2016 AFC U-19 Championship
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| بطولة آسيا للشباب تحت 19 عاما 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Bahrain |
| Dates | 13–30 October |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Japan (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Saudi Arabia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 84 (2.71 per match) |
| Attendance | 39,304 (1,268 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Sami Al-Najei Abdulrahman Al-Yami (4 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Ritsu Dōan |
| Fair play award | Japan |
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The 2016 AFC U-19 Championship was the 39th edition of the AFC U-19 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-19 national teams of Asia. The tournament was hosted by Bahrain, as announced by the AFC on 3 June 2015,[1] and was scheduled to be played between 13–30 October 2016.[2] A total of 16 teams played in the tournament.
Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the AFC qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The top four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea as the AFC representatives, besides South Korea who qualified automatically as hosts. If South Korea were among the top four teams, three play-off matches would be played to decide the fifth-placed team which also qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup; however, this was not necessary as South Korea were eliminated in the group stage.[3]
Japan conquered the title for the first time after beating Saudi Arabia in the final's penalty shootout, and also set a record in the competition for being the first team to win the tournament without conceding a single goal.
On 25 October 2016, the AFC President, Salman Al-Khalifa, congratulated Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, IR Iran and Japan on qualifying for the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2017. The four teams will join hosts South Korea to make up Asia's five representatives at the tournament.[4]
Qualified teams
The draw for the qualifiers was held on 5 June 2015.[5] A total of 43 teams were drawn into ten groups, with the ten group winners and the five best runners-up qualifying for the final tournament, together with Bahrain who qualified automatically as hosts but also competed in the qualifying stage.
The qualifiers were played between 28 September – 6 October 2015.[6]
The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[7]
| Team | Qualified as | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bahrain | Hosts | 9th | Runners-up (1986) |
| Japan | Group J winners | 36th | Runners-up (1973, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006) |
 Iraq | Group F winners | 16th | Champions (1975, 1977, 1978, 1988, 2000) |
 China | Group I winners | 17th | Champions (1985) |
 Vietnam | Group G winners | 18th | Quarter-finals (19671, 19691) |
 Uzbekistan | Group A winners | 7th | Runners-up (2008) |
 South Korea | Group H winners | 37th | Champions (1959, 1960, 1963, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2012) |
 Tajikistan | Group F (1st best) runners-up | 3rd | Group stage (2006, 2008) |
 United Arab Emirates | Group C winners | 13th | Champions (2008) |
 Australia | Group J (2nd best) runners-up | 6th | Runners-up (2010) |
 Qatar | Group D winners | 13th | Champions (2014) |
 Thailand | Group H (3rd best) runners-up | 32nd | Champions (1962, 1969) |
| Saudi Arabia | Group B winners | 13th | Champions (1986, 1992) |
 North Korea | Group I (4th best) runners-up | 12th | Champions (1976, 2006, 2010) |
 Iran | Group E winners | 20th | Champions (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976) |
 Yemen | Group B (5th best) runners-up | 6th | Group stage (1978, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2014) |
- 1 As South Vietnam
Venues
The tournament is played in two venues:
| Riffa | |
|---|---|
| Bahrain National Stadium | |
| Capacity: 30,000 | |
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| Isa Town | |
| Khalifa Sports City Stadium | |
| Capacity: 20,000 |
Draw
The draw for the final tournament was held on 30 April 2016, 19:00 AST (UTC+3), in Manama.[8] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams.[3] The teams were seeded according to their performance in the previous edition in 2014.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Squads
Players born on or after 1 January 1997 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team can register a maximum of 23 players (minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers).[9]
Group stage
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.[9]
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 23 October – Riffa | ||||||||||
| Bahrain | 0 | |||||||||
| 27 October – Riffa | ||||||||||
| Vietnam | 1 | |||||||||
| Vietnam | 0 | |||||||||
| 24 October – Riffa | ||||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||
| Japan | 4 | |||||||||
| 30 October – Riffa | ||||||||||
| Tajikistan | 0 | |||||||||
| Japan (p) | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| 23 October – Isa Town | ||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| Iraq | 2 (5) | |||||||||
| 27 October – Isa Town | ||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia (p) | 2 (6) | |||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 6 | |||||||||
| 24 October – Isa Town | ||||||||||
| Iran | 5 | |||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 0 | |||||||||
| Iran | 2 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Winners qualified for 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Iraq | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
Hussein  75'Fayyadh 79' |
Report | Al-Shamlan 65' A. Al-Yami 69' |
| Penalties | ||
Habeeb  M. Kareem  Hussein Fayyadh Jalal Abdulnabi Hadi |
5–6 | Al-Dawsari Ghareeb A. Al-Yami Al-Amri Al-Najei Zabani Al-Saluli |
| Bahrain | 0–1 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Trần Thành 72' |
| Uzbekistan | 0–2 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jafari 14', 47' |
Semi-finals
| Saudi Arabia | 6–5 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Najei 18' (pen.), 51' Al-Khulaif 42'A. Al-Yami 45+1', 64', 76' |
Report | Jafari 45' Aghasi 45+3'Shekari 62'Mehdikhani 75'Karamolachaab 83' |
Final
Winners
| AFC U-19 Championship 2016 winners |
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 Japan First title |