2008 AFC U-19 Championship

2008 AFC U-19 Championship was held in Saudi Arabia from 31 October to 14 November.

2008 AFC U-19 Championship
بطولة آسيا تحت 19 سنة لكرة القدم 2008
Tournament details
Host country Saudi Arabia
Dates31 October – 14 November
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)(in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United Arab Emirates (1st title)
Runner-up Uzbekistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored86 (2.77 per match)
Top scorer(s)United Arab Emirates Ahmed Khalil
Japan Kensuke Nagai
(4 goals each)
Best playerUnited Arab Emirates Ahmed Khalil
2006
2010

Results

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Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Japan 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 7
  Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
  Iran 3 1 0 2 5 6 -1 3
  Yemen 3 0 0 3 1 11 -10 0

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  United Arab Emirates 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9
  Korea Republic 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
  Iraq 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 3
  Syria 3 0 0 3 1 5 -4 0

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  China PR 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7
  Korea DPR 3 1 2 0 5 1 +4 5
  Tajikistan 3 1 1 1 6 8 -2 4
  Lebanon 3 0 0 3 2 12 -10 0

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Australia 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
  Uzbekistan 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
  Thailand 3 1 0 2 3 4 -1 3
  Jordan 3 0 0 3 3 6 -3 0

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
       
   Japan  0
   Korea Republic  3  
   Korea Republic  0
     Uzbekistan  1  
   China PR  0(3)
   Uzbekistan  0(4)  
   Uzbekistan  1
     United Arab Emirates  2
   United Arab Emirates  1
   Saudi Arabia  0  
   United Arab Emirates  3
     Australia  0  
   Australia  2      
   Korea DPR  1        

2008 AFC U-19 Championship Media

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