Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Matches played 31 Start date 2014 Teams 16 | Dates 6–20 September Goals scored 94 (3.03 per match) End date September 20, 2014 | |
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Similar 2016 AFC U‑16 Championship, 2015 FIFA U‑17 World Cup, 2014 AFC U‑19 Championship, 2017 FIFA U‑17 World Cup, 2013 FIFA U‑17 World Cup | ||
The 2014 AFC U-16 Championship was the 16th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for players aged 16 and below. Thailand were approved as hosts of the competition on 25 April 2013. The tournament was held from 6 to 20 September 2014, with the top four teams qualifying for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile.
Contents
- Qualification
- Draw
- Squads
- Group stage
- Knockout stage
- Qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA U 17 World Cup
- Goalscorers
- Tournament team rankings
- References
North Korea won the tournament, and were joined by South Korea, Australia, and Syria as AFC qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Qualification
The draw for the qualifiers was held on 26 April 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Draw
The draw for the competition was held on 6 April 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Squads
Only players born on or after 1 January 1998 were eligible to compete in the 2014 AFC U-16 Championship.
Group stage
The top two teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals.
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings.
- Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference in all the group matches;
- Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
- Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
- Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches;
- Drawing of lots.
All times are local (UTC+7).
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner if necessary (extra time is not used).
Qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The four semi-finalists qualified for 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Goalscorers
Tournament team rankings
As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.