2014 AFC U-16 Championship

2014 AFC U-16 Championship
ฟุตบอลเอเชียเยาวชนอายุไม่เกิน 16 ปี 2014
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)South Korea Lee Seung-woo
(5 goals)
Best player(s)South Korea Lee Seung-woo
2012
2016

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.

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

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Bangkok Nonthaburi
Rajamangala Stadium Thunderdome Stadium
Capacity: 49,722 Capacity: 15,000
Location of stadiums of the 2014 AFC U-16 Championship

Qualification

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

Qualified teams

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Draw

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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
 Oman
 North Korea
 Saudi Arabia

 Qatar
   Nepal
 Malaysia
 Hong Kong

Group stage

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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

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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: [citation needed]
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

Oman 1–2 Malaysia
Al-Ubaidani 68' Report Najmuddin 64', 77'
Attendance: 101
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

Group B

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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 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
 Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]
Japan 2–0 Hong Kong
Doan 53'
Suga 73'
Report
Australia 3–0 China
Bandiera 16'
Joice 60'
Petratos 72'
Report

Hong Kong 0–2 Australia
Report Devereux 27'
Reiners 86'
China 0–3 Japan
Report Suga 48' (pen.)
Onozawa 54'
Nagasawa 57'

Japan 2–4 Australia
Sasaki 27'
Yasui 69'
Report Brimmer 15', 59'
Joice 25', 81'
Attendance: 350
China 2–0 Hong Kong
He Xin 25' (pen.)
Duan Liuyu 66'
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

Group C

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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: [citation needed]
Uzbekistan 1–1   Nepal
Kuchimov 54' (pen.) Report Sunar 90+4'
Attendance: 165
Referee: Tan Hai (China)

Nepal   2–1 Kuwait
Al-Khaldi 3' (o.g.)
Magar 81' (pen.)
Report Al-Bariki 75' (pen.)
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'
North Korea 4–1   Nepal
Ju Hyon-hyok 4'
Choe Song-hyok 23', 45+1'
Han Kwang-song 27'
Report Tamang 26'

Group D

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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: [citation needed]
Iran 3–2 Qatar
Karimi 22'
Shekari 48', 61'
Report Palang 4', 59'
Syria 0–0 Saudi Arabia
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

Qatar 1–1 Syria
Mazeed 60' Report Al-Aji 21'
Saudi Arabia 1–2 Iran
Abdullah 41' Report Shamsi 64'
Karimi 65'

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'

Knockout stage

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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

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South Korea 2–0 Japan
Lee Seung-woo 42', 47' Report

Australia 2–1 Malaysia
Joice 35'
Maskin 76'
Report Raj 31'

Uzbekistan 2–5 Syria
Shokhrukh 62', 87' (pen.) Report Barakat 16', 30', 48'
Jaddoua 52'
Al-Aji 55'

Semi-finals

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Final

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Winners

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 AFC U-16 Championship 2014 winners 

North Korea
Second title

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup

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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
 Australia 14 September 2018 11 (19852, 19872, 19892, 19912, 19932, 19952, 19992, 20012, 20032, 20052, 2011)
 North Korea 14 September 2018 3 (2005, 2007, 2011)
 South Korea 14 September 2018 4 (1987, 2003, 2007, 2009)
 Syria 14 September 2018 1 (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

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Award[6] Winner
Top scorer South Korea Lee Seung-woo
MVP South Korea Lee Seung-woo
Fair Play Award  South Korea

Goalscorers

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

Tournament team rankings

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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 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) Hosts

References

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  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. ^ a b "AFC U16 Championship 2014 Regulations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Lee scoops MVP, top scorer awards". AFC. 21 September 2014.
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