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2010 AFC U-16 Championship

2010 AFC U-16 Championship
AFC U16 logo.svg
Tournament details
Host country Uzbekistan
Dates 24 October – 7 November
Teams 16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  North Korea (1st title)
Runners-up  Uzbekistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played 31
Goals scored 91 (2.94 per match)
Attendance 218,750 (7,056 per match)
Top scorer(s) Japan Takumi Minamino
Uzbekistan Timur Khakimov
(5 goals)
Best player Uzbekistan Timur Khakimov
2008
2012

The 2010 AFC U-16 Championship was the 14th edition of the tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation. The top 4 teams qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, hosted by Mexico.

Oman, Iran, Jordan and Australia expressed an interest in hosting the tournament, but it was once again awarded to Uzbekistan for the 2nd edition running. Qualification for the tournament started in 2009.

The draw for the AFC U-16 Championship 2010 was held on 20 May 2010 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

 Uzbekistan
 Iran
 Japan
 United Arab Emirates


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