The 2012 AFC U-16 Championship was the 15th edition of the tournament organized by the
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 ( ...
. The AFC approved Iran as hosts of the championship on 23 November 2011.
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2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fifteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The tournament was held in the United Arab Emirates from 17 October to 8 November. Nigeria won the tournament after defeating Mexico 3–0 in the final, claimin ...
, hosted by the
United Arab Emirates
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. Qualification for the tournament started in 2011.
Host Selection
The Organising Committee for AFC Youth Competitions for the 2011–2015 term announced that Iran and Palestine were interested in hosting the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship Finals.
Per decision of the AFC Competitions Committee, the host nation should qualify for the final tournament. The decision on the hosts was taken in the committee's meeting on 21 November 2011 based on the results of the qualifiers.
Qualification
The qualification draw was held on 30 March 2011.
Qualifiers
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Venues
Draw
The draw for the competition was held on 10 May 2012 in
Tehran
Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...
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Iran
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Group stage
In the group stage the tie-breaking criteria are direct matches before goal difference.
Group A
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Group B
Iraq and Australia played a penalty shootout after their final group match to determine their ranking. Iraq won that 3–2.
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Group C
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Group D
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Knockout stage
Knockout Map
Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Final
Winners
Countries to participate in 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The four semi-finalists qualified for
2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fifteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The tournament was held in the United Arab Emirates from 17 October to 8 November. Nigeria won the tournament after defeating Mexico 3–0 in the final, claimin ...
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Goalscorers
References
External links
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U-16 Championship
U-16 Championship
2012–13 in Iranian football
International association football competitions hosted by Iran
September 2012 sports events in Asia
October 2012 sports events in Asia