2008 AFC U-16 Championship qualification is the qualification for the 2008 AFC U-16 Championship football competition. The matches were held from 1 October to 7 November 2007. The AFC U-16 Championship is organized by the Asian Football Confederation.
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The Draw for the qualification stages was made on 22 December 2006 in Kuala Lumpur, seven groups with six teams and one group with three teams were made. However Afghanistan, the Philippines, Timor-Leste, the Maldives and Myanmar withdrew before the start of the qualification.
On 18 February 2008, the AFC Disciplinary Committee ejected eight teams for fielding overaged players, including DPR Korea, Tajikistan and Iraq, who had originally qualified for the AFC U-16 Championship 2008.
The winners and runners-up of Groups A–G along with the winner of the three-team Group H qualified for the finals. The yet to be identified hosts also qualify automatically for the finals.
Group B
All matches in Tehran, Iran
Group C
All matches in Dammam and Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Group D
All matches in Abu Dhabi, UAE
Group E
All matches in Hebei Province, China (UTC+8).
Group F
All matches in Jakarta, Indonesia (UTC+7).
Group G
All matches in Singapore (UTC+8).
Group H
All matches in Bangkok, Thailand (UTC+7).