The 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification was an international men's under-16 football competition which decides the participating teams of the

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. A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including

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who qualified automatically as hosts.

Draw

Of the 47

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member associations, a total of 45 teams entered the competition. The final tournament hosts Malaysia also entered in qualification despite having automatically qualified for the final tournament (they had not been confirmed as hosts at the time of the qualification draw). The draw was held on 21 April 2017, 15:00 MYT (

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), at the AFC House in

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. The 45 teams were drawn into ten groups: five groups of five teams and five groups of four teams. For the draw, teams were divided into two zones: *West: 23 teams from

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and

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, to be drawn into five groups: three groups of five teams and two groups of four teams (Groups A–E). *East: 22 teams from

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and

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, to be drawn into five groups: two groups of five teams and three groups of four teams (Groups F–J). The teams were seeded in each zone according to their performance in the

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final tournament and

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(overall ranking shown in parentheses; NR stands for non-ranked teams). The following restrictions were also applied: *The seven teams which indicated their intention to serve as qualification group hosts prior to the draw were drawn into separate groups. ;Notes *Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament. *(H): Qualification group hosts (* Chinese Taipei and Myanmar chosen as group hosts after the draw, remaining group hosted at neutral venue) *(Q): Final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results *(W): Withdrew after draw

Player eligibility

Players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible to compete in the tournament.

Format

In each group, teams play each other once at a centralised venue. The ten group winners and the five best runners-up qualify for the final tournament. If the final tournament hosts Malaysia win their group or are among the five best runners-up, the sixth best runner-up also qualifies for the final tournament.

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 9.3): #Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams; #

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in head-to-head matches among tied teams; #Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; #If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams; #Goal difference in all group matches; #Goals scored in all group matches; #

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if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group; #Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points); #Drawing of lots.

Groups

The matches were played between 16 and 29 September 2017.

Group A

*All matches were held in

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Group B

*All matches were held in

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

. *Times listed are

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Group C

*All matches were held in

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Group D

*All matches were held in

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...

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Group E

*All matches were held in

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. *Times listed are

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Group F

*All matches were held in

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. *Times listed are

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Group G

*All matches were held in

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. *Times listed are

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Group H

*All matches were held in

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Group I

*All matches were held in

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. *Times listed are

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Group J

*All matches were held in

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(neutral venue host). *Times listed are

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Ranking of second-placed teams

Due to groups having different number of teams and the withdrawal of United Arab Emirates from Group E, the results against the fifth and fourth-placed teams in five and four-team groups are not considered for this ranking.

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. :

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

Goalscorers

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Faiz Khairi ''Fāʾiz'' () is a male Arabic name meaning "successful" and "victorious" overflowing, plenty. It is derived from its root word ''Faʾz'' ( which means "successful". People with the name * Faiz Mohammad Katib Hazara (1862/63–1929), a Hazara ...

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Ahmad Zikri Khalili Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet. Etymology The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...

*{{flagicon, MAS Harith Naem *{{flagicon, MAS Aleff Haedi Za’ba *{{flagicon, MNG Gan-erdene Erdene-ochir *{{flagicon, MYA Kaung Khant Kyaw *{{flagicon, MYA

Pyae Phyo Aung Pyae Phyo Aung (born 19 November 1987) is a footballer from Burma, and a defender for Myanmar national football team and Yangon United. He is the three-time Myanmar National League The MPT Myanmar National League ( my, မြန်မာ န� ...

*{{flagicon, MYA Shwe Ko *{{flagicon, MYA Yan Naing Lin *{{flagicon, MYA

Ye Htet Aung Ye or YE may refer to: Language * Ye (pronoun), a form of the second-person plural, personal pronoun "you" * The Scots word for "you" * A pseudo-archaic spelling of the English definite article (''the''). See '' Ye olde'', and the "Ye form" se ...

*{{flagicon, MYA Zaw Win Thein *{{flagicon, NMI Ian Maniago *{{flagicon, PRK

Kim Jin-guk Kim or KIM may refer to: Names * Kim (given name) * Kim (surname) ** Kim (Korean surname) *** Kim family (disambiguation), several dynasties **** Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il-sung in 1948 ** Kim, Vietnamese ...

*{{flagicon, PRK Ko Chang-ung *{{flagicon, PRK Ri Hun *{{flagicon, PRK

Ri Yong-gwang Ri Yong-gwang (; born 15 August 1982) is a North Korean former footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American f ...

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Song Hyok A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetition ...

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Al Azhar Al-Balushi AL, Al, Ål or al may stand for: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Al (''Aladdin'') or Aladdin, the main character in Disney's ''Aladdin'' media * Al (''EastEnders''), a minor character in the British soap opera * Al (''Fullmetal ...

*{{flagicon, OMA Issa Al-Naabi *{{flagicon, OMA Osama Al-Hadabi *{{flagicon, OMA

Qusai Al-Jaradi Qusay (also transliterated as Qusai, ar, قصي, ) is a masculine given name. It may refer to: People * Qusai Abu Alieh, Jordanian footballer * Qusai Abtini, Syrian child actor * Ahmed Kousay Altaie, Iraqi American United States Army soldier, ...

*{{flagicon, QAT Jassim Al-Zarra *{{flagicon, KSA

Abdullah Al-Beshi Abdullah may refer to: * Abdullah (name), a list of people with the given name or surname * Abdullah, Kargı, Turkey, a village * ''Abdullah'' (film), a 1980 Bollywood film directed by Sanjay Khan * '' Abdullah: The Final Witness'', a 2015 Paki ...

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Bander Whaeshi Bander is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Bander Abdulrahman Al-Mohanna, Saudi Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of NAS Air (Flynas) *Peter Bander van Duren (1930–2004), British writer o ...

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Basim Hassan Basim may refer to: Places *Washim, an Indian city in the state of Maharashtra with Basim being an alternative name People * Basim (singer) (Anis Basim Moujahid, born 1992), a Moroccan-Danish singer *Basim Bello, a mayor in Iraq *Basim Qasim (bor ...

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Khalid Kaabi Khalid Kaabi ( ar, خالد كعبي; born May 24, 1992) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays for Saudi Pro League club Al-Fayha as a winger. Honours Al Hilal ** King Cup: 2015 ** Crown Prince Cup: 2015–16 ** Saudi Super C ...

*{{flagicon, KSA Rayan Al-Arfaj *{{flagicon, SIN Farhan Zulkifli *{{flagicon, SIN Fathullah Rahmat *{{flagicon, KOR

Choi Min-seo Choi Min-seo (; born 5 March 2002) is a South Korean footballer currently playing as a forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (associati ...

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Hong Yun-sang Hong Yun-sang ( ko, 홍윤상; born 19 March 2002) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a winger for South Korean club Pohang Steelers. Career Before the second half of 2020–21, Hong signed for German Bundesliga side VfL ...

*{{flagicon, KOR Kim Dong-hyeon *{{flagicon, KOR

Lee Jun-suk Lee may refer to: Name Given name * Lee (given name), a given name in English Surname * Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee: ** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname ** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese ...

*{{flagicon, KOR

Lee Tae-seok Lee Tae-seok (; born 28 July 2002) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a winger for FC Seoul. He is the son of South Korean footballer Lee Eul-yong. Club career He joined FC Seoul in 2021. He made his league debut on 7 April 2021, ag ...

*{{flagicon, KOR Paik Sang-hoon *{{flagicon, KOR Yoon Suk-ju *{{flagicon, SYR Abdal Rahman Al-Khatib *{{flagicon, SYR

Ahmad Amara Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet. Etymology The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...

*{{flagicon, SYR Ahmad Hatem *{{flagicon, SYR

Mohammad Maatouk Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monothe ...

*{{flagicon, SYR Omar Naghnugh *{{flagicon, SYR Yasin Abo Karsh *{{flagicon, TJK Azizbek Khasanov *{{flagicon, TJK Isroil Kholov *{{flagicon, TJK Shohrukh Sangov *{{flagicon, THA Arthit Bua-ngam *{{flagicon, THA

Jakkapong Sanmahung Jakkapong Sanmahung ( th, จักรพงษ์ แสนมะฮุง, born 6 April 2002) is a Thai professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre back for Chonburi F.C., Chon ...

*{{flagicon, THA Thakdanai Jaihan *{{flagicon, TLS

Elias Elias is the Greek equivalent of Elijah ( he, אֵלִיָּהוּ‎ ''ʾĒlīyyāhū''; Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ ''Eliyā''; Arabic: الیاس Ilyās/Elyās), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several hol ...

*{{flagicon, TLS Ejivanio *{{flagicon, UZB

Daniyar Sabirov Daniyar is a given name and may refer to: Daniar *Daniar Kenzhekhanov (born 1983), Kazakhstani footballer Daniyar *Daniyar Ismayilov (born 1992), Turkmenistani-Turkish weightlifter *Daniyar Kairov (born 1994), Kazakhi ice hockey player *Daniyar Mu ...

*{{flagicon, UZB Mirjalol Kosimov *{{flagicon, UZB Ruslan Roziev *{{flagicon, VIE Đậu Ngọc Thành *{{flagicon, VIE Đinh Thanh Trung *{{flagicon, VIE Nguyễn Thế Hùng *{{flagicon, VIE Võ Minh Đan *{{flagicon, YEM Hamzah Sabah *{{flagicon, YEM Tamer Senan *{{flagicon, YEM

Yahya Al-Baleet Yahya may refer to: * Yahya (name), a common Arabic male given name * Yahya (Zaragoza), 11th-century ruler of Zaragoza * John the Baptist in Islam (, literally Yahya/John, son of Zechariah), identified in English as John the Baptist, is consi ...

, 2 own goals= *{{flagicon, GUM Robert Niu (against Japan, Singapore) , 1 own goal= *{{flagicon, LAO Anoulack Vannalath (against Thailand) *{{flagicon, MAC Xiao Rongrui (against North Korea) *{{flagicon, MDV Ahmed Nahil Ibrahim (against Tajikistan) *{{flagicon, NMI

Joshua Mendez Joshua () or Yehoshua ( ''Yəhōšuaʿ'', Tiberian: ''Yŏhōšuaʿ,'' lit. 'Yahweh is salvation') ''Yēšūaʿ''; syr, ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܢܘܢ ''Yəšūʿ bar Nōn''; el, Ἰησοῦς, ar , يُوشَعُ ٱبْنُ نُونٍ '' Yūšaʿ ...

(against Timor Leste) *{{flagicon, SRI Arichandran Thanujan (against Saudi Arabia) *{{flagicon, TLS Luis Conceição (against Laos)

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Qualification Qualification is either the process of qualifying for an achievement, or a credential attesting to that achievement, and may refer to: * Professional qualification, attributes developed by obtaining academic degrees or through professional exper ...

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