2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

The 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification was an international men's under-16 football competition which decides the participating teams of the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship.

2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Tournament details
Host countries	Saudi Arabia (Group A) Tajikistan (Group B) Iran (Group C) Nepal (Group D) Qatar (Group E) Chinese Taipei (Group F) Thailand (Group G) Myanmar (Group H) Mongolia (Group I) Indonesia (Group J)
Dates	16–29 September 2017[1]
Teams	45 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	10 (in 10 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	73
Goals scored	391 (5.36 per match)
Attendance	20,369 (279 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sutan Zico (10 goals)
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A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Malaysia who qualified automatically as hosts.^[2]

Draw

Of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 45 teams entered the competition.^[3] The final tournament hosts Malaysia also entered in qualification despite having automatically qualified for the final tournament (they had not been confirmed as hosts at the time of the qualification draw).^[4]

The draw was held on 21 April 2017, 15:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[5] The 45 teams were drawn into ten groups: five groups of five teams and five groups of four teams. For the draw, teams were divided into two zones:^[6]

• West: 23 teams from West Asia, Central Asia and South Asia, to be drawn into five groups: three groups of five teams and two groups of four teams (Groups A–E).
• East: 22 teams from ASEAN and East Asia, to be drawn into five groups: two groups of five teams and three groups of four teams (Groups F–J).

The teams were seeded in each zone according to their performance in the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship final tournament and qualification (overall ranking shown in parentheses; NR stands for non-ranked teams). The following restrictions were also applied:^[7]

• The seven teams which indicated their intention to serve as qualification group hosts prior to the draw were drawn into separate groups.

	Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5
West Zone	Iraq (1)  Iran (2) (H)  Oman (5)  United Arab Emirates (6) (W)  Uzbekistan (7)	Kyrgyzstan (10)  Saudi Arabia (11) (H)  Yemen (12)  India (13)  Tajikistan (17) (H)	Syria (21)  Jordan (22)  Afghanistan (23)  Qatar (25) (H)  Palestine (28)	Bangladesh (30)  Bahrain (31)  Lebanon (33)    Nepal (34) (H)  Turkmenistan (36) (W)	Maldives (37)  Bhutan (NR)  Sri Lanka (NR)
East Zone	North Korea (3)  Japan (4)  Vietnam (8)  South Korea (9)  Thailand (14) (H)	Malaysia (15) (Q)  Australia (16)  China (18)  Hong Kong (19)  Laos (20)	Timor-Leste (24)  Myanmar (26) (H)*  Chinese Taipei (27) (H)*  Singapore (29)  Mongolia (32) (H)	Cambodia (35)  Philippines (38)  Macau (39)  Guam (40)  Northern Mariana Islands (41)	Brunei (NR)  Indonesia (NR)

Notes

• Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
• (H): Qualification group hosts (* Chinese Taipei and Myanmar chosen as group hosts after the draw, remaining group hosted at neutral venue)
• (Q): Final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results
• (W): Withdrew after draw

Did not enter

West Zone	Kuwait (suspended)[8]  Pakistan
East Zone	None

Player eligibility

Players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible to compete in the tournament.^[9]

Format

In each group, teams play each other once at a centralised venue. The ten group winners and the five best runners-up qualify for the final tournament. If the final tournament hosts Malaysia win their group or are among the five best runners-up, the sixth best runner-up also qualifies for the final tournament.^[5]

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):^[9]

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.

Groups

The matches were played between 16 and 29 September 2017.

Schedule

Matchday	Groups A, C & F–G		Groups B, D–E & H–J
	Dates	Matches	Dates		Matches
			Groups B, D–E & I–J	Group H
Matchday 1	16 September 2017	3 v 2, 5 v 4	20 September 2017	25 September 2017	1 v 4, 2 v 3
Matchday 2	18 September 2017	4 v 1, 5 v 3	22 September 2017	27 September 2017	4 v 2, 3 v 1
Matchday 3	20 September 2017	1 v 5, 2 v 4	24 September 2017	29 September 2017	1 v 2, 3 v 4
Matchday 4	22 September 2017	2 v 5, 3 v 1	—
Matchday 5	24 September 2017	4 v 3, 1 v 2	—

Group A

• All matches were held in Saudi Arabia.
• Times listed are UTC+3.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Jordan	4	3	1	0	12	3	+9	10	Final tournament
2	Saudi Arabia (H)	4	3	0	1	15	2	+13	9
3	Uzbekistan	4	2	1	1	7	1	+6	7
4	Bahrain	4	1	0	3	8	7	+1	3
5	Sri Lanka	4	0	0	4	0	29	−29	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Sri Lanka	0–6	Bahrain
	Report	Al-Asfoor 1', 66' Alawi 36', 40' Sayed 56' (pen.), 85' (pen.)

16 September 2017 (2017-09-16)

16:00

Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 200

Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)

Jordan	2–1	Saudi Arabia
Banihani 35' Semreen 38'	Report	Al-Ali 74'

16 September 2017 (2017-09-16)

20:15

Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 200

Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)

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Bahrain	0–1	Uzbekistan
	Report	Kosimov 89'

18 September 2017 (2017-09-18)

16:00

Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 50

Referee: Suhaizi Bin Shukri (Malaysia)

Sri Lanka	0–7	Jordan
	Report	Semreen 18', 44' Jamous 53' Al-Ruzi 54', 71' Khaleel 60' Al-Zghoul 80'

18 September 2017 (2017-09-18)

20:15

Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 230

Referee: Çarymyrat Kurbanow (Turkmenistan)

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Uzbekistan	6–0	Sri Lanka
Jaloliddinov 4' (pen.), 6' Mamasidikov 50', 90' Sabirov 70' Roziev 79'	Report

20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)

16:00

Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 50

Referee: Çarymyrat Kurbanow (Turkmenistan)

Saudi Arabia	3–0	Bahrain
Al-Mashhari 33' Al-Ali 36' (pen.) Kaabi 51'	Report

20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)

20:15

Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 100

Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

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Jordan	0–0	Uzbekistan
	Report

22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)

16:00

Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 200

Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

Saudi Arabia	10–0	Sri Lanka
Qarradi 20', 64' Al-Ali 23', 45+2' Al-Mashhari 27' Al-Arfaj 34' Thanujan 35' (o.g.) Hassan 47' Al-Beshi 55' Whaeshi 73'	Report

22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)

20:15

Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 250

Referee: Suhaizi Bin Shukri (Malaysia)

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Bahrain	2–3	Jordan
Alawi 18', 70'	Report	Banihani 8' Semreen 36', 39'

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)

16:00

Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 150

Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)

Uzbekistan	0–1	Saudi Arabia
	Report	Al-Ali 79'

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)

20:15

Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 300

Referee: Çarymyrat Kurbanow (Turkmenistan)

Group B

• All matches were held in Tajikistan.
• Times listed are UTC+5.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tajikistan (H)	3	3	0	0	17	0	+17	9	Final tournament
2	Oman	3	2	0	1	14	1	+13	6
3	Syria	3	1	0	2	6	8	−2	3
4	Maldives	3	0	0	3	0	28	−28	0
5	Turkmenistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Oman	8–0	Maldives
I. Al-Naabi 8' Al-Sinaidi 25', 61' Al-Rasbi 43' Al-Salti 45' N. Al-Naabi 64', 72' Al-Mashary 88'	Report

20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)

16:00

Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor

Attendance: 100

Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)

Tajikistan	2–0	Syria
Emomali 69' Zairov 76'	Report

20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)

19:00

Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor

Attendance: 1,210

Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

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Syria	0–6	Oman
	Report	A. Al-Balushi 66' Al-Salti 67' Al-Mashary 71' Al-Rasbi 75' Al-Hadabi 80' Al-Jaradi 82'

22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)

16:00

Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor

Attendance: 100

Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

Maldives	0–14	Tajikistan
	Report	Sangov 24' Rahmatov 29' (pen.), 90+4' Emomali 35', 45+3', 56' Zairov 45+1', 45+2' Soirov 65' (pen.), 79', 87', 89' Ibrahim 71' (o.g.) Khasanov 85'

22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)

19:00

Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor

Attendance: 1,200

Referee: Hamad Yousef Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

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Syria	6–0	Maldives
Naghnugh 7' Maatouk 14' Abo Karsh 33' Al-Khatib 46' Hatem 58' Amara 90+4' (pen.)	Report

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)

16:00

Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor

Attendance: 100

Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)

Oman	0–1	Tajikistan
	Report	Kholov 76'

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)

19:00

Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor

Attendance: 2,300

Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

Group C

• All matches were held in Iran.
• Times listed are UTC+4:30 on 16–20 September, UTC+3:30 on 22–24 September 2017.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iran (H)	4	4	0	0	15	1	+14	12	Final tournament
2	Afghanistan	4	3	0	1	11	4	+7	9
3	Kyrgyzstan	4	1	1	2	3	8	−5	4
4	Lebanon	4	1	0	3	3	8	−5	3
5	Bhutan	4	0	1	3	1	12	−11	1

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Afghanistan	3–1	Kyrgyzstan
Walizada 40' Rashidi 74' Mirzada 90+4'	Report	Rysbekov 90'

16 September 2017 (2017-09-16)

14:00

Enghelab Stadium, Karaj

Attendance: 120

Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)

Bhutan	0–2	Lebanon
	Report	Zgheib 55' Hadchity 60' (pen.)

16 September 2017 (2017-09-16)

17:00

Enghelab Stadium, Karaj

Attendance: 170

Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)

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Bhutan	0–3	Afghanistan
	Report	Zahidi 3', 89' Ashgar 45+2'

18 September 2017 (2017-09-18)

14:00

Enghelab Stadium, Karaj

Attendance: 210

Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)

Lebanon	0–3	Iran
	Report	Shaverdi 23' Azizi 24' Seyedi 81'

18 September 2017 (2017-09-18)

17:00

Enghelab Stadium, Karaj

Attendance: 350

Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)

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Kyrgyzstan	1–0	Lebanon
Shipovskii 16'	Report

20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)

14:00

Enghelab Stadium, Karaj

Attendance: 67

Referee: C. R. Srikrishna (India)

Iran	6–0	Bhutan
Bavieh 12', 42' Shariat 54', 67', 90+1' Rezaei 90'	Report

20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)

17:00

Enghelab Stadium, Karaj

Attendance: 350

Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)

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Kyrgyzstan	1–1	Bhutan
Shipovskii 50'	Report	Jigmi 53'

22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)

14:00

Enghelab Stadium, Karaj

Attendance: 200

Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)

Afghanistan	1–2	Iran
Nezami 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Seyedi 28' Jafari 70'

22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)

17:00

Enghelab Stadium, Karaj

Attendance: 3,105

Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)

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Lebanon	1–4	Afghanistan
Ayach 68' (pen.)	Report	Samandari 46' Rashidi 53', 82' Walizada 87'

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)

14:00

Enghelab Stadium, Karaj

Attendance: 475

Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)

Iran	4–0	Kyrgyzstan
Jafari 16', 77' Rezaei 26' Bavieh 72'	Report

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)

17:00

Enghelab Stadium, Karaj

Attendance: 300

Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)

Group D

• All matches were held in Nepal.
• Times listed are UTC+5:45.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iraq	3	2	1	0	5	0	+5	7	Final tournament
2	India	3	1	2	0	5	2	+3	5
3	Palestine	3	1	0	2	2	8	−6	3
4	Nepal (H)	3	0	1	2	3	5	−2	1

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

India	3–0	Palestine
G. Moirangthem 53' Oram 74' V. Singh 82'	Report

20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)

12:00

Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu

Attendance: 50

Referee: Pechsri Mongkolchai (Thailand)

Iraq	1–0	Nepal
Mandalawi 69'	Report

20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)

15:30

Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu

Attendance: 251

Referee: Dmitrii Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

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Palestine	0–4	Iraq
	Report	Shanan 50' Al-Hilfi 67' Qasim 72' Hameed 89'

22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)

12:00

Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu

Attendance: 52

Referee: Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)

Nepal	2–2	India
Chaudhary 76', 88'	Report	Rulbir 83', 85'

22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)

15:30

Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu

Attendance: 200

Referee: Kasun Lakmal Weerakkody Karage (Sri Lanka)

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Iraq	0–0	India
	Report

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)

12:00

Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu

Attendance: 100

Referee: Dmitrii Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

Palestine	2–1	Nepal
Wridat 28', 75'	Report	Chaudhary 10' (pen.)

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)

15:30

Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu

Attendance: 198

Referee: Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)

Group E

• All matches were held in Qatar.
• Times listed are UTC+3.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Yemen	2	2	0	0	8	1	+7	6	Final tournament
2	Bangladesh	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
3	Qatar (H)	2	0	0	2	1	8	−7	0
4	United Arab Emirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Yemen	6–1	Qatar
Al-Baadani 18', 86' Thabit 27' (pen.) Senan 67' Al-Baleet 82' Sabah 90+3'	Report	Al-Zarra 7'

20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)

19:45

Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 306

Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

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Bangladesh	0–2	Yemen
	Report	Thabit 45+4' (pen.) Al-Baadani 90+3'

22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)

16:45

Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 230

Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

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Qatar	0–2	Bangladesh
	Report	Dipok 70' Fahim 81'

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)

19:45

Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 196

Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

Group F

• All matches were held in Chinese Taipei.
• Times listed are UTC+8.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	North Korea	4	4	0	0	28	0	+28	12	Final tournament
2	Hong Kong	4	2	0	2	8	4	+4	6[a]
3	Brunei	4	2	0	2	7	12	−5	6[a]
4	Chinese Taipei (H)	4	2	0	2	5	10	−5	6[a]
5	Macau	4	0	0	4	0	22	−22	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Head-to-head results: Chinese Taipei 0–2 Hong Kong, Brunei 1–2 Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong 1–2 Brunei. Head-to-head standings:

   • Hong Kong: 3 pts, +1 GD
   • Brunei: 3 pts, 0 GD
   • Chinese Taipei: 3 pts, −1 GD

Brunei	4–0	Macau
Aiman 26' Raziq 37' Yazid 67' (pen.) Shahrol 85'	Report

16 September 2017 (2017-09-16)

15:00

Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei

Attendance: 100

Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

Chinese Taipei	0–2	Hong Kong
	Report	Tong Connor 55' Wong Yat 56'

16 September 2017 (2017-09-16)

19:00

Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei

Attendance: 450

Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

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Macau	0–10	North Korea
	Report	Kim Jin-guk 14' Ri Jo-guk 27', 58', 67' Xiao Rongrui 43' (o.g.) Won Hyok 51' Ra Nam-hyon 60', 70', 83' Ri Yong-gwang 76'

18 September 2017 (2017-09-18)

15:00

Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei

Attendance: 60

Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

Brunei	1–2	Chinese Taipei
Abdul 11'	Report	Lin Chun-kai 85' Yang Sheng-kai 90+3'

18 September 2017 (2017-09-18)

19:00

Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei

Attendance: 200

Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)

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North Korea	9–0	Brunei
Ri Hun 6' Kim Kang-song 12', 45+1' Kim Won-il 13', 32', 60' Ra Nam-hyon 22' Kim Jin-hyok 42' Ko Chang-ung 49'	Report

20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)

15:00

Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei

Attendance: 100

Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

Hong Kong	5–0	Macau
Snelder 7', 40' Chan Shinichi 25', 54' Lau Ka Kiu 89'	Report

20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)

19:00

Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei

Attendance: 20

Referee: Khamsing Sayavongsy (Laos)

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Hong Kong	1–2	Brunei
Tung Siu Hang 38' (pen.)	Report	Aminuddin 60', 89'

22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)

15:00

Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei

Attendance: 40

Referee: Omar Mohamed Ahmed Hassan Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)

Chinese Taipei	0–7	North Korea
	Report	Kim Kang-song 7', 27', 52' An Phyong-il 8', 64' Kim Jin-hyok 58' Won Hyok 86'

22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)

19:00

Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei

Attendance: 300

Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

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North Korea	2–0	Hong Kong
Song Hyok 38' Kim Jin-hyok 90'	Report

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)

15:00

Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei

Attendance: 100

Referee: Khamsing Sayavongsy (Laos)

Macau	0–3	Chinese Taipei
	Report	Yang Sheng-kai 28' Lin Chun-kai 43' Liang Meng-hsin 56'

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)

19:00

Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei

Attendance: 300

Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)

Group G

• All matches were held in Thailand.
• Times listed are UTC+7.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia	4	4	0	0	25	1	+24	12	Final tournament
2	Thailand (H)	4	3	0	1	18	2	+16	9
3	Timor-Leste	4	2	0	2	17	10	+7	6
4	Laos	4	1	0	3	13	12	+1	3
5	Northern Mariana Islands	4	0	0	4	1	49	−48	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Timor-Leste	5–2	Laos
Mouzinho 3' Conceição 16', 42' Gali 60' Elias 68'	Report	Ackhavong 45+2' Conceição 82' (o.g.)

16 September 2017 (2017-09-16)

16:00

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 64

Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)

Indonesia	18–0	Northern Mariana Islands
Supriadi 9', 46', 90' Bagus 13', 25', 42' Rendy 14', 21' Zico 49', 63', 65', 67', 82' Amanar 69' Lestaluhu 70', 72', 88' Andre 90+2'	Report

16 September 2017 (2017-09-16)

19:00

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 52

Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)

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Indonesia	3–1	Timor-Leste
Zico 61', 64', 89'	Report	Gali 19'

18 September 2017 (2017-09-18)

16:00

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 76

Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

Northern Mariana Islands	0–10	Thailand
	Report	Punnawat 30' Jakkapong 40' Arthit 45' Nattakit 47', 90' Warakorn 53', 55' Thakdanai 58' Thanarin 62', 86'

18 September 2017 (2017-09-18)

19:00

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 204

Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfush (Saudi Arabia)

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Laos	10–0	Northern Mariana Islands
Chanthamaly 3' Wenpaserth 5', 18', 42', 44', 71' Ackhavong 76' Thongsanith 86' (pen.) Keopheth 88' Keomanyvong 90+1'	Report

20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)

16:00

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 70

Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)

Thailand	0–1	Indonesia
	Report	Amanar 20'

20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)

19:00

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 350

Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)

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Laos	0–3	Indonesia
	Report	Zico 25', 59' Rendy 90+4' (pen.)

22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)

16:00

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 63

Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

Timor-Leste	0–4	Thailand
	Report	Warakorn 43', 58' Nattakit 53' Thanarin 81'

22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)

19:00

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 283

Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)

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Northern Mariana Islands	1–11	Timor-Leste
Maniago 70'	Report	Mouzinho 8', 32', 85' Ejivanio 13' Gali 52', 54' Brito 56', 59' Frith 68', 78' Mendez 81' (o.g.)

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)

16:00

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 60

Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfush (Saudi Arabia)

Thailand	4–1	Laos
Punnawat 12' Thanarin 58' (pen.), 90+2' Vannalath 85' (o.g.)	Report	Wenpaserth 78'

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)

19:00

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 337

Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)

Group H

• All matches were held in Myanmar.
• Times listed are UTC+6:30.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	3	0	0	13	0	+13	9	Final tournament
2	China	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
3	Myanmar (H)	3	1	0	2	6	6	0	3
4	Philippines	3	0	0	3	0	15	−15	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

South Korea	8–0	Philippines
Kim Dong-hyeon 11' Lee Tae-seok 27' Paik Sang-hoon 65' Park Se-jun 67', 74' Jeong Sang-bin 73', 85', 89'	Report

25 September 2017 (2017-09-25)

15:00

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 116

Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

China	2–1	Myanmar
Abulimiti 57' Asqer 77'	Report	Shwe Ko 87'

25 September 2017 (2017-09-25)

18:00

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 333

Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

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Philippines	0–2	China
	Report	Zhang Xingliang 39' Pan Yusheng 90'

27 September 2017 (2017-09-27)

15:00

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 143

Referee: Khalid Al-Shaqsi (Oman)

Myanmar	0–4	South Korea
	Report	Yoon Suk-ju 16' Lee Jun-suk 39' Jeong Sang-bin 57' Hong Yun-sang 82' (pen.)

27 September 2017 (2017-09-27)

18:00

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 286

Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran)

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South Korea	1–0	China
Choi Min-seo 61' (pen.)	Report

29 September 2017 (2017-09-29)

15:00

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 84

Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran)

Myanmar	5–0	Philippines
Kaung Khant Kyaw 11' Zaw Win Thein 34' Yan Naing Lin 37' Ye Htet Aung 59' Pyae Phyo Aung 81'	Report

29 September 2017 (2017-09-29)

18:00

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 124

Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Group I

• All matches were held in Mongolia.
• Times listed are UTC+8.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	3	3	0	0	18	2	+16	9	Final tournament
2	Vietnam	3	2	0	1	15	5	+10	6
3	Cambodia	3	1	0	2	5	12	−7	3
4	Mongolia (H)	3	0	0	3	3	22	−19	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Vietnam	5–2	Cambodia
Nguyễn Quốc Hoàng 9' Võ Nguyên Hoàng 56' Hà Trung Hậu 68' Nguyễn Thế Hùng 79' Đoàn Chí Bảo 85'	Report	Ky Rina 13' Ly Mael 74'

20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)

12:00

MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar

Attendance: 96

Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

Australia	10–1	Mongolia
Savas 8', 27', 34', 42', 50' Hammond 30' Peupion 66' Botic 67' Kucharski 79' Kirdar 83'	Report	Erdene-Ochir 33'

20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)

16:00

MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar

Attendance: 465

Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)

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Cambodia	0–5	Australia
	Report	Kirdar 73' (pen.), 90' Savas 83' Botic 86' (pen.) Peupion 90+3'

22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)

12:00

MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar

Attendance: 46

Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)

Mongolia	0–9	Vietnam
	Report	Võ Nguyên Hoàng 13' Đinh Thanh Trung 24' (pen.) Đoàn Chí Bảo 50', 61', 65', 88' Võ Minh Đan 53' Nguyễn Quốc Hoàng 58' Hà Trung Hậu 76'

22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)

16:00

MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar

Attendance: 375

Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)

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Vietnam	1–3	Australia
Đậu Ngọc Thành 80'	Report	Savas 63' Teague 72' Hammond 79' (pen.)

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)

12:00

MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar

Attendance: 182

Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)

Mongolia	2–3	Cambodia
Erdenetsogt 24', 52'	Report	Ky Rina 7' Met Samel 18' Bunthoeun Bunnarong 34'

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)

16:00

MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar

Attendance: 250

Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

Group J

• All matches were held in Indonesia (neutral venue host).
• Times listed are UTC+7.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	3	3	0	0	35	0	+35	9	Final tournament
2	Malaysia[a]	3	2	0	1	20	6	+14	6
3	Singapore	3	1	0	2	10	18	−8	3
4	Guam	3	0	0	3	2	43	−41	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Malaysia, as final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results.

Japan	20–0	Guam
K. Nakano 5', 19', 38', 54' (pen.), 64' (pen.), 73' Yoshida 10', 32', 51', 62' Yokokawa 14' Niu 28' (o.g.) Sumi 60' Sako 66' Aoshima 75' Aoki 80', 87' Kondo 83', 86' S. Nakano 90'	Report

20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)

16:00

Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Cikarang

Attendance: 150

Referee: Mahmood Salim Said Al-Majarafi (Oman)

Malaysia	6–1	Singapore
Luqman 5', 17' Harith H. 11' Amirul 29' Zikri 55' Firdaus 68'	Report	Tan 23'

20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)

19:00

Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Cikarang

Attendance: 280

Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar)

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Guam	1–14	Malaysia
Halehale 84'	Report	Ikhwan 11' Aiman 15' (pen.), 49', 87' Aleff 23' Faiz 30' (pen.) Alif 45+1', 51' Harith N. 48' Danish 59', 81' Danial 67', 77' Umar 72'

22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)

16:00

Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Cikarang

Attendance: 120

Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)

Singapore	0–11	Japan
	Report	Araki 7', 78' Koshio 24' Aoki 38', 49', 62' Naruoka 39' Kondo 41' Nishikawa 48' Aoshima 74' K. Nakano 80' (pen.)

22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)

19:00

Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Cikarang

Attendance: 150

Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

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Japan	4–0	Malaysia
Yoshida 23' Ueda 27' K. Nakano 49' Aoki 73'	Report

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)

16:00

Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Cikarang

Attendance: 150

Referee: Mahmood Salim Said Al-Majarafi (Oman)

Singapore	9–1	Guam
Tan 3', 20', 45+1', 56' Chua 57', 80' Niu 63' (o.g.) Rahmat 77' Zulkifli 85'	Report	Halehale 90+2' (pen.)

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)

19:00

Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Cikarang

Attendance: 120

Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)

Ranking of second-placed teams

Due to groups having different number of teams and the withdrawal of United Arab Emirates from Group E, the results against the fifth and fourth-placed teams in five and four-team groups are not considered for this ranking.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	D	India	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3	4	Final tournament
2	B	Oman	2	1	0	1	6	1	+5	3
3	G	Thailand	2	1	0	1	4	1	+3	3
4	J	Malaysia	2	1	0	1	6	5	+1	3[a]
5	I	Vietnam	2	1	0	1	6	5	+1	3[a]
6	C	Afghanistan	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	3
7	A	Saudi Arabia	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3[b]
7	E	Bangladesh	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3[b]
9	H	China	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3[b]
10	F	Hong Kong	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.
Notes:

1. Ranked by disciplinary points (Malaysia: –2 pts; Vietnam: –10 pts).
2. Ranked by disciplinary points (Saudi Arabia: –4 pts; Bangladesh: –4 pts; China PR: –5 pts).

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in AFC U-16 Championship1
Malaysia	Hosts	25 July 2017[2]	4 (2004, 2008, 2014, 2016)
Jordan	Group A winners	24 September 2017	2 (1990, 2010)
Tajikistan	Group B winners	24 September 2017	2 (2006, 2010)
Iran	Group C winners	22 September 2017	10 (1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Iraq	Group D winners	24 September 2017	9 (1985, 1988, 1994, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2016)
Yemen	Group E winners	22 September 2017	5 (2002, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2016)
North Korea	Group F winners	24 September 2017	10 (1986, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Indonesia	Group G winners	22 September 2017	5 (1986, 1988, 1990, 2008, 2010)
South Korea	Group H winners	29 September 2017	13 (1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Australia	Group I winners	24 September 2017	5 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Japan	Group J winners	24 September 2017	14 (1985, 1988, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
India	1st best runners-up	24 September 2017	7 (1990, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
Oman	2nd best runners-up	24 September 2017	9 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Thailand	3rd best runners-up	24 September 2017	10 (1985, 1988, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Vietnam	5th best runners-up	24 September 2017	6 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2016)
Afghanistan	6th best runners-up	29 September 2017	0 (debut)

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

10 goals

• Sutan Zico

8 goals

• Keita Nakano

7 goals

• Tyson Savas

6 goals

• Yusuke Aoki
• Chony Wenpaserth

5 goals

• Yuji Yoshida
• Mohammad Semreen
• Kim Kang-song
• Hassan Al-Ali
• Marc Ryan Tan
• Thanarin Tumsen
• Đoàn Chí Bảo

4 goals

• Sayed Jawad Alawi
• Ra Nam-hyon
• Jeong Sang-bin
• Ahmadkhon Emomali
• Rustam Soirov
• Warakorn Thongbai
• Paulo Gali
• Mouzinho

3 goals

• Ahmad Shabir Rashidi
• Birkan Kirdar
• Bagus Kahfi
• Mochammad Supriadi
• Rendy Juliansyah
• Hamsa Lestaluhu
• Ahmad Shariat
• Alireza Bavieh
• Amir Jafari
• Kuraba Kondo
• Aiman Haikhal
• Birjesh Chaudhary
• Kim Jin-hyok
• Kim Won-il
• Ri Jo-guk
• Islom Zairov
• Nattakit Butsing
• Osamah Al-Baadani

2 goals

• Ali Zahidi
• Noman Walizada
• Cameron Peupion
• Noah Botic
• Tristan Hammond
• Abbas Fadhel Al-Asfoor
• Abdulrahman Sayed
• Aminuddin Masri
• Ky Rina
• Lin Chun-kai
• Yang Sheng-kai
• Kyle Halehale
• Sean Snelder
• Chan Shinichi
• Harpreet Rulbir
• Amanar Abdillah
• Mahdi Seyedi
• Shervin Rezaei
• Kenta Aoshima
• Ryotaro Araki
• Obada Al-Ruzi
• Reziq Banihani
• Sergei Shipovskii
• Sisouphonh Ackhavong
• Danial Amali
• Luqman Hakim
• Danish Ishak
• Alif Mutalib
• Temuulen Erdenetsogt
• An Phyong-il
• Won Hyok
• Fahad Al-Rasbi
• Mulham Al-Sinaidi
• Nasser Al-Naabi
• Omar Al-Salti
• Tariq Al-Mashary
• Mahmoud Wridat
• Jaber Qarradi
• Meshari Al-Mashhari
• Vasileios Chua
• Park Se-jun
• Sharifbek Rahmatov
• Punnawat Choten-Jirachaithon
• Jhon Frith
• Luis Conceição
• Serafin Brito
• Jasurbek Jaloliddinov
• Temur Mamasidikov
• Hà Trung Hậu
• Nguyễn Quốc Hoàng
• Võ Nguyên Hoàng
• Sultan Thabit

1 goal

• Ahmad Tamim Mirzada
• Amin Nezami
• Samir Samandari
• Sayed Asghar
• Jaiden Kucharski
• Ryan Teague
• Dipok Roy
• Foysal Ahmed Fahim
• Kelzang Jigmi
• Ady Aiman
• Abdul Raziq Lamit
• Hakeme Yazid Said
• Eddy Shahrol Izzat
• Hirman Abdul Lapti
• Bunthoeun Bunnarong
• Ly Mael
• Met Samel
• Aifeierding Aisikaer
• Pan Yusheng
• Subi Abulimiti
• Zhang Xingliang
• Liang Meng-hsin
• Tong Connor Hew Fung
• Wong Yat
• Lau Ka Kiu
• Tung Willis Siu Hang
• Bekey Oram
• Givson Singh Moirangthem
• Vikram Pratap Singh
• Andre Oktaviansyah
• Amirhossein Azizi
• Hossein Shaverdi
• Ahmed Al-Hilfi
• Abdullah Hameed
• Mohammed Mandalawi
• Abdulrazzaq Qasim
• Hasan Shanan
• Genki Koshio
• Shinya Nakano
• Hikaru Naruoka
• Jun Nishikawa
• Maaya Sako
• Kohshiro Sumi
• Keita Ueda
• Asahi Yokokawa
• Ahmad Al-Zghoul
• Amer Jamous
• Thaer Khaleel
• Bekkhan Rysbekov
• Ananthana Chanthamaly
• Phoutthalak Thongsanith
• Soubanh Keopheth
• Phonesavanh Keomanyvong
• Mohamad Zgheib
• Ralph Nader Hadchity
• Wassim Ayach
• Amirul Azzim
• Ikhwan Hafizo
• Harith Haiqal
• Umar Hakeem
• Firdaus Kaironnisam
• Faiz Khairi
• Ahmad Zikri Khalili
• Harith Naem
• Aleff Haedi Za’ba
• Gan-erdene Erdene-ochir
• Kaung Khant Kyaw
• Pyae Phyo Aung
• Shwe Ko
• Yan Naing Lin
• Ye Htet Aung
• Zaw Win Thein
• Ian Maniago
• Kim Jin-guk
• Ko Chang-ung
• Ri Hun
• Ri Yong-gwang
• Song Hyok
• Al Azhar Al-Balushi
• Issa Al-Naabi
• Osama Al-Hadabi
• Qusai Al-Jaradi
• Jassim Al-Zarra
• Abdullah Al-Beshi
• Bander Whaeshi
• Basim Hassan
• Khalid Kaabi
• Rayan Al-Arfaj
• Farhan Zulkifli
• Fathullah Rahmat
• Choi Min-seo
• Hong Yun-sang
• Kim Dong-hyeon
• Lee Jun-suk
• Lee Tae-seok
• Paik Sang-hoon
• Yoon Suk-ju
• Abdal Rahman Al-Khatib
• Ahmad Amara
• Ahmad Hatem
• Mohammad Maatouk
• Omar Naghnugh
• Yasin Abo Karsh
• Azizbek Khasanov
• Isroil Kholov
• Shohrukh Sangov
• Arthit Bua-ngam
• Jakkapong Sanmahung
• Thakdanai Jaihan
• Elias
• Ejivanio
• Daniyar Sabirov
• Mirjalol Kosimov
• Ruslan Roziev
• Đậu Ngọc Thành
• Đinh Thanh Trung
• Nguyễn Thế Hùng
• Võ Minh Đan
• Hamzah Sabah
• Tamer Senan
• Yahya Al-Baleet

1 own goal

• Anoulack Vannalath (against Thailand)
• Xiao Rongrui (against North Korea)
• Ahmed Nahil Ibrahim (against Tajikistan)
• Joshua Mendez (against Timor Leste)
• Arichandran Thanujan (against Saudi Arabia)
• Luis Conceição (against Laos)

2 own goals

• Robert Niu (against Japan, Singapore)