The 2014 AFC U-16 Championship was the 16th edition of the biennial international youth

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tournament organized by the

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(AFC) for players aged 16 and below.

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were approved as hosts of the competition on 25 April 2013. The tournament was held from 6 to 20 September 2014, with the top four teams qualifying for the

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in Chile.

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won the tournament, and were joined by

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, and

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as AFC qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Venues

Qualification

The draw for the qualifiers was held on 26 April 2013 in

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Qualified teams

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (hosts) *

Draw

The draw for the competition was held on 6 April 2014 in

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Group stage

The top two teams from each group advanced to the

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. If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings. # Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned; # Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned; # Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned; # Goal difference in all the group matches; # Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches; # Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play; # Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches; # Drawing of lots. ''All times are local (

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).''

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

In the knockout stage,

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is used to decide the winner if necessary (

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is not used).

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

Winners

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup

The following four teams from AFC qualify for the

. :

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. ''Italic'' indicates hosts for that year.

² Australia qualified as a member of the OFC between 1985 and 2005.

Awards

Goalscorers

;5 goals *

Lee Seung-woo Lee Seung-woo (; born 6 January 1998) is a South Korean Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football)#Winger, left winger for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. Early life Aged 12, Lee caug ...

;4 goals * Cameron Joice *

Han Kwang-song Han Kwang-song (; born 11 September 1998) is a North Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for DPRK Premier League club April 25 and the North Korea national team. Han signed with Italian side Cagliari in 2017, becoming the ...

* Anas Al-Aji ;3 goals * Choe Song-hyok *

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* Abd Al-Rahman Barakat * Sukhrob Nurulloev ;2 goals *

Jake Brimmer Jake William Brimmer (born 3 April 1998) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for A-League club Auckland FC. Club career Brimmer began to show his skills at the Rowville Sports Academy and with his junior club Nuna ...

* Reza Karimi * Reza Shekari * Suga Daiki * Jong Chang-bom * Muhammad Najmuddin * Jang Gyeol-hee * Mohammad Jaddoua * Jonibek Kuchimov * Mahmudxojiyev Shokhrukh ;1 goal *

Daniel Arzani Daniel Arzani (; born 4 January 1999) is a professional association football, soccer player who plays as a Winger (association football), winger or attacking midfielder for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Ferencvárosi TC, Ferencváros. Born in Iran, ...

* Jackson Bandiera * Charlie Devereux * Daniel Maskin *

Kosta Petratos Kosta Petratos (born 1 March 1998) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Sutherland Sharks in NPL NSW. Club career Petratos started his youth career at the Football New South Wales National Training Centre. In 20 ...

Jamal Reiners Jamal Damain Reiners (born 19 May 1998) is an Australian professional footballer who played as a striker for Perth Glory. Playing career He came through Western Australia's National Training Centre and he has featured in Australian under 16 a ...

* Duan Liuyu * He Xin * Mohammad Shamsi * Mohammad Soltanimehr * Ryosuke Nagasawa * Doan Ritsu * Sasaki Takumi * Yasui Takuya * Onozawa Toshiki * Salem Al-Bariki * Abdulaziz Al-Hadiyah * Khaled Mohammad * Kogileswaran Raj * Muhammad Syazwan *

Bimal Magar Bimal Gharti Magar (; born on 26 January 1997) is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Machhindra and the retired Nepal national team. Bimal is the product of Central ANFA Academy, which is controlled by the All Nepal F ...

* Kiran Sunar *

Ananta Tamang Ananta Tamang (; born 14 January 1998) is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as a defender. He is also a member of the Nepal national team. He was vice-captain of the national under-19 football team which went on to win the 2015 SAF ...

* Ju Hyon-hyok * Pak Yong-gwan * Mohammad Al-Ubaidani * Dhakil Al-Yahmadi * Khalid Mazeed * Mashhour Abdullah * Khalid Dubaysh * Choi Jae-young * Hwang Tae-hyoen * Jang Jae-won * Kim Jung-min * Lee Sang-heon * Lee Sang-min * Park Sang-hyeok *

You Ju-an You Ju-an (; born 1 October 1998) is a South Korean football forward who plays for Seongnam FC. Career You started his career with Suwon Samsung Bluewings The Suwon Samsung Bluewings () are a South Korean Association football, footba ...

* Yu Seung-min * Naeim Naem * Samart Authairatsamee * Saveliy Abramov * Abdugani Ganijonov * Khudoberdi Kholikov ;Own goal *

Shabaib Al-Khaldi Shabaib Al-Khaldi (born on 11 August 1998) is a Kuwaiti professional footballer who plays for Kazma and the Kuwaiti national team. Club career Al-Khaldi began his professional career with Al Sahel before joining Kazma in 2018, where he has b ...

(playing against Nepal)

References

External links

*, the-AFC.com {{DEFAULTSORT:AFC U-16 Championship 2014

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