2008 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
2008 AFC U-16 Championship qualification was the qualification for the 2008 AFC U-16 Championship 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 |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 15 | Final tournament |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 | |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | |
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5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | |
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 | |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 0 | Disqualified |
Syria ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Yemen ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Kyrgyzstan ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Kyrgyzstan ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Syria ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Qatar ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() |
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Pakistan ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Kyrgyzstan ![]() | 2–7 | ![]() |
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Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 12 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | |
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 1 | |
6 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Nepal ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Jordan ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() |
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Nepal ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Kuwait ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | +26 | 13 | Disqualified |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 13 | Final tournament |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 9 | |
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 6 | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 3 | |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 24 | −23 | 0 | Disqualified |
- All matches were held in Saudi Arabia.
- Times listed are UTC+3.
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Lebanon ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Lebanon ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Bhutan ![]() | 0–11 | ![]() |
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Bhutan ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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India ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Bhutan ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 13 | Final tournament |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 10 | Disqualified |
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | Final tournament |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 7 | |
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 3 | Disqualified |
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 26 | −22 | 1 |
- All matches were held in United Arab Emirates.
- Times listed are UTC+4.
Tajikistan ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Bangladesh ![]() | 9–1 | ![]() |
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United Arab Emirates ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Bangladesh ![]() | 1–9 | ![]() |
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Palestine ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Uzbekistan ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Palestine ![]() | 1–6 | ![]() |
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Turkmenistan ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Tajikistan ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Uzbekistan ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Turkmenistan ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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United Arab Emirates ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Tajikistan ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Turkmenistan ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Palestine ![]() | 1–6 | ![]() |
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Group E
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | +27 | 12 |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 9 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 4 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 4 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 |
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0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 |
(W) Withdrew.
China PR ![]() | 12–0 | ![]() |
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Nan Yunqi ![]() Wang Qingfeng ![]() Zhang Tianlong ![]() Jiang Xiaochen ![]() Guo Yi ![]() Yu Baobao ![]() |
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Mongolia ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() |
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Mongolia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Guam ![]() | 0–9 | ![]() |
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Report | Wang Qingfeng ![]() Sun Dong ![]() Wang Tong ![]() Jiang Xiaochen ![]() Nan Yunqi ![]() |
Group F
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 15 |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 |
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5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 5 |
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5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 2 |
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5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 2 |
Cambodia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Laos ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Soukaphone ![]() Kita ![]() Ketsada ![]() Vilayout ![]() Keoviengphet ![]() |
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Laos ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Kita ![]() Soukaphone ![]() |
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Group G
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 4 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
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0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 |
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0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 |
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0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 |
(W) Withdrew.
North Korea ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Ri Hyok-Chol ![]() Rim Kwang-Hyok ![]() Jong Il-Gwan ![]() |
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Group H
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 5 | +23 | 9 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 6 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 33 | −31 | 3 |
South Korea ![]() | 11–0 | ![]() |
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Rim Chang-Woo ![]() Lim Dong-Cheon ![]() Lee Chang ![]() Lee Seung-Min ![]() Cho Min-Woo ![]() Kim Dong-Min ![]() Lee Jong-Ho ![]() Tien Chih-Yuan ![]() |
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Chinese Taipei ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Lin Chang-Fa ![]() Chang Hao-Wei ![]() |
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Thailand ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Srisai ![]() |
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Chinese Taipei ![]() | 0–12 | ![]() |
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Report | Lee Chang ![]() Lee Jong-Ho ![]() Kim Jin-Su ![]() Lee Seung-Min ![]() Nam Seung-Woo ![]() Joo Ik-Seong ![]() |
Thailand ![]() | 9–0 | ![]() |
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Chuaisinuan ![]() Duangfa ![]() Chumuang ![]() Yooyen ![]() |
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Countries to participate in 2008 AFC U-16 Championship
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