2018 AFC U-16 Championship

2018 AFC U-16 Championship
Kejohanan Remaja B-16 AFC 2018
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
Dates20 September – 7 October
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Japan (3rd title)
Runners-up Tajikistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored97 (3.13 per match)
Attendance62,582 (2,019 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Noah Botic
Japan Shoji Toyama
Malaysia Luqman Hakim
(5 goals each)
Best player(s)Japan Jun Nishikawa
Fair play award Japan
2016

The 2018 AFC U-16 Championship was the 18th edition of the AFC U-16 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-16 national teams of Asia. It took place in Malaysia, which was appointed as hosts by the AFC on 25 July 2017,[1] between 20 September and 7 October 2018.[2] A total of 16 teams played in the tournament.

The top four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil as the AFC representatives. Japan won their third title, and qualified together with runners-up Tajikistan and semi-finalists Australia and South Korea. Iraq were the defending champions but were eliminated in the group stage.

  1. ^ "AFC Competitions Committee's decisions published". AFC. 25 July 2017.
  2. ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2018". AFC. 11 January 2018.