2016 AFC U-19 Championship
| بطولة آسيا تحت 19 سنة لكرة القدم 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |
 Bahrain
|
| Dates | 13–30 October 2016 |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Japan (1st title)
|
| Runners-up |
 Saudi Arabia
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| 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 |
Ritsu Doan
|
| Fair play award |
Japan
|
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, and was scheduled to be played between 13–30 October 2016. 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.
On 25 October 2016, the AFC President, Salman Al-Khalifa, has congratulated Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Islamic Republic of Iran and Japan on qualifying for the FIFA U-20 World Cup South Korea 2017. The four teams will join hosts South Korea to make up Asia’s five representatives at the tournament.
The draw for the qualifiers was held on 5 June 2015. A total of 43 teams were drawn into ten groups, with the ten group winners and the five best runners-up qualifying for the final tournament, together with Bahrain who qualified automatically as hosts but also competed in the qualifying stage.
The qualifiers were played between 28 September – 6 October 2015.
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