U-17 soccer Asian Cup 2000

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U-17 soccer Asian Cup 2000
AFC U-17 Championship
Number of nations 10  (of 40 applicants)
Asian champion OmanOman Oman (2nd title)
venue VietnamVietnam Vietnam
Opening game September 3, 2000
Endgame September 17, 2000
Games 24
Gates 95  (⌀: 3.96 per game)

The ninth U-17 Asian football championship was held in Vietnam in 2000 . The tournament started on September 3rd and ended on September 17th . Oman was victorious with a 1-0 win over Iran . The two finalists qualified with Third Japan for the U-17 World Cup in 2001 .

qualification

Vietnam was set to host the finals. The other nations each determined one additional participant in nine groups:

Finals

The final round was held from September 3 to September 17, 2000 in Đà Nẵng .

Group A

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. JapanJapan Japan  4th  4th  0  0 014: 100 +13 12
 2. VietnamVietnam Vietnam  4th  2  1  1 009: 500  +4 07th
 3. China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China  4th  2  0  2 013:120  +1 06th
 4th Myanmar 1974Myanmar Myanmar  4th  1  1  2 004: 700  −3 04th
 5. NepalNepal Nepal  4th  0  0  4th 002:170 −15 00

Group B

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. IranIran Iran  4th  4th  0  0 012: 200 +10 12
 2. OmanOman Oman  4th  3  0  1 011: 700  +4 09
 3. BangladeshBangladesh Bangladesh  4th  2  0  2 004: 700  −3 06th
 4th ThailandThailand Thailand  4th  1  0  3 004: 900  −5 03
 5. KuwaitKuwait Kuwait  4th  0  0  4th 006:120  −6 00

Finals

  Semifinals final
September 15, 2000      
 JapanJapan Japan 2
 OmanOman Oman 3  
   
September 17, 2000
 OmanOman Oman 1
   IranIran Iran 0
 
Game for third place
September 15, 2000 September 17, 2000
 IranIran Iran 4th  JapanJapan Japan 4th
 VietnamVietnam Vietnam 0    VietnamVietnam Vietnam 2

Result

The finalists Oman and Iran as well as the third Japan qualified for the U-17 World Cup in 2001 .

After the tournament, 16 players were banned for two years each because they had already exceeded the age limit. The affected national teams of Iran , Oman , Thailand , Nepal and Bangladesh were suspended for the 2002 Asian Cup . The 2000 results remained unchanged.

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