2008 AFC U-16 Championship qualification was the qualification for the 2008 AFC U-16 Championship football competition. The matches were held from 1 October to 7 November 2007.
The draw for the qualification stages was made on 22 December 2006 in Kuala Lumpur, seven groups with six teams and one group with three teams were made. However Afghanistan, the Philippines, Timor-Leste, the Maldives and Myanmar withdrew before the start of the qualification.
On 18 February 2008, the AFC Disciplinary Committee ejected eight teams for fielding overage players, including DPR Korea, Tajikistan and Iraq, who had originally qualified for the AFC U-16 Championship 2008.
The winners and runners-up of Groups A–G along with the winner of the three-team Group H qualified for the finals. Hosts Uzbekistan also qualified automatically for the finals, after qualified by its own performances during the qualification.
Groups
Group A
Source: AFC
All matches were held in Qatar .
Times listed are UTC+3 .
22 October 2007 (2007-10-22)17:45 Al-Arabi Stadium , Doha Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq )
22 October 2007 (2007-10-22)20:00 Al-Arabi Stadium , Doha Attendance: 50Referee: Atallah Al-Enezi (Kuwait )
22 October 2007 (2007-10-22)20:00 Suheim bin Hamad Stadium , Doha Attendance: 200Referee: Mohamed Al-Saeedi (United Arab Emirates )
25 October 2007 (2007-10-25)17:45 Al-Arabi Stadium , Doha Attendance: 200Referee: Alaa Al-Abadee (Iraq )
25 October 2007 (2007-10-25)17:45 Suheim bin Hamad Stadium , Doha Attendance: 30Referee: Sabah Kasim Khalaf (Iraq )
25 October 2007 (2007-10-25)20:00 Al-Arabi Stadium , Doha Attendance: 200Referee: Naser Al Enezi (Kuwait )
27 October 2007 (2007-10-27)17:40 Al-Arabi Stadium , Doha Attendance: 10Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq )
27 October 2007 (2007-10-27)17:40 Suheim bin Hamad Stadium , Doha Attendance: 300Referee: Atallah Al-Enezi (Kuwait )
27 October 2007 (2007-10-27)20:00 Al-Arabi Stadium , Doha Attendance: 30Referee: Mohamed Al-Saeedi (United Arab Emirates )
30 October 2007 (2007-10-30)17:40 Suheim bin Hamad Stadium , Doha Attendance: 150Referee: Naser Al Enezi (Kuwait )
30 October 2007 (2007-10-30)20:00 Al-Arabi Stadium , Doha Attendance: 50Referee: Atallah Al-Enezi (Kuwait )
30 October 2007 (2007-10-30)20:00 Al-Arabi Stadium , Doha Attendance: 300Referee: Alaa Al-Abadee (Iraq )
2 November 2007 (2007-11-02)17:40 Al-Arabi Stadium , Doha Attendance: 2,000Referee: Mohamed Al-Saeedi (United Arab Emirates )
2 November 2007 (2007-11-02)20:00 Al-Arabi Stadium , Doha Attendance: 200Referee: Naser Al Enezi (Kuwait )
2 November 2007 (2007-11-02)20:00 Suheim bin Hamad Stadium , Doha Attendance: 50Referee: Alaa Al-Abadee (Iraq )
Group B
Source: AFC
17 October 2007 (2007-10-17)14:00 PAS Stadium , Tehran Attendance: 50Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates )
17 October 2007 (2007-10-17)18:00 PAS Stadium , Tehran Attendance: 50Referee: Hla Tint (Myanmar )
19 October 2007 (2007-10-19)14:00 PAS Stadium , Tehran Attendance: 20Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria )
19 October 2007 (2007-10-19)18:00 PAS Stadium , Tehran Attendance: 150Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman )
21 October 2007 (2007-10-21)14:00 PAS Stadium , Tehran Attendance: 50Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates )
21 October 2007 (2007-10-21)18:00 PAS Stadium , Tehran Attendance: 150Referee: Hla Tint (Myanmar )
23 October 2007 (2007-10-23)14:00 PAS Stadium , Tehran Attendance: 20Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman )
23 October 2007 (2007-10-23)18:00 PAS Stadium , Tehran Attendance: 200Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria )
25 October 2007 (2007-10-25)14:00 PAS Stadium , Tehran Attendance: 50Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates )
25 October 2007 (2007-10-25)18:00 PAS Stadium , Tehran Attendance: 70Referee: Hla Tint (Myanmar )
Group C
Source: AFC
27 October 2007 (2007-10-27)16:15 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium , Dammam Attendance: 200Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates )
27 October 2007 (2007-10-27)17:40 Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium , Khobar Attendance: 100Referee: Abdulrahman Racho (Syria )
27 October 2007 (2007-10-27)19:00 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium , Dammam Attendance: 120Referee: Jaafar Mahfoodh (Bahrain )
30 October 2007 (2007-10-30)16:15 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium , Dammam Attendance: 300Referee: Jaafar Mahfoodh (Bahrain )
30 October 2007 (2007-10-30)17:40 Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium , Khobar Attendance: 50Referee: Mohammad Abu Loum (Jordan )
30 October 2007 (2007-10-30)19:00 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium , Dammam Attendance: 400Referee: Khalid Al-Senaani (United Arab Emirates )
1 November 2007 (2007-11-01)16:15 Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium , Khobar Attendance: 80Referee: Khalid Al-Senaani (United Arab Emirates )
1 November 2007 (2007-11-01)17:40 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium , Dammam Attendance: 300Referee: Abdulrahman Racho (Syria )
1 November 2007 (2007-11-01)19:00 Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium , Khobar Attendance: 50Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates )
4 November 2007 (2007-11-04)16:15 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium , Dammam Attendance: 70Referee: Jaafar Mahfoodh (Bahrain )
4 November 2007 (2007-11-04)17:40 Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium , Khobar Attendance: 100Referee: Mohammad Abu Loum (Jordan )
4 November 2007 (2007-11-04)19:00 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium , Dammam Attendance: 1,200Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates )
7 November 2007 (2007-11-07)16:15 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium , Dammam Attendance: 500Referee: Abdulrahman Racho (Syria )
7 November 2007 (2007-11-07)17:40 Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium , Khobar Attendance: 200Referee: Khalid Al-Senaani (United Arab Emirates )
7 November 2007 (2007-11-07)19:00 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium , Dammam Attendance: 100Referee: Mohammad Abu Loum (Jordan )
Group D
Source: AFC
17 October 2007 (2007-10-17)16:00 Al Wehda Stadium , Abu Dhabi Attendance: 100Referee: Naser Al-Ghafari (Jordan )
17 October 2007 (2007-10-17)16:00 Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 200Referee: Radwan Ghandour (Lebanon )
17 October 2007 (2007-10-17)18:30 Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 300Referee: Chaiwat Kunsuta (Thailand )
20 October 2007 (2007-10-20)16:00 Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 300Referee: Abdullah Al Harrasi (Oman )
20 October 2007 (2007-10-20)16:00 Al Wehda Stadium , Abu Dhabi Attendance: 100Referee: Khalaf Al Labani (Yemen )
20 October 2007 (2007-10-20)18:30 Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 150Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen )
22 October 2007 (2007-10-22)16:00 Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 150Referee: Radwan Ghandour (Lebanon )
22 October 2007 (2007-10-22)16:00 Al Wehda Stadium , Abu Dhabi Attendance: 100Referee: Chaiwat Kunsuta (Thailand )
22 October 2007 (2007-10-22)18:30 Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 250Referee: Naser Al-Ghafari (Jordan )
25 October 2007 (2007-10-25)16:00 Al Wehda Stadium , Abu Dhabi Attendance: 50Referee: Abdullah Al Harrasi (Oman )
25 October 2007 (2007-10-25)16:00 Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 100Referee: Khalaf Al Labani (Yemen )
25 October 2007 (2007-10-25)18:30 Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 300Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen )
28 October 2007 (2007-10-28)16:00 Al Wehda Stadium , Abu Dhabi Attendance: 100Referee: Naser Al-Ghafari (Jordan )
28 October 2007 (2007-10-28)16:00 Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 200Referee: Radwan Ghandour (Lebanon )
28 October 2007 (2007-10-28)18:30 Military Physical Education Centre, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 150Referee: Chaiwat Kunsuta (Thailand )
Group E
Source:
1 October 200713:30 NFTC Stadium , Hebei Province Attendance: 20Referee: Sachiko Baba (Japan )
1 October 200715:30 NFTC Stadium , Hebei Province Attendance: 25Referee: Mohd Yussof Mat Karim (Malaysia )
3 October 200713:30 NFTC Stadium , Hebei Province Attendance: 70Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan )
3 October 200715:30 NFTC Stadium , Hebei Province Attendance: 25Referee: Jaafar Alawi Jawad Mahfoodh (Bahrain )
5 October 200713:30 NFTC Stadium , Hebei Province Attendance: 11Referee: Rustam Saidov (Uzbekistan )
5 October 200715:30 NFTC Stadium , Hebei Province Attendance: 5Referee: Sachiko Baba (Japan )
7 October 200713:30 NFTC Stadium , Hebei Province Attendance: 5Referee: Mohd Yussof Mat Karim (Malaysia )
7 October 200715:30 NFTC Stadium , Hebei Province Attendance: 10Referee: Rustam Saidov (Uzbekistan )
9 October 200713:30 NFTC Stadium , Hebei Province Attendance: 5Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan )
9 October 200715:30 NFTC Stadium , Hebei Province Attendance: 6Referee: Jaafar Alawi Jawad Mahfoodh (Bahrain )
Group F
Source:
24 October 200716:00 Lebak Bulus Stadium , Jakarta Attendance: 300Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan )
24 October 200718:15 Lebak Bulus Stadium , Jakarta Attendance: 300Referee: Cha Sung-Mi (Korea Republic )
26 October 200716:00 Lebak Bulus Stadium , Jakarta Attendance: 5,000Referee: Lee Min-Hu (Korea Republic )
26 October 200718:15 Lebak Bulus Stadium , Jakarta Attendance: 300Referee: Dilovar Orzuev (Tajikistan )
28 October 200716:00 Lebak Bulus Stadium , Jakarta Attendance: 3,500Referee: Arjunan Ajjagowder (India )
28 October 200718:15 Lebak Bulus Stadium , Jakarta Attendance: 6,500Referee: Dilovar Orzuev (Tajikistan )
30 October 200716:00 Lebak Bulus Stadium , Jakarta Attendance: 2,000Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan )
30 October 200718:15 Lebak Bulus Stadium , Jakarta Attendance: 7,000Referee: Arjunan Ajjagowder (India )
1 November 200716:00 Lebak Bulus Stadium , Jakarta Attendance: 300Referee: Lee Min-Hu (Korea Republic )
1 November 200718:15 Lebak Bulus Stadium , Jakarta Attendance: 500Referee: Cha Sung-Mi (Korea Republic )
3 November 200716:00 Lebak Bulus Stadium , Jakarta Attendance: 6,000Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan )
3 November 200718:15 Lebak Bulus Stadium , Jakarta Attendance: 300Referee: Arjunan Ajjagowder (India )
5 November 200716:00 Lebak Bulus Stadium , Jakarta Attendance: 500Referee: Lee Min-Hu (Korea Republic )
5 November 200718:15 Lebak Bulus Stadium , Jakarta Attendance: 1,500Referee: Cha Sung-Mi (Korea Republic )
5 November 200720:30 Lebak Bulus Stadium , Jakarta Attendance: 6,000Referee: Dilovar Orzuev (Tajikistan )
Group G
Source:
17 October 200719:00 Jalan Besar Stadium , Singapore Attendance: 200Referee: Ram Krishna Gosh (Bangladesh )
19 October 200719:00 Jalan Besar Stadium , Singapore Attendance: 500Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam )
21 October 200719:00 Jalan Besar Stadium , Singapore Attendance: 269Referee: Chawalit Sananwai (Thailand )
Group H
Source:
17 October 200716:00 Rajamangala Stadium , Bangkok Attendance: 100Referee: Masaaki Iemoto (Japan )
19 October 200716:00 Rajamangala Stadium , Bangkok Attendance: 200Referee: Huang Junjie (China PR )
21 October 200716:00 Rajamangala Stadium , Bangkok Attendance: 200Referee: Masaaki Iemoto (Japan )
24 October 200716:00 Suphachalasai Stadium , Bangkok Attendance: 50Referee: Huang Junjie (China PR )
26 October 200716:00 Suphachalasai Stadium , Bangkok Attendance: 150
28 October 200716:00 Suphachalasai Stadium , Bangkok Attendance: 200
References
the-afc.com: AFC Disciplinary Committee disqualifies DPR Korea, Tajikistan and Iraq from AFC U-16 Championship 2008
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