2008 AFC U-19 Championship

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2008 AFC U-19 Championship
بطولة آسيا تحت 19 سنة لكرة القدم 2008
Tournament details
Host country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	31 October – 14 November
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	United Arab Emirates (1st title)
Runners-up	Uzbekistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	86 (2.77 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ahmed Khalil Kensuke Nagai (4 goals each)
Best player(s)	Ahmed Khalil
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International football competition

The 2008 AFC U-19 Championship the 35th edition of this tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), was hosted by Saudi Arabia between 31 October and 14 November. The matches were played in Dammam and Khobar, both located at the Eastern Province.

Qualification Competition

Seedings

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
North Korea Japan South Korea Jordan	China Iraq Saudi Arabia (hosts) Australia	Iran Thailand United Arab Emirates Tajikistan	Syria Uzbekistan Yemen Lebanon

Draw

The draw was held on 6 April 2008 in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

Venues

Dammam	Khobar
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium	Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Capacity: 26,000	Capacity: 15,000

Squads

Group stage

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan	3	2	1	0	10	3	+7	7
Saudi Arabia	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	7
Iran	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1	3
Yemen	3	0	0	3	1	11	−10	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

31 October 2008

16:15

Japan	5–0	Yemen
Mizunuma 12', 53' Nagai 32' Yamamoto 52' Suzuki 55'	Report

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

31 October 2008

18:45

Saudi Arabia	2–1	Iran
Abusabaan 9' (pen.) Al-Abid 87'	Report	Hajsafi 35' (pen.)

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

2 November 2008

16:15

Yemen	1–4	Saudi Arabia
Mousa 31'	Report	Al Abed 11' Jezawi 47', 85' Khudari 83'

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

2 November 2008

18:45

Iran	2–4	Japan
Hajsafi 20' Mousavi 26'	Report	Miyazawa 1' Nagai 7', 33', 77'

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Fareed Ali Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

4 November 2008

16:15

Japan	1–1	Saudi Arabia
Mizunuma 65'	Report	Al-Qarni 57'

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Tan Hai (China)

4 November 2008

16:15

Iran	2–0	Yemen
Mousavi 19' Ali-Mohammadi 90+1'	Report

Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar

Attendance: 35

Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United Arab Emirates	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4	9
South Korea	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
Iraq	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	3
Syria	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

31 October 2008

16:15

South Korea	1–0	Syria
Kim Young-Gwon 90+3'	Report

Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar

Attendance: 750

Referee: Hedayat Mombeini (Iran)

31 October 2008

18:45

Iraq	1–2	United Arab Emirates
Oudah 84'	Report	Al-Kamali 65' Fawzi 75'

Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar

Attendance: 300

Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

2 November 2008

16:15

Syria	1–2	Iraq
Omar Al Soma 87'	Report	Oudah 51', 61'

Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar

Attendance: 300

Referee: Tan Hai (China)

2 November 2008

18:45

United Arab Emirates	2–1	South Korea
Khalil 90+2' Fardan 90+3'	Report	Kim Dong-Sub 28'

Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar

Attendance: 300

Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

4 November 2008

18:45

Syria	0–2	United Arab Emirates
	Report	Al-Kamali 54' Fawzi 90'

Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar

Attendance: 150

Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)

4 November 2008

18:45

South Korea	2–0	Iraq
Kim Bo-Kyung 23' Moon Ki-Han 87'	Report

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

Attendance: 400

Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
China	3	2	1	0	9	1	+8	7
North Korea	3	1	2	0	5	1	+4	5
Tajikistan	3	1	1	1	6	8	−2	4
Lebanon	3	0	0	3	2	12	−10	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

1 November 2008

16:15 AST

North Korea	4–0	Lebanon
An Il-Bom 15' Jo Jong-Chol 32' Ri Sang-Chol 64' Ri Hyong-Mu 90'	Report

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

Attendance: 50

Referee: Mahmood Al-Ghatrifi (Oman)

1 November 2008

18:45 AST

China	6–0	Tajikistan
Vasiev 19' (o.g.) Zhou Liao 21', 33' Zhang Yuan 28' Cao Yunding 41' Piao Cheng 45'	Report

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

Attendance: 200

Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen)

3 November 2008

16:15 AST

Lebanon	1–3	China
Mannaa 45+2'	Report	Tan Yang 58' Hui Jiakang 64' Zhou Liao 90+1'

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

Attendance: 150

Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

3 November 2008

18:45 AST

Tajikistan	1–1	North Korea
Shohzukhurov 58'	Report	An Il-Bom 90+1'

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

Attendance: 300

Referee: Hedayat Mombeini (Iran)

5 November 2008

16:15 AST

North Korea	0–0	China
	Report

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

Attendance: 100

Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

5 November 2008

16:15 AST

Tajikistan	5–1	Lebanon
Tokhirov 11' Shohzukhurov 54' (pen.), 90+4' (pen.) Tukhtasunov 55' Vasiev 83'	Report	Zreik 42'

Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar

Attendance: 200

Referee: Mahmood Al-Ghatrifi (Oman)

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Australia	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7
Uzbekistan	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7
Thailand	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3
Jordan	3	0	0	3	3	6	−3	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

1 November 2008

16:15 AST

Jordan	0–1	Uzbekistan
	Report	Mirzaev 3'

Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar

Attendance: 300

Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)

1 November 2008

18:45 AST

Australia	1–0	Thailand
Munro 20'	Report

Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar

Attendance: 150

Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)

3 November 2008

16:15 AST

Uzbekistan	1–1	Australia
Karimov 37'	Report	Minniecon 48'

Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar

Attendance: 250

Referee: Mahmood Al-Ghatrifi (Oman)

3 November 2008

18:45 AST

Thailand	3–2	Jordan
Namuangrak 28' Srichaluang 63' Nooprom 65'	Report	Abu Hwaiti 80' Al-Rawashdeh 87'

Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar

Attendance: 100

Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen)

5 November 2008

18:45 AST

Thailand	0–1	Uzbekistan
	Report	Musaev 34'

Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar

Attendance: 300

Referee: Fareed Ali Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

5 November 2008

18:45 AST

Jordan	1–2	Australia
Bani Attiah 81'	Report	Lujic 40' Ryall 71' (pen.)

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

Attendance: 150

Referee: Hedayat Mombeini (Iran)

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

	8 November - Dammam

	Japan	0
					11 November - Dammam
	South Korea	3
					South Korea	0
	8 November - Khobar
					Uzbekistan	1
	China	0 (3)
									14 November - Dammam
	Uzbekistan (p)	0 (4)
									Uzbekistan	1
	8 November - Dammam
									United Arab Emirates	2
	United Arab Emirates	1
					11 November - Dammam
	Saudi Arabia	0
					United Arab Emirates	3
	8 November - Khobar
					Australia	0
	Australia (a.e.t.)	2

	North Korea	1

Quarterfinal

8 November 2008

16:15

Japan	0–3	South Korea
	Report	Yu Ji-No 21' Cho Young-Cheol 84' Choi Jung-Han 90+2'

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

Attendance: 500

Referee: Fareed Ali Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

8 November 2008

19:30 AST

United Arab Emirates	1–0	Saudi Arabia
Awana 64'	Report

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

8 November 2008

16:15

China	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Uzbekistan
	Report
Penalties
Piao Cheng Zhang Linpeng Wu Xi Zhou Liao Li Zhichao	3–4	Azamov Karimov Tuhtahujaev Shikov Urunov

Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar

Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

8 November 2008

19:30

Australia	2–1 (a.e.t.)	North Korea
Nichols 12', 115'	Report	Myong Cha-Hyon 54'

Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar

Attendance: 50

Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Semifinal

11 November 2008

16:05

South Korea	0–1	Uzbekistan
	Report	Karimov 17'

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

Attendance: 300

Referee: Hedayat Mombeini (Iran)

11 November 2008

19:30

United Arab Emirates	3–0	Australia
Khalil 4' Eisa 12' Haikal 85'	Report

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)

Final

14 November 2008

18:45

Uzbekistan	1–2	United Arab Emirates
Turaev 64'	Report	Khalil 33', 72'

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

Attendance: 14,500

Referee: Tan Hai (China)

Winners

2008 AFC U-19 Championship winners
United Arab Emirates First title

Qualified to the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Awards

Most Valuable Player	Top Scorer	Fair Play Award
Ahmed Khalil	Ahmed Khalil Kensuke Nagai	Uzbekistan

Goalscorers

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goal

Farkhod Vasiev (playing against China)

References

External links

Details on AFC.com

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