2008 AFC U-16 Championship qualification was the qualification for the
2008 AFC U-16 Championship
The 2008 AFC U-16 Championship was the 13th competition of the AFC U-17 Championship organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), which was held between 4 and 19 October 2008 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The Qualifiers was held in 2007 from ...
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competition. The matches were held from 1 October to 7 November 2007.
The draw for the qualification stages was made on 22 December 2006 in Kuala Lumpur, seven groups with six teams and one group with three teams were made. However Afghanistan, the Philippines, Timor-Leste, the Maldives and Myanmar withdrew before the start of the qualification.
On 18 February 2008, the AFC Disciplinary Committee ejected eight teams for fielding overage players, including DPR Korea, Tajikistan and Iraq, who had originally qualified for the AFC U-16 Championship 2008.
[ the-afc.com:br>AFC Disciplinary Committee disqualifies DPR Korea, Tajikistan and Iraq from AFC U-16 Championship 2008]
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The winners and runners-up of Groups A–G along with the winner of the three-team Group H qualified for the finals. Hosts Uzbekistan also qualified automatically for the finals, after qualified by its own performances during the qualification.
Groups
Group A
*All matches were held in Qatar.
*Times listed are UTC+3.
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Group B
*All matches were held in Iran.
*Times listed are UTC+3:30.
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Group C
*All matches were held in Saudi Arabia.
*Times listed are UTC+3.
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Group D
*All matches were held in United Arab Emirates.
*Times listed are UTC+4.
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Group E
* All matches in Hebei Province, China
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* Times listed are UTC+8
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Group F
* All matches in Jakarta
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, Indonesia
* Times listed are UTC+7
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Group G
* All matches in Singapore
* Times listed are UTC+8
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Group H
* All matches in Bangkok, Thailand
* Times listed are UTC+7
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Countries to participate in
2008 AFC U-16 Championship
The 2008 AFC U-16 Championship was the 13th competition of the AFC U-17 Championship organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), which was held between 4 and 19 October 2008 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The Qualifiers was held in 2007 from ...
References
External links
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