2020 AFC U-16 Championship

The 2020 AFC U-16 Championship would have been the 19th edition of the AFC U-16 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-16 national teams of Asia. It will take place in Bahrain. which was appointed as the host by the AFC on 17 September 2019.[2] It was originally scheduled between 16 September and 3 October 2020, and later rescheduled between 25 November and 12 December 2020,[3] but the AFC announced on 10 September 2020 that the tournament would be postponed to early 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] The new dates of the tournament are to be further discussed.[5] The AFC announced the cancellation of the tournament on 25 January 2021, leaving the hosting rights for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup with Bahrain.[6]

2020 AFC U-16 Championship
بطولة آسيا تحت 16 سنة 2020
Tournament details
Host countryBahrain
DatesCancelled [1]
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)

A total of 16 teams will play in the tournament.

Originally, the top four teams of the tournament would qualify for the 2021 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru as the AFC representatives. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, the 2021 U-17 World Cup was subsequently cancelled, with hosting rights for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup still with Peru.[7]

This edition was expected to be the last to be played as an under-16 tournament, as the AFC have proposed switching the tournament from under-16 to under-17 starting from 2023.[8]

Japan are the defending champions.

Qualification
Main article: 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Qualifying was played from 14 – 22 September 2019.[9] Bahrain also participated in the qualifiers, even though they had already qualified automatically as hosts.

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[10]

Team Qualified as Appearance Previous best performance
 BahrainHosts8thRunners-up (1988)
 TajikistanGroup A winners4thRunners-up (2018)
 IndiaGroup B winners9thQuarter-finals (2002, 2018)
 IranGroup C winners12thChampions (2008)
 Saudi ArabiaGroup D winners11thChampions (1985, 1988)
 QatarGroup E winners11thChampions (1990)
 United Arab EmiratesGroup F winners8thRunners-up (1990)
 China PRGroup G winners15thChampions (1992, 2004)
 AustraliaGroup H winners7thSemi-finals (2010, 2014, 2018)
 North KoreaGroup I winners12thChampions (2010, 2014)
 JapanGroup J winners16thChampions (1994, 2006, 2018)
 South KoreaGroup K winners15thChampions (1986, 2002)
 Yemen1st best runners-up6thRunners-up (2002)
 Indonesia2nd best runners-up7thFourth place (1990)
 Uzbekistan3rd best runners-up10thChampions (2012)
 Oman4th best runners-up11thChampions (1996, 2000)

Venues

The tournament will be played in three venues:

Riffa Isa Town
Muharraq
Bahrain National Stadium Khalifa Sports City Stadium Sheikh Ali Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium
Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 10,000

Draw

The draw of the final tournament was held on 18 June 2020, 14:30 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur.[11][12] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship final tournament and qualification, with the hosts Bahrain automatically seeded and assigned to Position A1 in the draw.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2004 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team can register a maximum of 23 players (minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers).[13]

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advance to the quarter-finals.

Tiebreakers

Teams are 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 are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 9.3):[13]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. 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;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. 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);
  9. Drawing of lots.

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).[14]

Schedule
Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 TBC 2021 1 v 4, 2 v 3
Matchday 2 TBC 2021 4 v 2, 3 v 1
Matchday 3 TBC 2021 1 v 2, 3 v 4

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bahrain (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on TBC 2021. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
North Korea v Iran
Report
Bahrain v Qatar
Report
Qatar v North Korea
Report
Iran v Bahrain
Report
Bahrain v North Korea
Report
Iran v Qatar
Report

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tajikistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Oman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Yemen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on TBC 2021. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Tajikistan v United Arab Emirates
Report
Oman v Yemen
Report
United Arab Emirates v Oman
Report
Yemen v Tajikistan
Report
Tajikistan v Oman
Report
Yemen v United Arab Emirates
Report

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on TBC 2021. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
South Korea v Uzbekistan
Report
Australia v India
Report
Uzbekistan v Australia
Report
India v South Korea
Report
South Korea v Australia
Report
India v Uzbekistan
Report

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Indonesia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  China PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on TBC 2021. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Japan v China PR
Report
Indonesia v Saudi Arabia
Report
China PR v Indonesia
Report
Saudi Arabia v Japan
Report
Japan v Indonesia
Report
Saudi Arabia v China PR
Report

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out (no extra time) is used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Articles 12.1 and 12.2).[13]

Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
TBC – Isa Town
 
 
Winners of Group A
 
TBC – Isa Town
 
Runners-up of Group B
 
Winners of QF1
 
TBC – Riffa
 
Winners of QF3
 
Winners of Group C
 
17 April – Isa Town
 
Runners-up of Group D
 
Winners of SF1
 
TBC – Riffa
 
Winners of SF2
 
Winners of Group B
 
TBC – Isa Town
 
Runners-up of Group A
 
Winners of QF2
 
TBC – Isa Town
 
Winners of QF4
 
Winners of Group D
 
 
Runners-up of Group C
 

Quarter-finals

The winners will qualify for 2021 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Winners of Group BQF2Runners-up of Group A
Report
Winners of Group AQF1Runners-up of Group B
Report
Winners of Group CQF3Runners-up of Group D
Report
Winners of Group DQF4Runners-up of Group C
Report

Semi-finals
Winners of QF2SF2Winners of QF4
Report
Winners of QF1SF1Winners of QF3
Report

Final
Winners of SF1vWinners of SF2
Report

References
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  2. "Uzbekistan, Bahrain recommended as hosts for 2020 AFC U-19 & U-16 Championships". AFC. 17 September 2019.
  3. "AFC Competitions Calendar 2020". AFC. 9 May 2019.
  4. "AFC Executive Committee announces updates to 2020 competitions calendar". AFC. 10 September 2020.
  5. "New competition dates approved by AFC Competitions Committee". AFC. 11 November 2020.
  6. Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021, Asian Football Confederation official website, 25 January 2021
  7. "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  8. "AFC Competitions Committee recommends changes to youth competitions". AFC. 26 November 2018.
  9. "AFC Competitions Calendar 2019". AFC. 9 May 2019.
  10. "High quality cast for Finals". AFC. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  11. "Stage set for 2020 AFC U-16 & U-19 Championship draws". AFC. 17 June 2020.
  12. "Asia's future stars discover contenders for Bahrain 2020 challenge". AFC. 18 June 2020.
  13. "AFC U-16 Championship 2020 Competition Regulations". AFC.
  14. "Match Schedule". AFC. 18 June 2020.
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