# 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification

The 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification decided the participating teams of the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship. The tournament is 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.
A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Bahrain who qualified automatically as hosts but also competed in the qualifying stage.
Same as previous editions, the tournament acts as the AFC qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The top four teams of the final tournament will qualify 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 are among the top four teams, the fifth-placed team (i.e., the losing quarter-finalist with the best record in the tournament) will also qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

## Draw

The draw for the qualifiers was held on 5 June 2015 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur. A total of 43 teams entered the qualifying stage and were drawn into ten groups.
* West Zone, with 25 entrants from Central Asia, South Asia and West Asia, had one group of five teams and five groups of four teams.
* East Zone, with 18 entrants from ASEAN and East Asia, had two groups of five teams and two groups of four teams.
The teams were seeded according to their performance in the previous season in 2014.
| | Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
| West Zone (Groups A–F) | Iran  Iraq  Qatar  United Arab Emirates  Uzbekistan  Yemen | Bahrain  Bangladesh  Kuwait  Oman  Palestine  Saudi Arabia | India  Jordan  Lebanon  Maldives  Pakistan  Turkmenistan | Afghanistan  Kyrgyzstan  Nepal  Sri Lanka  Syria  Tajikistan | Bhutan |
| East Zone (Groups G–J) | Japan  Myanmar  North Korea  Thailand | Australia  China  South Korea  Vietnam | Hong Kong  Malaysia  Philippines  Singapore | Brunei  Chinese Taipei  Laos  Macau | Northern Mariana  Timor-Leste |
Did not enter :
| West Zone | None |
| East Zone | Cambodia  Guam  Indonesia (suspended by FIFA)  Mongolia |

### Note

    $^1$ Non-FIFA member, ineligible for U-20 World Cup.

## Player eligibility

Players born on or after 1 January 1997 are eligible to compete in the tournament.

## Format

In each group, teams play each other once at a centralised venue. The ten group winners and the five best runners-up from all groups qualify for the final tournament. If Bahrain are one of the group winners or best runners-up, the sixth-best runner-up also qualifies for the final tournament.

### Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:
* 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;
* If, after applying criteria 1 to 3, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 apply;
* Goal difference in all the group matches;
* Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
* Penalty shoot-out 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 (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card);
* Drawing of lots.

## Groups

The matches are played between 28 September – 6 October 2015 for Groups G and H (five-team groups); 2–6 October 2015 for all other groups (four-team groups).
* Key to colours in group tables
* Group winners and best five runners-up, and Bahrain as hosts, qualify for the finals.
* Withdrawn

### Group A

* All matches were held in Bangladesh.
* Times listed are UTC+6.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Bangladesh (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bhutan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 | |
| 5 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |

### Group B

* All matches were held in Saudi Arabia.
* Times listed are UTC+3.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Yemen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Turkmenistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Syria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | |

### Group C

* All matches were held in Palestine.
* Times listed are UTC+3.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Palestine (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 | |

### Group D

* All matches were held in Qatar.
* Times listed are UTC+3.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Qatar (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Oman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 | |

### Group E

* All matches were held in Iran.
* Times listed are UTC+3:30.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Iran (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Jordan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Nepal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 1 | |

### Group F

* All matches were held in Tajikistan.
* Times listed are UTC+5.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Iraq | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Tajikistan (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | Final tournament as hosts |
| 4 | Maldives | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 | |

### Group G

* All matches were held in Myanmar.
* Times listed are UTC+6:30.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vietnam | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 12 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Myanmar (H) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | Timor-Leste | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 | |
| 5 | Brunei | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | −18 | 0 | |

### Group H

* All matches were held in Thailand.
* Times listed are UTC+7.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | +22 | 12 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Thailand (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Singapore | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Northern Mariana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | −38 | 0 | |

### Group I

* All matches were held in China
* Times listed are UTC+8.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | North Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Macau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 | |

### Group J

* All matches were held in Laos.
* Times listed are UTC+7.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Laos (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Philippines | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 | |

## Ranking of second-placed teams

The ranking among the runner-up team of all groups are determined as follows:
* Greater number of points obtained in the group matches;
* Greater goal difference resulting from the group matches;
* Greater number of goals scored in group matches;
* Greater number of wins in the group matches;
* Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card);
* Drawing of lots.
In order to ensure equality when comparing the runner-up team of all groups, the results of the matches against the fifth-placed team in the groups having five teams are ignored due to the other groups having only four teams.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | F | Tajikistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 2 | J | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 3 | H | Thailand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 4 | I | North Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 5 | B | Yemen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 6 | C | Palestine | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 | |
| 7 | D | Oman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 8 | G | Myanmar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 9 | E | Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 10 | A | Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |

## Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament |
| Bahrain | Hosts | 3 June 2015 | 8 (1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1994, 2010) |
| Uzbekistan | Group A winners | 6 October 2015 | 6 (2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Saudi Arabia | Group B winners | 6 October 2015 | 12 (1973, 1977, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
| United Arab Emirates | Group C winners | 6 October 2015 | 12 (1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Qatar | Group D winners | 6 October 2015 | 12 (1980, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2014) |
| Iran | Group E winners | 6 October 2015 | 19 (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Iraq | Group F winners | 6 October 2015 | 15 (1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1988, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Vietnam | Group G winners | 6 October 2015 | 17 (1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| South Korea | Group H winners | 6 October 2015 | 36 (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| China | Group I winners | 6 October 2015 | 16 (1975, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Japan | Group J winners | 6 October 2015 | 35 (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Tajikistan | 1st best runners-up | 6 October 2015 | 2 (2006, 2008) |
| Australia | 2nd best runners-up | 6 October 2015 | 5 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Thailand | 3rd best runners-up | 6 October 2015 | 31 (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1985, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| North Korea | 4th best runners-up | 6 October 2015 | 11 (1975, 1976, 1978, 1986, 1988, 1990, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Yemen | 5th best runners-up | 6 October 2015 | 5 (1978, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2014) |
    $^3$ As South Vietnam
    $^2$ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

## Goalscorers
### 6 goals

* Majid Lafi

### 5 goals

* Zhang Yuning
* Yu Chia-huang
* Reza Karamolachaab
* Han Il-hyok

### 4 goals

* Jasim Marhoon
* Alaa Abbas
* Abdulrahman Al-Yami
* Kang Ji-hoon
* Lee Dong-jun

### 3 goals

* Steve Kuzmanovski
* Ngan Cheuk Pan
* Nima Mokhtari
* Reza Shekari
* Koki Ogawa
* Jafri Firdaus Chew
* Sayed Issa
* Khalid Muneer
* Hami Syahin
* Choe Ik-jin
* Jeong Tae-wook
* Kim Si-woo
* Khotam Alisheri
* Anon Amornlerdsak
* Suksan Mungpao
* Bobir Abdixolikov
* Doston Ibragimov
* Hà Đức Chinh

### 2 goals

* Masuk Mia Jony
* Gao Haisheng
* Gao Huaze
* Lin Liangming
* Shan Huanhuan
* Chao Ming-hsiu
* Chen Hung-wei
* Cheng Chun-hsien
* Mohammed Hasan
* Jasim Mohammed
* Ameer Sabah
* Yuto Iwasaki
* Akito Takagi
* Tsubasa Yoshihira
* Aung Zin Phyo
* Asad Al-Awadi
* Abdullah Al-Ahrak
* Hazem Shehata
* Ayman Al-Khulaif
* Irfan Fandi
* Haiqal Pashia
* Gareth Low
* Kim Dae-won
* Kim Moo-gun
* Kim Seok-jin
* Afam Akram
* Nuriddin Khamrokulov
* Ehson Panjshanbe
* Amirdzhon Safarov
* Sorawit Panthong
* Ritthidet Phensawat
* Henrique Cruz
* Nelson Viegas
* Mihail Titow
* Hassan Al-Noobi
* Jassem Yaqoub
* Sanjar Kodirkulov
* Nurillo Tukhtasinov
* Hồ Minh Dĩ

### 1 goal

* Reza Allah Yari
* Nicholas D'Agostino
* Alusine Fofanah
* George Mells
* Dejan Pandurevic
* Mario Shabow
* Sayed Ahmed
* Talal Ali Al-Naar
* Sayed Ebrahim
* Mannaf Rabby
* Sonam Tobgay
* Yan Dinghao
* Yang Liyu
* Yao Daogang
* Kao Wei-jie
* Wang Li-an
* Chan Pak Hei
* Cheng Chin Lung
* Hirokane Harima
* Matthew Ho
* Nima Daghestani
* Mohammad Khorram
* Omid Noorafkan
* Ali Shojaei
* Amjad Attwan
* Hiroki Noda
* Daisuke Sakai
* Ahmad Harbi Abdallah
* Anas Ahmad Mahmoud Hammad
* Hijazi Maher Hijazi
* Abdallah Ibrahim She
* Abdullah Karam
* Khaled Al Enezi
* Naser Saeed
* Ernist Batyrkanov
* Kadyrbek Shaarbekov
* Uulu Yrysbek
* Maitee Hatsady
* Thanin Phanthavong
* Alex Boutros
* Ali Bahor
* Joseph Michel Lahoud
* Hussein Monzer
* Jorge Marcelo Vitorino
* Danial Ashraf
* Aung Moe Thu
* Htoo Kyant Lwin
* Ye Yint Aung
* Zin Phyo Aung
* Bimal Magar
* Jon Chung-il
* Pak Kwang-chon
* Zahir Al-Aghbari
* Talal Al-Awadi
* Mohsin Al-Ghassani
* Mohammed Obaid
* Munther Shobaki
* Mahmoud Yousef
* Javier Gayoso
* Abdelrahman Moustafa
* Bassam Al-Rawai
* Tarek Salman
* Mohammad Al-Bassas
* Fahad Al-Harbi
* Meshari Al-Kahtani
* Ammar Al-Najar
* Sami Al-Najei
* Ariyan Malik
* Justin Hui
* Joshua Pereira
* Karthik Raj
* Shah Zulkarnean
* Kim Geon-ung
* Kim Jeong-hwan
* Kwon Gi-pyo
* Alaa Edeen Yasin Dali
* Yousef Arafa
* Sunatullo Kholov
* Kuvvatbek Ravshanbekov
* Wisarut Imura
* Sirimongkhon Jitbanjong
* Worachit Kanitsribampen
* Rufino Gama
* Begenç Akmämmedow
* Guvanchmyrat Gurbangulyyev
* Mohamed Al-Jnebi
* Faisl Al-Matroushi
* Ahmed Rashed
* Mohamed Rahsid
* Husniddin Gofurov
* Sayidjamol Davlatjonov
* Sharof Mukhiddinov
* Sukhrob Nurulloev
* Lâm Thuận
* Nguyễn Quang Hải
* Nguyễn Tiến Linh
* Nguyễn Trọng Đại
* Phạm Trọng Hóa
* Trần Duy Khánh
* Abdulhakim Ahmed
* Mohammed Al-Huthaifi

### 1 own goal

* Ashique Kuruniyan (against Afghanistan)
* Terrence Thosert-Belcher (against Thailand)
* Basheer Farawi (against United Arab Emirates)
    Source: the-afc.com