U-17 soccer Asian Cup 1996

U-17 soccer Asian Cup 1996
AFC U-17 Championship
Number of nations	10  (from at least 16 applicants)
Asian champion	Oman (1st title)
venue	Thailand
Opening game	17th September 1996
Endgame	October 1, 1996
Games	24
Gates	86  (⌀: 3.58 per game)

The seventh U-17 Asian Football Championship was held in 1996 in Thailand . The tournament started on September 17th and ended on October 1st . Winner was Oman by a 1: 0 win over the hosts . The two finalists qualified together with Third Bahrain for the 1997 U-17 World Cup .

qualification

Thailand was set to host the finals. The other nations determined the other participants. In a group in Nagoya Japan prevailed against Malaysia , Bangladesh and Brunei . In another group in Seoul, South Korea prevailed against Indonesia , Laos and Taiwan .

Finals

The final round was held in Chiang Mai from September 17 to October 1, 1996 .

Group A

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Oman	4th	3	1	0	012: 400	+8	10
2.	Japan	4th	3	1	0	013: 600	+7	10
3.	South Korea	4th	1	1	2	007: 800	−1	04th
4th	Kuwait	4th	1	0	3	005: 900	−4	03
5.	Uzbekistan	4th	0	1	3	002:120	−10	01

Group B

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Thailand	4th	3	1	0	015: 300	+12	10
2.	Bahrain	4th	3	0	1	013: 700	+6	09
3.	People's Republic of China	4th	1	1	2	005:100	−5	04th
4th	Iran	4th	1	0	3	005: 800	−3	03
5.	India	4th	1	0	3	006:160	−10	03

Finals

	Semifinals				final
	September 29, 1996
	Oman	1
	Bahrain	0
					October 1, 1996
					Oman	1
					Thailand	0
					Game for third place
	September 29, 1996				October 1, 1996
	Thailand	1			Bahrain	0 (4)
	Japan	0			Japan	0 (1)

Result

The finalists Oman and Thailand as well as the third Bahrain qualified for the 1997 U-17 World Cup .

Web links

• 7th Asian U-16 Championship 1996 on rsssf.com (English)