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1996 AFC U-16 Championship
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AFC U-16 Championship 1996 Thailand Thailand 17 September – 1 October 10 1 17 OMA 1995 1 17 THA 17 BHR 1972 17 JPN 1947 24 86 1994 1998
The 1996 AFC U-16 Championship was the 7th edition of the tournament, organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) every two years. Thailand was the host nation.
Venue
All matches were played in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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Qualification
1996 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
Qualified Teams:
17 BHR 1972
17 CHN
16 IND
17 IRN
17 JPN 1947
17 KOR 1984
17 KUW
17 OMA 1995
17 UZB
17 THA (host)
Group stage
Group A
<abbr title="Position">Pos</abbr title> Team <abbr title="Played">Pld</abbr title> <abbr title="Win">W</abbr title> <abbr title="Draw">D</abbr title> <abbr title="Loss">L</abbr title> <abbr title="Goal For">GF</abbr title> <abbr title="Goal Against">GA</abbr title> <abbr title="Goal Difference">GD</abbr title> <abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr title> Qualification 1 17 OMA 1995 4 3 1 0 124 +8 10 Knockout stage 2 17 JPN 1947 4 3 1 0 136 +7 10 3 17 KOR 1984 4 1 1 2 78 −1 4 4 17 Kuwait 4 1 0 3 59 −4 3 5 17 Uzbekistan 4 0 1 3 212 −10 1
18 September 1996 17 JPN 1947 2–2 17 OMA 1995
18 September 1996 17 Kuwait 1–3 17 KOR 1984
20 September 1996 17 JPN 1947 3–2 17 KOR 1984
20 September 1996 17 Uzbekistan 1–6 17 OMA 1995
22 September 1996 17 OMA 1995 3–1 17 KOR 1984
22 September 1996 17 Uzbekistan 0–2 17 Kuwait
24 September 1996 17 JPN 1947 5–2 17 Kuwait
24 September 1996 17 Uzbekistan 1–1 17 KOR 1984
26 September 1996 17 OMA 1995 1–0 17 Kuwait
26 September 1996 17 Uzbekistan 0–3 17 JPN 1947
Group B
<abbr title="Position">Pos</abbr title> Team <abbr title="Played">Pld</abbr title> <abbr title="Win">W</abbr title> <abbr title="Draw">D</abbr title> <abbr title="Loss">L</abbr title> <abbr title="Goal For">GF</abbr title> <abbr title="Goal Against">GA</abbr title> <abbr title="Goal Difference">GD</abbr title> <abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr title> Qualification 1 17 Thailand 4 3 1 0 153 +12 10 Knockout Stage 2 17 BHR 1972 4 3 0 1 137 +6 9 3 17 China 4 1 1 2 510 −5 4 4 17 Iran 4 1 0 3 58 −3 3 5 17 India 4 1 0 3 616 −10 3
17 September 1996 17 China PR 2–0 17 Iran
17 September 1996 17 Thailand 7–0 17 India
19 September 1996 17 BHR 1972 3–2 17 India
19 September 1996 17 Thailand 3–0 17 Iran
21 September 1996 17 BHR 1972 6–0 17 China PR
21 September 1996 17 India 1–4 17 Iran
23 September 1996 17 BHR 1972 2–4 17 Thailand
23 September 1996 17 India 3–2 17 China PR
25 September 1996 17 BHR 1972 2–1 17 Iran
25 September 1996 17 Thailand 1–1 17 China PR
Knock-out stage
Semifinals
29 September 1996 17 OMA 1995 1–0 17 BHR 1972
29 September 1996 17 Thailand 1–0 17 JPN 1947
Third place match
1 October 1996 17 BHR 1972 0–0 yes 17 JPN 1947 4–1
Final
1 October 1996 17 OMA 1995 1–0 17 Thailand
Winners
fb AFC U-16 Championship 1996 winners Oman First
Teams qualified for 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship
17 OMA 1995
17 THA
17 BHR 1972
Sources
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