1986 AFC U-16 Championship

The 1986 AFC U-16 Championship was the 2nd edition of the AFC U-16 Championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It also served as a qualification tournament for the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship to be held at Canada. South Korea won the tournament, and qualified for the 1987 U-16 World Cup along runners-up Qatar and third-placed Saudi Arabia.

1986 AFC U-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Qatar
Dates15–24 November
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (1st title)
Runners-up Qatar
Third place Saudi Arabia
Fourth place North Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored37 (2.31 per match)
1985
1988

Qualification

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Qualified teams:

Group stage

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Group A

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TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Qatar330081+76
 Saudi Arabia320162+44
 Bangladesh310238−52
 Indonesia300328−60
Indonesia  1−5  Saudi Arabia
Qatar  6−1  Bangladesh

Bangladesh  0−1  Saudi Arabia
Qatar  1−0  Indonesia

Bangladesh  2−1  Indonesia
Saudi Arabia  0−1  Qatar

Group B

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TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 South Korea312050+54
 North Korea30304403
 Burma311126−43
 Bahrain302134−12
Bahrain  3−3  North Korea
Burma  0−5  South Korea

Bahrain  0−0  South Korea
Burma  1−1  North Korea

Bahrain  0−1  Burma
North Korea  0−0  South Korea

Konckout stage

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Semifinals

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South Korea  1–0  Saudi Arabia
Qatar  1–0  North Korea

Third place match

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Saudi Arabia  2–0  North Korea

Final

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South Korea  0–0  Qatar
Penalties
5–4

Winners

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 AFC U-17 Championship 1986 winners 

South Korea
First title

Tournament ranking

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As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1  South Korea523060+67Champions
2  Qatar (H)541091+89Runners-up
3  Saudi Arabia530283+563rd places
4  North Korea503247−334th places
5  Myanmar311126−43Eliminated in
group stage
6  Bahrain302134−12
7  Bangladesh310238−52
8  Indonesia300328−60
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
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