| بطولة آسيا للشباب تحت 19 عاما 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Bahrain |
| Dates | 13–30 October |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Japan (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Saudi Arabia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 84 (2.71 per match) |
| Attendance | 39,304 (1,268 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Sami Al-Najei Abdulrahman Al-Yami (4 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Ritsu Dōan |
| Fair play award | Japan |
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The 2016 AFC U-19 Championship was the 39th edition of the AFC U-19 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-19 national teams of Asia. The tournament was hosted by Bahrain, as announced by the AFC on 3 June 2015,[1] and was scheduled to be played between 13–30 October 2016.[2] A total of 16 teams played in the tournament.
Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the AFC qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The top four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea as the AFC representatives, besides South Korea who qualified automatically as hosts. If South Korea were among the top four teams, three play-off matches would be played to decide the fifth-placed team which also qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup; however, this was not necessary as South Korea were eliminated in the group stage.[3]
Japan conquered the title for the first time after beating Saudi Arabia in the final's penalty shootout, and also set a record in the competition for being the first team to win the tournament without conceding a single goal.
On 25 October 2016, the AFC President, Salman Al-Khalifa, congratulated Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, IR Iran and Japan on qualifying for the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2017. The four teams will join hosts South Korea to make up Asia's five representatives at the tournament.[4]
- ^ "AFC U-19 Championship 2016 to be hosted by Bahrain". AFC. 3 June 2015.
- ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2016" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2017.
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drawwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "AFC PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES TEAMS FOR QUALIFYING TO FIFA U-20 WORLD CUP KOREA REPUBLIC 2017". the-afc.com. 25 October 2016. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.