1990 AFC U-16 Championship

1990 AFC U-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host country	United Arab Emirates
Dates	19–29 October
Teams	7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Qatar (1st title)
Runners-up	United Arab Emirates
Third place	China
Fourth place	Indonesia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	32 (2.46 per match)
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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.

Qualification

Qualified teams

United Arab Emirates (host)
Jordan (Group 1 winner)
Qatar (Group 2 winner)
Saudi Arabia (Group 3 winner)
India (Group 4 winner)
South Korea (Group 5 winner)
China (Group 6 winner)
Indonesia (Group 7 winner)

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United Arab Emirates	3	2	1	0	8	1	+7	5	Knockout stage
2	China	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	5	Knockout stage
3	India	3	1	0	2	2	6	−4	2
4	Jordan	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	0

19 October 1990

United Arab Emirates	3–0	India

19 October 1990

China	3–0	Jordan

21 October 1990

China	3–1	India

21 October 1990

United Arab Emirates	5–1	Jordan

23 October 1990

India	1–0	Jordan

23 October 1990

United Arab Emirates	0–0	China

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Qatar	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3	3	Knockout stage
2	Indonesia	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	Knockout stage
3	South Korea	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3	1
–	Saudi Arabia	withdrew

The then-reigning U-16 world champions Saudi Arabia withdrew, citing Blue Diamond Affair.

20 October 1990

South Korea	1–1	Indonesia

22 October 1990

Qatar	3–0	South Korea

24 October 1990

Qatar	0–0	Indonesia

Knockout stage

Semifinals

26 October 1990

United Arab Emirates	2–0	Indonesia

26 October 1990

Qatar	1–0	China

Third-place match

28 October 1990

China	5–0	Indonesia

Final

29 October 1990

Qatar	2–0	United Arab Emirates

Winners

AFC U-16 Championship 1990 winners
Qatar First title

Teams qualified for 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship

Sources

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