2014 AFC U-16 Championship
International football competition
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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.
| ฟุตบอลเอเชียเยาวชนอายุไม่เกิน 16 ปี 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Thailand |
| Dates | 6–20 September |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venues | 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) | Lee Seung-woo (5 goals) |
| Best player | Lee Seung-woo |
← 2012 2016 → | |
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
| Bangkok | Nonthaburi |
|---|---|
| Rajamangala Stadium | Thunderdome Stadium |
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| Capacity: 49,722 | Capacity: 15,000 |
Location of stadiums of the 2014 AFC U-16 Championship | |
Qualification
The draw for the qualifiers was held on 26 April 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2]
Qualified teams
Draw
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]
- Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference in all the group matches;
- Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
- Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
- Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches;
- 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 |
| South Korea | 3–1 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
Kim Jung-min  22'Yoo Seung-min 86'You Ju-an 90' |
Report | Al-Yahmadi 31' |
| Malaysia | 0–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lee Seung-woo 15' |
| Thailand | 0–2 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lee Seung-woo 45+1' Hwang Tae-hyeon 62' |
Group B
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 |
| Uzbekistan | 1–1 | Nepal |
|---|---|---|
| Kuchimov 54' (pen.) |
Report | Sunar 90+4' |
| Kuwait | 0–3 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Han Kwang-song 5' (pen.) Jong Chang-bom 73'Choe Song-hyok 83' |
| North Korea | 2–3 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Han Kwang-song 17' Jong Chang-bom 60' |
Report | Nurulloev 40', 59' Ganijonov 45+2' |
| Uzbekistan | 4–2 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Abramov 9' Kuchimov 43' Nurulloev 68' Kholikov 90+4' |
Report | Al Hadiyah 45' Khaled 45+2' |
| North Korea | 4–1 | Nepal |
|---|---|---|
| Ju Hyon-hyok 4' Choe Song-hyok 23', 45+1' Han Kwang-song 27' |
Report | Tamang 26' |
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 |
| Syria | 0–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Abdullah 41' |
Report | Shamsi 64' Karimi 65' |
| Iran | 1–2 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Soltanimehr 45+2' |
Report | Jaddoua 26' Naem 40' |
| 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
| South Korea | 2–0 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Seung-woo 42', 47' |
Report |
| Australia | 2–1 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Joice 35' Maskin 76' |
Report | Kogileswaran 31' |
| Uzbekistan | 2–5 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmudkhojiyev 62', 87' (pen.) |
Report | Barakat 16', 30', 48' Jaddoua 52' Al-Aji 55' |
| 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
| 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' |
Final
| 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 |
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup
The following four teams from AFC qualify for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 14 September 2014 | 11 (19852, 19872, 19892, 19912, 19932, 19952, 19992, 20012, 20032, 20052, 2011) |
| North Korea | 14 September 2014 | 3 (2005, 2007, 2011) |
| South Korea | 14 September 2014 | 4 (1987, 2003, 2007, 2009) |
| Syria | 14 September 2014 | 1 (2007) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
- 2 Australia qualified as a member of the OFC between 1985 and 2005.
Awards
| Award[6] | Winner |
|---|---|
| Top scorer | Lee Seung-woo |
| MVP | Lee Seung-woo |
| Fair Play Award | South Korea |
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
Cameron Joice
Han Kwang-song
Anas Al-Aji
- 3 goals
- Choe Song-hyok
Hassan Palang- Abd Al-Rahman Barakat
Sukhrob Nurulloev
- 2 goals
- Jake Brimmer
Reza Karimi- Reza Shekari
Suga Daiki- Jong Chang-bom
Najmuddin Samat
Jang Gyeol-hee- Mohammad Jaddoua
- Jonibek Kuchimov
- Shokhrukh Mahmudkhojiyev
- 1 goal
- Daniel Arzani
- Jackson Bandiera
- Charlie Devereux
- Daniel Maskin
- Kosta Petratos
- Jamal Reiners
Duan Liuyu- He Xin
- Mohammad Shamsi
- Mohammad Soltanimehr
- Ryosuke Nagasawa
- Doan Ritsu
- Sasaki Takumi
- Yasui Takuya
- Onozawa Toshiki
Salem Al-Bariki- Abdulaziz Al-Hadiyah
- Khaled Mohammad
- Kogileswaran Raj
- Syazwan Salihin
Bimal Magar- Kiran Sunar
- Ananta Tamang
- Ju Hyon-hyok
- Pak Yong-gwan
Mohammad Al-Ubaidani- Dhakil Al-Yahmadi
- Khalid Mazeed
Mashhour Abdullah- Khalid Dubaysh
- Choi Jae-young
- Hwang Tae-hyeon
- Jang Jae-won
- Kim Jung-min
- Lee Sang-heon
- Lee Sang-min
- Park Sang-hyeok
- You Ju-an
- Yoo Seung-min
- Naeim Naem
Samart Authairatsamee- Saveliy Abramov
- Abdugani Ganijonov
- Khudoberdi Kholikov
- Own goal
- Shabaib Al-Khaldi (playing against Nepal)