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. Qualification for the tournament started in 2011.

Host Selection

The Organising Committee for AFC Youth Competitions for the 2011–2015 term announced that Iran and Palestine were interested in hosting the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship Finals. Per decision of the AFC Competitions Committee, the host nation should qualify for the final tournament. The decision on the hosts was taken in the committee’s meeting on 21 November 2011 based on the results of the qualifiers.

Qualification

The qualification draw was held on 30 March 2011.

Qualifiers

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Venues

Draw

The draw for the competition was held on 10 May 2012 in

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Group stage

In the group stage the tie-breaking criteria is direct matches before goal difference.

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Knockout Map

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Final

Winners

Countries to participate in 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup

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Goalscorers

Tournament team rankings

References

External links

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