2000 AFC U-16 Championship

August 2026 AFC U-16 Championship 2000 10 Đà Nẵng Vietnam Vietnam 3–17 September 10 1 2 (in 1 host city) 17 OMA 1995 2 17 IRN 17 JPN 17 VIE 24 95 VIE Phạm Văn Quyến 1998 2002 The 2000 AFC U-16 Championship was the 9th AFC U-16 Championship, which was held between 3 and 17 September 2000 in Vietnam. Oman defeated Iran in the final round. Qualification 2000 AFC U-16 Championship qualification Group 1 : 17 OMA 1995 Group 2 : 17 KUW Group 3 : 17 IRN Group 4 : 17 BAN Group 5 : 17 NEP Group 6 : 17 THA Group 7 : 17 CHN Group 8 : 17 JPN Group 9 : 17 MYA 1974 Host : 17 VIE Venue All matches were held in Chi Lăng Stadium, Da Nang, Vietnam. 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 Japan 4 4 0 0 141 +13 12 Knockout stage 2 17 Vietnam 4 2 1 1 95 +4 7 3 17 China 4 2 0 2 1312 +1 6 4 17 Myanmar 1974 4 1 1 2 47 −3 4 5 17 Nepal 4 0 0 4 217 −15 0 3 September 2000 17 China PR 6–2 17 Nepal 3 September 2000 17 Vietnam 0–2 17 Japan 5 September 2000 17 Myanmar 1974 0–2 17 Japan 5 September 2000 17 Nepal 0–5 17 Vietnam 7 September 2000 17 Myanmar 1974 0–4 17 China PR 7 September 2000 17 Japan 3–0 17 Nepal 9 September 2000 17 Nepal 0–3 17 Myanmar 1974 9 September 2000 17 China PR 2–3 17 Vietnam 11 September 2000 17 Japan 7–1 17 China PR 11 September 2000 17 Vietnam 1–1 17 Myanmar 1974 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 Iran 4 4 0 0 122 +10 12 Knockout stage 2 17 OMA 1995 4 3 0 1 117 +4 9 3 17 Bangladesh 4 2 0 2 47 −3 6 4 17 Thailand 4 1 0 3 49 −5 3 5 17 Kuwait 4 0 0 4 612 −6 0 4 September 2000 17 Thailand 3–2 17 Kuwait 4 September 2000 17 OMA 1995 1–2 17 Iran 6 September 2000 17 Iran 3–0 17 Thailand 6 September 2000 17 Bangladesh 1–0 17 Kuwait 8 September 2000 17 Bangladesh 1–3 17 OMA 1995 8 September 2000 17 Kuwait 1–3 17 Iran 10 September 2000 17 Iran 4–0 17 Bangladesh 10 September 2000 17 OMA 1995 2–1 17 Thailand 12 September 2000 17 Kuwait 3–5 17 OMA 1995 12 September 2000 17 Thailand 0–2 17 Bangladesh Knockout stage Semi finals 15 September 2000 17 Japan 2–3 17 OMA 1995 15 September 2000 17 Iran 4–0 17 Vietnam Third place match 17 September 2000 17 Japan 4–2 17 Vietnam Final 17 September 2000 17 Iran 0–1 17 OMA 1995 Winners fb AFC U-16 Championship 2000 winners Oman Second Teams qualifying for the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship 17 OMA 1995 17 IRN 17 JPN X-ray tests and bans In May 2001, 16 players were banned from international football for 2 years following X-ray tests that suggested they were at least 19 years old. Of the teams involved, Oman had 6 players banned, Iran 5, Bangladesh 3 and Thailand 2. Nepal did not allow its players to be tested. These five teams were banned from the next edition of the tournament. Despite the disciplines, the final results of the tournament were not changed due to the draws were already taken place before the ban and the finalists Iran and Oman both participated in the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship. At the tournament held in Trinidad and Tobago, both sides failed to make it past the group stage as well as Japan, with Iran losing every match they played and Oman only drawing once. References RSSSF Archive 2000 U-16 Championship U-16 Championship Category:2000 in Vietnamese football 2000 2000 Category:September 2000 sports events in Asia Category:September 2000 in Vietnam Category:Sport in Da Nang