2016 AFC U-16 Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 India |
| Dates | 15 September – 2 October 2016 |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
The 2016 AFC U-16 Championship will be 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 will be held in India, as announced by the AFC on 3 June 2015,[1][2] and is scheduled to be played between 15 September and 2 October 2016.[3] A total of 16 teams will play in the tournament.
Same as previous editions, the tournament acts as the AFC qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The top four teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India as the AFC representatives, besides India who qualified automatically as hosts. If India are among the top four teams, the fifth-placed team will also qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Qualification
The draw for the qualifiers was held on 5 June 2015.[4] 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.[5]
Qualified teams
The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[6] Nepal were replaced by Kyrgyzstan due to one of their players failing a MRI bone test.[7]
However, on the 12 April 2016, the AFC Competitions Committee also decided that if the FIFA suspension of Kuwait FA is 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.[8]
| Team | Qualified as | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | Group E (3rd best) runners-up / Hosts | 7th | Quarter-finals (2002) |
 Uzbekistan | Group A winners | 9th | Champions (2012) |
 Kyrgyzstan | Group B winners | 1st | Debut |
 Iraq | Group C winners | 9th | Third place (1985), Semi-finals (2012) |
 Saudi Arabia | Group D winners | 10th | Champions (1985, 1988) |
 Iran | Group E winners | 10th | Champions (2008) |
 Kuwait | Group F winners | 6th | Quarter-finals (2004, 2012) |
 Malaysia | Group G winners | 4th | Quarter-finals (2014) |
 North Korea | Group H winners | 10th | Champions (2010, 2014) |
 South Korea | Group I winners | 12th | Champions (1986, 2002) |
 Australia | Group J winners | 5th | Semi-finals (2010, 2014) |
 Japan | Group K winners | 13th | Champions (1994, 2006) |
 Vietnam | Group J (1st best) runners-up | 6th | Fourth place (2000) |
 Thailand | Group H (2nd best) runners-up | 10th | Champions (1998) |
 United Arab Emirates | Group D (4th best) runners-up | 7th | Runners-up (1990) |
 Oman | Group B (5th best) runners-up | 9th | Champions (1996, 2000) |
Venues
| New Delhi |
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| Ambedkar Stadium |
| Capacity: 20,000 |
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| Kozhikode |
| EMS Stadium |
| Capacity: 55,000 |
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Draw
The final draw was to be held on 4 May 2016 but postponed until 26 May 2016 in Goa.[9]
| Pot 1 (Host & Seeds) | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
Squads
Players born on or after 1 January 2000 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team can register a maximum of 23 players (minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers).[10]
Group stage
The top two teams of each group advance to the quarter-finals.
- 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:[10]
- 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).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India (H) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | A2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | A3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | A4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | B2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | B4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | C2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | C3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | C4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | D4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner if necessary (extra time is not used).[10]
Bracket
| 5th place match | 5th – 8th place play-offs | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
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| C1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 7th place match | 3rd place match | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | N.A. | - | D1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| - | N.A. | - | C2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
Winners qualify for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup (if India are among them, three play-off matches will be organised among the four losing quarter-finalists to determine the fifth-placed team which will also qualify).
Semi-finals
Final
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" (PDF). AFC.
- ↑ "AFC U-16 Championship 2016 qualifying draw concluded". AFC. 5 June 2015.
- ↑ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015" (PDF). 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.
- ↑ "India's preparations for U-17 World Cup to gather pace with AIFF Youth Cup". Firstpost. 2 May 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Regulations AFC U-16 Championship 2016" (PDF). AFC.
External links
- AFC U-16 Championship, the-AFC.com
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