2014 AFC U-16 Championship

2014 AFC U-16 Championship

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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)	Lee Seung-woo (5 goals)
Best player(s)	Lee Seung-woo
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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.

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
Capacity: 49,722	Capacity: 15,000
Bangkok Nonthaburi class=notpageimage| 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

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  Oman  North Korea  Saudi Arabia	Qatar    Nepal  Malaysia  Hong Kong

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

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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	3	1	0	2	2	6	−4	3
Hong Kong	3	0	0	3	0	6	−6	0

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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

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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

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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

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Semi-finals

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Final

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 2018	11 (19852, 19872, 19892, 19912, 19932, 19952, 19992, 20012, 20032, 20052, 2011)
North Korea	14 September 2018	3 (2005, 2007, 2011)
South Korea	14 September 2018	4 (1987, 2003, 2007, 2009)
Syria	14 September 2018	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

• Lee Seung-woo

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goal

• Shabaib Al-Khaldi (playing against Nepal)

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	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

References

External links

• AFC U-16 Championship, the-AFC.com