
  • Rina  13'
  • Mael  74'
Attendance: 96
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Australia  10–1  Mongolia
  • Savas  8', 27', 34', 42', 50'
  • Hammond  30'
  • Peupion  66'
  • Botic  67'
  • Kucharski  79'
  • Kirdar  83'
 Report
  • Erdene-Ochir  33'
Attendance: 465
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)
Cambodia  0–5  Australia
Report
  • Kirdar  73' (pen.), 90'
  • Savas  83'
  • Botic  86' (pen.)
  • Peupion  90+3'
Attendance: 46
Mongolia  0–9  Vietnam
Report
  • Nguyên Hoàng  13'
  • Thanh Trung  24' (pen.)
  • Bảo  50', 61', 65', 88'
  • Đan  53'
  • Quốc Hoàng  58'
  • Hậu  76'
Attendance: 375
Referee: Ahmad A'qashah bin Ahmad Al'Badowe (Singapore)
Vietnam  1–3  Australia
  • Thành  80'
 Report
  • Savas  63'
  • Teague  72'
  • Hammond  79' (pen.)
Attendance: 182
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)
Mongolia  2–3  Cambodia
  • Erdenetsogt  24', 52'
 Report
  • Rina  7'
  • Samel  18'
  • 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[lower-alpha 1] 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
  • K. Nakano  5', 19', 38', 54' (pen.), 64' (pen.), 73'
  • Yoshida  10', 32', 51', 62'
  • Yokokawa  14'
  • Niu  28' (o.g.)
  • Sumi  60'
  • Maaya  66'
  • Aoshima  75'
  • Aoki  80', 87'
  • Kondo  83', 86'
  • S. Nakano  90'
 Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Mahmood Salim Said Al-Majarafi (Oman)
Malaysia  6–1  Singapore
  • Luqman  5', 17'
  • Harith H.  11'
  • Amirul  29'
  • Zikri  55'
  • Firdaus  68'
 Report
  • Tan  23'
Attendance: 280
Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar)
Guam  1–14  Malaysia
  • Halehale  84'
 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
  • Araki  7', 78'
  • Koshio  24'
  • Aoki  38', 49', 62'
  • Naruoka  39'
  • Kondo  41'
  • Nishikawa  48'
  • Aoshima  74'
  • K. Nakano  80' (pen.)
Attendance: 150
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Japan  4–0  Malaysia
  • Yoshida  23'
  • Ueda  27'
  • K. Nakano  49'
  • Aoki  73'
 Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Mahmood Salim Said Al-Majarafi (Oman)
Singapore  9–1  Guam
  • Tan  3', 20', 45+1', 56'
  • Chua  57', 80'
  • Niu  63' (o.g.)
  • Rahmat  77'
  • Zulkifli  85'
 Report
  • Halehale  90+2' (pen.)
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[lower-alpha 1]
5 I  Vietnam 2 1 0 1 6 5 +1 3[lower-alpha 1]
6 C  Afghanistan 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
7 A  Saudi Arabia 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3[lower-alpha 2]
7 E  Bangladesh 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3[lower-alpha 2]
9 H  China PR 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3[lower-alpha 2]
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. 1 2 Ranked by disciplinary points (Malaysia: –2 pts; Vietnam: –10 pts).
  2. 1 2 3 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
 MalaysiaHosts25 July 2017[2]4 (2004, 2008, 2014, 2016)
 JordanGroup A winners24 September 20172 (1990, 2010)
 TajikistanGroup B winners24 September 20172 (2006, 2010)
 IranGroup C winners22 September 201710 (1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 IraqGroup D winners24 September 20179 (1985, 1988, 1994, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2016)
 YemenGroup E winners22 September 20174 (2002, 2006, 2012, 2016)
 North KoreaGroup F winners24 September 201710 (1986, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 IndonesiaGroup G winners22 September 20175 (1986, 1988, 1990, 2008, 2010)
 South KoreaGroup H winners29 September 201713 (1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 AustraliaGroup I winners24 September 20175 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 JapanGroup J winners24 September 201714 (1985, 1988, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 India1st best runners-up24 September 20177 (1990, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
 Oman2nd best runners-up24 September 20179 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Thailand3rd best runners-up24 September 201710 (1985, 1988, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Vietnam5th best runners-up24 September 20176 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2016)
 Afghanistan6th best runners-up29 September 20170 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

10 goals
  • Indonesia Sutan Diego Zico
8 goals
  • Japan Keita Nakano
7 goals
  • Australia Tyson Savas
6 goals
  • Japan Yusuke Aoki
  • Laos Chony Wenpaserth
5 goals
  • Japan Yuji Yoshida
  • Jordan Mohammad Semreen
  • North Korea Kim Kang-song
  • Saudi Arabia Hassan Al-Ali
  • Singapore Marc Ryan Tan
  • Thailand Thanarin Tumsen
  • Vietnam Đoàn Chí Bảo
4 goals
  • Bahrain Sayed Jawad Alawi
  • North Korea Ra Nam-hyon
  • South Korea Jeong Sang-bin
  • Tajikistan Ahmadkhon Emomali
  • Tajikistan Rustam Soirov
  • Thailand Waragon Thongbai
  • East Timor Mouzinho de Lima
  • East Timor Paulo Domingos Freitas
3 goals
  • Afghanistan Ahmad Shabir Rashidi
  • Australia Birkan Kirdar
  • Indonesia Amiruddin Bagus Kahfi
  • Indonesia Mochammad Supriadi
  • Indonesia Rendy Juliansyah
  • Indonesia Hamsa Lestaluhu
  • Iran Ahmad Shariat Zadeh
  • Iran Alireza Bavieh
  • Iran Amir Jafari
  • Japan Kuraba Kondo
  • Malaysia Aiman Haikhal
  • Nepal Birjesh Chaudhary
  • North Korea Kim Jin-hyok
  • North Korea Kim Won-il
  • North Korea Ri Jo-guk
  • Tajikistan Islom Zairov
  • Thailand Nattakit Butsing
  • Yemen Osamah Al-Baadani
2 goals
  • Afghanistan Ali Zahidi
  • Afghanistan Mohamad Noman Walizada
  • Australia Cameron Peupion
  • Australia Noah Botic
  • Australia Tristan Hammond
  • Bahrain Abbas Fadhel Al-Asfoor
  • Bahrain Abdulrahman Sayed Mohamed
  • Brunei Mohammad Aminuddin Masri
  • Cambodia Ky Rina
  • Chinese Taipei Lin Chun-kai
  • Chinese Taipei Yang Sheng-kai
  • Guam Kyle Ko 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 Alif Mutalib
  • Malaysia Danial Amali
  • Malaysia Danish Ishak
  • Malaysia Luqman Hakim
  • 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 Ornai Liu
  • East Timor Luis Figo da Conceicao
  • 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
  • Afghanistan Ahmad Tamim Mirzada
  • Afghanistan Mohammad Amin Nezami
  • Afghanistan Samir Samandari
  • Afghanistan Sayed Asghar
  • Australia Jaiden Kucharski
  • Australia Ryan Teague
  • Bangladesh Dipok Roy
  • Bangladesh Foysal Ahmed Fahim
  • Bhutan Kelzang Jigmi
  • Brunei Ady Aiman Bin Haji Noorajrin
  • Brunei Abdul Raziq Lamit
  • Brunei Hakeme Yazid Said
  • Brunei Eddy Shahrol Izzat
  • Brunei Hirman Abdul Lapti
  • Cambodia Bunthoeun Bunnarong
  • Cambodia Ly Mael
  • Cambodia Met Samel
  • China Aifeierding Aisikaer
  • China Pan Yusheng
  • China Subi Abulimiti
  • China Zhang Xingliang
  • Chinese Taipei Liang Meng-hsin
  • Hong Kong Tong Connor Hew Fung
  • Hong Kong Wong Yat
  • Hong Kong Lau Ka Kiu
  • Hong Kong Tung Willis Siu Hang
  • India Bekey Oram
  • India Givson Singh Moirangthem
  • India Vikram Pratap Singh
  • Indonesia Andre Oktaviansyah
  • Iran Amirhossein Azizi
  • Iran Hossein Shaverdi
  • Iraq Abdullah Hassoon Hameed
  • Iraq Abdulrazzaq Qasim Subaihawi
  • Iraq Ahmed Ayad Al-Hilfi
  • Iraq Mohammed Luay Mandalawi
  • Iraq Hasan Salman Shanan
  • Japan Sako Maaya
  • Japan Shinya Nakano
  • Japan Kohshiro Sumi
  • Japan Asahi Yokokawa
  • Japan Genki Koshio
  • Japan Hikaru Naruoka
  • Japan Jun Nishikawa
  • Japan Keita Ueda
  • Jordan Ahmad Al-Zghoul
  • Jordan Amer Jamous
  • Jordan Thaer Khaleel
  • Kyrgyzstan Bekkhan Rysbekov
  • Laos Ananthana Chanthamaly
  • Laos Phoutthalak Thongsanith
  • Laos Soubanh Keopheth
  • Laos Phonesavanh Keomanyvong
  • Lebanon Mohamad Zgheib
  • Lebanon Ralph Nader Hadchity
  • Lebanon Wassim Ayach
  • Malaysia Ahmad Zikri Khalili
  • Malaysia Aleff Haedi Za’ba
  • Malaysia Amirul Azzim Ruzki
  • Malaysia Faiz Khairi
  • Malaysia Firdaus Kaironnisam
  • Malaysia Harith Haiqal
  • Malaysia Harith Naem
  • Malaysia Ikhwan Hafizo
  • Malaysia Umar Hakeem
  • Mongolia Gan-erdene Erdene-ochir
  • Myanmar Kaung Khant Kyaw
  • Myanmar Pyae Phyo Aung
  • Myanmar Shwe Ko
  • Myanmar Yan Naing Lin
  • Myanmar Ye Htet Aung
  • Myanmar Zaw Win Thein
  • Northern Mariana Islands Ian Karl Maniago
  • North Korea Kim Jin-guk
  • North Korea Ko Chang-ung
  • North Korea Ri Hun
  • North Korea Ri Yong-gwang
  • North Korea Song Hyok
  • Oman Al Azhar Al-Balushi
  • Oman Issa Al-Naabi
  • Oman Osama Al-Hadabi
  • Oman Qusai Al-Jaradi
  • Qatar Jassim Al-Zarra
  • Saudi Arabia Abdullah Ali Al-Beshi
  • Saudi Arabia Bander Hussein Whaeshi
  • Saudi Arabia Basim Hassan
  • Saudi Arabia Khalid Hussain Kaabi
  • Saudi Arabia Rayan Al-Arfaj
  • Singapore Muhammad Farhan Zulkifli
  • Singapore Muhammad Fathullah Rahmat
  • South Korea Choi Min-seo
  • South Korea Hong Yun-sang
  • South Korea Kim Dong-hyeon
  • South Korea Lee Jun-suk
  • South Korea Lee Tae-seok
  • South Korea Paik Sang-hoon
  • South Korea Yoon Suk-ju
  • Syria Abdal Rahman Al-Khatib
  • Syria Ahmad Amara
  • Syria Ahmad Hatem
  • Syria Mohammad Maatouk
  • Syria Omar Naghnugh
  • Syria Yasin Abo Karsh
  • Tajikistan Azizbek Khasanov
  • Tajikistan Isroil Kholov
  • Tajikistan Shohrukh Sangov
  • Thailand Arthit Bua-ngam
  • Thailand Jakkrapong Sanmahung
  • Thailand Thakdanai Jaihan
  • East Timor Elias Joao Mesquita
  • East Timor Ejivanio Ferreira Da Costa
  • Uzbekistan Daniyar Sabirov
  • Uzbekistan Mirjalol Kosimov
  • Uzbekistan Ruslan Roziev
  • Vietnam Đậu Ngọc Thành
  • Vietnam Đinh Thanh Trung
  • Vietnam Nguyễn Thế Hùng
  • Vietnam Võ Minh Đan
  • Yemen Hamzah Sabah
  • Yemen Tamer Senan
  • Yemen Yahya Al-Baleet
2 own goals
  • Guam Robert Matthew Niu (playing against Japan, Singapore)
1 own goal
  • Laos Anoulack Vannalath (playing against Thailand)
  • Macau Xiao Rongrui (playing against North Korea)
  • Maldives Ahmed Nahil Ibrahim (playing against Tajikistan)
  • Northern Mariana Islands Joshua Mendez (playing against Timor Leste)
  • Sri Lanka A. R. Thanujan (playing against Saudi Arabia)
  • East Timor Luis Figo da Conceicao (playing against Laos)
Source: the-afc.com

References

  1. ↑ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2017" (PDF). AFC. 12 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Regulations AFC U-16 Championship 2018". AFC.
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