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

References