| Tourney Name: | AFC U-16 Championship |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Other Titles: | 2008 yilgi U-16 Osiyo chempionati |
| Size: | 175px |
| Country: | Uzbekistan |
| Num Teams: | 16 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Matches: | 31 |
| Goals: | 113 |
| Top Scorer: | Kaveh Rezaei (6 goals) |
| Player: | Lee Jong-ho |
| Nextseason: | 2010 |
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 17–28 October.
Iran won their first title after beating South Korea 2–1 in the final.
See main article: 2008 AFC U-16 Championship qualification.
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| Tashkent | ||
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| Pakhtakor Stadium | MHSK Stadium | |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | |
All times local (UTC+5)
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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
The following four teams from AFC qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
| Team | Qualified on | data-sort-type="number" | Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 World Cup 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (1991) | |||
| 1 (2001) | |||
| 4 (1993, 1995, 2001, 2007) | |||
| 3 (1987, 2003, 2007) |
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.