U-17 soccer Asian Cup 2006
U-17 soccer Asian Cup 2006 | |
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AFC U-17 Championship | |
Number of nations | 16 (of 40 applicants) |
Asian champion | Japan (2nd title) |
venue | Singapore |
Opening game | September 3, 2006 |
Endgame | 17th September 2006 |
Games | 29 |
Gates | 98 (⌀: 3.38 per game) |
spectator | 33,298 (⌀: 1,148 per game) |
Top scorer | Mohamad Jaafar (6) |
The twelfth U-17 Asian Football Championship was held in Singapore in 2006 . The tournament started on September 3rd and ended on September 17th . The winner was Japan with a 4: 2 victory after extra time against North Korea . The two finalists qualified with the two losing semi-finalists Tajikistan and Syria for the U-17 World Cup in 2007 .
qualification
Singapore was set to host the finals. The other nations determined the other participants in 14 groups:
- Singapore (hosts)
- Bangladesh
- People's Republic of China (defending champion)
- Iraq
- Iran
- Japan
- Yemen
- Laos 1
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- North Korea
- Saudi Arabia
- South Korea
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Vietnam
mode
The 16 teams played a single round in four groups of four . The first two in each group qualified for the quarter-finals.
Finals
The final round was held from September 3 to September 17, 2004 at Jalan Besar Stadium in Kallang and Bishan Stadium in Bishan .
Group A
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10: 3 | +7 | 7th |
2. | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7: 4 | +3 | 6th |
3. | Singapore | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2: 4 | −2 | 2 |
4th | Nepal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0: 8 | −8 | 1 |
Group B
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Tajikistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7: 4 | +3 | 9 |
2. | Iran | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2: 2 | ± 0 | 4th |
3. | Iraq | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1: 2 | −1 | 2 |
4th | Yemen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4: 6 | −2 | 1 |
Group C
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Saudi Arabia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7: 1 | +6 | 6th |
2. | North Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7: 4 | +3 | 3 |
3. | Myanmar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:11 | −9 | 0 |
Group D
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | People's Republic of China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9: 3 | +6 | 7th |
2. | Syria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9: 1 | +8 | 6th |
3. | Vietnam | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5: 5 | ± 0 | 4th |
4th | Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0:14 | −14 | 0 |
Finals
Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||
September 11, 2006 | ||||||||||
Japan | 1 (8) | |||||||||
September 14, 2006 | ||||||||||
Iran | 1 (7) | |||||||||
Japan | 2 | |||||||||
September 11, 2006 | ||||||||||
Syria | 0 | |||||||||
Saudi Arabia | 1 | |||||||||
17th September 2006 | ||||||||||
Syria | 2 | |||||||||
Japan | 4th | |||||||||
September 11, 2006 | ||||||||||
North Korea | 2 | |||||||||
Tajikistan | 1 | |||||||||
September 14, 2006 | ||||||||||
South Korea | 0 | |||||||||
Tajikistan | 0 | Game for third place | ||||||||
September 11, 2006 | ||||||||||
North Korea | 3 | |||||||||
People's Republic of China | 1 | Syria | 3 (4) | |||||||
North Korea | 2 | Tajikistan | 3 (5) | |||||||
17th September 2006 | ||||||||||
Result
The finalists Japan and North Korea as well as the two defeated semi-finalists Tajikistan and Syria qualified alongside hosts South Korea for the 2007 U-17 World Cup .
Web links
- Asian U-17 Championship 2006 on rsssf.com (English)