2012 AFC U-16 Championship
| مسابقات فوتبال زیر ۱۶ سال آسیا ۲۰۱۲ | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Iran |
| Dates | 22 September – 6 October |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Uzbekistan (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Japan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 97 (3.13 per match) |
| Attendance | 12,853 (415 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Hwang Hee-Chan (5 goals) |
The 2012 AFC U-16 Championship was the 15th edition of the tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation. The AFC approved Iran as hosts of the championship on 23 November 2011.[1] The top 4 teams qualified for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, hosted by the United Arab Emirates. Qualification for the tournament started in 2011.
Host Selection
The Organising Committee for AFC Youth Competitions for the 2011–2015 term announced that Iran and Palestine were interested in hosting the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship Finals.
Per decision of the AFC Competitions Committee, the host nation should qualify for the final tournament. The decision on the hosts was taken in the committee’s meeting on 21 November 2011 based on the results of the qualifiers.[1]
Qualification
The qualification draw was held on 30 March 2011.[2]
Qualifiers
Venues
| Tehran | Tehran | |
|---|---|---|
| Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium | Rah Ahan Stadium | |
| Capacity: 8,250 | Capacity: 12,000 | |
Squads
Draw
The draw for the competition was held on 10 May 2012 in Tehran, Iran.[3]
| Pot 1 (Host & Seeds) | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
Group stage
In the group stage the tie-breaking criteria is direct matches before goal difference.[4]
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iran |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 |
 Kuwait |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | +0 | 4 |
 Laos |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 |
 Yemen |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
24 September 2012 13:00 |
| Laos |
3–4 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
Phanthavong  24'Kettavong 28'Noyvong 37' (pen.) |
Report | Marzouq 26', 90+1' Keola 32' (o.g.)Alajmi 90+2' |
Group B
Iraq and Australia played a penalty shootout after their final group match to determine their ranking. Iraq won that 3–2.[5]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iraq |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
 Australia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
 Oman |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
 Thailand |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
26 September 2012 13:00 |
| Oman |
3–2 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Alawi 40' Mubarak 55'Al-Rushadi 72' |
Report | Puangbut 8' Thongma 17' |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
| Japan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
 North Korea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 |
 Saudi Arabia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
25 September 2012 13:00 |
| South Korea |
3–1 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Hwang Hee-Chan 13' Choi Ju-Yong 42'Ko Min-Hyeok 89' |
Report | Ogawa 23' |
25 September 2012 17:00 |
| Saudi Arabia |
1–2 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Qahtani 54' |
Report | Ri Ryong 48' Ri Kwang-Song 82' |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Syria |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| Uzbekistan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 China PR |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
 India |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
23 September 2012 15:00 |
| Uzbekistan |
3–2 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Odilov 8' Abdullaev 53' (pen.)Abdiganiyev 79' |
Report | Rai 47', 71' |
27 September 2012 13:00 |
| China PR |
2–2 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Wang Jinxian 21' Zhang Yuning 33' |
Report | Lalhlimpuia 19' Mendes 90+4' (pen.) |
Knockout stage
Knockout Map
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 30 September | ||||||||||
| Iran |
5 | |||||||||
| 3 October | ||||||||||
| Australia |
1 | |||||||||
| Iran |
2 | |||||||||
| 30 September | ||||||||||
| Uzbekistan |
3 | |||||||||
| South Korea |
1(3) | |||||||||
| 6 October | ||||||||||
| Uzbekistan |
1(5) | |||||||||
| Uzbekistan |
1(3) | |||||||||
| 30 September | ||||||||||
| Japan |
1(1) | |||||||||
| Iraq |
3 | |||||||||
| 3 October | ||||||||||
| Kuwait |
1 | |||||||||
| Iraq |
1 | |||||||||
| 30 September | ||||||||||
| Japan |
5 | |||||||||
| Syria |
1 | |||||||||
| Japan |
2 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
30 September 2012 15:00 |
| South Korea |
1–1 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Hwang Hee-Chan 90+4' |
Report | Turaev 64' |
| Penalties | ||
Yoo Won-Jong  Hwang Hee-Chan  Lee Gun Lim Eun-Su |
3–5 | Komilov Abdullaev Shukurov Mirzaev Abbasov |
30 September 2012 17:00 |
| Iran |
5–1 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Ezzatollahi 31' (pen.) Chaab 35', 90+3'Bazaj 61'Rigi 81' |
Report | Antoniou 88' |
Semifinals
3 October 2012 17:00 |
| Iran |
2–3 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Hosseini 4' Mazloum 88' |
Report | Khamdamov 13' Abdullaev 35'Shukurov 42' |
Final
6 October 2012 19:00 |
| Uzbekistan |
1–1 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Turaev 52' |
Report | Mizutani 6' |
| Penalties | ||
| Komilov Shukurov Mirzaev |
3–1 | Miyoshi Sugimoto Sugimori Kitagawa |
Winners
| AFC U-16 Championship 2012 Winners |
|---|
Uzbekistan First title |
Countries to participate in 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The four semi-finalists qualified for 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 3 goals
- Reza Chaab
- Majid Hosseini
- Amir Mohammad Mazloum
- Taro Sugimoto
- Hatem Al-Rushadi
- Mohammed Al-Dahi
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- Own goal
- Anoukone Keola (playing against Kuwait)
- Ala Addin Mahdi (playing against Laos)
References
- 1 2 AFC to put best foot forward The AFC. 23 November 2011. Retrieved on 2011-11-23.
- ↑ "U16, U19, Olym, WC q'fiers draw on Mar 30". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ↑ "U-16 Draw procedures confirmed". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ↑ "2012 Regulations". AFC. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ↑ "Australia 0–0 Iraq (2–3 pens)". the-afc.com. 26 September 2012.
External links
- AFC U-16 Championship (in English)
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