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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = AFC U-16 Championship
| year = 2016
| other_titles = 2016 AFC U-16 चैंपियनशिप
| image = <!--Tournament logo-->AFC U16 logo.svg
| size = 160px
| caption =
| country = {{flagdeco|India}} [[India]]
| dates = {{nowrap|15 September – 2 October}}
| num_teams = 16
| confederations = 1
| venues = 2
| cities = 2
| champion_other = {{fbu|17|IRQ}}
| count = 1
| second_other = {{fbu|17|IRN}}
| matches = 31
| goals = 109
| attendance = {{#expr: <!--Group A-->+ 637 + 1014 + 412 + 4137 + 5892 + 700 <!--Group B-->+ 100 + 100 + 250 + 1467 + 430 + 355 <!--Group C-->+ 462 + 341 + 46 + 812 + 231 + 1106 <!--Group D-->+ 35 + 1300 + 550 + 1150 + 973 + 377 <!--Quarter-finals-->+ 557 + 2428 + 655 + 1673 <!--Semi-finals-->+ 1542 + 1014 <!--Final-->+ 2237}}
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Mohammed Dawood Yaseen|Mohammed Dawood]] {{nowrap|(6 goals)}}
| player = {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Mohammed Dawood Yaseen|Mohammed Dawood]]
| fair_play =
| prevseason = [[2014 AFC U-16 Championship|2014]]
| nextseason = [[2018 AFC U-16 Championship|2018]]
}}

The '''2016 AFC U-16 Championship''' was the 17th edition of the [[AFC U-16 Championship]], the biennial international youth [[association football|football]] championship organised by the [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC) for the men's under-16 national teams of Asia. The tournament was held in [[India]], as announced by the AFC on 3 June 2015,<ref name="hosts">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/u-16-championship-2014/india-to-host-afc-u-16-championship-2016|title=India to host AFC U-16 Championship 2016|publisher=AFC|date=3 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=INDIA WIN AFC U-16 BID|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=6536|publisher=All India Football Federation|access-date=2 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604071324/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=6536|archive-date=4 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was played between 15 September and 2 October 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/afc/files/afc_competitions_calendar_2016.pdf|publisher=AFC|title=AFC Calendar of Competitions 2016|format=PDF}}</ref> A total of 16 teams played in the tournament.

Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the AFC qualifiers for the [[FIFA U-17 World Cup]]. The top four teams of the tournament qualified for the [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]] also in India as the AFC representatives, besides [[India national under-17 football team|India]] who qualified automatically as hosts. If India 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-17 World Cup; however, this was not necessary as India were eliminated in the group stage.<ref name="draw"/>

This marked the first time a U-17 World Cup host nation hosts the AFC U-16 Championship.

[[Iraq national under-17 football team|Iraq]] won the tournament after beating [[Iran national under-17 football team|Iran]] 4–3 on penalties in the final match.

==Qualification==
{{Main|2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification}}

The draw for the qualifiers was held on 5 June 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/u-16-championship-2016/afc-u-16-championship-2016-qualifying-draw-concluded|title=AFC U-16 Championship 2016 qualifying draw concluded|publisher=AFC|date=5 June 2015}}</ref> A total of 45 teams were drawn into eleven groups, with the eleven group winners and the four best runners-up qualifying for the final tournament, together with India who qualified automatically as hosts but also competed in the qualifying stage.

The qualifiers were played between 12–20 September 2015, except for Group H which were played between 2–6 September 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/afc/files/afc_competitions_calendar_2015.pdf|publisher=AFC|title=AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015|format=PDF}}</ref>

===Qualified teams===
The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/u-16-championship-2016/afc-u-16-championship-finalists-confirmed|title=AFC U-16 Championship finalists confirmed|publisher=the-AFC.com|date=21 September 2015}}</ref> Nepal were replaced by Kyrgyzstan due to one of their players failing a [[Age fraud in association football#Introduction of MRI|MRI bone test]].<ref name="nepal">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/u-16-championship-2016/kyrgyzstan-to-compete-at-afc-u-16-cship-after-nepal-exclusion|title=Kyrgyzstan to compete at AFC U-16 C'ship after Nepal exclusion|publisher=AFC|date=27 October 2015}}</ref>

On 12 April 2016, the AFC Competitions Committee decided that if the FIFA suspension of the [[Kuwait Football Association]] was not lifted by 13 May 2016, the next highest ranked team in the AFC U-16 Championship qualifying competition would replace Kuwait in the competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions-division/afc-competitions-committee-decisions|title=AFC Competitions Committee decisions|publisher=the-AFC.com|date=12 April 2016}}</ref>

On 13 May 2016, the FIFA Congress confirmed the suspension of Kuwait, and asked the FIFA Council to lift the suspension as soon as the necessary requirements are fulfilled.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2016/m=5/news=fifa-congress-drives-football-forward-first-female-secretary-general-a-2790957.html|title=FIFA Congress drives football forward, first female secretary general appointed|publisher=the-AFC.com|date=13 May 2016}}</ref> As a result, Kuwait were replaced by Yemen, the next highest ranked team in the AFC U-16 Championship qualifying competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/u-16-championship-2016/afc-u-16-championship-india-2016-the-groups|title=AFC U-16 Championship India 2016: The Groups|publisher=AFC|date=28 May 2016}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Team
! Qualified as
! Appearance
! Previous best performance
|-
| {{fbu|17|IND}}|| {{sort|*|Hosts /<br />[[2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification#Group E|Group E]] ([[2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification#Ranking of second-placed teams|3rd best]]}}) runners-up|| {{sort|07|7th}}|| {{sort|05|Quarter-finals}} ([[2002 AFC U-17 Championship|2002]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|UZB}}|| [[2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification#Group A|Group A]] winners|| {{sort|09|9th}}|| {{sort|01|'''Champions'''}} ([[2012 AFC U-16 Championship|2012]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|KGZ}}|| [[2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification#Group B|Group B]] winners|| {{sort|01|1st}}|| {{sort|99|Debut}}
|-
| {{fbu|17|IRQ}}|| [[2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification#Group C|Group C]] winners|| {{sort|09|9th}}|| {{sort|03|Third place}} ([[1985 AFC U-16 Championship|1985]]), Semi-finals ([[2012 AFC U-16 Championship|2012]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|KSA}}|| [[2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification#Group D|Group D]] winners|| {{sort|10|10th}}|| {{sort|01|'''Champions'''}} ([[1985 AFC U-16 Championship|1985]], [[1988 AFC U-16 Championship|1988]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|IRN}}|| [[2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification#Group E|Group E]] winners|| {{sort|10|10th}}|| {{sort|01|'''Champions'''}} ([[2008 AFC U-16 Championship|2008]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|MAS}}|| [[2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification#Group G|Group G]] winners|| {{sort|04|4th}}|| {{sort|05|Quarter-finals}} ([[2014 AFC U-16 Championship|2014]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|PRK}}|| [[2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification#Group H|Group H]] winners|| {{sort|10|10th}}|| {{sort|01|'''Champions'''}} ([[2010 AFC U-16 Championship|2010]], [[2014 AFC U-16 Championship|2014]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|KOR}}|| [[2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification#Group I|Group I]] winners|| {{sort|12|12th}}|| {{sort|01|'''Champions'''}} ([[1986 AFC U-16 Championship|1986]], [[2002 AFC U-17 Championship|2002]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|AUS}}|| [[2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification#Group J|Group J]] winners|| {{sort|05|5th}}|| {{sort|03|Semi-finals}} ([[2010 AFC U-16 Championship|2010]], [[2014 AFC U-16 Championship|2014]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|JPN}}|| [[2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification#Group K|Group K]] winners|| {{sort|13|13th}}|| {{sort|01|'''Champions'''}} ([[1994 AFC U-17 Championship|1994]], [[2006 AFC U-17 Championship|2006]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|VIE}}|| [[2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification#Group J|Group J]] ([[2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification#Ranking of second-placed teams|1st best]]) runners-up|| {{sort|06|6th}}|| {{sort|04|Fourth place}} ([[2000 AFC U-17 Championship|2000]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|THA}}|| [[2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification#Group H|Group H]] ([[2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification#Ranking of second-placed teams|2nd best]]) runners-up|| {{sort|10|10th}}|| {{sort|01|'''Champions'''}} ([[1998 AFC U-17 Championship|1998]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|UAE}}|| [[2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification#Group D|Group D]] ([[2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification#Ranking of second-placed teams|4th best]]) runners-up|| {{sort|07|7th}}|| {{sort|02|Runners-up}} ([[1990 AFC U-16 Championship|1990]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|OMA}}|| [[2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification#Group B|Group B]] ([[2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification#Ranking of second-placed teams|5th best]]) runners-up|| {{sort|09|9th}}|| {{sort|01|'''Champions'''}} ([[1996 AFC U-17 Championship|1996]], [[2000 AFC U-17 Championship|2000]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|YEM}}|| [[2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification#Group A|Group A]] ([[2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification#Ranking of second-placed teams|6th best]]) runners-up|| {{sort|05|5th}}|| {{sort|02|Runners-up}} ([[2002 AFC U-17 Championship|2002]])
|}

==Venues==
The tournament is played in two venues:

<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! [[Margao]]
| rowspan=7|{{location map+|India|float=center|width=475|places=
{{location map~|India|lat=15.49300|long=73.81800|label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nobreak|[[Goa]]}}</div>|position=left}}
}}
|-
| [[Fatorda Stadium|Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: '''19,000'''
|-
| [[File:Fatorda Stadium.jpg|250px]]
|-
! [[Bambolim]]
|-
| [[GMC Athletic Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: '''3,600'''
|}
</center>

==Draw==
The draw for the final tournament was held on 26 May 2016, 15:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]]), in [[Goa]] (postponed from 4 May 2016).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/asian-cup-2019/afc-confirms-raft-of-crucial-draw-dates|publisher=AFC|title=AFC confirms raft of crucial draw dates|date=17 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/indias-preparations-for-u-17-world-cup-to-gather-pace-with-aiff-youth-cup-2760474.html|publisher=Firstpost|title=India's preparations for U-17 World Cup to gather pace with AIFF Youth Cup|date=2 May 2016}}</ref> The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams.<ref name="draw">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/u-16-championship-2016/afc-u-16-championship-india-2016-draw-concluded|title=AFC U-16 Championship India 2016 draw concluded|publisher=AFC|date=26 May 2016}}</ref> The teams were seeded according to their performance in the previous edition in [[2014 AFC U-16 Championship|2014]].

{| class="wikitable" style="width:89%;"
|-
!width=25%|Pot 1
!width=25%|Pot 2
!width=25%|Pot 3
!width=25%|Pot 4
|-
|
{{fbu|17|IND}} {{small|(hosts; position A1)}}<br />
{{fbu|17|PRK}}<br />
{{fbu|17|KOR}}<br />
{{fbu|17|AUS}}<br />
|
{{fbu|17|IRN}}<br />
{{fbu|17|MAS}}<br />
{{fbu|17|JPN}}<br />
{{fbu|17|UZB}}<br />
|
{{fbu|17|THA}}<br />
{{fbu|17|KSA}}<br />
{{fbu|17|OMA}}<br />
{{fbu|17|VIE}}<br />
|
{{fbu|17|UAE}}<br />
{{fbu|17|YEM}}<br />
{{fbu|17|KGZ}}<br />
{{fbu|17|IRQ}}<br />
|}

==Group stage==
The top two teams of each group advance to the quarter-finals.
{{anchor|Tiebreakers}}
;Tiebreakers
The teams are ranked according to [[Three points for a win|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:<ref name="regulations">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/afc/files/afc_u16_chmpionship_india_2016_competition_regulations.pdf|title=Regulations AFC U-16 Championship 2016|publisher=AFC}}</ref>
#Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
#[[Goal difference]] resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
#Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
#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;
#Goal difference in all the group matches;
#Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
#[[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|Penalty shoot-out]] if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
#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);
#Drawing of lots.

All times are local, [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]]).<ref name="schedule">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/afc/files/afc_u16c_2016_match_schedule.pdf|title=AFC U-16 Championship India 2016: Match Schedule|publisher=AFC}}</ref>

===Group A===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

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|name_KSA={{fbu|17|KSA}}
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|win_KSA=0|draw_KSA=1|loss_KSA=2|gf_KSA=6|ga_KSA=9|status_KSA=
|win_UAE=2|draw_UAE=1|loss_UAE=0|gf_UAE=7|ga_UAE=4|status_UAE=

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|time       = 16:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|IRN}}
|score      = 3–2
|team2      = {{fbu|17|KSA}}
|goals1     = [[Allahyar Sayyad|Sayyad]] {{goal|47}}<br>[[Mohammad Ghaderi|Ghaderi]] {{goal|69}}<br> [[Alireza Asadabadi|Asadabadi]] {{goal|70}}
|goals2     = [[Mansor Al Beshe|Al Beshe]] {{goal|4}}<br>[[Dhari Al-Anazi|Al-Anazi]] {{goal|42}}
|stadium    = [[Fatorda Stadium|Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Margao]]
|attendance = 637
|referee    = [[Kim Dae-yong]] ([[Korea Football Association|South&nbsp;Korea]])
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}}
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|date       = {{Start date|2016|9|15|df=y}}
|time       = 19:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|IND}}
|score      = 2–3
|team2      = {{fbu|17|UAE}}
|goals1     = [[Sanjeev Stalin|Stalin]] {{goal|11}}<br>[[Boris Singh Thangjam|Thangjam]] {{goal|36}}
|goals2     = [[Manea Aydh|Aydh]] {{goal|34}}<br> [[Majed Rashed|Rashed]] {{goal|53}}<br>[[Ahmad Fawzi (footballer)|Fawzi]] {{goal|74}}
|stadium    = [[Fatorda Stadium|Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Margao]]
|attendance = 1,014
|referee    = [[Hiroyuki Kimura (referee)|Hiroyuki Kimura]] ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10427&stageid=411&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
}}
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|date       = {{Start date|2016|9|18|df=y}}
|time       = 16:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|UAE}}
|score      = 1–1
|team2      = {{fbu|17|IRN}}
|goals1     = [[Abed Alazez Dawod|Alazez]] {{goal|51}}
|goals2     = [[Alireza Asadabadi|Asadabadi]] {{goal|49}}
|stadium    = [[Fatorda Stadium|Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Margao]]
|attendance = 412
|referee    = [[Sukhbir Singh (referee)|Sukhbir Singh]] ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10429&stageid=411&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
}}
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|date       = {{Start date|2016|9|18|df=y}}
|time       = 19:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|KSA}}
|score      = 3–3
|team2      = {{fbu|17|IND}}
|goals1     = [[Abdulaziz Al-Dhuwayhi|Al-Dhuwayhi]] {{goal|34}}<br>[[Firas Al-Buraikan|Al-Buraikan]] {{goal|82||83}}
|goals2     = [[Aniket Jadhav|Jadhav]] {{goal|6}}<br>[[Aman Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|22}}<br>[[Suresh Singh Wangjam|Wangjam]] {{goal|90+5|pen.}}
|stadium    = [[Fatorda Stadium|Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Margao]]
|attendance = 4,137
|referee    = [[Wang Di (referee)|Wang Di]] ([[Chinese Football Association|China]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10430&stageid=411&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
}}
----
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|date       = {{Start date|2016|9|21|df=y}}
|time       = 19:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|IND}}
|score      =0–3
|team2      = {{fbu|17|IRN}}
|goals1     =
|goals2     = [[Mohammad Ghaderi|Ghaderi]] {{goal|23}}<br>[[Mohammad Sharifi (Iranian footballer)|Sharifi]] {{goal|81|pen.|90+1|pen.}}
|stadium    = [[Fatorda Stadium|Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Margao]]
|attendance = 5,892
|referee    = [[Yaqoob Abdul Baki]] ([[Oman Football Association|Oman]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10431&stageid=411&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
}}
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|date       = {{Start date|2016|9|21|df=y}}
|time       = 19:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|KSA}}
|score      = 1–3
|team2      = {{fbu|17|UAE}}
|goals1     = [[Nawaf Al-Duraywish|Al-Duraywish]] {{goal|65}}
|goals2     = [[Ahmad Fawzi (footballer)|Fawzi]] {{goal|42}}<br>[[Mohmed Ali Khamis|Ali Khamis]] {{goal|74}}<br>[[Abdullah Al Naqbi|Al Naqbi]] {{goal|81}}
|stadium    = [[Bambolim Stadium|GMC Stadium]], [[Bambolim]]
|attendance = 700
|referee    = [[Kim Dae-yong]] ([[Korea Football Association|South&nbsp;Korea]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10432&stageid=411&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
}}

===Group B===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

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|name_VIE={{fbu|17|VIE}}
|name_KGZ={{fbu|17|KGZ}}

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|win_KGZ=1|draw_KGZ=0|loss_KGZ=2|gf_KGZ=2|ga_KGZ=11|status_KGZ=

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|time       = 16:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|AUS}}
|score      = 0–1
|team2      = {{fbu|17|KGZ}}
|goals1     =
|goals2     = [[Adilet Kanybekov|Kanybekov]] {{goal|76|pen.}}
|stadium    = [[Bambolim Stadium|GMC Stadium]], [[Bambolim]]
|attendance = 100
|referee    = [[Sivakorn Pu-udom]] ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10433&stageid=411&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
}}
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2016|9|16|df=y}}
|time       = 20:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|JPN}}
|score      = 7–0
|team2      = {{fbu|17|VIE}}
|goals1     = [[Takefusa Kubo|Kubo]] {{goal|16||64}}<br>[[Shimpei Fukuoka|Fukuoka]] {{goal|24||51}}<br>[[Taisei Miyashiro|Miyashiro]] {{goal|40}}<br> [[Takuma Kemmotsu|Kemmotsu]] {{goal|79}}<br>[[Hiroto Yamada|Yamada]] {{goal|85}}
|goals2     =
|stadium    = [[Bambolim Stadium|GMC Stadium]], [[Bambolim]]
|attendance = 100
|referee    = [[Aziz Asimov]] ([[Uzbekistan Football Federation|Uzbekistan]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10434&stageid=411&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
}}
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{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2016|9|19|df=y}}
|time       = 16:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|KGZ}}
|score      = 0–8
|team2      = {{fbu|17|JPN}}
|goals1     =
|goals2     = [[Akito Tanahashi|Tanahashi]] {{goal|34||54||80|pen.}}<br>[[Takefusa Kubo|Kubo]] {{goal|42||90+2}}<br>[[Keito Nakamura|Nakamura]] {{goal|43||52}}<br>[[Toichi Suzuki|Suzuki]] {{goal|56|pen.}}
|stadium    = [[Bambolim Stadium|GMC Stadium]], [[Bambolim]]
|attendance = 250
|referee    = [[Yaqoob Abdul Baki]] ([[Oman Football Association|Oman]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10435&stageid=411&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
}}
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2016|9|19|df=y}}
|time       = 20:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|VIE}}
|score      = 3–2
|team2      = {{fbu|17|AUS}}
|goals1     = Nguyễn Hữu Thắng {{goal|51||61}}<br>[[Nguyễn Duy Khiêm]] {{goal|86}}
|goals2     = Roberts {{goal|18||28}}
|stadium    = [[Bambolim Stadium|GMC Stadium]], [[Bambolim]]
|attendance = 1,467
|referee    = [[Masoud Tufayelieh]] ([[Syrian Arab Federation for Football|Syria]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10436&stageid=411&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
}}
----
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2016|9|22|df=y}}
|time       = 16:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|AUS}}
|score      = 0–6
|team2      = {{fbu|17|JPN}}
|goals1     =
|goals2     = [[Soichiro Kozuki|Kozuki]] {{goal|4||82}}<br>[[Taisei Miyashiro|Miyashiro]] {{goal|54}}<br>[[Gijo Sehata|Sehata]] {{goal|56}}<br> [[Nagi Matsumoto|Matsumoto]] {{goal|64}}<br>[[Akito Tanahashi|Tanahashi]] {{goal|86}}
|stadium    = [[Bambolim Stadium|GMC Stadium]], [[Bambolim]]
|attendance = 430
|referee    = [[Sivakorn Pu-udom]] ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10437&stageid=411&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
}}
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2016|9|22|df=y}}
|time       = 16:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|VIE}}
|score      = 3–1
|team2      = {{fbu|17|KGZ}}
|goals1     = Nguyễn Khắc Khiêm {{goal|20}}<br>[[Dzhakybaliev Maksat|Maksat]] {{goal|81|o.g.}}<br>[[Nguyễn Trần Việt Cường]] {{goal|88}}
|goals2     = [[Gulzhigit Alykulov|Alykulov]] {{goal|6}}
|stadium    = [[Fatorda Stadium|Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Margao]]
|attendance = 355
|referee    = [[Khamis Al-Kuwari]] ([[Qatar Football Association|Qatar]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10438&stageid=411&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
}}

===Group C===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?view=standings&id=411&tMode=C&noMenu=yes AFC]
|name_KOR={{fbu|17|KOR}}
|name_MAS={{fbu|17|MAS}}
|name_OMA={{fbu|17|OMA}}
|name_IRQ={{fbu|17|IRQ}}

<!--UPDATE standings below (including date)-->
|update=complete
|win_KOR=1|draw_KOR=1|loss_KOR=1|gf_KOR=4|ga_KOR=2|status_KOR=
|win_MAS=0|draw_MAS=1|loss_MAS=2|gf_MAS=1|ga_MAS=7|status_MAS=
|win_OMA=1|draw_OMA=2|loss_OMA=0|gf_OMA=4|ga_OMA=1|status_OMA=
|win_IRQ=1|draw_IRQ=2|loss_IRQ=0|gf_IRQ=4|ga_IRQ=3|status_IRQ=

<!--UPDATE positions below (check tiebreakers)-->
|team1=OMA|team2=IRQ|team3=KOR|team4=MAS
|class_rules=[[#Tiebreakers|Group stage tiebreakers]]

|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO|result2=KO
|col_KO=green1|text_KO=[[#Knockout stage|Knockout stage]]
}}

{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2016|9|16|df=y}}
|time       = 16:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|KOR}}
|score      = 1–2
|team2      = {{fbu|17|IRQ}}
|goals1     = [[Jeong Chan-young]] {{goal|43}}
|goals2     = [[Muntadher Mohammed]] {{goal|45+2|pen.|50|pen.}}
|stadium    = [[Fatorda Stadium|Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Margao]]
|attendance = 462
|referee    = [[Rowan Arumughan]] ([[All India Football Federation|India]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10439&stageid=411&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
}}
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2016|9|16|df=y}}
|time       = 19:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|MAS}}
|score      = 0–3
|team2      = {{fbu|17|OMA}}
|goals1     =
|goals2     =[[Arshad Al-Alawi|Al-Alawi]] {{goal|20|pen.|78}}<br>[[Yousuf Al Malki|Malki]] {{goal|63|pen.}}
|stadium    = [[Fatorda Stadium|Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Margao]]
|attendance = 341
|referee    = Mooud Bonyadifard ([[Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10440&stageid=411&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
}}
----
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2016|9|19|df=y}}
|time       = 16:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|IRQ}}
|score      = 1–1
|team2      = {{fbu|17|MAS}}
|goals1     = [[Mohammed Ridha Jalil|Ridha Jalil]] {{goal|43}}
|goals2     = [[Aliff Haiqal]] {{goal|86}}
|stadium    = [[Fatorda Stadium|Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Margao]]
|attendance = 46
|referee    = [[Hiroyuki Kimura (referee)|Hiroyuki Kimura]] ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10441&stageid=411&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
}}
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2016|9|19|df=y}}
|time       = 19:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|OMA}}
|score      = 0–0
|team2      = {{fbu|17|KOR}}
|goals1     =
|goals2     =
|stadium    = [[Fatorda Stadium|Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Margao]]
|attendance = 812
|referee    = [[Aziz Asimov]] ([[Uzbekistan Football Federation|Uzbekistan]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10442&stageid=411&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
}}
----
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2016|9|22|df=y}}
|time       = 20:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|KOR}}
|score      = 3–0
|team2      = {{fbu|17|MAS}}
|goals1     = [[Park Jeong-in]] {{goal|4}}<br>[[Cheon Seong-hoon]] {{goal|14|pen.}}<br> [[Ko Jun-Hee]] {{goal|84}}
|goals2     =
|stadium    = [[Fatorda Stadium|Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Margao]]
|attendance = 231
|referee    = [[Aziz Asimov]] ([[Uzbekistan Football Federation|Uzbekistan]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10443&stageid=411&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
}}
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2016|9|22|df=y}}
|time       = 20:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|OMA}}
|score      = 1–1
|team2      = {{fbu|17|IRQ}}
|goals1     = [[Arshad Al-Alawi|Al Alawi]] {{goal|90}}
|goals2     = [[Mohammed Dawood Yaseen|Dawood]] {{goal|37}}
|stadium    = [[Bambolim Stadium|GMC Stadium]], [[Bambolim]]
|attendance = 1,106
|referee    = [[Wang Di (referee)|Wang Di]] ([[Chinese Football Association|China]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10444&stageid=411&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
}}

===Group D===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?view=standings&id=411&tMode=C&noMenu=yes AFC]
|name_PRK={{fbu|17|PRK}}
|name_UZB={{fbu|17|UZB}}
|name_THA={{fbu|17|THA}}
|name_YEM={{fbu|17|YEM}}

<!--UPDATE standings below (including date)-->
|update=complete
|win_PRK=2|draw_PRK=0|loss_PRK=1|gf_PRK=7|ga_PRK=4|status_PRK=
|win_UZB=3|draw_UZB=0|loss_UZB=0|gf_UZB=9|ga_UZB=4|status_UZB=
|win_THA=0|draw_THA=1|loss_THA=2|gf_THA=5|ga_THA=10|status_THA=
|win_YEM=0|draw_YEM=1|loss_YEM=2|gf_YEM=1|ga_YEM=4|status_YEM=

<!--UPDATE positions below (check tiebreakers)-->
|team1=UZB|team2=PRK|team3=YEM|team4=THA
|class_rules=[[#Tiebreakers|Group stage tiebreakers]]

|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO|result2=KO
|col_KO=green1|text_KO=[[#Knockout stage|Knockout stage]]
}}

{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2016|9|17|df=y}}
|time       = 16:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|PRK}}
|score      = 2–0
|team2      = {{fbu|17|YEM}}
|goals1     = [[Kim Pom-hyok]] {{goal|61||75}}
|goals2     =
|stadium    = [[Bambolim Stadium|GMC Stadium]], [[Bambolim]]
|attendance = 35
|referee    = [[Çarymyrat Kurbanow]] ([[Football Federation of Turkmenistan|Turkmenistan]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10445&stageid=411&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
}}
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2016|9|17|df=y}}
|time       = 20:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|UZB}}
|score      = 5–3
|team2      = {{fbu|17|THA}}
|goals1     = [[Abubakir Muydinov|Muydinov]] {{goal|24|pen.}}<br>[[Rasul Yuldoshov|Yuldoshov]] {{goal|45+2|pen.|89}}<br>[[Wudtichai Kumkeam|Wudtichai]] {{goal|57|o.g.}}<br>[[Mardon Abdullaev|Abdullaev]] {{goal|82}}
|goals2     = [[Jinnawat Russamee|Jinnawat]] {{goal|2}}<br>[[Arnon Prasongporn|Arnon]] {{goal|58||90+4}}
|stadium    = [[Bambolim Stadium|GMC Stadium]], [[Bambolim]]
|attendance = 1,300
|referee    = [[Khamis Al-Kuwari]] ([[Qatar Football Association|Qatar]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10446&stageid=411&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
}}
----
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2016|9|20|df=y}}
|time       = 16:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|YEM}}
|score      = 0–1
|team2      = {{fbu|17|UZB}}
|goals1     =
|goals2     = Sobirjonov {{goal|69}}
|stadium    = [[Bambolim Stadium|GMC Stadium]], [[Bambolim]]
|attendance = 550
|referee    = [[Rowan Arumughan]] ([[All India Football Federation|India]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10447&stageid=411&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
}}
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2016|9|20|df=y}}
|time       = 20:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|THA}}
|score      = 1–4
|team2      = {{fbu|17|PRK}}
|goals1     = [[Hassawat Nopnate|Hassawat]] {{goal|69}}
|goals2     = [[Kye Tam]] {{goal|41|pen.|63||67}}<br>[[Ri Kang-guk]] {{goal|79}}
|stadium    = [[Bambolim Stadium|GMC Stadium]], [[Bambolim]]
|attendance = 1,150
|referee    = Mooud Bonyadifard ([[Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10448&stageid=411&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
}}
----
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2016|9|23|df=y}}
|time       = 19:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|PRK}}
|score      = 1–3
|team2      = {{fbu|17|UZB}}
|goals1     = [[Ri Kang-guk]] {{goal|75}}
|goals2     = [[Jasurbek Umrzakov|Umrzakov]] {{goal|49}}<br>[[Rasul Yuldoshov|Yuldoshov]] {{goal|62}}<br>[[Ibrokhim Ganikhonov|Ganikhonov]] {{goal|68}}
|stadium    = [[Bambolim Stadium|GMC Stadium]], [[Bambolim]]
|attendance = 973
|referee    = [[Masoud Tufayelieh]] ([[Syrian Arab Federation for Football|Syria]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10449&stageid=411&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
}}
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2016|9|23|df=y}}
|time       = 19:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|THA}}
|score      = 1–1
|team2      = {{fbu|17|YEM}}
|goals1     = [[Natthaphon Srisawat|Natthaphon]] {{goal|47}}
|goals2     = [[Hassawat Nopnate|Hassawat]] {{goal|27|o.g.}}
|stadium    = [[Fatorda Stadium|Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Margao]]
|attendance = 377
|referee    = [[Çarymyrat Kurbanow]] ([[Football Federation of Turkmenistan|Turkmenistan]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10450&stageid=411&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
}}

==Knockout stage==
In the knockout stage, [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] is used to decide the winner if necessary ([[extra time (association football)|extra time]] is not used).<ref name="regulations"/>

===Bracket===
{{#invoke:RoundN|N8
|3rdplace=no|bold_winner=high|widescore=yes
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2-->
<!--Quarter-finals-->
|25 September – Margao|{{fbu|17|IRN}}|5|{{fbu|17|VIE}}|0
|26 September – Margao|{{fbu|17|OMA}}|1 (2)|{{fbu|17|PRK}} {{pso}}|1 (4)
|25 September – Bambolim|{{fbu|17|JPN}}|1|{{fbu|17|UAE}}|0
|26 September – Bambolim|{{fbu|17|UZB}}|0|{{fbu|17|IRQ}}|2
<!--Semi-finals-->
|29 September – Margao|{{fbu|17|IRN}} {{pso}}|1 (6)|{{fbu|17|PRK}}|1 (5)
|29 September – Bambolim|{{fbu|17|JPN}}|2|{{fbu|17|IRQ}}|4
<!--Final-->
|2 October – Margao|{{fbu|17|IRN}}|0 (3)|{{fbu|17|IRQ}} {{pso}}|0 (4)
}}

===Quarter-finals===
Winners qualify for [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]].

{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2016|9|25|df=y}}
|time       = 16:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|IRN}}
|score      = 5–0
|team2      = {{fbu|17|VIE}}
|goals1     = [[Allahyar Sayyad|Sayyad]] {{goal|30||72}}<br>[[Mohammad Ghaderi|Ghaderi]] {{goal|47}}<br>[[Alireza Asadabadi|Asadabadi]] {{goal|62}}<br>[[Amir Khoda Moradi|Moradi]] {{goal|69}}
|goals2     =
|stadium    = [[Fatorda Stadium|Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Margao]]
|attendance = 557
|referee    = [[Hiroyuki Kimura (referee)|Hiroyuki Kimura]] ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10451&stageid=411&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
}}
----
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2016|9|25|df=y}}
|time       = 20:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|JPN}}
|score      = 1–0
|team2      = {{fbu|17|UAE}}
|goals1     = [[Ayumu Seko|Seko]] {{goal|31}}
|goals2     =
|stadium    = [[Bambolim Stadium|GMC Stadium]], [[Bambolim]]
|attendance = 2,428
|referee    = Mooud Bonyadifard ([[Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10452&stageid=411&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
}}
----
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2016|9|26|df=y}}
|time       = 16:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|OMA}}
|score      = 1–1
|team2      = {{fbu|17|PRK}}
|goals1     = [[Muadh Al Jahdhami|Al Jahdhami]] {{goal|80}}
|goals2     = [[Kim Pom-hyok]] {{goal|84}}
|penalties1 = [[Arshad Al-Alawi|Al-Alawi]] {{penmiss}}<br />[[Mohammed Al-Qaidi|Al-Qaidi]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Yousuf Al Malki|Al Malki]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Muadh Al Jahdhami|Al Jahdhami]] {{penmiss}}
|penaltyscore = 2–4
|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} [[Kye Tam]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Yun Min]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Kim Kyong-sok]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Cha Kwang]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Kim Pom-hyok]]
|stadium    = [[Fatorda Stadium|Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Margao]]
|attendance = 655
|referee    = [[Sukhbir Singh (referee)|Sukhbir Singh]] ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10453&stageid=411&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
}}
----
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2016|9|26|df=y}}
|time       = 19:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|UZB}}
|score      = 0–2
|team2      = {{fbu|17|IRQ}}
|goals1     =
|goals2     = [[Mohammed Dawood Yaseen|Dawood]] {{goal|7||79}}
|stadium    = [[Bambolim Stadium|GMC Stadium]], [[Bambolim]]
|attendance = 1,673
|referee    = [[Wang Di (referee)|Wang Di]] ([[Chinese Football Association|China]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10454&stageid=411&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
}}

===Semi-finals===
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2016|9|29|df=y}}
|time       = 16:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|JPN}}
|score      = 2–4
|team2      = {{fbu|17|IRQ}}
|goals1     = [[Hiroto Yamada|Yamada]] {{goal|29||42}}
|goals2     = [[Mohammed Dawood Yaseen|Dawood]] {{goal|18||81|pen.|90+4|pen.}}<br>[[Muntadher Abdulsada|Abdulsada]] {{goal|67}}
|stadium    = [[Bambolim Stadium|GMC Stadium]], [[Bambolim]]
|attendance = 1,542
|referee    = [[Rowan Arumughan]] ([[All India Football Federation|India]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10458&stageid=411&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
}}
----
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2016|9|29|df=y}}
|time       = 19:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|IRN}}
|score      = 1–1
|team2      = {{fbu|17|PRK}}
|goals1     = [[Mohammad Sharifi (Iranian footballer)|Sharifi]] {{goal|19}}
|goals2     = [[Kye Tam]] {{goal|80|pen.}}
|penalties1 = [[Mohammad Sharifi (Iranian footballer)|Sharifi]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Amir Esmaeilzadeh|Esmaeilzadeh]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Saeid Ahani|Ahani]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Amir Khoda Moradi|Moradi]] {{penmiss}}<br />[[Alireza Asadabadi|Asadabadi]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Taha Shariati|Shariati]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Ali Zadeh|Zadeh]] {{pengoal}}
|penaltyscore = 6–5
|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} [[Kye Tam]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Yun Min]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Kim Chung-jin]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Cha Kwang]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Kim Pom-hyok]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Paek kwang-min]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Kim Kyong-sok]]
|stadium    = [[Fatorda Stadium|Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Margao]]
|attendance = 1,014
|referee    = [[Aziz Asimov]] ([[Uzbekistan Football Federation|Uzbekistan]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10457&stageid=411&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
}}

===Final===
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2016|10|2|df=y}}
|time       = 18:00
|team1      ={{fbu-rt|17|IRN}}
|score      = 0–0
|team2      = {{fbu|17|IRQ}}
|goals1     =
|goals2     =
|penalties1 = [[Mohammad Sharifi (Iranian footballer)|Sharifi]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Vahid Namdari|Namdari]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Saeid Ahani|Ahani]] {{penmiss}}<br />[[Taha Shariati|Shariati]] {{penmiss}}<br />[[Amir Esmaeilzadeh|Esmaeilzadeh]] {{pengoal}}
|penaltyscore = 3–4
|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} [[Ahmed Sartip Omar|Omar]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Muntadher Abdulsada|Abdulsada]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Ali Radha|Radha]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Muntadher Mohammed|Mohammed]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Mohammed Dawood Yaseen|Dawood]]
|stadium    = [[Fatorda Stadium|Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Margao]]
|attendance = 2,237
|referee    = [[Wang Di (referee)|Wang Di]] ([[Chinese Football Association|China]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10460&stageid=411&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
}}

==Winners==
{{winners|fbu|17|AFC U-16 Championship 2016 Winners|Iraq|First}}

==Awards==
;Most Valuable Player
*{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Mohammed Dawood Yaseen|Mohammed Dawood]]<ref name="awards">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/u-16-championship-2016/iraqs-dawood-wins-mvp-and-top-scorer-awards|title=Iraq's Dawood Wins MVP and Top Scorer Awards|work=The-AFC.com|date=3 October 2016|access-date=3 October 2016}}</ref>

;Top Scorer
*{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Mohammed Dawood Yaseen|Mohammed Dawood]]<ref name="awards"/>

;Fair Play
*{{fbu|17|IRQ}}<ref name="awards"/>

==Goalscorers==
;6 goals
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
*{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Mohammed Dawood Yaseen|Mohammed Dawood]]
{{div col end}}

;4 goals
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takefusa Kubo]]
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akito Tanahashi]]
*{{flagicon|PRK}} [[Kye Tam]]
{{div col end}}

;3 goals
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
*{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Alireza Asadabadi]]
*{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Allahyar Sayyad]]
*{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Mohammad Sharifi (Iranian footballer)|Mohammad Sharifi]]
*{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Mohammad Ghaderi]]
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroto Yamada]]
*{{flagicon|OMA}} [[Arshad Al-Alawi]]
*{{flagicon|PRK}} [[Kim Pom-hyok]]
*{{flagicon|UZB}} [[Rasul Yuldoshov]]
{{div col end}}

;2 goals
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
*{{flagicon|AUS}} John Roberts
*{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Muntadher Mohammed]]
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shimpei Fukuoka]]
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Soichiro Kozuki]]
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Taisei Miyashiro]]
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Keito Nakamura]]
*{{flagicon|PRK}} [[Ri Kang-guk]]
*{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Firas Al-Buraikan]]
*{{flagicon|THA}} [[Arnon Prasongporn]]
*{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Ahmad Fawzi (footballer)|Ahmad Fawzi]]
*{{flagicon|VIE}} Nguyễn Hữu Thắng
{{div col end}}

;1 goal
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
*{{flagicon|IND}} [[Aman Chetri]]
*{{flagicon|IND}} [[Aniket Jadhav]]
*{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanjeev Stalin]]
*{{flagicon|IND}} [[Boris Singh Thangjam]]
*{{flagicon|IND}} [[Suresh Singh Wangjam]]
*{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Amir Khoda Moradi]]
*{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Mohammed Ridha Jalil]]
*{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Muntadher Abdulsada]]
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takuma Kemmotsu]]
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nagi Matsumoto]]
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Gijo Sehata]]
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ayumu Seko]]
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toichi Suzuki]]
*{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Dhari Al-Anazi]]
*{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Mansor Al Beshe]]
*{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Abdulaziz Al-Dhuwayhi]]
*{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Nawaf Al-Duraywish]]
*{{flagicon|KGZ}} [[Adilet Kanybekov]]
*{{flagicon|KGZ}} [[Gulzhigit Alykulov]]
*{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Cheon Seong-Hoon]]
*{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jeong Chan-young]]
*{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Ko Jun-Hee]]
*{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Park Jeong-In]]
*{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Aliff Haiqal]]
*{{flagicon|OMA}} [[Muadh Al Jahdhami]]
*{{flagicon|OMA}} [[Yousuf Al Malki]]
*{{flagicon|THA}} [[Jinnawat Russamee]]
*{{flagicon|THA}} [[Natthaphon Srisawat]]
*{{flagicon|THA}} [[Hassawat Nopnate]]
*{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Abdullah Al Naqbi]]
*{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Abed Alazez Dawod]]
*{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Ali Khamis (footballer)|Ali Khamis]]
*{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Majed Rashed]]
*{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Manea Aydh]]
*{{flagicon|UZB}} [[Ibrokhim Ganikhonov]]
*{{flagicon|UZB}} [[Abubakir Muydinov]]
*{{flagicon|UZB}} [[Mardon Abdullaev]]
*{{flagicon|UZB}} Asadbek Sobirjonov
*{{flagicon|UZB}} [[Jasurbek Umrzakov]]
*{{flagicon|VIE}} [[Nguyễn Duy Khiêm]]
*{{flagicon|VIE}} Nguyễn Khắc Khiêm
*{{flagicon|VIE}} [[Nguyễn Trần Việt Cường]]
{{div col end}}

;1 own goal
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
*{{flagicon|KGZ}} [[Dzhakybaliev Maksat]] {{small|(against Vietnam)}}
*{{flagicon|THA}} [[Wudtichai Kumkeam]] {{small|(against Uzbekistan)}}
*{{flagicon|THA}} [[Hassawat Nopnate]] {{small|(against Yemen)}}
{{div col end}}
:{{small|Source: {{plain link|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?&view=ajax&show=mod_topScorer&stageid=411&disp=all|name=the-afc.com}}}}

==Tournament ranking==
{{small|As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in [[Overtime (sports)#Association football|extra time]] are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-outs]] are counted as draws.}}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

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|res_col_header=Final result
|result1=1st|result2=2nd|result3=3rd|result4=3rd|result5=QF|result6=QF|result7=QF|result8=QF|result9=GS|result10=GS|result11=GS|result12=GS|result13=GS|result14=GS|result15=GS|result16=GS
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|col_2nd=#C0C0C0|text_2nd=Runners-up
|col_3rd=#CD7F32|text_3rd=Semi-finalists
|text_QF=Eliminated in<br />quarter-finals
|text_GS=Eliminated in<br />group stage
}}

===Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup===
The following five teams from AFC qualified for the [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]], including India which qualified as hosts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/news/y=2016/m=9/news=iran-the-first-to-qualify-for-india-2836702.html|title=Asian quartet qualify for India 2017|publisher=FIFA.com|date=25 September 2016}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
! Team
! Qualified on
! Previous appearances in tournament<sup>'''[[#1|1]]'''</sup>
|-
| {{fbu|17|IND}}|| {{sort|01|5 December 2013}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2013/m=12/news=fifa-launches-2014-fifa-world-cup-legacy-trust-2239771.html|title=FIFA launches 2014 FIFA World Cup Legacy Trust|publisher=FIFA.com|date=5 December 2013}}</ref>|| {{sort|00|0}} (Debut)
|-
| {{fbu|17|IRQ}}|| {{sort|05|26 September 2016}}|| {{sort|01|1}} ([[2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2013]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|IRN}}|| {{sort|02|25 September 2016}}|| {{sort|03|3}} ([[2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship|2001]], [[2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2009]], [[2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2013]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|JPN}}|| {{sort|03|25 September 2016}}|| {{sort|07|7}} (''[[1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1993]]'', [[1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1995]], [[2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship|2001]], [[2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2007]], [[2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2009]], [[2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2011]], [[2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2013]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|PRK}}|| {{sort|04|26 September 2016}}|| {{sort|04|4}} ([[2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship|2005]], [[2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2007]], [[2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2011]], [[2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2015]])
|}
:<div id="1"><sup>1</sup> '''Bold''' indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year.</div>

==Ban on North Korean manager and goalkeeper==
On 4 November 2016, the AFC announced that North Korean manager [[Yung Jong-su]] and goalkeeper [[Jang Paek-ho]] were banned for a year for bringing the game into disrepute following the deliberate conceding of a goal during their final group match against Uzbekistan.<ref name="north korea">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/media-releases/latest-afc-disciplinary-committee-decisions-published-6|title=Latest AFC Disciplinary Committee decisions published|publisher=AFC|date=4 November 2016}}</ref> The goal in question was conceded in the 49th minute, which Jang appeared to duck out of the way of a direct kick from the Uzbek goalkeeper. Uzbekistan won the match 3–1 and finished top of the group, meaning they would meet Iraq in the quarter-finals, and they went on to lose. North Korea, as group runners-up, met Oman in the quarter-finals, which they won to qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37877571|title=North Korea: Goalkeeper and manager of U16 team fined and banned by AFC|publisher=BBC Sport|date=4 November 2016}}</ref> The ban means both Yung and Jang are suspended from the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

The North Korean team were also placed on a suspended ban from the [[2018 AFC U-19 Championship]]. While they will be allowed to compete in the qualifiers, if the team engage in similar behaviour, they will be automatically ejected from the competition.<ref name="north korea"/>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.the-afc.com/competition/afc-u-16-championship|name=AFC U-16 Championship}}, the-AFC.com

{{AFC U-16 Championship}}

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