| Tourney Name: | AFC U-16 Championship |
| Year: | 1990 |
| Country: | United Arab Emirates |
| Dates: | 19–29 October |
| Num Teams: | 7 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Matches: | 13 |
| Goals: | 32 |
| Prevseason: | 1988 |
| Nextseason: | 1992 |
The 1990 AFC U-16 Championship, was the fourth iteration of the AFC U-16 Championship, a tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and held every two years for Asian under-16 teams.
United Arab Emirates was the host nation. The tournament was played out in Dubai, Sharjah, and Abu Dhabi.
See main article: 1990 AFC U-16 Championship qualification.
Qualified teams
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 5 | Knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | ||
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 | Knockout stage | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | ||
| – | withdrew | |||||||||