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1990 AFC U-16 Championship
The 1990 AFC U-16 Championship, was the fourth iteration of the AFC U-16 Championship, a tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and held every two years for Asian under-16 teams. United Arab Emirates was the host nation. The tournament was played out in Dubai, Sharjah, and Abu Dhabi. Qualification Qualified teams * (host) * (Group 1 winner) * (Group 2 winner) * (Group 3 winner) * (Group 4 winner) * (Group 5 winner) * (Group 6 winner) * (Group 7 winner) Group stage Group A ---- ---- Group B The then-reigning U-16 world champions Saudi Arabia withdrew, citing Blue Diamond Affair. Knockout stage Semifinals Third-place match Final Winners Teams qualified for 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship * * * Sourcesrsssf.com 1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab Emirates, seven emirates, with Abu Dhabi serving as its capital. It shares land borders with Oman to the east and northeast, and with Saudi Arabia to the southwest; as well as maritime borders in the Persian Gulf with Qatar and Iran, and with Oman in the Gulf of Oman. , the UAE has an estimated population of over 10 million, of which 11% are Emiratis; Dubai is List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, its most populous city and is an international hub. Islam is the State religion, official religion and Arabic is the official language, while English is the most spoken language and the language of business. The United Arab Emirates Oil reserves in the United Arab Emirates, oil and natural gas reserves are the world's List of countries by pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qualification
Qualification may refer to: Processes * Qualifications-Based Selection (QBS), a competitive contract procurement process established by the United States Congress * Process qualification, ensures that manufacturing and production processes can consistently meet standards during commercial production * Qualification principle, in programming language theory, the statement that syntactic classes may admit local definitions * Pre-qualification (lending), a process by which a lending institution estimates how much it is willing to lend to a borrower Credentials * Professional qualification, attributes developed by obtaining academic degrees or through professional experience * Qualification badge, a decoration of People's Liberation Army Type 07 indicating military rank or length of service * Qualifications for professional social work, professional degrees in social work in various nations * Qualification types in the United Kingdom, various levels of academic, vocational or skil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 AFC U-16 Championship
The 1988 AFC U-16 Championship was the 3rd edition of the AFC U-16 Championship, organised by the Asian Football Confederation, Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was played by Asian under-16 teams and also served as a qualification tournament for the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship to be held at Scotland. Saudi Arabia national under-17 football team, Saudi Arabia won the tournament by winning 2–0 in the final against Bahrain national under-17 football team, Bahrain; both teams qualified to the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship, along with third-placed China national under-17 football team, China. Qualification Qualified teams: * * * * * * * * * * ''(host)'' Group stage Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage Semifinals Third-place match Final Winners Teams qualified for 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship * * * Sourcesrsssf.com 1988 AFC U-16 Championship, AFC U-17 Asian Cup tournaments, 1988 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 AFC U-17 Championship
The winners of the 1992 AFC U-16 Championship, organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and held once every two years for Asian under-16 teams that also serves as a qualification tournament for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, are listed below. Qualification Qualified teams: * ''(host)'' * (Group 1 winner) * (Group 2 winner) * (Group 2 runner-up) * (Group 3 winner) * (Group 4 winner) * (Group 4 runner-up) * (Group 5 winner) Group stage Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knockout stage Semifinals ---- Third-place match Final Winners Teams qualified for 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship * * * ''(host)'' Sourcesrsssf.com {{DEFAULTSORT:AFC U-16 Championship 1992 1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ... U-16 Championship U-16 Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in most countries and territories in Asia. The AFC was formed in 1954. It has 47 members. The Asian Ladies Football Confederation (ALFC) was the section of AFC that managed women's association football in Asia. The group was independently founded in April 1968 in a meeting involving Taiwan, British Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore. In 1986, ALFC merged with AFC. Executive Committee Members 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification Playoffs In June 2025, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) confirmed that Qatar and Saudi Arabia will host the Asian qualifying playoffs for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The playoffs will feature six teams, comprising the third- and fourth-placed teams from the recent third round of Asian qualifiers. These teams will be divided into two groups of three, with the winners of each group advancing to the intercontinental playoff round. The deci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubai
Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the List of cities in the United Arab Emirates#Major cities, most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai. It is located on a Dubai Creek, creek on the south-eastern coast of the Persian Gulf, Persian Gulf. As of 2025, the city population stands at 4 million, 92% of whom are Expatriates in the United Arab Emirates, expatriates. The wider urban area includes Sharjah and has a population of 5 million people as of 2023,https://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf while the Dubai–Sharjah–Ajman metropolitan area counts 6 million inhabitants. Founded in the early 18th century as a Cultured pearl, pearling and fishing settlement, Dubai became a regional trade hub in the 20th century after declaring itself a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharjah
Sharjah (; ', Gulf Arabic: ''aš-Šārja'') is the List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi. It is the capital of the Emirate of Sharjah and forms part of the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area. Sharjah is the capital of the emirate of Sharjah, eponymous emirate. The emirate shares law, legal, political, military and economic functions with the other emirates of the UAE within a Federal government of the United Arab Emirates, federal framework, although each emirate has jurisdiction over some functions such as civil law enforcement and provision and upkeep of local facilities. Sharjah has been ruled by the Al Qasimi dynasty since the 18th century. The city is a center for culture and industry, and alone contributes 7.4% of the GDP of the United Arab Emirates. The city covers an approximate area of 235 km2 and has a population of over 1,800,000 (2022–2023). The sale or consumption of al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. The city is the seat of the Abu Dhabi Central Capital District, the capital city of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and the UAE's List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, second-most populous city, after Dubai. The city is situated on a T-shaped island, extending into the Persian Gulf from the central-western coast of the UAE. Abu Dhabi is located on an island in the Persian Gulf, off the Central West Coast. Most of the city and the Emirate reside on the mainland connected to the rest of the country. , Abu Dhabi's urban area had an estimated population of 2.5 million, out of 3.8 million in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority is headquartered in the city, and was the Sovereign wealth fund#Largest sovereign wealth funds, world's 3rd largest sovereign wealth fund in 2022. Abu Dhabi itself has over a trillion US dollars worth of assets under management in a combination of various List of coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Diamond Affair
The Blue Diamond Affair was an international incident between Saudi Arabia and Thailand triggered by the 1989 theft of gems belonging to the House of Saud by a Thai employee. The affair has soured relations between the two nations for over 30 years. Theft In 1989, Kriangkrai Techamong, a Thai worker, stole 91 kg (200 pounds) of jewellery and other valuable gems from the palace of Prince Faisal bin Fahd, where he was employed as a servant. Kriangkrai had access to the prince's bedroom and hid the stolen jewelry in a vacuum cleaner bag at the palace. It included a valuable 50 carat blue diamond and other gems, which Kriangkrai then shipped to his home in Lampang Province, Thailand. The jewels proved difficult to dispose of. He began selling items for a pittance. A Bangkok jeweller, Santhi Sithanakan, learned of the sales and bought most of the gems from Kriangkrai at a fraction of their value. Recovery A Royal Thai Police investigation headed by Lieutenant-General Chalor Ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship
The 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship, the fourth edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Florence, Montecatini Terme, Viareggio, Massa, Carrara, and Livorno in Italy between 16 and 31 August 1991. Players born after 1 August 1974 could participate in this tournament. Saudi Arabia, the 1989 champions, were not able to defend their title as they withdrew from the final round of the AFC qualifying tournament, citing the Blue Diamond Affair. The tournament was originally to be scheduled in Ecuador, but due to the cholera outbreak earlier that year, it was moved to Italy, which hosted the previous year's World Cup. This was the second time a FIFA event was moved from its original hosting country, after the 1986 World Cup was moved from Colombia to Mexico. Cities & Stadiums Qualified Teams :1. replacing Ecuador. Squads For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see '' 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads'' Referees Asia * Omar A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 AFC U-16 Championship
The 1990 AFC U-16 Championship, was the fourth iteration of the AFC U-16 Championship, a tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and held every two years for Asian under-16 teams. United Arab Emirates was the host nation. The tournament was played out in Dubai, Sharjah, and Abu Dhabi. Qualification Qualified teams * (host) * (Group 1 winner) * (Group 2 winner) * (Group 3 winner) * (Group 4 winner) * (Group 5 winner) * (Group 6 winner) * (Group 7 winner) Group stage Group A ---- ---- Group B The then-reigning U-16 world champions Saudi Arabia withdrew, citing Blue Diamond Affair. Knockout stage Semifinals Third-place match Final Winners Teams qualified for 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship * * * Sourcesrsssf.com 1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC U-17 Asian Cup Tournaments
AFC may stand for: Organizations * Action for Children, a UK children's charity * AFC Enterprises, the franchisor of Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits * Africa Finance Corporation, a pan-African multilateral development finance institution * Agenda for Change, the current NHS pay grade system * Alabama Forestry Commission * Alliance of Forces of Freedom and Change, a 2019 Sudanese alliance of coalitions of political and rebel groups * America First Committee, historical US non-interventionist group * Army Foundation College, British future soldier training organization * ''Association Française des directeurs de la photographie Cinématographique'', the French Society of Cinematographers * Australian Film Commission, Australian government's film industry promotion commission 1975–2008 * Australian Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Australian Air Force * U.S. Army Futures Command Sports * Asian Football Confederation, the governing body of association football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
