The qualification for the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship.
Format
Forty teams have entered the fray for this edition of the tournament and have been divided into two zones – West (22) and East (18). The teams will be divided into seven groups of six and five teams each.
West Zone will have two groups of six and two of five teams while East will have three groups of six teams each.
Top two teams from each of the groups and best third team from West and East zones will qualify for the tournament.[1]
Seedings
The draw for the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship qualification took place at AFC House on 30 March 2011.[2]
| West Asia (Ranked 1st to 22nd) | East Asia (Ranked 1st to 18th) |
|---|---|
Five teams decided not to enter the qualifiers: 
Bhutan, 
Jordan, 
Mongolia, 
Philippines, 
Turkmenistan. 
Brunei was suspended at the time of the draw by FIFA.[3]
Sri Lanka were drawn into Group A but withdrew [4]
Lebanon were drawn into Group D but withdrew
Macau were drawn into Group E but withdrew
Groups
Group A
All matches were held in Duhok, Iraq (UTC+3).
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iraq | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 10 |
 Iran | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 10 |
 Qatar | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 |
 Palestine | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 3 |
 Bangladesh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | withdrew | |||||||
| Palestine | 2–0 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
Salah  53' R. Dari 68' (pen.) | Report |
| Iran | 3–0 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Estakhri 30' Hosseini 76'Karmollachaab 81' | Report |
| Bangladesh | 0–4 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mohamed 39' Afif 43', 90+1'Al-Jalabi 51' |
Group B
All matches were held in Kuwait City and Hawally, Kuwait (UTC+3).
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yemen | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 13 |
 Kuwait | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 12 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 10 |
 Pakistan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 |
 Afghanistan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 3 |
 Maldives | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 | −29 | 0 |
| Yemen | 1–1 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Al Dahi 62' | Report | Sulaiman 7' (pen.) |
| Kuwait | 3 – 0 Awarded [5] | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Al Asfour 82' (pen.) | Report | M. Zaher 37' |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 – 0 Awarded [5] | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| A. Harasi 38' | Report | Amin 65' (pen.) |
| United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Sulaiman 32', 79' | Report |
| Afghanistan | 0 – 3 Awarded [5] | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| Rezaie 68' Amin 78' | Report | G. Ahmed 6' |
| Maldives | 0–6 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sulaiman 4' (pen.), 33' (pen.) Al Harasi 6', 68'Moosa 65' (o.g.)Mohammad 70' |
| Pakistan | 3–1 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Bilal 45+4' Khan 73', 84' | Report | Amin 54' (pen.) |
| United Arab Emirates | 1–3 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Sulaiman 9' | Report | Marzouq 44' Alajmi 49'Bourslee 89' |
| Afghanistan | 9–0 | Maldives |
|---|---|---|
| Zamen 39', 51', 61', 74', 90+2' Rezaie 56', 76'Hussain 79' | Report |
Group C
All matches were held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UTC+5).
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Uzbekistan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 12 |
 India | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 9 |
 Bahrain | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
 Tajikistan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 |
 Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 |
| Bahrain | 2–2 | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| Al Shaikh 52' Al Hassouni 72' | Report | Tursunov 53' Barotov 88' |
| India | 7–0 | Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|---|
| Rai 5', 7', 45', 55', 85' Lalhlimpuia 17', 42' | Report |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0–7 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Abbasov 9', 44', 51' Davlatov 16' Ib. Abdullaev 27' Boltboev 42' Iz. Abdullaev 72' |
| Uzbekistan | 9–0 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Abbasov 19', 45+1', 61', 68' Odilov 26', 27', 30' Ib. Abdullaev 41' Mirzaev 67' | Report |
| Tajikistan | 2–0 | Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|---|
| Tursunov 17' Juraboev 33' | Report |
| Tajikistan | 1–4 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Tursunov 17' (pen.) | Report | Khiangte 26' Rai 43' Golui 61' Lalhlimpuia 90+1' |
| Bahrain | 0–2 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Khamdamov 45+2' Ib. Abdullaev 49' |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1–4 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Cheshev 54' | Report | Obaid 8' Marhoon 39'Mohamed 63' (pen.)Isa 85' |
| Uzbekistan | 2–1 | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| M. Ismoilov 20' Odilov 36' | Report | Barotov 53' |
Group D
All matches were held in Kathmandu, Nepal (UTC+5:45).
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
 Syria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
 Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
 Nepal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
| Lebanon | withdrew | |||||||
| Oman | 0–3 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Nabit 34' Al-Qhtani 59' Ghazwani 62' |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Hazazi 25' | Report | Salkeni 4' Alkhaled 69' |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | Nepal |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmed 13' | Report | Heman 34' |
Group E
All matches were held in Pyongyang, North Korea (UTC+9).
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 North Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 12 |
 China | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 |
 Singapore | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 4 |
 Malaysia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
 East Timor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 0 |
| Macau | withdrew | |||||||
| China | 3–1 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Wang Jinxian 18' Zhang Xiuwei 58' Chen Kerui 69' | Report | Akram 77' |
| East Timor | 2–11 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Januário 45+1' Francyatma 80' | Report | Ri Kwang-Song 8', 52' Choe Ju-song 12', 50', 6', 69' Ri Ryong 28', 32' Kim Il-Jin 71', 74', 77' |
| China | 3–1 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Wang Jinxian 13' Li Xiaoming 69' Zhang Xiuwei 90+3' | Report | Adam 17' (pen.) |
| North Korea | 3–0 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Kum-Song 20' (pen.) Choe Ju-song 37', 57' | Report |
| Malaysia | 3–0 | East Timor |
|---|---|---|
| Raphi 45+1' Akram 74' Hakimi 88' | Report |
| North Korea | 1–0 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Ri Kwang Song 89' | Report |
| China | 2–0 | East Timor |
|---|---|---|
| Liu Hao 23' (pen.) Wang Jinxian 35' | Report |
| East Timor | 1–8 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Januário 20' | Report | Zulfadhmi 4' Adam 39', 45+1', 79' Mahathir 54' Azhar 77', 78' Abd Rahman 87' |
| North Korea | 1–0 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Ri Kwang-Song 90+2' | Report |
Group F
All matches were held in Vientiane, Laos (UTC+7).
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 12 |
 South Korea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 11 |
 Laos | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 10 |
 Vietnam | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 7 |
 Cambodia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 25 | −23 | 3 |
 Chinese Taipei | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 23 | −22 | 0 |
| Chinese Taipei | 0–4 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ito 10' Sasaki 50' Kitagawa 68', 73' |
| Vietnam | 1–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Trần Ngọc Sơn 75' (pen.) | Report | Hwang Hee-Chan 27' |
| Japan | 2–4 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Okamura 5' Sugimoto 74' | Report | Hwang Hee-Chan 20' Lee Gun 43', 90+4' Yoo Won-Jong 81' |
| Chinese Taipei | 1–2 | Cambodia |
|---|---|---|
| Wang Chueh-Chun 68' | Report | Phallin 8', 10' (pen.) |
| South Korea | 8–0 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Hwang Ki-Wook 8' (pen.) Suh Jeong-Deog 10', 14' Roh Kyoung-Woo 19', 62' (pen.), 76' Tsai Shuo-Che 42' (o.g.) Yu Chung-In 66' | Report |
| Cambodia | 0–5 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Trần Ngọc Sơn 12' (pen.) Vũ Duy Nghi 80', 88'Nguyễn Việt Thắng 86'Nguyễn Quang Hải 90' |
| Vietnam | 4–0 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Lê Hoàng Dương 9', 69' Huỳnh Hoàng Khanh 50'Nguyễn Duy Điển 68' | Report |
| South Korea | 10–0 | Cambodia |
|---|---|---|
| Seukirin 1' (o.g.) Lee Gun 14', 34', 74', 87' Choi Ju-Yong 16' Hwang Ki-Wook 21' You Jin-Seok 70' Ko Min-Hyeok 84' Roh Kyoung-Woo 90' | Report |
| Japan | 5–2 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Nakamura 35', 57', 72' Kobayashi 51'Sakai 66' | Report | Nguyễn Việt Thắng 1' Lê Hoàng Dương 63' |
| Chinese Taipei | 0–5 | Laos |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kongmathilath 6', 15' Dalavong 11' Yen Ting-Han 30' (o.g.) Keola 83' |
Group G
All matches were held in Nonthaburi (Nonthaburi) and Bangkok, Thailand (UTC+7).
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thailand | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | +22 | 15 |
 Australia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 12 |
 Indonesia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 9 |
 Myanmar | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 6 |
 Hong Kong | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 3 |
 Guam | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 49 | −48 | 0 |
| Thailand | 3–2 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Tonglim 44' Pamornprasert 50' (pen.) Puangbut 53' | Report | Tombides 11' O'Neill 59' |
| Indonesia | 4–1 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Puhiri 8', 29', 70' Ihza 45+2' | Report | Kyaw Min Oo 80' |
| Thailand | 11–0 | Guam |
|---|---|---|
| Kulchart 7' Puangbut 8' Pamornprasert 16' Kannoo 28', 31', 47', 71', 90+1' Tiammuang 33' Malison 39' Klankhum 82' | Report |
| Indonesia | 2–0 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Gavin Kwan 3' Puhiri 84' | Report |
| Myanmar | 1–4 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Aung Thu 45+2' | Report | Kannoo 2' (pen.) Puangbut 15' Pamornprasert 54' (pen.) Tiammung 90+3' |
| Guam | 0–17 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kurniawan 13', 14', 61', 75', 85' Puhiri 20', 25', 72', 87' Fachrozy 26' Tedi 48', 56', 57', 80' Hariansyah 67' Asso 73', 89' |
| Hong Kong | 2–4 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Ip Ching 3' (pen.) Wong Philip 64' | Report | Soe Min Tun 48' Zin Ko Tun 80' (pen.)Nyein Chan Aung 89'Wanna 90+3' |
| Guam | 0–10 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Stergiou 10' Tombides 51', 53', 65', 86', 90+2'Ly 61' MacDonald 67', 75', 81' |
| Thailand | 6–2 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Kannoo 10', 23', 51', 80' Sukchuai 50' (pen.)Puangbut 73' | Report | Philip 77' (pen.) Liu Ho Wang 85' |
Third-placed qualifiers
At the end of the first stage, a comparison was made between the third placed teams from West and East zones will qualify for the tournament. The best third-placed team from each region advanced to the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship. Due to the varying number of teams per group, teams in different group would have played different number of matches. Therefore, in order to ensure equality when comparing the runner-up teams of all the groups, all teams will be compared across similar number of matches. AFC will decide on the number of matches. In principle, the results of the matches between the runner-up team and the bottom placed team in the group will be considered null and void.[6]
- West Zone
In western Zone Saudi Arabia qualified as best third-place finisher.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Qatar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
| Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
- East Zone
In the Eastern zone Laos qualified as best third-place finisher.[7]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laos | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 4 |