The 1990 AFC U-16 Championship, was the fourth iteration of the AFC U-16 Championship, a tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and held every two years for Asian under-16 teams.
United Arab Emirates was the host nation. The tournament was played out in Dubai, Sharjah, and Abu Dhabi.
Qualification
Qualified teams (host) (Group 1 winner) (Group 2 winner) (Group 3 winner) (Group 4 winner) (Group 5 winner) (Group 6 winner) (Group 7 winner)
Group stage
Group A <abbr title="Position">Pos</abbr title> Team <abbr title="Played">Pld</abbr title> <abbr title="Win">W</abbr title> <abbr title="Draw">D</abbr title> <abbr title="Loss">L</abbr title> <abbr title="Goal For">GF</abbr title> <abbr title="Goal Against">GA</abbr title> <abbr title="Goal Difference">GD</abbr title> <abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr title> Qualification 1 3 2 1 0 81 +7 5 Knockout stage 2 3 2 1 0 61 +5 5 3 3 1 0 2 26 −4 2 – 4 3 0 0 3 19 −8 0
Group B <abbr title="Position">Pos</abbr title> Team <abbr title="Played">Pld</abbr title> <abbr title="Win">W</abbr title> <abbr title="Draw">D</abbr title> <abbr title="Loss">L</abbr title> <abbr title="Goal For">GF</abbr title> <abbr title="Goal Against">GA</abbr title> <abbr title="Goal Difference">GD</abbr title> <abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr title> Qualification 1 2 1 1 0 30 +3 3 Knockout stage 2 2 0 2 0 11 0 2 3 2 0 1 1 14 −3 1 – – withdrew The then-reigning U-16 world champions Saudi Arabia withdrew, citing Blue Diamond Affair.
Knockout stage
Semifinals
Third-place match
Final
Winners
Teams qualified for 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship
Sources rsssf.com