2008 AFC U-19 Championship

2008 AFC U-19 Championship
AFC U-19 Championship Saudi Arabia 2008
Tournament details
Host country  Saudi Arabia
Dates 31 October – 14 November
Teams 16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  United Arab Emirates (1st title)
Runners-up  Uzbekistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played 31
Goals scored 86 (2.77 per match)
Top scorer(s)

Ahmed Khalil
Kensuke Nagai

(4 goals)
Best player Ahmed Khalil

The AFC U-19 Championship 2008, the 35th edition of this tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation, was hosted by Saudi Arabia between October 31 and November 14. The matches were played in Dammam and Khobar, both located at the Eastern Province.

Contents

Qualification Competition

Main article: AFC Youth Championship 2008 qualification

Seedings

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 North Korea
 Japan
Korea Republic
 Jordan

 China PR
 Iraq
 Saudi Arabia (host country)
Australia

 Iran
 Thailand
 United Arab Emirates
 Tajikistan

 Syria
 Uzbekistan
 Yemen
 Lebanon

The draw was held on April 6, 2008 in Dammam.

Squads

Main article: 2008 AFC U-19 Championship squads

Group stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Japan 7 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7
 Saudi Arabia 7 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4
 Iran 3 3 1 0 2 5 6 -1
 Yemen 0 3 0 0 3 1 11 -10
31 October 2008
16:15 AST
 Japan  5 – 0  Yemen Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)
Mizunuma  12', 53'
Nagai  32'
Yamamoto  52'
Suzuki  55'		 (Report)
31 October 2008
18:45 AST
 Saudi Arabia  2 – 1  Iran Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Benjamin Williams (Australia)
Abusabaan  9' (pen.)
Al-Abid  87'		 (Report) Hajsafi  35' (pen.)
2 November 2008
16:15 AST
 Yemen  1 – 4  Saudi Arabia Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Mousa  31' (Report) Al-Abid  11'
Jezawi  47', 85'
Al-Aqel  74'
Khudari  83'
2 November 2008
18:45 AST
 Iran  2 – 4  Japan Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Fareed Ali Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Hajsafi  20'
Mousavi  26'		 (Report) Miyazawa  1'
Nagai  7', 33', 77'
4 November 2008
16:15 AST
 Japan  1 – 1  Saudi Arabia Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Mizunuma  65' (Report) Al-Qarni  57'
4 November 2008
16:15 AST
 Iran  2 – 0  Yemen Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Attendance: 35
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)
Mousavi  19'
Ahmad  26'
Ali-Mohammadi  90+1'		 (Report) Omar  67'

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 United Arab Emirates 9 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4
 South Korea 6 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2
 Iraq 3 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2
 Syria 0 3 0 0 3 1 5 -4
31 October 2008
16:15 AST
 South Korea  1 – 0  Syria Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Attendance: 750
Referee: Hedayat Mombeini (Iran)
Kim Young-Gwon  90+3' (Report)
31 October 2008
18:45 AST
 Iraq  1 – 2  United Arab Emirates Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Attendance: 300
Referee: Abdulrahman Hussain (Qatar)
Obaid Mohammed  13'
Ali Oudah  84'
Al-Saadi  89'		 (Report) Ismaeel  65'
Fawzi  75'
2 November 2008
16:15 AST
 Syria  1 – 2  Iraq Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Attendance: 300
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Yousef  51' (Report) Ali Oudah  51', 61'
2 November 2008
18:45 AST
 United Arab Emirates  2 – 1  South Korea Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Attendance: 300
Referee: Benjamin Williams (Australia)
Khalil  90+2'
Al-Fardan  90+3'		 (Report) Kim Dong-Sub  28'
4 November 2008
18:45 AST
 Syria  0 – 2  United Arab Emirates Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Attendance: 150
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)
Ajouz  32' (Report) Ismaeel  54'
Fawzi  90'
4 November 2008
18:45 AST
 South Korea  2 – 0  Iraq Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 400
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Kim Bo-Kyung  23'
Moon Ki-Han  87'		 (Report)

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 China PR 7 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8
 North Korea 5 3 1 2 0 5 1 +4
 Tajikistan 4 3 1 1 1 6 8 -2
 Lebanon 0 3 0 0 3 2 12 -10
1 November 2008
16:15 AST
 North Korea  4 – 0  Lebanon Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 50
Referee: Mahmood Al-Ghatrifi (Oman)
An Il-Bom  15'
Jo Jong-Chol  32'
Ri Sang-Chol  64'
Ri Hyong-Mu  90'		 (Report)
1 November 2008
18:45 AST
 China PR  6 – 0  Tajikistan Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mukthar Al-Yarimi (Yemen)
Vasiev  19' (o.g.)
Zhou Liao  21', 33'
Zhang Yuan  28'
Cao Yunding  41'
Piao Cheng  45'		 (Report) Kamil  35'
3 November 2008
16:15 AST
 Lebanon  1 – 3  China PR Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 150
Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)
Mannaa  45+2' (Report) Tan Yang  58'
Hui Jiakang  64'
Zhou Liao  90+1'
3 November 2008
18:45 AST
 Tajikistan  1 – 1  North Korea Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 300
Referee: Hedayat Mombeini (Iran)
Shohzukhurov  58' (Report) An Il-Bom  90+1'
5 November 2008
16:15 AST
 North Korea  0 – 0  China PR Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 100
Referee: Abdulrahman Hussain (Qatar)
(Report)
5 November 2008
16:15 AST
 Tajikistan  5 – 1  Lebanon Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mahmood Al-Ghatrifi (Oman)
Tokhirov  11'
Shohzukhurov  54' (pen.), 90+4' (pen.)
Tukhtasunov  55'
Vasiev  83'		 (Report) Zreik  42'

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Australia 7 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2
 Uzbekistan 7 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2
 Thailand 3 3 1 0 2 3 4 -1
 Jordan 0 3 0 0 3 3 6 -3
1 November 2008
16:15 AST
 Jordan  0 – 1  Uzbekistan Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Attendance: 300
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)
(Report) Mirzaev  3'
1 November 2008
18:45 AST
 Australia  1 – 0  Thailand Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Attendance: 150
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)
Munro  20'
Constantinos  80'		 (Report)
3 November 2008
16:15 AST
 Uzbekistan  1 – 1  Australia Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Attendance: 250
Referee: Mahmood Al-Ghatrifi (Oman)
Karimov  37' (Report) Minniecon  48'
3 November 2008
18:45 AST
 Thailand  3 – 2  Jordan Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Attendance: 100
Referee: Mukthar Al-Yarimi (Yemen)
Namuangrak  28'
Srichaluang  63'
Nooprom  65'		 (Report) Dardour  60'
Abu Hwaiti  80'
Rawashdeh  87'
Diab  90+3'
5 November 2008
18:45 AST
 Thailand  0 – 1  Uzbekistan Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Attendance: 300
Referee: Fareed Ali Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Sutjarit  72' (Report) Musaev  34'
5 November 2008
18:45 AST
 Jordan  1 – 2  Australia Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 150
Referee: Hedayat Mombeini (Iran)
Bani Attiah  81' (Report) Lujic  40'
Ryall  71' (pen.)

Knockout Stages

All times local (UTC+3)

Knockout Map

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
November 8 - Dammam        
  Japan  0
November 11 - Dammam
  South Korea  3  
  South Korea  0
November 8 - Khobar
      Uzbekistan  1  
  China PR  0 (3)
November 14 - Dammam
  Uzbekistan (PSO)  0 (4)  
  Uzbekistan  1
November 8 - Dammam    
    United Arab Emirates  2
  United Arab Emirates  1
November 11 - Dammam
  Saudi Arabia  0  
  United Arab Emirates  3
November 8 - Khobar
      Australia  0  
  Australia (aet)  2
  North Korea  1  
 

Quarterfinal

8 November 2008
16:15 AST
 Japan  0 – 3  South Korea Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 500
Referee: Fareed Ali Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
(Report) Yu Ji-No  21'
Cho Young-Cheol  84'
Choi Jung-Han  90+2'
8 November 2008
19:30 AST
 United Arab Emirates  1 – 0  Saudi Arabia Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Abdulrahman Hussain (Qatar)
Awana  64' (Report)
8 November 2008
16:15 AST
 China PR  0 – 0 (a.e.t.)  Uzbekistan Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Referee: Benjamin Williams (Australia)
(Report) Doniyorjon  120'
  Penalties  
Piao Cheng
Zhang Linpeng
Wu Xi
Zhou Liao
Li Zhichao		 3 – 4 Sherzod
Sherzodbek
Islom
Sanat
Gulom
8 November 2008
19:30 AST
 Australia  2 – 1 (a.e.t.)  North Korea Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Attendance: 50
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Nichols  12', 115' (Report) Myong Cha-Hyon  54'

Semifinal

11 November 2008
16:05 AST
 South Korea  0 – 1  Uzbekistan Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 300
Referee: Hedayat Mombeini (Iran)
Kim Seung-Gyu  90+2' (Report) Karimov  17'
11 November 2008
19:30 AST
 United Arab Emirates  3 – 0  Australia Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)
Khalil  4'
Essa  12'
Hussain  85'		 (Report)

Final

14 November 2008
18:45 AST
 Uzbekistan  1 – 2  United Arab Emirates Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Turaev  64' (Report) Khalil  33', 72'

Winners

 2008 AFC Youth Championship Winners 

United Arab Emirates
First title

Awards

Most Valuable Player Top Scorer Fair Play Award
Ahmed Khalil Ahmed Khalil
Kensuke Nagai

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

Countries to participate in 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Top-4 team qualified for 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

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