# 2010 AFC U-16 Championship

The 2010 AFC U-16 Championship was the 14th edition of the tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation. The top 4 teams qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, hosted by Mexico.
Oman, Iran, Jordan and Australia expressed an interest in hosting the tournament, but it was once again awarded to Uzbekistan for the 2nd edition running. Qualification for the tournament started in 2009.

## Venues

Tashkent :
| Pakhtakor Stadium | JAR Stadium |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 8,460 |

## Qualification
### Qualifiers

| Australia  China  Indonesia  Iran | Iraq  Japan  Jordan  North Korea | Kuwait  Oman  Syria  Tajikistan | Timor-Leste  United Arab Emirates  Uzbekistan  Vietnam |

## Draw

The draw for the AFC U-16 Championship 2010 was held on 20 May 2010 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
| Pot 1 (Host & Seeds) | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Uzbekistan  Iran  Japan  United Arab Emirates | Australia  Syria  China  Indonesia | Kuwait  Oman  Vietnam  Jordan | North Korea  Iraq  Tajikistan  Timor-Leste |

## Group stage

All times are Uzbekistan Time (UZT)–UTC+5.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Uzbekistan (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Jordan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Tajikistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 1 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | North Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Syria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Oman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Vietnam | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Timor-Leste | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Iraq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | China | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 1 November – Tashkent | 1 November – Tashkent | | | |
| Uzbekistan | 2 | | | |
| Uzbekistan | 2 | 4 November – Tashkent | 4 November – Tashkent | | |
| Syria | 1 | 4 November – Tashkent | 4 November – Tashkent | |
| Syria | 1 | Uzbekistan | 2 | |
| 1 November – Tashkent | 1 November – Tashkent | | Uzbekistan | 2 | |
| 1 November – Tashkent | 1 November – Tashkent | Australia | 1 | |
| Australia | 3 | Australia | 1 | |
| Australia | 3 | | | | 7 November – Tashkent | 7 November – Tashkent |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | | | | 7 November – Tashkent | 7 November – Tashkent |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | | | | Uzbekistan | 0 |
| 1 November – Tashkent | 1 November – Tashkent | | | | | Uzbekistan | 0 |
| 1 November – Tashkent | 1 November – Tashkent | | | | North Korea | 2 |
| North Korea | 4 | | | | North Korea | 2 |
| North Korea | 4 | 4 November – Tashkent | 4 November – Tashkent | | | |
| Jordan | 0 | 4 November – Tashkent | 4 November – Tashkent | | | |
| Jordan | 0 | North Korea | 2 | | | |
| 1 November – Tashkent | 1 November – Tashkent | | North Korea | 2 | | | |
| 1 November – Tashkent | 1 November – Tashkent | Japan | 1 | |
| Iraq | 1 | Japan | 1 | |
| Japan | 3 | | | |

### Final
## Winners

* 2010 AFC U-16 Championship winners
* North Korea First title

## Countries to participate in 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup

The four semi-finalists qualified for 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
* Australia
* Japan
* North Korea
* Uzbekistan

## Goalscorers

There were 91 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 2.94 goals per match.
5 goals
* Takumi Minamino
* Timur Khakimov
4 goals
* Jesse Makarounas
* Jo Kwang
* Abbosbek Makhstaliev
3 goals
* Hussein Al-Fuadi
2 goals
* Giancarlo Gallifuoco
* Luke Remington
* Riley Woodcock
* Antony Nugroho
* Ali Fathian
* Siavash Hagh Nazari
* Ali Hussein Fandi
* Jang Ok Chol
* Ju Jong-chol
* Ri Kwang-il
* Yousif Saeed
* Jasurbek Khakimov
* Nguyễn Viết Thắng
1 goal
* Corey Brown
* Connor Chapman
* Zheng Dalun
* Angga Febryanto Putra
* Fakhri Rasyid
* Sardar Azmoun
* Mehdi Mehdipour
* Rasool Hussein
* Dhurgham Ismail
* Hiroki Akino
* Fumiya Hayakawa
* Hideki Ishige
* Yumemi Kanda
* Masaya Matsumoto
* Naomichi Ueda
* Laith Al-Bashtawi
* Omar Khalil Al-Hasani
* Nader Al-Enezi
* Jong Kwak Sok
* Kang Nam Gwon
* Pak Myong-song
* Mohammed Said Al-Habsi
* Abdul Rahman Al-Riyami
* Adnan Al-Taki
* Omar Khribin
* Wasim Nabhan
* Husamuddin Omar
* Ibrohimiy Muhtojzoda
* Abdullo Saidov
* Tolib Sultonov
* Ricky
* Abdulla Al-Balooshi
* Salah Al-Hammadi
* Khaled Amber
* Nodir Kamolov
* Javlon Mirabdullaev
* Aziz Murodov
* Sardor Sobirkhodjaev
* Nguyễn Văn Núi
* Nguyễn Xuân Nam

## 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 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 16 | Champion |
| 2 | Uzbekistan (H) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 13 | Runner-up |
| 3 | Japan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 10 | Third place |
| 4 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 10 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Iraq | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 7 | Syria | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 8 | Jordan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 5 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 9 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 10 | Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 11 | Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 12 | Vietnam | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 13 | China | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 14 | Tajikistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 1 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 15 | Oman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 16 | Timor-Leste | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |

## Broadcasters

Al Jazeera Sports Global, Abu Dhabi Sports, Dubai Sports . All channels are free-to-air at Hot Bird.