2008 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

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

Group A
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 (H) 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
(H) Host.
  • All matches were held in Qatar.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.
Syria 6–0 Pakistan
  • Al Khadr  7'
  • Al-Mawas  32', 53', 83'
  • Saleh  56'
  • Adib  66' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)
Yemen 3–2 Kyrgyzstan
  • Al-Baidhani  20'
  • Al-Sahmi  26'
  • Al-Shamsi  82'
 Report
  • Ageev  30'
  • Ad. T. Uulu  62'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Atallah Al-Enezi (Kuwait)
Oman 1–2 Qatar
  • Al-Rashaidi  43'
 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mohamed Al-Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)
Yemen 1–1 Oman
  • Al-Yamani  20'
 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
  • Al-Shamsi  90+1' (pen.)
Attendance: 30
Referee: Mohamed Al-Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)
Qatar 1–5 Yemen
 Report
  • Al-Baidhani  16'
  • Al-Hubaishi  73', 84'
  • Al-Yamani  82'
  • Muhsen  90+1'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Naser Al Enezi (Kuwait)
Pakistan 4–2 Kyrgyzstan
  • Adil  11', 64', 71' (pen.)
  • Hameed  36'
 Report
  • Sataev  42'
  • Ba. Uulu  84' (pen.)
Attendance: 50
Referee: Atallah Al-Enezi (Kuwait)
Oman 0–4 Syria
Report
  • Al Khadr  38', 78'
  • Medo  74'
  • Jmhaa  86'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Alaa Al-Abadee (Iraq)
Syria 4–2 Yemen
  • Adib  7' (pen.), 16' (pen.)
  • Bashbayouk  22'
  • Jmhaa  48'
 Report
  • Al-Shamsi  12', 36' (pen.)
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
  • Akz. Uulu  19', 86'
 Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Alaa Al-Abadee (Iraq)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran (H) 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
(H) Host.
Nepal   2–3 Bahrain
 Report
  • Al-Farhan  19' (pen.), 63' (pen.)
  • Al-Yasi  90'
Attendance: 50
Jordan 3–3 Kuwait
  • Al-Qamamaz  8'
  • Abualsayed  53'
  • Bataineh  70'
 Report
  • Arab  46'
  • Al-Sahli  62'
  • Al Dhufairi  68'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Hla Tint (Myanmar)
Nepal   3–1 Jordan
 Report
  • Arjah  53'
Attendance: 20
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Bahrain 0–7 Iran
Report
Attendance: 150
Bahrain 2–0 Jordan
  • Al-Farhan  40' (pen.)
  • Al-Moawda  52'
 Report
Attendance: 50
Iran 3–0 Kuwait
 Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Hla Tint (Myanmar)
Kuwait 3–2   Nepal
  • T. Ebrahim  10'
  • Al-Ajmi  53'
  • Karam  58'
 Report
Attendance: 20
Jordan 0–4 Iran
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Iran 3–0   Nepal
 Report
Attendance: 50
Bahrain 0–0 Kuwait
Report
Attendance: 70
Referee: Hla Tint (Myanmar)

Group C
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 (H) 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
(H) Host.
Saudi Arabia 4–0 Bhutan
 Report
Attendance: 200
Iraq 5–0 Lebanon
  • Jawda  37', 64'
  • Waleed  74'
  • Jabbar  84'
  • Azeez  85'
 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Abdulrahman Racho (Syria)
India 6–0 Sri Lanka
 Report
Attendance: 120
Referee: Jaafar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Iraq 2–2 Sri Lanka
 Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Jaafar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Sri Lanka 1–0 Bhutan
  • Mohideen  45'
 Report
Attendance: 50
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
  • Al Khamis  36', 45+1', 90+2'
  • Al-Aoufi  38'
  • Bkit  87'
 Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Abdulrahman Racho (Syria)
Bhutan 0–11 Iraq
Report
  • Jouda  7'
  • Jasim  22', 38'
  • Al-Rubayawi  46', 56', 87'
  • Azeez  51'
  • Jabbar  60', 72'
  • Al-Wuhaili  77'
  • Al-Bujasim  85'
Attendance: 50
Sri Lanka 0–7 Iraq
Report
  • Al-Rubayawi  1'
  • Kueam  10'
  • Jouda  20', 32'
  • Jabbar  45+3'
  • Ali  79' (pen.)
  • Kadhim  81'
Attendance: 70
Referee: Jaafar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Bhutan 1–4 Lebanon
 Report
Attendance: 100
India 3–0 Saudi Arabia
 Report
Attendance: 1,200
Saudi Arabia 0–3 Iraq
Report
  • Jouda  6', 59'
  • Jasim  38'
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
  • Mohideen  70'
  • Gobarage  90+1'
Attendance: 100

Group D
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 (H) 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
(H) Host.
Tajikistan 1–1 Turkmenistan
  • Ktsoev  14'
 Report
  • Bobonazarov  38' (o.g.)
Attendance: 100
Referee: Naser Al-Ghafari (Jordan)
Bangladesh 9–1 Palestine
  • Rana  13', 21' (pen.), 30', 59'
  • Saifuddin  55', 82'
  • S. Hossain  45+1'
  • Nadim  70', 87'
 Report
  • Al-Shaer  81'
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 200
Referee: Radwan Ghandour (Lebanon)
United Arab Emirates 2–2 Uzbekistan
  • Ghuloom  2'
  • Ismail  7'
 Report
  • Supijanov  40'
  • Kamolov  70', 87'
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 300
Referee: Chaiwat Kunsuta (Thailand)
Bangladesh 1–9 United Arab Emirates
 Report
  • Ghuloom  7'
  • Hadeed  28'
  • Al Hamadi  47', 52', 61', 89'
  • Al Ameri  80'
  • Ismail  86', 87'
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
  • Abdullayev  38'
  • Supijanov  45', 88', 90'
 Report
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 150
Palestine 1–6 United Arab Emirates
  • Al-Shaer  44'
 Report
  • Al Ameri  38', 69'
  • Al Hamadi  39', 45+1', 66', 67'
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 150
Referee: Radwan Ghandour (Lebanon)
Turkmenistan 3–1 Bangladesh
 Report
  • S. Hossain  87'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Chaiwat Kunsuta (Thailand)
Tajikistan 1–2 Uzbekistan
  • Salokhiddinzoda  6'
 Report
  • Abdullayev  4'
  • Gapparov  58'
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 250
Referee: Naser Al-Ghafari (Jordan)
Uzbekistan 3–2 Bangladesh
  • Gapparov  67'
  • Shotursunov  70'
  • Abdullayev  73'
 Report
  • Rana  66'
  • Saifuddin  84'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Abdullah Al Harrasi (Oman)
Turkmenistan 1–1 Palestine
  • Myradow  34'
 Report
  • Al-Rahban  14'
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 100
Referee: Khalaf Al Labani (Yemen)
United Arab Emirates 2–3 Tajikistan
 Report
  • Ktsoev  36'
  • Payzov  70'
  • Kalugin  82'
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 300
Tajikistan 3–1 Bangladesh
  • A. Saidov  12'
  • Gaforov  81', 87'
 Report
  • Sohag  90+4'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Naser Al-Ghafari (Jordan)
Turkmenistan 2–1 United Arab Emirates
 Report
  • Al-Badooli  85'
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 200
Referee: Radwan Ghandour (Lebanon)
Palestine 1–6 Uzbekistan
  • Sulaiman  43'
 Report
  • Nasrulloev  30'
  • Supijanov  47'
  • Abdullayev  61'
  • Umarov  79', 90'
  • Shotursunov  90+1'
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 150
Referee: Chaiwat Kunsuta (Thailand)

Group E
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China PR 4 4 0 0 28 1 +27 12
 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
 Philippines (W) 0 - - - - - — 0
Source:
(W) Withdrew.
  • All matches in Hebei Province, China
  • Times listed are UTC+8
Singapore 8–0 Mongolia
Salim  5', 36', 79', 87'
Stanely  58', 59', 60', 65'		 Report
NFTC Stadium, Hebei Province
Attendance: 20
Referee: Sachiko Baba (Japan)
China PR 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
NFTC Stadium, Hebei Province
Attendance: 25
Referee: Mohd Yussof Mat Karim (Malaysia)
Singapore 4–0 Guam
Stanely  23'
Shahfiq  34', 68'
Salim  39'		 Report
NFTC Stadium, Hebei Province
Attendance: 70
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Mongolia 0–5 China PR
Report Nan Yunqi  36', 45+1', 79'
Wang Qingfeng  37'
Jiang Xiaochen  54'
NFTC Stadium, Hebei Province
Attendance: 25
Referee: Jaafar Alawi Jawad Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Mongolia 0–0 Guam
Report
NFTC Stadium, Hebei Province
Attendance: 11
Referee: Rustam Saidov (Uzbekistan)
Macau 1–4 Singapore
Trigo  40' Report Shahfiq  29', 79'
Fazli  47'
Stanely  56'
NFTC Stadium, Hebei Province
Attendance: 5
Referee: Sachiko Baba (Japan)
Macau 0–1 Mongolia
Report Bayanjargal  24'
NFTC Stadium, Hebei Province
Attendance: 5
Referee: Mohd Yussof Mat Karim (Malaysia)
Guam 0–9 China PR
Report Wang Qingfeng  7', 26'
Sun Dong  9', 58', 88'
Wang Tong  36'
Jiang Xiaochen  62', 64'
Nan Yunqi  80'
NFTC Stadium, Hebei Province
Attendance: 10
Referee: Rustam Saidov (Uzbekistan)
Macau 0–1 Guam
Report Diambra Odi  86'
NFTC Stadium, Hebei Province
Attendance: 5
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
China PR 2–1 Singapore
Nan Yunqi  57'
Sun Dong  65'		 Report Salim  4'
NFTC Stadium, Hebei Province
Attendance: 6
Referee: Jaafar Alawi Jawad Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Group F
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 5 5 0 0 22 1 +21 15
 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
 Vietnam 5 0 2 3 2 11 −9 2
 Hong Kong 5 0 2 3 1 13 −12 2
Source:
Japan 2–0 Laos
Uchida  54'
Shibasaki  70'		 Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
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'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
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'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
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
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 North Korea 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 4
 Australia 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
 Malaysia 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
 Timor-Leste (W) 0 - - - - - — 0
 Maldives (W) 0 - - - - - — 0
 Myanmar (W) 0 - - - - - — 0
Source:
(W) Withdrew.
Malaysia 0–2 Australia
Report Warren  14'
Babalj  26'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ram Krishna Gosh (Bangladesh)
Australia 0–0 North Korea
Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)
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
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 4 3 0 1 28 5 +23 9
 Thailand 4 2 0 2 15 7 +8 6
 Chinese Taipei 4 1 0 3 2 33 −31 3
Source:
South Korea 11–0 Chinese Taipei
Rim Chang-Woo  31'
Lim Dong-Cheon  32', 50'
Lee Chang  43', 49', 74'
Lee Seung-Min  62'
Cho Min-Woo  68'
Kim Dong-Min  72'
Lee Jong-Ho  85'
Tien Chih-Yuan  90' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto (Japan)
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'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto (Japan)
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'
Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok
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
Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 150
South Korea 1–4 Thailand
Jung Dong-Cheol  55' Report Cheepnurat  35'
Chumuang  71', 80'
Yooyen  84'
Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 200

Countries to participate in 2008 AFC U-16 Championship

References
  1. the-afc.com: AFC Disciplinary Committee disqualifies DPR Korea, Tajikistan and Iraq from AFC U-16 Championship 2008
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