2014 AFC U-16 Championship

The 2014 AFC U-16 Championship was the 16th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for players aged 16 and below. Thailand were approved as hosts of the competition on 25 April 2013.[1] The tournament was held from 6 to 20 September 2014, with the top four teams qualifying for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile.

2014 AFC U-16 Championship
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Tournament details
Host country Thailand
Dates6–20 September
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions North Korea (2nd title)
Runners-up South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored94 (3.03 per match)
Attendance9,954 (321 per match)
Top scorer(s) Lee Seung-woo
(5 goals)
Best player(s) Lee Seung-woo

North Korea won the tournament, and were joined by South Korea, Australia, and Syria as AFC qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Venues
Cities Venues Capacity
Bangkok Rajamangala Stadium 49,722
Nonthaburi SCG Stadium 15,000

Qualification
Main article: 2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

The draw for the qualifiers was held on 26 April 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2]

Qualified teams

Draw

The draw for the competition was held on 6 April 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand.[3][4]

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

 Thailand
 Uzbekistan
 Japan
 Iran

 South Korea
 Syria
 Kuwait
 Australia

 China PR
 Oman
 North Korea
 Saudi Arabia

 Qatar
   Nepal
 Malaysia
 Hong Kong

Group stage

The top two teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings.[5]

  1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. Goal difference in all the group matches;
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
  6. Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
  7. Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches;
  8. Drawing of lots.

All times are local (UTC+7).

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
 Malaysia 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
 Thailand 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
 Oman 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source:
South Korea 3–1 Oman
Kim Jung-min  22'
Yu Seung-min  86'
You Ju-an  90'		 Report Al-Yahmadi  31'
Attendance: 200
Thailand 0–1 Malaysia
Report Syazwan  34'
Attendance: 2,000
Malaysia 0–1 South Korea
Report Lee Seung-woo  15'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
Oman 0–1 Thailand
Report Samart  60'
Attendance: 700
Thailand 0–2 South Korea
Report Lee Seung-woo  45+1'
Hwang Tae-hyoen  62'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ammar Al Junaibi (United Arab Emirates)
Oman 1–2 Malaysia
Al-Ubaidani  68' Report Najmuddin  64', 77'
Attendance: 101
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9
 Japan 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
 China PR 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
 Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source:
Japan 2–0 Hong Kong
Doan  53'
Suga  73'		 Report
Attendance: 154
Australia 3–0 China PR
Bandiera  16'
Joice  60'
Petratos  72'		 Report
Attendance: 130
Hong Kong 0–2 Australia
Report Devereux  27'
Reiners  86'
Attendance: 102
Referee: Ammar Al Junaibi (United Arab Emirates)
China PR 0–3 Japan
Report Suga  48' (pen.)
Onozawa  54'
Nagasawa  57'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Fahad Jaber Al Marri (Qatar)
Japan 2–4 Australia
Sasaki  27'
Yasui  69'		 Report Brimmer  15', 59'
Joice  25', 81'
Attendance: 350
China PR 2–0 Hong Kong
He Xin  25' (pen.)
Duan Liuyu  66'		 Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uzbekistan 3 2 1 0 8 5 +3 7
 North Korea 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6
   Nepal 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
 Kuwait 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
Source:
Uzbekistan 1–1   Nepal
Kuchimov  54' (pen.) Report Sunar  90+4'
Attendance: 165
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
Kuwait 0–3 North Korea
Report Han Kwang-song  5' (pen.)
Jong Chang-bom  73'
Choe Song-hyok  83'
Attendance: 130
Nepal   2–1 Kuwait
Al-Khaldi  3' (o.g.)
Magar  81' (pen.)		 Report Al-Bariki  75' (pen.)
Attendance: 110
North Korea 2–3 Uzbekistan
Han Kwang-song  17'
Jong Chang-bom  60'		 Report Nurulloev  40', 59'
Ganijonov  45+2'
Attendance: 103
Uzbekistan 4–2 Kuwait
Abramov  9'
Kuchimov  43'
Nurulloev  68'
Kholikov  90+4'		 Report Al Hadiyah  45'
Mohammad  45+2'
Attendance: 200
North Korea 4–1   Nepal
Ju Hyon-hyok  4'
Choe Song-hyok  23', 45+1'
Han Kwang-song  27'		 Report Tamang  26'
Attendance: 152
Referee: Fahad Jaber Al Marri (Qatar)

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
 Syria 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
 Qatar 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
 Saudi Arabia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source:
Iran 3–2 Qatar
Karimi  22'
Shekari  48', 61'		 Report Palang  4', 59'
Attendance: 30
Syria 0–0 Saudi Arabia
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Qatar 1–1 Syria
Mazeed  60' Report Al-Aji  21'
Attendance: 50
Saudi Arabia 1–2 Iran
Abdullah  41' Report Shamsi  64'
Karimi  65'
Attendance: 50
Iran 1–2 Syria
Soltanimehr  45+2' Report Jaddoua  26'
Naem  40'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
Saudi Arabia 1–1 Qatar
Dubaysh  86' Report Palang  90+4'
Attendance: 50

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner if necessary (extra time is not used).[5]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
14 September 2014
 
 
 South Korea2
 
17 September 2014
 
 Japan0
 
 South Korea7
 
14 September 2014
 
 Syria1
 
 Uzbekistan2
 
20 September 2014
 
 Syria5
 
 South Korea1
 
14 September 2014
 
 North Korea2
 
 Australia2
 
17 September 2014
 
 Malaysia1
 
 Australia1 (1)
 
14 September 2014
 
 North Korea (p)1 (4)
 
 Iran0 (2)
 
 
 North Korea (p)0 (4)
 

Quarter-finals
South Korea 2–0 Japan
Lee Seung-woo  42', 47' Report
Attendance: 954
Australia 2–1 Malaysia
Joice  35'
Maskin  76'		 Report Raj  31'
Attendance: 200
Uzbekistan 2–5 Syria
Shokhrukh  62', 87' (pen.) Report Barakat  16', 30', 48'
Jaddoua  52'
Al-Aji  55'
Attendance: 100
Iran 0–0 North Korea
Report
Penalties
Soltanpour
Karimi
Daghestani
Shekari 		2–4 Han Kwang-song
Kim Wi-song
Kim Ye-Bom
Ri Kuk-hyon
Attendance: 100

Semi-finals
South Korea 7–1 Syria
Jang Gyeol-hee  6', 49'
Lee Seung-woo  47' (pen.)
Jang Jae-won  52'
Park Sang-hyuk  57'
Lee Sang-heon  60'
Lee Sang-min  62'		 Report Al-Aji  61'
Attendance: 423
Australia 1–1 North Korea
Arzani  85' Report Pak Yong-gwan  47'
Penalties
Brimmer
Rowles
Bandiera 		1–4 Kim Wi-song
Kim Ye-Bom
Ri Kuk-hyon
Jang Song-Il
Attendance: 150
Referee: Fahad Jaber Al Marri (Qatar)

Final
South Korea 1–2 North Korea
Choi Jae-young  34' Report Han Kwang-song  50'
Choe Song-hyok  67'
Attendance: 2,000

Winners
 AFC U-16 Championship 2014 Winners 

North Korea
Second title

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup

The following four teams from AFC qualify for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 World Cup1
 Australia14 September 201811 (19852, 19872, 19892, 19912, 19932, 19952, 19992, 20012, 20032, 20052, 2011)
 North Korea14 September 20183 (2005, 2007, 2011)
 South Korea14 September 20184 (1987, 2003, 2007, 2009)
 Syria14 September 20181 (2007)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
2 Australia qualified as a member of the OFC between 1985 and 2005.

Awards
Award[6] Winner
Top scorer Lee Seung-woo
MVP Lee Seung-woo

Goalscorers
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

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 3 2 1 12 6 +6 11 Champion
2  South Korea 6 5 0 1 16 4 +12 15 Runner-up
3  Australia 5 4 1 0 12 4 +8 13 Third place
4  Syria 5 2 2 1 9 11 −2 8 Fourth place
5  Iran 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7 Eliminated in
quarter-finals
6  Uzbekistan 4 2 1 1 10 10 0 7
7  Japan 4 2 0 2 7 6 +1 6
8  Malaysia 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 6
9    Nepal 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4 Eliminated in
group stage
10  Thailand (H) 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
11  China PR 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
12  Qatar 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
13  Saudi Arabia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
14  Oman 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
15  Kuwait 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
16  Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: AFC
(H) Host.

References
  1. "Myanmar, Thailand to host age-group competitions". AFC. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  2. "U-16 draw: Uzbekistan get Yemen, Palestine and Maldives". AFC. 26 April 2013.
  3. "Stage set for AFC U-16 Championship draw". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  4. "Tough draw for hosts Thailand". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  5. "AFC U16 Championship 2014 Regulations" (PDF).
  6. "Lee scoops MVP, top scorer awards". AFC. 21 September 2014.
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