2020 AFC U-16 Championship

The 2020 AFC U-16 Championship will be the 19th edition of the AFC U-16 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-16 national teams of Asia. It will take place in Bahrain, which was appointed as the host by the AFC on 17 September 2019,[1] between 25 November and 12 December 2020, postponed from the original dates between 16 September and 3 October 2020.[2][3]

2020 AFC U-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBahrain
Dates25 November – 12 December
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)TBC (in TBC host cities)

A total of 16 teams will play in the tournament. The top four teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2021 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru as the AFC representatives.

This edition will be the last to be played as an under-16 tournament, as the AFC have proposed switching the tournament from under-16 to under-17 starting from 2023.[4]

Japan are the defending champions.

Qualification
Main article: 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Qualifying was played from 14 – 22 September 2019.[5] Bahrain also participated in the qualifiers, even though they had already qualified automatically as hosts.

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[6]

Team Qualified as Appearance Previous best performance
 BahrainHosts8thRunners-up (1988)
 TajikistanGroup A winners4thRunners-up (2018)
 IndiaGroup B winners9thQuarter-finals (2002, 2018)
 IranGroup C winners12thChampions (2008)
 Saudi ArabiaGroup D winners11thChampions (1985, 1988)
 QatarGroup E winners11thChampions (1990)
 United Arab EmiratesGroup F winners8thRunners-up (1990)
 China PRGroup G winners15thChampions (1992, 2004)
 AustraliaGroup H winners7thSemi-finals (2010, 2014, 2018)
 North KoreaGroup I winners12thChampions (2010, 2014)
 JapanGroup J winners16thChampions (1994, 2006, 2018)
 South KoreaGroup K winners15thChampions (1986, 2002)
 Yemen1st best runners-up6thRunners-up (2002)
 Indonesia2nd best runners-up7thFourth place (1990)
 Uzbekistan3rd best runners-up10thChampions (2012)
 Oman4th best runners-up11thChampions (1996, 2000)

Venues

To be confirmed.

Draw

The draw of the final tournament was held on 18 June 2020, 14:30 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur.[7][3] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship final tournament and qualification, with the hosts Bahrain automatically seeded and assigned to Position A1 in the draw.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2004 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team can register a maximum of 23 players (minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers).[8]

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advance to the quarter-finals.

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):[8]

  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.

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).[9]

Schedule
Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 25–27 November 2020 1 v 4, 2 v 3
Matchday 2 28–30 November 2020 4 v 2, 3 v 1
Matchday 3 1–3 December 2020 1 v 2, 3 v 4

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bahrain (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 25 November 2020. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Bahrain v Qatar
North Korea v Iran
Qatar v North Korea
Iran v Bahrain
Bahrain v North Korea
Iran v Qatar

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tajikistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Oman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Yemen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 26 November 2020. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Tajikistan v United Arab Emirates
Oman v Yemen
United Arab Emirates v Oman
Yemen v Tajikistan
Tajikistan v Oman
Yemen v United Arab Emirates

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 26 November 2020. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
South Korea v Uzbekistan
Australia v India
Uzbekistan v Australia
India v South Korea
South Korea v Australia
India v Uzbekistan

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Indonesia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  China PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 27 November 2020. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Japan v China PR
Indonesia v Saudi Arabia
China PR v Indonesia
Saudi Arabia v Japan
Japan v Indonesia
Saudi Arabia v China PR

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out (no extra time) is used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Articles 12.1 and 12.2).[8]

Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 December –
 
 
Winners of Group A
 
9 December –
 
Runners-up of Group B
 
Winners of QF1
 
6 December –
 
Winners of QF3
 
Winners of Group C
 
12 December –
 
Runners-up of Group D
 
Winners of SF1
 
5 December –
 
Winners of SF2
 
Winners of Group B
 
9 December –
 
Runners-up of Group A
 
Winners of QF2
 
6 December –
 
Winners of QF4
 
Winners of Group D
 
 
Runners-up of Group C
 

Quarter-finals

The winners will qualify for 2021 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Winners of Group AQF1Runners-up of Group B
Winners of Group BQF2Runners-up of Group A
Winners of Group CQF3Runners-up of Group D
Winners of Group DQF4Runners-up of Group C

Semi-finals
Winners of QF1SF1Winners of QF3
Winners of QF2SF2Winners of QF4

Final
Winners of SF1vWinners of SF2

Winners

Awards

Goalscorers

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup

The following four teams from AFC qualify for the 2021 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 World Cup1
5 December 2020
5 December 2020
6 December 2020
6 December 2020
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Notes

References
  1. "Uzbekistan, Bahrain recommended as hosts for 2020 AFC U-19 & U-16 Championships". AFC. 17 September 2019.
  2. "AFC Competitions Calendar 2020". AFC. 9 May 2019.
  3. "Asia's future stars discover contenders for Bahrain 2020 challenge". AFC. 18 June 2020.
  4. "AFC Competitions Committee recommends changes to youth competitions". AFC. 26 November 2018.
  5. "AFC Competitions Calendar 2019". AFC. 9 May 2019.
  6. "High quality cast for Finals". AFC. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  7. "Stage set for 2020 AFC U-16 & U-19 Championship draws". AFC. 17 June 2020.
  8. "Regulations AFC U-16 Championship 2020". AFC.
  9. "Match Schedule". AFC. 18 June 2020.
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