2000 AFC U-16 Championship

2000 AFC U-16 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Vietnam
City	Đà Nẵng
Dates	3–17 September
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Oman (2nd title)
Runners-up	Iran
Third place	Japan
Fourth place	Vietnam
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	95 (3.96 per match)
Best player(s)	Phạm Văn Quyến
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The 2000 AFC U-16 Championship was the 9th AFC U-16 Championship, which was held between 3 and 17 September 2000 in Vietnam. Oman defeated Iran in the final round.

Qualification

• Group 1 :  Oman
• Group 2 :  Kuwait
• Group 3 :  Iran
• Group 4 :  Bangladesh
• Group 5 :    Nepal
• Group 6 :  Thailand
• Group 7 :  China
• Group 8 :  Japan
• Group 9 :  Myanmar
• Host :  Vietnam

Venue

All matches were held in Chi Lăng Stadium, Da Nang, Vietnam.

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	4	4	0	0	14	1	+13	12	Knockout stage
2	Vietnam	4	2	1	1	9	5	+4	7
3	China	4	2	0	2	13	12	+1	6
4	Myanmar	4	1	1	2	4	7	−3	4
5	Nepal	4	0	0	4	2	17	−15	0

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Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iran	4	4	0	0	12	2	+10	12	Knockout stage
2	Oman	4	3	0	1	11	7	+4	9
3	Bangladesh	4	2	0	2	4	7	−3	6
4	Thailand	4	1	0	3	4	9	−5	3
5	Kuwait	4	0	0	4	6	12	−6	0

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Knockout stage

Semi finals

Third place match

Final

Winners

AFC U-16 Championship 2000 winners
Oman Second title

Teams qualifying for the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship

•  Oman
•  Iran
•  Japan

X-ray tests and bans

In May 2001, 16 players were banned from international football for 2 years following X-ray tests that suggested they were at least 19 years old. Of the teams involved, Oman had 6 players banned, Iran 5, Bangladesh 3 and Thailand 2. Nepal did not allow its players to be tested. These five teams were banned from the next edition of the tournament.

Despite the disciplines, the final results of the tournament were not changed due to the draws were already taken place before the ban and the finalists Iran and Oman both participated in the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship. At the tournament held in Trinidad and Tobago, both sides failed to make it past the group stage as well as Japan, with Iran losing every match they played and Oman only drawing once.

References

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