1990 AFC U-16 Championship

1990 AFC U-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host country United Arab Emirates
Dates19–29 October
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Qatar (1st title)
Runners-up United Arab Emirates
Third place China
Fourth place Indonesia
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored32 (2.46 per match)
1988
1992

The 1990 AFC U-16 Championship, was the fourth iteration of the AFC U-16 Championship, a tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and held every two years for Asian under-16 teams.

United Arab Emirates was the host nation. The tournament was played out in Dubai, Sharjah, and Abu Dhabi.

Qualification

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Qualified teams

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United Arab Emirates 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 5 Knockout stage
2  China 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 5
3  India 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 2
4  Jordan 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
United Arab Emirates 3–0 India
China 3–0 Jordan

China 3–1 India
United Arab Emirates 5–1 Jordan

India 1–0 Jordan
United Arab Emirates 0–0 China

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 3 Knockout stage
2  Indonesia 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
3  South Korea 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
 Saudi Arabia withdrew

The then-reigning U-16 world champions Saudi Arabia withdrew, citing Blue Diamond Affair.

South Korea 1–1 Indonesia
Qatar 3–0 South Korea
Qatar 0–0 Indonesia

Knockout stage

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Semifinals

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United Arab Emirates 2–0 Indonesia
Qatar 1–0 China

Third-place match

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China 5–0 Indonesia

Final

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Qatar 2–0 United Arab Emirates

Winners

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 AFC U-16 Championship 1990 winners 

Qatar

First title

Sources

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