| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | Saudi Arabia (Group A) Tajikistan (Group B) Iran (Group C) Nepal (Group D) Qatar (Group E) Chinese Taipei (Group F) Thailand (Group G) Myanmar (Group H) Mongolia (Group I) Indonesia (Group J) |
| Dates | 16–29 September 2017[1] |
| Teams | 45 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 10 (in 10 host cities) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 73 |
| Goals scored | 391 (5.36 per match) |
| Attendance | 20,369 (279 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Sutan Zico (10 goals) |
The 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification was an international men's under-16 football competition which decides the participating teams of the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship.
A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Malaysia who qualified automatically as hosts.[2]
- ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2017" (PDF). AFC. 12 April 2016.
- ^ "AFC Competitions Committee's decisions published". AFC. 25 July 2017.