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.
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2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification|
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) |
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Dates | 16–29 September 2017[1] |
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Teams | 45 (from 1 confederation) |
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Venue(s) | 10 (in 10 host cities) |
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Matches played | 73 |
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Goals scored | 391 (5.36 per match) |
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Attendance | 20,369 (279 per match) |
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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]
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.
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- 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
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Players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible to compete in the tournament.[9]
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]
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- 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;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
- 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);
- Drawing of lots.
The matches were played between 16 and 29 September 2017.
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Schedule
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Groups A, C & F–G |
Groups B, D–E & H–J |
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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 |
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Matchday 5 |
24 September 2017 |
4 v 3, 1 v 2 |
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Group A
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Group B
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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.
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Group D
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Group E
- All matches were held in Qatar.
- Times listed are UTC+3.
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Group F
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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
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Group G
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Indonesia ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png) | 18–0 | Northern Mariana Islands |
- Supriadi
9', 46', 90'
- Bagus
13', 25', 42'
- Rendy
14', 21'
- Zico
49', 63', 65', 67', 82'
- Amanar
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- Lestaluhu
70', 72', 88'
- Andre
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Group H
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Group I
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Group J
- All matches were held in Indonesia (neutral venue host).
- Times listed are UTC+7.
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Malaysia, as final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results.
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Japan ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png) | 20–0 | Guam |
- K. Nakano
5', 19', 38', 54' (pen.), 64' (pen.), 73'
- Yoshida
10', 32', 51', 62'
- Yokokawa
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- Niu
28' (o.g.)
- Sumi
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- Sako
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- Aoshima
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- Aoki
80', 87'
- Kondo
83', 86'
- S. Nakano
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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.
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Source:
AFCRules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.
Notes:
Ranked by disciplinary points (Malaysia: –2 pts; Vietnam: –10 pts).
Ranked by disciplinary points (Saudi Arabia: –4 pts; Bangladesh: –4 pts; China PR: –5 pts).
The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.
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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) |
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1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.