# 2008 AFC U-19 Championship

The 2008 AFC U-19 Championship the 35th edition of this tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), was hosted by Saudi Arabia between 31 October and 14 November. The matches were played in Dammam and Khobar, both located at the Eastern Province.

## Seedings

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| North Korea  Japan  South Korea  Jordan | China  Iraq  Saudi Arabia (hosts)  Australia | Iran  Thailand  United Arab Emirates  Tajikistan | Syria  Uzbekistan  Yemen  Lebanon |

## Draw

The draw was held on 6 April 2008 in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

## Venues

| Dammam | Khobar |
| Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium | Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium |
| Capacity: 26,000 | Capacity: 15,000 |

## Group stage

All times are local (UTC+3).

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| Iran | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
| Yemen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 |
| South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| Iraq | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
| Syria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 7 |
| North Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 |
| Tajikistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| Jordan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |

## Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 8 November - Dammam | 8 November - Dammam | | | |
| Japan | 0 | | | |
| Japan | 0 | 11 November - Dammam | 11 November - Dammam | | |
| South Korea | 3 | 11 November - Dammam | 11 November - Dammam | |
| South Korea | 3 | South Korea | 0 | |
| 8 November - Khobar | 8 November - Khobar | | South Korea | 0 | |
| 8 November - Khobar | 8 November - Khobar | Uzbekistan | 1 | |
| China | 0 (3) | Uzbekistan | 1 | |
| China | 0 (3) | | | | 14 November - Dammam | 14 November - Dammam |
| Uzbekistan (p) | 0 (4) | | | | 14 November - Dammam | 14 November - Dammam |
| Uzbekistan (p) | 0 (4) | | | | Uzbekistan | 1 |
| 8 November - Dammam | 8 November - Dammam | | | | | Uzbekistan | 1 |
| 8 November - Dammam | 8 November - Dammam | | | | United Arab Emirates | 2 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | | | | United Arab Emirates | 2 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 11 November - Dammam | 11 November - Dammam | | | |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 11 November - Dammam | 11 November - Dammam | | | |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | | | |
| 8 November - Khobar | 8 November - Khobar | | United Arab Emirates | 3 | | | |
| 8 November - Khobar | 8 November - Khobar | Australia | 0 | |
| Australia (a.e.t.) | 2 | Australia | 0 | |
| North Korea | 1 | | | |

### Final
## Winners

* 2008 AFC U-19 Championship winners
* United Arab Emirates First title

## Qualified to the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup

* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* South Korea
* Australia

## Awards

| Most Valuable Player | Top Scorer | Fair Play Award |
| Ahmed Khalil | Ahmed Khalil Kensuke Nagai | Uzbekistan |

## Goalscorers
### 4 goals

* Ahmed Khalil
* Kensuke Nagai

### 3 goals

* Zhou Liao
* Ali Oudah
* Kota Mizunuma
* Samad Shohzukhurov

### 2 goals

* Sherzod Karimov
* Mitch Nichols
* Nawaf Al-Abid
* Abdulrahim Jaizawi
* Ehsan Hajsafi
* Iman Mousavi
* An Il-Bom
* Mohamed Fawzi
* Hamdan Al Kamali

### 1 goal

* Milos Lujic
* Sebastian Ryall
* Sam Munro
* Tahj Minniecon
* Cao Yunding
* Hui Jiakang
* Piao Cheng
* Tan Yang
* Zhang Yuan
* Jalaleddin Ali-Mohammadi
* Kosuke Yamamoto
* Jun Suzuki
* Hiroki Miyazawa
* Amer Abu Hwaiti
* Yusuf Al-Rawashdeh
* Khalil Bani Attiah
* Yu Ji-No
* Choi Jung-Han
* Cho Young-Cheol
* Kim Young-Gwon
* Kim Dong-Sub
* Kim Bo-Kyung
* Moon Ki-Han
* Mohammed Abusabaan
* Omar Khudari
* Mohammed Al-Qarni
* Kassem Mannaa
* Ahmad Zreik
* Jo Jong-Chol
* Ri Sang-Chol
* Ri Hyong-Mu
* Myong Cha-Hyon
* Omar Al Soma
* Davrondzhon Tukhtasunov
* Farkhod Tokhirov
* Farkhod Vasiev
* Yodrak Namueangrak
* Anusorn Srichaloung
* Attapong Nooprom
* Theyab Awana
* Rashed Eisa
* Habib Fardan
* Abdulaziz Haikal
* Davron Mirzaev
* Fozil Musaev
* Kenja Turaev
* Abdullah Mousa

### Own goal

* Farkhod Vasiev (playing against China)