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The 2016 AFC U-16 Championship was the 17th 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. The tournament was held in India, as announced by the AFC on 3 June 2015,[1][2] and was played between 15 September and 2 October 2016.[3] 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 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.[4]
This marked the first time a U-17 World Cup host nation hosts the AFC U-16 Championship.
Iraq won the tournament after beating Iran 4–3 on penalties in the final match.
Qualification
The draw for the qualifiers was held on 5 June 2015.[5] 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.[6]
Qualified teams
The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[7] Nepal were replaced by Kyrgyzstan due to one of their players failing a MRI bone test.[8]
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.[9]
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.[10] As a result, Kuwait were replaced by Yemen, the next highest ranked team in the AFC U-16 Championship qualifying competition.[11]
Venues
The tournament is played in two venues:
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| Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | |
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| Bambolim | |
| GMC Athletic Stadium | |
| Capacity: 3,600 |
Draw
The draw for the final tournament was held on 26 May 2016, 15:00 IST (UTC+5:30), in Goa (postponed from 4 May 2016).[12][13] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams.[4] The teams were seeded according to their performance in the previous edition in 2014.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Group stage
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- Tiebreakers
The teams are ranked according to 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:[14]
- 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 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, IST (UTC+5:30).[15]
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner if necessary (extra time is not used).[14]
Bracket
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Quarter-finals
Winners qualify for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Semi-finals
Final
Winners
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Top Scorer
- Fair Play
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Template:Flagicon Alireza Asadabadi
- Template:Flagicon Allahyar Sayyad
- Template:Flagicon Mohammad Sharifi
- Template:Flagicon Mohammad Ghaderi
- Template:Flagicon Hiroto Yamada
- Template:Flagicon Arshad Al-Alawi
- Template:Flagicon Kim Pom-hyok
- Template:Flagicon Rasul Yuldoshov
- 2 goals
- Template:Flagicon John Roberts
- Template:Flagicon Muntadher Mohammed
- Template:Flagicon Shimpei Fukuoka
- Template:Flagicon Soichiro Kozuki
- Template:Flagicon Taisei Miyashiro
- Template:Flagicon Keito Nakamura
- Template:Flagicon Ri Kang-guk
- Template:Flagicon Firas Al-Buraikan
- Template:Flagicon Arnon Prasongporn
- Template:Flagicon Ahmad Fawzi
- Template:Flagicon Nguyễn Hữu Thắng
- 1 goal
- Template:Flagicon Aman Chetri
- Template:Flagicon Aniket Jadhav
- Template:Flagicon Sanjeev Stalin
- Template:Flagicon Boris Singh Thangjam
- Template:Flagicon Suresh Singh Wangjam
- Template:Flagicon Amir Khoda Moradi
- Template:Flagicon Mohammed Ridha Jalil
- Template:Flagicon Muntadher Abdulsada
- Template:Flagicon Takuma Kemmotsu
- Template:Flagicon Nagi Matsumoto
- Template:Flagicon Gijo Sehata
- Template:Flagicon Ayumu Seko
- Template:Flagicon Toichi Suzuki
- Template:Flagicon Dhari Al-Anazi
- Template:Flagicon Mansor Al Beshe
- Template:Flagicon Abdulaziz Al-Dhuwayhi
- Template:Flagicon Nawaf Al-Duraywish
- Template:Flagicon Adilet Kanybekov
- Template:Flagicon Gulzhigit Alykulov
- Template:Flagicon Cheon Seong-Hoon
- Template:Flagicon Jeong Chan-young
- Template:Flagicon Ko Jun-Hee
- Template:Flagicon Park Jeong-In
- Template:Flagicon Aliff Haiqal
- Template:Flagicon Muadh Al Jahdhami
- Template:Flagicon Yousuf Al Malki
- Template:Flagicon Jinnawat Russamee
- Template:Flagicon Natthaphon Srisawat
- Template:Flagicon Hassawat Nopnate
- Template:Flagicon Abdullah Al Naqbi
- Template:Flagicon Abed Alazez Dawod
- Template:Flagicon Ali Khamis
- Template:Flagicon Majed Rashed
- Template:Flagicon Manea Aydh
- Template:Flagicon Ibrokhim Ganikhonov
- Template:Flagicon Abubakir Muydinov
- Template:Flagicon Mardon Abdullaev
- Template:Flagicon Asadbek Sobirjonov
- Template:Flagicon Jasurbek Umrzakov
- Template:Flagicon Nguyễn Duy Khiêm
- Template:Flagicon Nguyễn Khắc Khiêm
- Template:Flagicon Nguyễn Trần Việt Cường
- 1 own goal
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- Template:Flagicon Wudtichai Kumkeam Template:Small
- Template:Flagicon Hassawat Nopnate Template:Small
Tournament ranking
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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.[17]
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- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
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.[19] 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.[20] 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.[19]
References
- ↑ India to host AFC U-16 Championship 2016. AFC(3 June 2015).
- ↑ INDIA WIN AFC U-16 BID. All India Football Federation. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ↑ AFC Calendar of Competitions 2016. AFC.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 AFC U-16 Championship India 2016 draw concluded. AFC(26 May 2016).
- ↑ AFC U-16 Championship 2016 qualifying draw concluded. AFC(5 June 2015).
- ↑ AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015. AFC.
- ↑ AFC U-16 Championship finalists confirmed. the-AFC.com(21 September 2015).
- ↑ Kyrgyzstan to compete at AFC U-16 C'ship after Nepal exclusion. AFC(27 October 2015).
- ↑ AFC Competitions Committee decisions. the-AFC.com(12 April 2016).
- ↑ FIFA Congress drives football forward, first female secretary general appointed. the-AFC.com(13 May 2016).
- ↑ AFC U-16 Championship India 2016: The Groups. AFC(28 May 2016).
- ↑ AFC confirms raft of crucial draw dates. AFC(17 March 2016).
- ↑ India's preparations for U-17 World Cup to gather pace with AIFF Youth Cup. Firstpost(2 May 2016).
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Regulations AFC U-16 Championship 2016. AFC.
- ↑ AFC U-16 Championship India 2016: Match Schedule. AFC.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Iraq's Dawood Wins MVP and Top Scorer Awards(3 October 2016). Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ Asian quartet qualify for India 2017. FIFA.com(25 September 2016).
- ↑ FIFA launches 2014 FIFA World Cup Legacy Trust. FIFA.com(5 December 2013).
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Latest AFC Disciplinary Committee decisions published. AFC(4 November 2016).
- ↑ North Korea: Goalkeeper and manager of U16 team fined and banned by AFC. BBC Sport(4 November 2016).
External links
- Template:Official website, the-AFC.com