2012 AFC U-16 Championship

The 2012 AFC U-16 Championship was the 15th edition of the tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation. The AFC approved Iran as hosts of the championship on 23 November 2011.[1] The top 4 teams qualified for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, hosted by the United Arab Emirates. Qualification for the tournament started in 2011.

2012 AFC U-16 Championship
مسابقات فوتبال زیر ۱۶ سال آسیا ۲۰۱۲
Tournament details
Host country Iran
Dates22 September – 6 October
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Uzbekistan (1st title)
Runners-up Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored97 (3.13 per match)
Attendance12,853 (415 per match)
Top scorer(s) Hwang Hee-Chan (5 goals)

Host Selection

The Organising Committee for AFC Youth Competitions for the 2011–2015 term announced that Iran and Palestine were interested in hosting the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship Finals.

Per decision of the AFC Competitions Committee, the host nation should qualify for the final tournament. The decision on the hosts was taken in the committee’s meeting on 21 November 2011 based on the results of the qualifiers.[1]

Qualification

The qualification draw was held on 30 March 2011.[2]

Qualifiers

Venues

Tehran Tehran
Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium Ekbatan Stadium
Capacity: 8,250 Capacity: 12,000

Draw

The draw for the competition was held on 10 May 2012 in Tehran, Iran.[3]

Pot 1 (Host & Seeds) Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Iran
 North Korea
 Uzbekistan
 Australia

 Japan
 Syria
 Iraq
 Kuwait

 China PR
 Oman
 Saudi Arabia
 Yemen

 Thailand
 Laos
 South Korea
 India

Group stage

In the group stage the tie-breaking criteria is direct matches before goal difference.[4]

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 330093+69
 Kuwait 311166+04
 Laos 310268−23
 Yemen 301237−41
Kuwait 1–1 Yemen
Thekr Allah  19' Report Al-Dahi  71' (pen.)

Iran 3–1 Laos
Mazloum  17', 48'
Hosseini  19' (pen.)
Report Noyvong  2'
Attendance: 450
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

Laos 3–4 Kuwait
Phanthavong  24'
Kettavong  28'
Noyvong  37' (pen.)
Report Marzouq  26', 90+1'
Keola  32' (o.g.)
Alajmi  90+2'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Salah Abbas Alabbasi (Bahrain)

Yemen 1–4 Iran
Al-Dahi  3' Report Rigi  54'
Ezzatollahi  61'
Jafari  65'
Karamolachaab  81'

Iran 2–1 Kuwait
Hosseini  40'
Shojaei  62'
Report Thekr Allah  27'

Yemen 1–2 Laos
Al-Dahi  45' Report Mahdi  12' (o.g.)
Kettavong  70'

Group B

Iraq and Australia played a penalty shootout after their final group match to determine their ranking. Iraq won that 3–2.[5]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 321041+37
Australia 321041+37
 Oman 310256−13
 Thailand 300327−50
Australia 2–0 Thailand
Tombides  14'
MacDonald  29'
Report

Iraq 2–1 Oman
Abdul-Zahra  5'
Al-Mahdawi  35'
Report Al-Rushadi  61'

Thailand 0–2 Iraq
Report Karim  63'
M. Lateef  65'
Attendance: 350
Referee: Naser Al Ghafari (Jordan)

Oman 1–2 Australia
Al-Rushadi  52' (pen.) Report MacDonald  16'
Baldacchino  87'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

Australia 0–0 Iraq
Report
Penalties
2–3

Oman 3–2 Thailand
Al-Alawi  40'
Mubarak  55'
Al-Rushadi  72'
Report Puangbut  8'
Thongma  17'
Attendance: 55
Referee: Salah Abbas Alabbasi (Bahrain)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 330071+69
 Japan 320163+36
 North Korea 310227−53
 Saudi Arabia 300315−40
North Korea 0–3 South Korea
Report Hwang Hee-Chan  18', 58', 67'

Japan 2–0 Saudi Arabia
Sasaki  44'
Sugimoto  56'
Report

South Korea 3–1 Japan
Hwang Hee-Chan  13'
Choi Ju-Yong  42'
Ko Min-hyuk  89'
Report Ogawa  23'

Saudi Arabia 1–2 North Korea
Al-Qahtani  54' Report Ri Ryong  48'
Ri Kwang-Song  82'
Attendance: 237
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

North Korea 0–3 Japan
Report Nakamura  14'
Sugimoto  49'
Ogawa  82'

Saudi Arabia 0–1 South Korea
Report Jeong Hun-U  62'
Attendance: 62
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Syria 312021+15
 Uzbekistan 31114404
 China PR 30304403
 India 302145−12
Uzbekistan 3–2 India
Odilov  8'
Abdullaev  53' (pen.)
Abdiganiyev  79'
Report Rai  47', 71'

Syria 1–1 China PR
Kurdaghli  90+4' Report Zhang Yuning  48'

India 0–0 Syria
Report

China PR 1–1 Uzbekistan
Hu Jinghang  43' Report Boltaboev  16'

Uzbekistan 0–1 Syria
Report Alhusni  33'

China PR 2–2 India
Wang Jinxian  21'
Zhang Yuning  33'
Report Lalhlimpuia  19'
Mendes  90+4' (pen.)
Attendance: 100
Referee: Naser Al Ghafari (Jordan)

Knockout stage

Knockout Map

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
30 September
 
 
 Iran5
 
3 October
 
 Australia1
 
 Iran2
 
30 September
 
 Uzbekistan3
 
 South Korea1(3)
 
6 October
 
 Uzbekistan1(5)
 
 Uzbekistan1(3)
 
30 September
 
 Japan1(1)
 
 Iraq3
 
3 October
 
 Kuwait1
 
 Iraq1
 
30 September
 
 Japan5
 
 Syria1
 
 
 Japan2
 

Quarterfinals

Iraq 3–1 Kuwait
Kadhim  59'
Salman  74'
Al-Mahdawi  80'
Report Alasfour  68'

South Korea 1–1 Uzbekistan
Hwang Hee-Chan  90+4' Report Turaev  64'
Penalties
Yoo Won-Jong
Hwang Hee-Chan
Lee Gun
Lim Eun-Su
3–5 Komilov
Abdullaev
Shukurov
Mirzaev
Abbasov

Iran 5–1 Australia
Ezzatollahi  31' (pen.)
Karamolachaab  35', 90+3'
Bazaj  61'
Rigi  81'
Report Antoniou  88'

Syria 1–2 Japan
Kurdaghli  87' Report Sugimori  80'
Sugimoto  82'

Semifinals

Iran 2–3 Uzbekistan
Hosseini  4'
Mazloum  88'
Report Khamdamov  13'
Abdullaev  35'
Shukurov  42'
Attendance: 3,050
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

Iraq 1–5 Japan
Sami  59' Report Onishi  9'
Kitagawa  18', 88'
Watanabe  67'
Sasaki  68'

Final

Uzbekistan 1–1 Japan
Turaev  52' Report Mizutani  6'
Penalties
Komilov
Shukurov
Mirzaev
3–1 Miyoshi
Sugimoto
Sugimori
Kitagawa

Winners

 AFC U-16 Championship 2012 Winners 

Uzbekistan
First title

Countries to participate in 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup

The four semi-finalists qualified for 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Goalscorers

5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

References

  1. AFC to put best foot forward The AFC. 23 November 2011. Retrieved on 2011-11-23.
  2. "U16, U19, Olym, WC q'fiers draw on Mar 30". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 2 March 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  3. "U-16 Draw procedures confirmed". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  4. "2012 Regulations". AFC. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  5. "Australia 0–0 Iraq (2–3 pens)". the-afc.com. 26 September 2012.
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