AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Organising bodyAFC
Founded1985 (1985)
RegionAsia and Oceania
Number of teams16
Current champions Japan (4th title)
Most successful team(s) Japan (4 titles)
2023 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 has 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]

Format

History

Results

Tournament names
  • 1985–2000: AFC U-16 Championship
  • 2002–2006: AFC U-17 Championship
  • 2008–2020: AFC U-16 Championship
  • 2023–present: AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Edition Year Host Final Third place match
Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
1 1985  Qatar
Saudi Arabia
0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)

Qatar

Iraq
1–0
Thailand
2 1986  Qatar
South Korea
0–0
(5–4 p)

Qatar

Saudi Arabia
2–0
North Korea
3 1988  Thailand
Saudi Arabia
2–0
Bahrain

China
1–1
(4–3 p)

Iraq
4 1990  United Arab Emirates
Qatar
2–0
United Arab Emirates

China
5–0
Indonesia
5 1992  Saudi Arabia
China
2–2 (a.e.t.)
(8–7 p)

Qatar

Saudi Arabia
2–1
North Korea
6 1994  Qatar
Japan
1–0 (a.e.t.)
Qatar

Oman
3–2
Bahrain
7 1996  Thailand
Oman
1–0
Thailand

Bahrain
0–0
(4–1 p)

Japan
8 1998  Qatar
Thailand
1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)

Qatar

Bahrain
5–1
South Korea
9 2000  Vietnam
Oman
1–0
Iran

Japan
4–2
Vietnam
10 2002  United Arab Emirates
South Korea
1–1
(5–3 p)

Yemen

China
1–0
Uzbekistan
11 2004  Japan
China
1–0
North Korea

Qatar
2–1
Iran
12 2006  Singapore
Japan
4–2 (a.e.t.)
North Korea

Tajikistan
3–3 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)

Syria
Edition Year Host Final Losing semi-finalists1
Champions Score Runners-up
13 2008  Uzbekistan
Iran
2–1
South Korea
 Japan and  United Arab Emirates
14 2010  Uzbekistan
North Korea
2–0
Uzbekistan
 Australia and  Japan
15 2012  Iran
Uzbekistan
1–1
(3–1 p)

Japan
 Iran and  Iraq
16 2014  Thailand
North Korea
2–1
South Korea
 Australia and  Syria
17 2016  India
Iraq
0–0
(4–3 p)

Iran
 Japan and  North Korea
18 2018  Malaysia
Japan
1–0
Tajikistan
 Australia and  South Korea
2020  Bahrain Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
19 2023  Thailand
Japan
3–0
South Korea
 Iran and  Uzbekistan
20 2025  Bahrain

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 Semifinalist Total
 Japan 4 (1994, 2006, 2018, 2023) 1 (2012) 1 (2000) 1 (1996) 3 (2008, 2010, 2016) 10
 South Korea 2 (1986, 2002) 3 (2008, 2014, 2023) 1 (1998) 1 (2018) 7
 North Korea 2 (2010, 2014) 2 (2004, 2006) 2 (1986, 1992) 1 (2016) 7
 China 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) 2 (2012, 2023) 6
 Uzbekistan 1 (2012) 1 (2010) 1 (2002) 1 (2023) 4
 Thailand 1 (1998) 1 (1996) 1 (1985) 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 (19 editions)191912121476

Note:

  • Results as hosts in bold.

Awards

Tournament best player top goal scorer Goals Fair play award
1959–2002 Not awarded
2004 Not awarded Qatar Yusef Ahmed 7 Not awarded
2006 Japan Yoichiro Kakitani Syria Mohamad Jaafar 6  Japan
2008 South Korea Lee Jong-ho Iran Kaveh Rezaei 6  South Korea
2010 Uzbekistan Timur Khakimov Uzbekistan Timur Khakimov 5 Not awarded
2012 Japan Taro Sugimoto South Korea Hwang Hee-Chan 5 Not awarded
2014 South Korea Lee Seung-woo South Korea Lee Seung-woo 5  South Korea
2016 Iraq Mohammed Dawood Iraq Mohammed Dawood 6  Iraq
2018 Japan Jun Nishikawa Malaysia Luqman Hakim 5  Japan
2023 Japan Gaku Nawata Japan Gaku Nawata 5  Japan

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
 Afghanistan ××××××××××××DQGSGS2
 Australia QFSFQFSFGSSFQF7
 Bahrain GS2ndGS4th3rd3rdGS7
 Bangladesh ×GSGSGSGS×GSGSDQ×6
 China GS3rd3rd1stGSGSGS3rd1stQFGSGSGSGSGS15
 Hong Kong ××GS1
 India GSGSQFGSGSGSGSQFGS9
 Indonesia ×GSGS4thGSGS×QF6
 Iran ×GSGS2nd×4thQF1stGSSFQF2ndGSSF12
 Iraq 3rd4th××GS×GSQFGSDQQFSF1stGS10
 Japan GSGS×1st4thGS3rdGSGS1stSFSF2ndQFSF1st1st16
 Jordan ×GSQF×GS3
 Kuwait ••GSQFGSQFGS××5
 Kyrgyzstan ××DQGS1
 Laos ××××××GSDQGSGS3
 Malaysia ××GSGSQFGSGSGS6
 Myanmar ×GS×××××GSGSGS×4
   Nepal ×××GS×GSGS×3
 North Korea ×4thGS4thGS×2nd2ndDQ1stGS1stSFQF×11
 Oman ××3rd1stGS1st×QFGSGSGSQFQF10
 Pakistan ××××××GS××××1
 Qatar 2nd2ndGS1st2nd2nd2ndQF3rdGSGS11
 Saudi Arabia 1st3rd1st••3rdGSQFQFGSGSGSQF11
 Singapore GSGS2
 South Korea 1stGSGSGSGS4th1stQFQF2ndQF2ndGSSF2nd15
 South Yemen GS1
 Syria ××××××××QF×4thQFQFQFSF6
 Tajikistan ×××3rdDQGS2ndGS4
 Thailand 4thGSGS2nd1stGS×GSGSGSGSGSQF12
 Timor-Leste ×××GS××1
 Turkmenistan ××GS××1
 United Arab Emirates 2ndGSGSQFSFQFQF×7
 Uzbekistan GSGS4thGSQF2nd1stQFQFSF10
 Vietnam ××××××××4thGSGSGSGSQFGSGS8
 Yemen ×××2ndGSDQGSGSGSQF6

Summary (1985-2023)

RankTeamPartMWDLGFGAGDPoints
1 Japan167648111718985+104155
2 South Korea156939121815073+77129
3 Iran125630101610760+47100
4 China156227171810981+2898
5 Qatar11492712108247+3593
6 North Korea11532214178366+1780
7 Saudi Arabia1248238178248+3477
8 Uzbekistan11502211177994−1577
9 Iraq1044199166149+1266
10 Oman1043196187362+1163
11 Thailand1247177236975−658
12 Australia730173106247+1554
13 Bahrain733138125346+747
14 Syria62710983933+639
15 United Arab Emirates728108104747038
16 India93067173668−3228
17 Yemen72477102934−527
18 Vietnam82865173268−3623
19 Tajikistan4185672138−1721
20 Malaysia61952122141−2017
21 Kuwait62243152850−2215
22 Bangladesh62033141659−4312
23 Indonesia72125141652−3611
24 Myanmar4122281236−248
25 Jordan310145823−157
26 Laos392071125−146
27   Nepal310127631−255
28 Kyrgyzstan13102211−93
29 Afghanistan26105424−203
30 South Yemen1302145−12
31 Singapore26024318−152
32 Pakistan1301226−41
33 Hong Kong1300306−60
34 Timor-Leste1300319−80
35 Turkmenistan13003112−110

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
TeamChina
1985
Canada
1987
Scotland
1989
Italy
1991
Japan
1993
Ecuador
1995
Egypt
1997
New Zealand
1999
Trinidad and Tobago
2001
Finland
2003
Peru
2005
South Korea
2007
Nigeria
2009
Mexico
2011
United Arab Emirates
2013
Chile
2015
India
2017
Brazil
2019
Indonesia
2023
Total
 AustraliaOFC memberR2R2R23
 Bahrain4thR12
 ChinaQFR1R1R1R1QF6
 India R11
 Indonesia R11
 IranR1R2R2QFR25
 IraqR1R22
 JapanQFR1R1R1R1QFR2R2R2R210
 North KoreaQFR2R1R2R15
 Oman4thQFR13
 QatarR1QF4thR1R1QFR17
 Saudi ArabiaQFR11st3
 South KoreaQFR1R1QFR2QFR17
 SyriaR2R12
 TajikistanPart of Soviet UnionR2R12
 ThailandR1R12
 United Arab EmiratesR1R2R13
 UzbekistanPart of Soviet UnionQFR2QF3
 YemenR11

See also

References

  1. "AFC Competitions Committee recommends changes to youth competitions". AFC. 26 November 2018.
  2. "AFC rebrands age group championships to AFC Asian Cups". AFC. 2 October 2020.

Sources

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.