2014 AFC U-16 Championship

2014 AFC U-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Thailand
Dates 6–20 September
Teams 16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  North Korea (2nd title)
Runners-up  South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played 31
Goals scored 94 (3.03 per match)
Attendance 9,954 (321 per match)
Top scorer(s) South Korea Lee Seung-woo
(5 goals)
Best player South Korea Lee Seung-woo

The 2014 AFC U-16 Championship was the 16th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for players aged 16 and below. Thailand were approved as hosts of the competition on 25 April 2013.[1] The tournament was held from 6 to 20 September 2014, with the top four teams qualifying for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile.

North Korea won the tournament, and were joined by South Korea, Australia, and Syria as AFC qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Venues

Cities Venues Capacity
Bangkok Rajamangala Stadium 49,722
Nonthaburi SCG Stadium 15,000

Qualification

The draw for the qualifiers was held on 26 April 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2]

Qualified teams

Draw

The draw for the competition was held on 6 April 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand.[3][4]

Pot 1 (Host & Seeds) Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Thailand
 Uzbekistan
 Japan
 Iran

 South Korea
 Syria
 Kuwait
 Australia

 China PR
 Oman
 North Korea
 Saudi Arabia

 Qatar
   Nepal
 Malaysia
 Hong Kong

Squads

Only players born on or after 1 January 1998 were eligible to compete in the 2014 AFC U-16 Championship.

Group stage

The top two teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings.[5]

  1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. Goal difference in all the group matches;
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
  6. Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
  7. Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches;
  8. Drawing of lots.

All times are local (UTC+7).

Group A

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 South Korea 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
 Malaysia 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
 Thailand 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
 Oman 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0

6 September 2014
16:00
South Korea  3–1  Oman
Kim Jung-min  22'
Yu Seung-min  86'
You Ju-an  90'		 Report Al-Yahmadi  31'
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 200
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

6 September 2014
20:00
Thailand  0–1  Malaysia
Report Syazwan  34'
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

8 September 2014
16:00
Malaysia  0–1  South Korea
Report Lee Seung-woo  15'
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

8 September 2014
20:00
Oman  0–1  Thailand
Report Samart  60'
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 700
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

10 September 2014
20:00
Thailand  0–2  South Korea
Report Lee Seung-woo  45+1'
Hwang Tae-hyoen  62'
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ammar Al Junaibi (United Arab Emirates)

10 September 2014
20:00
Oman  1–2  Malaysia
Al-Ubaidani  68' Report Najmuddin  64', 77'

Group B

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9
 Japan 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
 China PR 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
 Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0

6 September 2014
16:00
Japan  2–0  Hong Kong
Ritsu  53'
Daiki  73'		 Report

6 September 2014
19:00
Australia  3–0  China PR
Bandiera  16'
Joice  60'
Petratos  72'		 Report

8 September 2014
16:00
Hong Kong  0–2  Australia
Report Devereux  27'
Reiners  86'
Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 102
Referee: Ammar Al Junaibi (United Arab Emirates)

8 September 2014
19:00
China PR  0–3  Japan
Report Daiki  48' (pen.)
Toshiki  54'
Nagasawa  57'
Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 200
Referee: Fahad Jaber Al Marri (Qatar)

10 September 2014
16:00
Japan  2–4  Australia
Takumi  27'
Takuya  69'		 Report Brimmer  15', 59'
Joice  25', 81'
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 350
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

10 September 2014
16:00
China PR  2–0  Hong Kong
He Xin  25' (pen.)
Duan Liuyu  66'		 Report
Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 50
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

Group C

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Uzbekistan 3 2 1 0 8 5 +3 7
 North Korea 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6
   Nepal 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
 Kuwait 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0

7 September 2014
16:00
Uzbekistan  1–1    Nepal
Kuchimov  54' (pen.) Report Sunar  90+4'
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 165
Referee: Tan Hai (China)

7 September 2014
20:00
Kuwait  0–3  North Korea
Report Han Kwang-song  5' (pen.)
Jong Chang-bom  73'
Choe Song-hyok  83'

9 September 2014
16:00
Nepal    2–1  Kuwait
Al-Khaldi  3' (o.g.)
Magar  81' (pen.)		 Report Al-Bariki  75' (pen.)

9 September 2014
20:00
North Korea  2–3  Uzbekistan
Han Kwang-song  17'
Jong Chang-bom  60'		 Report Nurulloev  40', 59'
Ganijonov  45+2'
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 103
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

11 September 2014
16:00
Uzbekistan  4–2  Kuwait
Abramov  9'
Kuchimov  43'
Nurulloev  68'
Kholikov  90+4'		 Report Al Hadiyah  45'
Mohammad  45+2'

11 September 2014
16:00
North Korea  4–1    Nepal
Ju Hyon-hyok  4'
Choe Song-hyok  23', 45+1'
Han Kwang-song  27'		 Report Tamang  26'
Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 152
Referee: Fahad Jaber Al Marri (Qatar)

Group D

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Iran 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
 Syria 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
 Qatar 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
 Saudi Arabia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2

7 September 2014
16:00
Iran  3–2  Qatar
Karimi  22'
Shekari  48', 61'		 Report Palang  4', 59'

7 September 2014
19:00
Syria  0–0  Saudi Arabia
Report

9 September 2014
16:00
Qatar  1–1  Syria
Mazeed  60' Report Al-Aji  21'

9 September 2014
19:00
Saudi Arabia  1–2  Iran
Abdullah  41' Report Shamsi  64'
Karimi  65'

11 September 2014
20:00
Iran  1–2  Syria
Soltanimehr  45+2' Report Jaddoua  26'
Naem  40'
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 50
Referee: Tan Hai (China)

11 September 2014
20:00
Saudi Arabia  1–1  Qatar
Dubaysh  86' Report Palang  90+4'

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner if necessary (extra time is not used).[5]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
14 September 2014        
  South Korea  2
17 September 2014
  Japan  0  
  South Korea  7
14 September 2014
      Syria  1  
  Uzbekistan  2
20 September 2014
  Syria  5  
  South Korea  1
14 September 2014    
    North Korea  2
  Australia  2
17 September 2014
  Malaysia  1  
  Australia  1 (1)
14 September 2014
      North Korea (p)  1 (4)  
  Iran  0 (2)
  North Korea (p)  0 (4)  
 

Quarter-finals

14 September 2014
15:30
South Korea  2–0  Japan
Lee Seung-woo  42', 47' Report

14 September 2014
15:30
Australia  2–1  Malaysia
Joice  35'
Maskin  76'		 Report Raj  31'

14 September 2014
20:00
Uzbekistan  2–5  Syria
Shokhrukh  62', 87' (pen.) Report Barakat  16', 30', 48'
Jaddoua  52'
Al-Aji  55'

14 September 2014
20:00
Iran  0–0  North Korea
Report
  Penalties  
Soltanpour
Karimi
Daghestani
Shekari 		2–4 Han Kwang-song
Kim Wi-song
Kim Ye-Bom
Ri Kuk-hyon

Semi-finals

17 September 2014
16:00
South Korea  7–1  Syria
Jang Gyeol-hee  6', 49'
Lee Seung-woo  47' (pen.)
Jang Jae-won  52'
Park Sang-hyeok  57'
Lee Sang-heon  60'
Lee Sang-min  62'		 Report Al-Aji  61'

17 September 2014
20:00
Australia  1–1  North Korea
Arzani  85' Report Pak Yong-gwan  47'
  Penalties  
Brimmer
Rowles
Bandiera 		1–4 Kim Wi-song
Kim Ye-Bom
Ri Kuk-hyon
Jang Song-Il
Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 150
Referee: Fahad Jaber Al Marri (Qatar)

Final

20 September 2014
18:00
South Korea  1–2  North Korea
Choi Jae-young  34' Report Han Kwang-song  50'
Choe Song-hyok  67'

Winners

 AFC U-16 Championship 2014 Winners 

North Korea
Second title

Qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup

The four semi-finalists qualified for 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Awards

Award[6] Winner
Top scorer South Korea Lee Seung-woo
MVP South Korea Lee Seung-woo

Goalscorers

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
  • North Korea Choe Song-hyok
  • Qatar Hassan Palang
  • Syria Abd Al-Rahman Barakat
  • Uzbekistan Sukhrob Nurulloev
2 goals
1 goal
  • Australia Daniel Arzani
  • Australia Jackson Bandiera
  • Australia Charlie Devereux
  • Australia Daniel Maskin
  • Australia Kosta Petratos
  • Australia Jamal Reiners
  • China Duan Liuyu
  • China He Xin
  • Iran Mohammad Shamsi
  • Iran Mohammad Soltanimehr
  • Japan Ryosuke Nagasawa
  • Japan Doan Ritsu
  • Japan Sasaki Takumi
  • Japan Yasui Takuya
  • Japan Onozawa Toshiki
  • Kuwait Salem Al-Bariki
  • Kuwait Abdulaziz Al-Hadiyah
  • Kuwait Khaled Mohammad
  • Malaysia Kogileswaran Raj
  • Malaysia Muhammad Syazwan
  • Nepal Bimal Magar
  • Nepal Kiran Sunar
  • Nepal Ananta Tamang
  • North Korea Ju Hyon-hyok
  • North Korea Pak Yong-gwan
  • Oman Mohammad Al-Ubaidani
  • Oman Dhakil Al-Yahmadi
  • Qatar Khalid Mazeed
  • Saudi Arabia Mashhour Abdullah
  • Saudi Arabia Khalid Dubaysh
  • South Korea Choi Jae-young
  • South Korea Hwang Tae-hyoen
  • South Korea Jang Jae-won
  • South Korea Kim Jung-min
  • South Korea Lee Sang-heon
  • South Korea Lee Sang-min
  • South Korea Park Sang-hyeok
  • South Korea You Ju-an
  • South Korea Yu Seung-min
  • Syria Naeim Naem
  • Thailand Samart Authairatsamee
  • Uzbekistan Saveliy Abramov
  • Uzbekistan Abdugani Ganijonov
  • Uzbekistan Khudoberdi Kholikov
Own goal

Tournament team rankings

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  North Korea 6 3 2 1 12 6 +6 11 Champion
2  South Korea 6 5 0 1 16 4 +12 15 Runner-up
3  Australia 5 4 1 0 12 4 +8 13 Third place
4  Syria 5 2 2 1 9 11 −2 8 Fourth place
5  Iran 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7 Eliminated in
quarter-finals
6  Uzbekistan 4 2 1 1 10 10 0 7
7  Japan 4 2 0 2 7 6 +1 6
8  Malaysia 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 6
9    Nepal 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4 Eliminated in
group stage
10  Thailand (H) 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
11  China PR 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
12  Qatar 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
13  Saudi Arabia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
14  Oman 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
15  Kuwait 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
16  Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: AFC
(H) Host.

References

  1. ↑ "Myanmar, Thailand to host age-group competitions". AFC. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "U-16 draw: Uzbekistan get Yemen, Palestine and Maldives". AFC. 26 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Stage set for AFC U-16 Championship draw". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Tough draw for hosts Thailand". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  5. 1 2 "AFC U16 Championship 2014 Regulations" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "Lee scoops MVP, top scorer awards". AFC. 21 September 2014.
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