1996 AFC U-16 Championship
# 1996 AFC U-16 Championship

The 1996 AFC U-16 Championship was the 7th edition of the tournament, organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) every two years. Thailand was the host nation.

## Venue

All matches were played in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

## Qualification

Qualified Teams:

* Bahrain
* China
* India
* Iran
* Japan
* South Korea
* Kuwait
* Oman
* Uzbekistan
* Thailand (host)

## Group stage

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Oman | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Japan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 10 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | South Korea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 |
| 4 | Kuwait | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 1 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Thailand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 10 | Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Bahrain | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 9 | Knockout Stage |
| 3 | China | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 |
| 4 | Iran | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 |
| 5 | India | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 3 |

## Winners

* AFC U-16 Championship 1996 winners
* Oman First title

## Teams qualified for 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship

* Oman
* Thailand
* Bahrain

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