U-17 soccer Asian Cup 2006

U-17 soccer Asian Cup 2006
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

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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

¹ Laos was disqualified.

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
1.	Japan	3	2	1	0	010: 300	+7	07th
2.	South Korea	3	2	0	1	007: 400	+3	06th
3.	Singapore	3	0	2	1	002: 400	−2	02
4th	Nepal	3	0	1	2	000: 800	−8	01

Group B

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Tajikistan	3	3	0	0	007: 400	+3	09
2.	Iran	3	1	1	1	002: 200	± 0	04th
3.	Iraq	3	0	2	1	001: 200	−1	02
4th	Yemen	3	0	1	2	004: 600	−2	01

Group C

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Saudi Arabia	2	2	0	0	007: 100	+6	06th
2.	North Korea	2	1	0	1	007: 400	+3	03
3.	Myanmar	2	0	0	2	002:110	−9	00

Group D

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	People's Republic of China	3	2	1	0	009: 300	+6	07th
2.	Syria	3	2	0	1	009: 100	+8	06th
3.	Vietnam	3	1	1	1	005: 500	± 0	04th
4th	Bangladesh	3	0	0	3	000:140	−14	00

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)