The 2008 AFC U-16 Championship was the 13th competition of the AFC U-17 Championship organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), which was held between 4 and 19 October 2008 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The Qualifiers was held in 2007 from 17–28 October.
Iran won their first title after beating South Korea 2–1 in the final.
Qualification competition
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Stadiums Tashkent Pakhtakor Stadium MHSK Stadium Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 15,000
Squads
Group stage All times local (UTC+5)
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stages
Bracket
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final
Winners
Awards The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
Most Valuable PlayerTop ScorerFair Play Award Lee Jong-ho Kaveh Rezaei
Goalscorers
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup The following four teams from AFC qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Team Qualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA U-17 World Cup 1 1 (1991) 1 (2001) 4 (1993, 1995, 2001, 2007) 3 (1987, 2003, 2007) 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Notes
References
External links , the-AFC.com AFC U-16 Championship 2008 , stats.the-AFC.com