1996 AFC U-16 Championship

The 1996 AFC U-16 Championship was the 7th edition of the tournament, organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) every two years. Thailand was the host nation.

1996 AFC U-16 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Thailand
Dates	17 September – 1 October
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Oman (1st title)
Runners-up	Thailand
Third place	Bahrain
Fourth place	Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	86 (3.58 per match)
← 1994 1998 →

Venue

All matches were played in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Chiang Mai

700th Anniversary Stadium

Capacity: 25,000

Chiang Mai

Qualification

Main article: 1996 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Qualified Teams:

•  Bahrain
•  China
•  India
•  Iran
•  Japan
•  South Korea
•  Kuwait
•  Oman
•  Uzbekistan
•  Thailand (host)

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Oman	4	3	1	0	12	4	+8	10	Knockout stage
2	Japan	4	3	1	0	13	6	+7	10
3	South Korea	4	1	1	2	7	8	−1	4
4	Kuwait	4	1	0	3	5	9	−4	3
5	Uzbekistan	4	0	1	3	2	12	−10	1

September 18, 1996

Japan	2–2	Oman

September 18, 1996

Kuwait	1–3	South Korea

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September 20, 1996

Japan	3–2	South Korea

September 20, 1996

Uzbekistan	1–6	Oman

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September 22, 1996

Oman	3–1	South Korea

September 22, 1996

Uzbekistan	0–2	Kuwait

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September 24, 1996

Japan	5–2	Kuwait

September 24, 1996

Uzbekistan	1–1	South Korea

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September 26, 1996

Oman	1–0	Kuwait

September 26, 1996

Uzbekistan	0–3	Japan

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Thailand	4	3	1	0	15	3	+12	10	Knockout Stage
2	Bahrain	4	3	0	1	13	7	+6	9
3	China	4	1	1	2	5	10	−5	4
4	Iran	4	1	0	3	5	8	−3	3
5	India	4	1	0	3	6	16	−10	3

September 17, 1996

China	2–0	Iran

September 17, 1996

Thailand	7–0	India

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September 19, 1996

Bahrain	3–2	India

September 19, 1996

Thailand	3–0	Iran

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September 21, 1996

Bahrain	6–0	China

September 21, 1996

India	1–4	Iran

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September 23, 1996

Bahrain	2–4	Thailand

September 23, 1996

India	3–2	China

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September 25, 1996

Bahrain	2–1	Iran

September 25, 1996

Thailand	1–1	China

Knock-out stage

Semifinals

September 29, 1996

Oman	1–0	Bahrain

September 29, 1996

Thailand	1–0	Japan

Third place match

October 1, 1996

Bahrain	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Japan
Penalties
	4–1

Final

October 1, 1996

Oman	1–0	Thailand

Winners

AFC U-16 Championship 1996 winners
Oman First title

Teams qualified for 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship

•  Oman
•  Thailand
•  Bahrain

Sources

• rsssf.com