2012 AFC U-16 Championship
The 2012 AFC U-16 Championship was the 15th edition of the tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation. The AFC approved Iran as hosts of the championship on 23 November 2011.[1] The top 4 teams qualified for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, hosted by the United Arab Emirates. Qualification for the tournament started in 2011.
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| Host country |  |
| Dates | 22 September – 6 October |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 97 (3.13 per match) |
| Attendance | 12,853 (415 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  |
Host Selection
The Organising Committee for AFC Youth Competitions for the 2011–2015 term announced that Iran and Palestine were interested in hosting the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship Finals.
Per decision of the AFC Competitions Committee, the host nation should qualify for the final tournament. The decision on the hosts was taken in the committee’s meeting on 21 November 2011 based on the results of the qualifiers.[1]
Venues
| Tehran | Tehran | |
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| Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium | Ekbatan Stadium | |
| Capacity: 8,250 | Capacity: 12,000 | |
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Draw
The draw for the competition was held on 10 May 2012 in Tehran, Iran.[3]
| Pot 1 (Host & Seeds) | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Group stage
In the group stage the tie-breaking criteria is direct matches before goal difference.[4]
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | +0 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
| Laos | 3–4 | |
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Phanthavong  Kettavong Noyvong |
Report | Marzouq Keola Alajmi |
| Yemen | 1–4 | |
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| Al-Dahi |
Report | Rigi Ezzatollahi Jafari Karamolachaab |
Group B
Iraq and Australia played a penalty shootout after their final group match to determine their ranking. Iraq won that 3–2.[5]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| North Korea | 0–3 | |
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| Report | Hwang Hee-Chan |
| Japan | 2–0 | |
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| Sasaki Sugimoto |
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| South Korea | 3–1 | |
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| Hwang Hee-Chan Choi Ju-Yong Ko Min-hyuk |
Report | Ogawa |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | |
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| Al-Qahtani |
Report | Ri Ryong Ri Kwang-Song |
| North Korea | 0–3 | |
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| Report | Nakamura Sugimoto Ogawa |
| Saudi Arabia | 0–1 | |
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| Report | Jeong Hun-U |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
| Uzbekistan | 3–2 | |
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| Odilov Abdullaev Abdiganiyev |
Report | Rai |
| Syria | 1–1 | |
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| Kurdaghli |
Report | Zhang Yuning |
| China PR | 1–1 | |
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| Hu Jinghang |
Report | Boltaboev |
| Uzbekistan | 0–1 | |
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| Report | Alhusni |
| China PR | 2–2 | |
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| Wang Jinxian Zhang Yuning |
Report | Lalhlimpuia Mendes |
Knockout stage
Knockout Map
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 30 September | ||||||||||
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| 3 October | ||||||||||
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| 30 September | ||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
| 1(3) | |||||||||
| 6 October | ||||||||||
| 1(5) | |||||||||
| 1(3) | |||||||||
| 30 September | ||||||||||
| 1(1) | |||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
| 3 October | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 30 September | ||||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
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Quarterfinals
| South Korea | 1–1 | |
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| Hwang Hee-Chan |
Report | Turaev |
| Penalties | ||
Yoo Won-Jong  Hwang Hee-Chan  Lee Gun Lim Eun-Su |
3–5 | |
| Iran | 5–1 | |
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| Ezzatollahi Karamolachaab Bazaj Rigi |
Report | Antoniou |
Countries to participate in 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The four semi-finalists qualified for 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- Own goal
References
- AFC to put best foot forward The AFC. 23 November 2011. Retrieved on 2011-11-23.
- "U16, U19, Olym, WC q'fiers draw on Mar 30". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 2 March 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- "U-16 Draw procedures confirmed". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- "2012 Regulations". AFC. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- "Australia 0–0 Iraq (2–3 pens)". the-afc.com. 26 September 2012.
External links
- AFC U-16 Championship (in English)