AFC U-17 Asian Cup
The AFC U-17 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC U-16 Championship and AFC U-17 Championship, is a football competition, organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) held once every two years for Asian under-17 teams that also serves as a qualification tournament for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The top 4 countries qualify to participate in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Up to 2000, the tournament was for U-16 teams. Between 2002 and 2006 it was held as an under-17 tournament. Between 2008 and 2020, it was switched back to a U-16 Championship. The AFC have proposed switching back to an under-17 tournament starting from 2023.[1] Moreover, the tournament will also be rebranded from the "AFC U-16 Championship" to the "AFC U-17 Asian Cup".[2]
Founded | 1985 |
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Region | AFC (Asia) |
Number of teams | 16 |
Current champions | Japan (3rd title) |
Most successful team(s) | Japan (3 titles) |
2020 AFC U-16 Championship |
History
Results
Notes:
- a.e.t.: after extra time
- p: after penalty shoot-out
- 1 No third place match was played.
Successful national teams
Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Semi-finalists | Total (Top 4) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Japan | 3 (1994, 2006, 2018) | 1 (2012) | 1 (2000) | 1 (1996) | 3 (2008, 2010, 2016) | 9 |
North Korea | 2 (2010, 2014) | 2 (2004, 2006) | — | 2 (1986, 1992) | 1 (2016) | 7 |
South Korea | 2 (1986, 2002) | 2 (2008, 2014) | — | 1 (1998) | 1 (2018) | 6 |
China PR | 2 (1992, 2004) | — | 3 (1988, 1990, 2002) | — | — | 5 |
Saudi Arabia | 2 (1985, 1988) | — | 2 (1986, 1992) | — | — | 4 |
Oman | 2 (1996, 2000) | — | 1 (1994) | — | — | 3 |
Qatar | 1 (1990) | 5 (1985, 1986, 1992, 1994, 1998) | 1 (2004) | — | — | 7 |
Iran | 1 (2008) | 2 (2000, 2016) | — | 1 (2004) | 1 (2012) | 5 |
Thailand | 1 (1998) | 1 (1996) | — | 1 (1985) | — | 3 |
Uzbekistan | 1 (2012) | 1 (2010) | — | 1 (2002) | — | 3 |
Iraq | 1 (2016) | — | 1 (1985) | 1 (1988) | 1 (2012) | 4 |
Bahrain | — | 1 (1988) | 2 (1996, 1998) | 1 (1994) | — | 4 |
Tajikistan | — | 1 (2018) | 1 (2006) | — | — | 2 |
United Arab Emirates | — | 1 (1990) | — | — | 1 (2008) | 2 |
Yemen | — | 1 (2002) | — | — | — | 1 |
Syria | — | — | — | 1 (2006) | 1 (2014) | 2 |
Indonesia | — | — | — | 1 (1990) | — | 1 |
Vietnam | — | — | — | 1 (2000) | — | 1 |
Australia | — | — | — | — | 3 (2010, 2014, 2018) | 3 |
Total (18 editions) | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 72 |
Note:
- Results as hosts in bold.
Champions by regions
Regional federation | Champion(s) | Title(s) |
---|---|---|
EAFF (East Asia) | Japan (3) China (2) North Korea (2) South Korea (2) |
9 |
WAFF (West Asia) | Oman (2) Saudi Arabia (2) Iraq (1) Qatar (1) |
6 |
CAFF (Central Asia) | Iran (1) Uzbekistan (1) |
2 |
AFF (Southeast Asia) | Thailand (1) | 1 |
SAFF (South Asia) | N/A | 0 |
Participating nations
- Legend:
- 1st – Champion
- 2nd – 2nd
- 3rd – 3rd
- 4th – 4th
- SF – Semi-finalists
- QF – Quarter finals
- GS – Group stage
- q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
- DQ – Disqualified
- •• – Qualified but withdrew
- • – Did not qualify
- × – Did not enter
- × – Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA
- — Country not affiliated to AFC at that time
- XX — Country did not exist or national team was inactive
- – Hosts
- – Not affiliated to FIFA
Nation | 1985 | 1986 | 1988 | 1990 | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2023 | Total |
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Afghanistan | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | • | DQ | • | • | GS | 1 | |
Australia | x | QF | SF | QF | SF | GS | SF | 7 | ||||||||||||
Bahrain | • | GS | 2nd | • | GS | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | q | 8 |
Bangladesh | × | GS | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | GS | × | GS | GS | DQ | • | • | × | • | • | 6 | |
China PR | GS | • | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | GS | GS | • | GS | 3rd | 1st | QF | GS | GS | GS | GS | • | • | 15 | |
Hong Kong | × | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 1 | |
India | • | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | • | • | QF | GS | • | GS | • | GS | • | GS | QF | 9 | |
Indonesia | × | GS | GS | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | × | QF | 7 | |
Iran | × | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | 2nd | × | 4th | QF | 1st | GS | SF | QF | 2nd | GS | 12 | |
Iraq | 3rd | • | 4th | × | × | GS | × | GS | • | • | QF | GS | DQ | QF | SF | • | 1st | GS | 10 | |
Japan | GS | • | GS | × | • | 1st | 4th | GS | 3rd | GS | GS | 1st | SF | SF | 2nd | QF | SF | 1st | 16 | |
Jordan | × | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | × | • | • | GS | 3 | |
Kuwait | •• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | QF | • | • | GS | QF | GS | × | × | 5 | |
Kyrgyzstan | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | DQ | • | • | • | GS | • | 1 | ||||||
Laos | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | GS | DQ | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 2 | |
Malaysia | × | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | • | • | QF | GS | GS | 5 | |
Myanmar | × | GS | × | × | × | × | × | • | GS | GS | • | GS | × | • | • | • | • | • | 4 | |
Nepal | • | × | • | • | • | × | × | • | GS | × | • | GS | • | • | • | GS | × | • | 3 | |
North Korea | × | 4th | GS | • | 4th | • | • | GS | × | • | 2nd | 2nd | DQ | 1st | GS | 1st | SF | QF | 12 | |
Oman | × | • | • | • | × | 3rd | 1st | GS | 1st | × | QF | • | • | GS | GS | GS | QF | QF | 11 | |
Pakistan | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | • | • | GS | × | • | • | • | • | • | × | × | 1 | |
Qatar | 2nd | 2nd | GS | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | • | 2nd | • | QF | 3rd | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 11 | |
Saudi Arabia | 1st | 3rd | 1st | •• | 3rd | GS | • | • | • | • | • | QF | QF | • | GS | GS | GS | • | 11 | |
Singapore | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 2 | |
South Korea | • | 1st | GS | GS | • | GS | GS | 4th | • | 1st | QF | QF | 2nd | • | QF | 2nd | GS | SF | 15 | |
South Yemen | GS | • | • | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Syria | • | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | QF | × | 4th | QF | QF | QF | SF | • | • | 6 | |
Tajikistan | × | × | • | • | × | • | 3rd | DQ | GS | • | • | • | 2nd | 4 | ||||||
Thailand | 4th | • | GS | • | GS | • | 2nd | 1st | GS | × | GS | • | • | • | GS | GS | GS | GS | 11 | |
Timor-Leste | × | × | × | GS | • | × | • | • | 1 | |||||||||||
Turkmenistan | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | × | • | • | × | 1 | ||||||
United Arab Emirates | • | • | • | 2nd | GS | GS | • | • | • | QF | • | • | SF | QF | • | • | QF | × | 8 | |
Uzbekistan | GS | GS | • | • | 4th | GS | • | QF | 2nd | 1st | QF | QF | • | 10 | ||||||
Vietnam | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 4th | GS | GS | GS | • | GS | • | • | QF | GS | 7 | |
Yemen | × | • | • | • | × | × | 2nd | • | GS | DQ | • | GS | • | GS | GS | 6 |
All Time Results
- As of Malaysia 2018.
Rank | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Japan | 15 | 70 | 43 | 10 | 17 | 167 | 79 | +88 | 139 |
2 | South Korea | 14 | 63 | 35 | 12 | 16 | 135 | 66 | +69 | 117 |
3 | China PR | 14 | 59 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 105 | 72 | +33 | 97 |
4 | Iran | 11 | 51 | 28 | 8 | 15 | 99 | 56 | +43 | 92 |
5 | Qatar | 10 | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 80 | 39 | +41 | 92 |
6 | North Korea | 11 | 53 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 83 | 66 | +17 | 80 |
7 | Iraq | 10 | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 66 |
8 | Oman | 10 | 43 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 73 | 62 | +11 | 63 |
9 | Saudi Arabia | 10 | 40 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 68 | 44 | +24 | 59 |
10 | Uzbekistan | 9 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 91 | −22 | 57 |
11 | Thailand | 11 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 62 | 70 | −8 | 49 |
12 | Australia | 6 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 48 |
13 | Bahrain | 7 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 47 |
14 | Syria | 6 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 39 |
15 | United Arab Emirates | 7 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 38 |
16 | India | 8 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 58 | −27 | 24 |
17 | Vietnam | 7 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 31 | 62 | −31 | 22 |
18 | Yemen | 6 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 20 |
19 | Tajikistan | 3 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 20 |
20 | Kuwait | 6 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 15 |
21 | Malaysia | 5 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 14 |
22 | Bangladesh | 6 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 59 | −43 | 12 |
23 | Indonesia | 7 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 52 | −36 | 11 |
24 | Myanmar | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 36 | −24 | 8 |
25 | Jordan | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 7 |
26 | Laos | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 6 |
27 | Nepal | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 31 | −25 | 5 |
28 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 3 |
29 | South Yemen | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
30 | Singapore | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 2 |
31 | Pakistan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
32 | Hong Kong | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
33 | Timor-Leste | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
34 | Turkmenistan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
35 | Afghanistan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 |
Men's U-17 World Cup Qualifiers
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- QF – Quarterfinals
- R2 – Round 2
- R1 – Round 1
- – Hosts
- – Not affiliated to AFC
- q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
Team | 1985 | 1987 | 1989 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2023 | Total |
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Australia | OFC member | R2 | R2 | R2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Bahrain | 4th | R1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
China PR | QF | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | QF | 6 | |||||||||||||
India | R1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Iran | R1 | R2 | R2 | QF | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Iraq | R1 | R2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Japan | QF | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | QF | R2 | R2 | R2 | 9 | ||||||||||
North Korea | QF | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Oman | 4th | QF | R1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Qatar | R1 | QF | 4th | R1 | R1 | QF | R1 | 7 | ||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | QF | R1 | 1st | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
South Korea | QF | R1 | R1 | QF | R2 | QF | 6 | |||||||||||||
Syria | R2 | R1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Tajikistan | Part of Soviet Union | R2 | R1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Thailand | R1 | R1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | R1 | R2 | R1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Uzbekistan | Part of Soviet Union | QF | R2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Yemen | Part of South Yemen | R1 | 1 |
References
- "AFC Competitions Committee recommends changes to youth competitions". AFC. 26 November 2018.
- "AFC rebrands age group championships to AFC Asian Cups". AFC. 2 October 2020.
- Garin, Erik; Stokkermans, Karel. "Asian U-16 Championships". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.