2008 AFC U-16 Championship

2008 AFC U-16 Championship was held in Uzbekistan from 4 to 19 October.

2008 AFC U-16 Championship
2008 yilgi U-16 Osiyo chempionati
Tournament details
Host country Uzbekistan
Dates4–19 October
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)(in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (1st title)
Runner-up Korea Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored113 (3.65 per match)
Attendance73,220 (2,362 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Kaveh Rezaei (6 goals)
Best playerSouth Korea Lee Jong-ho
2006
2010

Results

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Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Iran 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9
  Uzbekistan 3 2 0 1 10 2 +8 6
  Bahrain 3 1 0 2 3 4 -1 3
  Singapore 3 0 0 3 1 14 -13 0

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Korea Republic 3 2 1 0 15 3 +12 7
  Syria 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
  India 3 1 0 2 3 8 -5 3
  Indonesia 3 0 0 3 1 12 -11 0

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Australia 3 3 0 0 11 2 +9 9
  Saudi Arabia 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
  China PR 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
  Turkmenistan 3 0 0 3 1 12 -11 0

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Japan 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 9
  United Arab Emirates 2 1 0 1 4 8 -4 3
  Malaysia 3 1 0 2 5 7 -2 3
  Yemen 2 0 0 2 0 6 -6 0

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
       
   Iran  2
   Syria  0  
   Iran  3
     United Arab Emirates  0  
   Australia  2
   United Arab Emirates  3  
   Iran  2
     Korea Republic  1
   Korea Republic  3
   Uzbekistan  0  
   Korea Republic  2
     Japan  1  
   Japan  2      
   Saudi Arabia  0        

2008 AFC U-16 Championship Media

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