| Tourney Name: | AFC U-16 Championship |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Other Titles: | ฟุตบอลเอเชียเยาวชนอายุไม่เกิน 16 ปี 2014 |
| Size: | 120px |
| Country: |  Thailand |
| Dates: | 6–20 September |
| Num Teams: | 16 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Count: | 2 |
| Matches: | 31 |
| Goals: | 94 |
| Top Scorer: |  Lee Seung-woo(5 goals) |
| Player: | Lee Seung-woo |
| Prevseason: | 2012 |
| Nextseason: | 2016 |
The 2014 AFC U-16 Championship was the 16th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for players aged 16 and below. Thailand were approved as hosts of the competition on 25 April 2013.[1] The tournament was held from 6 to 20 September 2014, with the top four teams qualifying for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile.
North Korea won the tournament, and were joined by South Korea, Australia, and Syria as AFC qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
| Bangkok | ||
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| Rajamangala Stadium | Thunderdome Stadium | |
| Capacity: 49,722 | Capacity: 15,000 | |
See main article: 2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification.
The draw for the qualifiers was held on 26 April 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2]
The draw for the competition was held on 6 April 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand.[3] [4]
| width=25% | Pot 1 (Host & Seeds) | width=25% | Pot 2 | width=25% | Pot 3 | width=25% | Pot 4 |
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The top two teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals.
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings.[5]
All times are local (UTC+7).
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In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner if necessary (extra time is not used).[5]
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The following four teams from AFC qualify for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
| Team | Qualified on | data-sort-type="number" | Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 (19852, 19872, 19892, 19912, 19932, 19952, 19992, 20012, 20032, 20052, 2011) | |||
| 3 (2005, 2007, 2011) | |||
| 4 (1987, 2003, 2007, 2009) | |||
| 1 (2007) |
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
2 Australia qualified as a member of the OFC between 1985 and 2005.
| Award[6] | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| Top scorer | Lee Seung-woo | |
| MVP | Lee Seung-woo | |
| Fair Play Award |
Cameron Joice
Han Kwang-song
Anas Al-Aji Choe Song-hyok
Hassan Palang Abd Al-Rahman Barakat
Sukhrob Nurulloev Jake Brimmer
Reza Karimi Reza Shekari
Suga Daiki Jong Chang-bom Jang Gyeol-hee Mohammad Jaddoua Jonibek Kuchimov Mahmudxojiyev Shokhrukh Daniel Arzani Jackson Bandiera Charlie Devereux Daniel Maskin Kosta Petratos Jamal Reiners
Duan Liuyu He Xin Mohammad Shamsi Mohammad Soltanimehr Ryosuke Nagasawa Doan Ritsu Sasaki Takumi Yasui Takuya Onozawa Toshiki Ju Hyon-hyok Pak Yong-gwan Khalid Mazeed Choi Jae-young Hwang Tae-hyoen Jang Jae-won Kim Jung-min Lee Sang-heon Lee Sang-min Park Sang-hyeok You Ju-an Yu Seung-min Naeim Naem Samart Authairatsamee Saveliy Abramov Abdugani Ganijonov Khudoberdi Kholikov