# 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

The 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification was an international men's under-16 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship.
The AFC announced the cancellation of the final tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 25 January 2021.

## Draw

All 47 AFC member associations teams entered the competition.
The draw was held on 9 May 2019 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
* West: 25 teams from West Asia, Central Asia and South Asia, were drawn into six groups: one group of five teams and five groups of four teams (Groups A–F).
* East: 22 teams from ASEAN and East Asia, were drawn into five groups: two groups of five teams and three groups of four teams (Groups G–K).
The teams were seeded in each zone according to their performance in the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship final tournament and qualification (overall ranking shown in parentheses; NR stands for non-ranked teams). The following restrictions were also applied:
* The eleven teams which indicated their intention to serve as qualification group hosts prior to the draw were drawn into separate groups.
| | Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
| West Zone | Tajikistan (2) Oman (7) India (8) Iran (9) (H) Yemen (10) Iraq (12) | Jordan (14) (H) Afghanistan (16) Saudi Arabia (17) (H) Bangladesh (18) Uzbekistan (22) (H) Kyrgyzstan (24) (H) | Qatar (26) (H) Palestine (27) Syria (29) Nepal (32) Bahrain (33) (Q) Lebanon (34) | Maldives (38) Bhutan (40) Sri Lanka (42) | Kuwait (NR) Pakistan (NR) Turkmenistan (NR) United Arab Emirates (NR) |
| East Zone | Japan (1) South Korea (3) Australia (4) North Korea (5) Indonesia (6) (H) | Thailand (11) Malaysia (13) Vietnam (15) (H) China (19) Hong Kong (20) | Brunei (21) Myanmar (23) (H) Timor-Leste (25) Cambodia (28) Singapore (30) (H) | Chinese Taipei (31) Laos (35) (H) Philippines (36) Mongolia (37) Guam (39) | Macau (41) Northern Mariana Islands (43) |

### Notes

* Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
* (H): Qualification group hosts
* (Q): Final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results

## Player eligibility

Players born on or after 1 January 2004 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

## Format

In each group, teams played each other once at a centralised venue. The eleven group winners and the four best runners-up qualified for the final tournament. The matches were played between 14 and 22 September 2019.

### Tiebreakers

Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 9.3):
* Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
* Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
* Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
* If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
* Goal difference in all group matches;
* Goals scored in all group matches;
* Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
* Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
* Drawing of lots.

## Groups
### Group A

* All matches were held in Jordan.
* Times listed are UTC+3.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | +27 | 12 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Jordan (H) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 7 | |
| 3 | Kuwait | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 5 | |
| 4 | Nepal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 4 | |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 0 | |

### Group B

* All matches were held in Uzbekistan.
* Times listed are UTC+5.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Uzbekistan (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Turkmenistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 | Final tournament |
* ↑ Bahrain, as final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results.

### Group C

* All matches were held in Iran.
* Times listed are UTC+4:30 on 18–20 September, UTC+3:30 on 22 September 2019.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Iran (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Palestine | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | Maldives | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 3 | |
| 4 | Afghanistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | |

### Group D

* 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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Oman | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 | |
| 4 | Syria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |

### Group E

* 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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Yemen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bhutan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | −23 | 0 | |

### Group F

* All matches were held in Kyrgyzstan.
* Times listed are UTC+6.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Iraq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Lebanon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 0 | |

### Group G

* All matches were held in Indonesia.
* Times listed are UTC+7.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | +28 | 10 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Indonesia (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | +26 | 10 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Philippines | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Brunei | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 3 | |
| 5 | Northern Mariana Islands | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 42 | −40 | 0 | |

### Group H

* All matches were held in Vietnam.
* Times listed are UTC+7.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 12 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Vietnam (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 9 | |
| 3 | Timor-Leste | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 | |
| 4 | Mongolia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 3 | |
| 5 | Macau | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 | |

### Group I

* All matches were held in Singapore.
* Times listed are UTC+8.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | North Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | +25 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Singapore (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Guam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 30 | −28 | 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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Laos (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 4 | |
| 4 | Cambodia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 | |

### Group K

* All matches were held in Myanmar.
* Times listed are UTC+6:30.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Thailand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 3 | |
| 4 | Myanmar (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 | |

## Ranking of second-placed teams

Due to groups having different number of teams, the results against the fifth-placed teams in five-team groups were not considered for this ranking.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | E | Yemen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 | G | Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 3 | B | Uzbekistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 4 | D | Oman | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 5 | H | Vietnam | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 | |
| 6 | K | Thailand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 | |
| 7 | C | Palestine | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | |
| 8 | F | Iraq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 9 | I | Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 10 | J | Laos | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 6 | |
| 11 | A | Jordan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 4 | |
* 1 2 Disciplinary points: Vietnam −4, Thailand −6.

## Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in AFC U-16 Championship |
| Bahrain | Hosts | 17 September 2019 | 7 (1986, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2008) |
| Tajikistan | Group A winners | 22 September 2019 | 3 (2006, 2010, 2018) |
| India | Group B winners | 22 September 2019 | 8 (1990, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2018) |
| Iran | Group C winners | 22 September 2019 | 11 (1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
| Saudi Arabia | Group D winners | 22 September 2019 | 10 (1985, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016) |
| Qatar | Group E winners | 22 September 2019 | 10 (1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2014) |
| United Arab Emirates | Group F winners | 20 September 2019 | 7 (1990, 1992, 1994, 2002, 2008, 2010, 2016) |
| China | Group G winners | 22 September 2019 | 14 (1985, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Australia | Group H winners | 22 September 2019 | 6 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
| North Korea | Group I winners | 21 September 2019 | 11 (1986, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
| Japan | Group J winners | 22 September 2019 | 15 (1985, 1988, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
| South Korea | Group K winners | 22 September 2019 | 14 (1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
| Yemen | 1st best runners-up | 22 September 2019 | 5 (2002, 2006, 2012, 2016, 2018) |
| Indonesia | 2nd best runners-up | 22 September 2019 | 6 (1986, 1988, 1990, 2008, 2010, 2018) |
| Uzbekistan | 3rd best runners-up | 22 September 2019 | 9 (1994, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) |
| Oman | 4th best runners-up | 22 September 2019 | 10 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
    $^1$ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

## Goalscorers

There were 386 goals scored in 78 matches, for an average of 4.95 goals per match.
8 goals
* Abdulfatohi Khudoidodzoda
7 goals
* Marselino Ferdinan
* Choe Song-jin
6 goals
* Athallah Araihan
* Amir Ebrahimzadeh
* Abdelqader Al-Alem
* Ri Kum-chol
* Muhammadvoris Saidaliev
* Niphitphon Wongpanya
5 goals
* He Xiaoke
* Zeng Yaozhang
* Sridarth Nongmeikapam
* Yadegar Rostami
* Ri Il-song
* Alexandro Bahkito
4 goals
* Fan Chao
* Huang Peizhao
* Mewlan Mijit
* Ruy Arianto
* Reza Kooshki
* Rashid Al-Abdulla
* Chang Ha-min
* Lee Kyu-dong
* Khusrav Toirov
* Mohammed Mahdi
3 goals
* Idzzaham Aleshahmezan
* Cui Xinglong
* Shubho Paul
* Aditiya Daffa
* Sorato Morimoto
* Saraj Al-Ma'aitah
* Mohammad Obeidat
* Yom Chol-gyong
* John Lloyd Jalique
* Mohammed Al-Quraishi
* Muhannad Barrah
* Arsyad Basiron
* Kabir Salimshoev
* Sultan Adil
* Rian Islamov
* Mohammed Ali Hasan
2 goals
* Mujtaba Amiri
* Nathan Nguyen
* Syaherrul Affendy
* Gao Jingchun
* Lee Tsz Hin
* Yim Kai Cheuk
* Wahyu Pratama
* Faizal Shaifullah
* Fardin Bahri
* Iman Danesh
* Mohammed Jameel
* Sota Kitano
* Yamato Naito
* Sina Osaka
* Hiroto Suzuki
* Thamer Al-Sulili
* Aalambek Abylkasymov
* Beknaz Almazbekov
* Mahmoud Zbib
* Daniel Edzuan
* Akid Zamri
* Mun Jong-chong
* Moin Ahmed
* Bahaa Awayssa
* Ahmed Shadid
* David Pahud
* Abdulrahman Al-Dosari
* Mobarak Hamza
* Khairin Nadim
* Seng Hong Kai
* Abdulaziz Al-Elewai
* Sunatullo Azizov
* Alexandro Kefi
* Mohamed Al-Harthi
* Rustam Turdimurodov
* Đàm Đức Vinh
* Nguyễn Công Sơn
* Phan Duy Hào
* Vũ Đặng Minh Tú
* Hamzah Mahroos
* Ahmed Murshed
1 goal
* Hamayoun Amin
* Jan Bashiri
* Wahid Halim
* Bernardo Oliveira
* Joshua Rawlins
* Luka Smyth
* Ali Humood
* Sayed Mahmood
* Moinul Islam Moin
* Saiful Islam Saeed
* Jigme Namgyel
* Wafiq Danish
* Danisyh Syariee
* Chen Diya
* Huang Yung-chun
* Luo Zih-an
* Joshua Benavente
* Andrew Stenson
* Lee Lok Him
* Matthew Slattery
* Himanshu Jangra
* Taison Singh Loitongbam
* Wahyu Drajat
* Alfin Lestaluhu
* Mikhael Tata
* Ali Al-Akbar
* Karar Al-Ameer
* Mustafa Hasan
* Yoshiki Narahara
* Rui Osako
* Taishin Yamazaki
* Mo'ath Al-Elaimat
* Adham Al-Reda'i
* Saif Al-Taher
* Ahmad Ayman
* Ali Hajabi
* Abdulwahab Al-Hindi
* Sayed Yousef
* Anantaza Siphongphan
* Lavi Somthongkham
* Ibrahim Khalaf
* Rayan Nassereddine
* Harry Danish
* Adam Farhan
* Adam Uwais
* Nabil Qayyum
* Khairil Zain
* Aiham Hamdoon
* Shiiravjamts Damdindorj
* Munkhbolor Jargalsaikhan
* Anil Chaulagain
* Mohit Gurung
* Dipesh Rai
* Jaan Tamli
* Choe Ryong-il
* Kim Kwang-ryong
* Ryu Kwon-ung
* Kohtaro Goto
* Jim Maniago
* Mamoon Al-Araimi
* Mshary Al-Hasani
* Abdulrahman Al-Jabri
* Muhammad Amir Khan
* Malik Al-Sharbati
* Fouad Attal
* Almothana Khdirat
* Umi Abelarde
* Uriel Dalapo
* Simon del Campo
* Benjamin Palacio
* Vincent Saludo
* Hassan Al-Ghareeb
* Mahdi Al-Mejaba
* Abdulaziz Al-Naimi
* Suhayb Al-Zaid
* Walid Hibah
* Abdullah Zaid
* Kenji Austin
* Nasrul Haji
* Irfan Iskandar
* Ali Manaf
* Ethan Pinto
* Her Dong-min
* Kim Do-hyun
* Kim Ji-soo
* Kim Jin-yeop
* Lee Dong-hyeon
* Omar Jabra
* Anis Kassem
* Fakhriddin Akhtamov
* Khurshed Davlatzoda
* Mehrubon Karimov
* Rahmatshoh Rahmatzoda
* Mujovid Shovaisudinov
* Theekawin Chansri
* Kakana Khamyok
* Thanawat Saipetch
* Kongpop Sroirak
* Fernando
* Matias Guilherme
* Zenivio
* Willian
* Abdyrahman Annamyradow
* Yslamgeldi Goşaýew
* Meýlis Gurbandurdyýew
* Begenç Mämiýew
* Mansoor Abdulrahim
* Yousif Ibrahim
* Mirkomil Abdurazokov
* Cái Văn Quỳ
* Đỗ Văn Chí
* Nguyễn Văn Dương
* Phạm Văn Phong
* Võ Anh Quân
* Hasan Al-Kawmani
* Omar Al-Tairi
* Hesham Balabl
1 own goal
* Mohamed Hasan (against India)
* Kelzang Jigme (against Bangladesh)
* Ahmad Al-Kandari (against Tajikistan)
* Lei Cheng Lam (against Vietnam)
* Leong Chon Kit (against Australia)
* Sou Hin Nang (against Vietnam)
* Tuguldur Batsukh (against Australia)
* Altanshagai Delgernasan (against Australia)
* Ulziisaikhan Gankhuyag (against Vietnam)
* Cristevão (against Macau)
* Rahymberdi Atabaýew (against Uzbekistan)