2008 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

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2008 AFC U-16 Championship qualification was the qualification for the

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 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
  • All matches were held in Qatar.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.
Syria 6–0 Pakistan
Report
Yemen 3–2 Kyrgyzstan
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Atallah Al-Enezi (Kuwait)
Oman 1–2 Qatar
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mohamed Al-Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)

Yemen 1–1 Oman
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Alaa Al-Abadee (Iraq)
Qatar 1–0 Pakistan
  • Al Ansari
    11'
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
Attendance: 30
Referee: Mohamed Al-Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)

Qatar 1–5 Yemen
Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Naser Al Enezi (Kuwait)
Pakistan 4–2 Kyrgyzstan
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Atallah Al-Enezi (Kuwait)
Oman 0–4 Syria
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Alaa Al-Abadee (Iraq)

Syria 4–2 Yemen
Report
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
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Alaa Al-Abadee (Iraq)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 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
Nepal   2–3 Bahrain
Report
Jordan 3–3 Kuwait
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Hla Tint (Myanmar)

Nepal   3–1 Jordan
Report
Syria
)
Bahrain 0–7 Iran
Report
Attendance: 150

Bahrain 2–0 Jordan
Report
Iran 3–0 Kuwait
Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Hla Tint (Myanmar)

Kuwait 3–2   Nepal
Report
Attendance: 20
Jordan 0–4 Iran
Report
Syria
)

Iran 3–0   Nepal
Report
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 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
Saudi Arabia 4–0 Bhutan
Report
Iraq 5–0 Lebanon
Report
Syria
)
India 6–0 Sri Lanka
Report
Attendance: 120
Referee: Jaafar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Iraq 2–2 India
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Jaafar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Sri Lanka 1–0 Bhutan
Report
Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Attendance: 50
)

Lebanon 0–3 India
Report
Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Attendance: 80
Referee: Khalid Al-Senaani (United Arab Emirates
)
Saudi Arabia 5–0 Sri Lanka
Report
Syria
)

Bhutan 1–4 Lebanon
Report
Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Attendance: 100
)

Saudi Arabia 0–3 Iraq
Report
Syria
)
Bhutan 0–4 India
Report
Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Attendance: 200
Referee: Khalid Al-Senaani (United Arab Emirates
)

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 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
Tajikistan 1–1 Turkmenistan
Report
  • Bobonazarov 38' (o.g.)
Attendance: 100
Referee: Naser Al-Ghafari (Jordan)
Bangladesh 9–1 Palestine
Report
Military Physical Education Centre,
Lebanon
)
United Arab Emirates 2–2 Uzbekistan
Report
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 300
Referee: Chaiwat Kunsuta (Thailand)

Bangladesh 1–9 United Arab Emirates
Report
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
Report
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 150
Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen)

Palestine 1–6 United Arab Emirates
Report
  • Al Ameri
    38', 69'
  • Al Hamadi 39', 45+1', 66', 67'
Military Physical Education Centre,
Lebanon
)
Turkmenistan 3–1 Bangladesh
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Chaiwat Kunsuta (Thailand)
Tajikistan 1–2 Uzbekistan
Report
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 250
Referee: Naser Al-Ghafari (Jordan)

Uzbekistan 3–2 Bangladesh
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Abdullah Al Harrasi (Oman)
Turkmenistan 1–1 Palestine
Report
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 100
Referee: Khalaf Al Labani (Yemen)
United Arab Emirates 2–3 Tajikistan
Report
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 300
Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen)

Tajikistan 3–1 Bangladesh
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Naser Al-Ghafari (Jordan)
Turkmenistan 2–1 United Arab Emirates
Report
Military Physical Education Centre,
Lebanon
)
Palestine 1–6 Uzbekistan
Report
Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 150
Referee: Chaiwat Kunsuta (Thailand)

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 China 4 4 0 0 28 1 +27 12 Final tournament
 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 Disqualified
 Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: [citation needed]


Singapore 4–0 Guam
Stanely 23'
Shahfiq 34', 68'
Salim 39'
Report
Uzbekistan
)


Mongolia 0–0 Guam
Report
Uzbekistan
)



Guam 0–9 China
Report
Wang Qingfeng 7', 26'
Sun Dong 9', 58', 88'
Wang Tong 36'
Jiang Xiaochen 62', 64'
Nan Yunqi
80'
Uzbekistan
)

Macau 0–1 Guam
Report Diambra Odi 86'
Uzbekistan
)

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Japan 5 5 0 0 22 1 +21 15 Final tournament
 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 Disqualified
 Vietnam 5 0 2 3 2 11 −9 2
 Hong Kong 5 0 2 3 1 13 −12 2
Japan 2–0 Laos
Uchida 54'
Shibasaki 70'
Report
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'
Tajikistan
)

Vietnam 0–0 Hong Kong
Report
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Arjunan Ajjagowder (India)

Indonesia 1–0 Laos
Reffa 63' (pen.) Report
Tajikistan
)

Cambodia 1–1 Hong Kong
Mony Udom 37' Report Fong Pak Lun 10'
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'
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
Tajikistan
)

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 North Korea 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 4 Disqualified
 Australia 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4 Final tournament
 
Malaysia
2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
 
East Timor
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
 Maldives 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Myanmar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
  • All matches in Singapore
  • Times listed are
    UTC+8
Malaysia 
0–2 Australia
Report
Warren 14'
Babalj
26'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ram Krishna Gosh (Bangladesh)

Australia 0–0 North Korea
Report
Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam
)

Group H

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 South Korea 4 3 0 1 28 5 +23 9 Final tournament
 Thailand 4 2 0 2 15 7 +8 6
 Chinese Taipei 4 1 0 3 2 33 −31 3
Source: [citation needed]
South Korea 11–0 Chinese Taipei
Cho Min-Woo 68'
Kim Dong-Min 72'
Lee Jong-Ho 85'
Tien Chih-Yuan 90' (o.g.
)
Report
Masaaki Iemoto (Japan
)


Thailand 1–4 South Korea
Srisai 8' Report Lee Dong-Nyck 53'
Lee Chang 70'
Lee Jong-Ho 76'
Lee Seung-Min 87'
Masaaki Iemoto (Japan
)


Thailand 9–0 Chinese Taipei
Chuaisinuan 7', 74'
Duangfa 23', 39', 58', 78'
Chumuang 81', 89'
Yooyen 82'
Report

South Korea 1–4 Thailand
Jung Dong-Cheol 55' Report Cheepnurat 35'
Chumuang 71', 80'
Yooyen 84'

Countries to participate in 2008 AFC U-16 Championship

References

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