AFC Youth Championship 2008

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The AFC Youth Championship 2008, the 35th edition of this tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation, will be hosted by Saudi Arabia between October 31 and November 14. The matches will be played in Dammam and Khobar, both located at the Eastern Province.

Contents 1 Qualification Competition 2 Seedings 3 Group Stage 3.1 Group A 3.2 Group B 3.3 Group C 3.4 Group D 4 Knockout Stages 4.1 Knockout Map 4.2 Quarterfinal 4.3 Semi Finals 4.4 FINAL 5 Winners 6 Countries to participate in 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup 7 External links & References

[edit] Qualification Competition

Main article: AFC Youth Championship 2008 qualification

Australia  China PR  Iran  Iraq

Japan  Jordan  Korea DPR  Korea Republic

Lebanon  Syria  Thailand  Tajikistan

Uzbekistan  United Arab Emirates  Yemen  Saudi Arabia (as host)

[edit] Seedings

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Korea DPR  Japan  Korea Republic  Jordan	China PR  Iraq  Saudi Arabia Australia	Iran  Thailand  United Arab Emirates  Tajikistan	Syria  Uzbekistan  Yemen  Lebanon

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

[edit] Group Stage

[edit] Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Saudi Arabia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Iran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yemen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

October 31, 2008	Japan	–	Yemen	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

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October 31, 2008	Saudi Arabia	–	Iran	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

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November 2, 2008	Yemen	–	Saudi Arabia	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

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November 2, 2008	Iran	–	Japan	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

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November 4, 2008	Japan	–	Saudi Arabia	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

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November 4, 2008	Iran	–	Yemen	Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar

[edit] Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Korea Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Iraq	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
United Arab Emirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Syria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

October 31, 2008	Korea Republic	–	Syria	Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar

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October 31, 2008	Iraq	–	United Arab Emirates	Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar

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November 2, 2008	Syria	–	Iraq	Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar

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November 2, 2008	United Arab Emirates	–	Korea Republic	Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar

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November 4, 2008	Syria	–	United Arab Emirates	Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar

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November 4, 2008	Korea Republic	–	Iraq	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

[edit] Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Korea DPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
China PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tajikistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lebanon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

November 1, 2008	Korea DPR	–	Lebanon	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

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November 1, 2008	China PR	–	Tajikistan	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

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November 3, 2008	Lebanon	–	China PR	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

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November 3, 2008	Tajikistan	–	Korea DPR	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

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November 5, 2008	Korea DPR	–	China PR	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

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November 5, 2008	Tajikistan	–	Lebanon	Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar

[edit] Group D

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Jordan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thailand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Uzbekistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

November 1, 2008	Jordan	–	Uzbekistan	Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar

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November 1, 2008	Australia	–	Thailand	Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar

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November 3, 2008	Uzbekistan	–	Australia	Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar

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November 3, 2008	Thailand	–	Jordan	Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar

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November 5, 2008	Uzbekistan	–	Thailand	Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar

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November 5, 2008	Jordan	–	Australia	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

[edit] Knockout Stages

[edit] Knockout Map

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	November 8 - Dammam
	Group A Winner
					November 11 - Dammam
	Group B Runner-up
	November 8 - Khobar
	Group C Winner
									November 14 - Dammam
	Group D Runner-up
	November 8 - Dammam
	Group B WInner
					November 11 - Dammam
	Group A Runner-up
	November 8 - Khobar
	Group D Winner
	Group C Runner-up

[edit] Quarterfinal

November 8, 2008	Group A Winner	-	Group B Runner-up	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

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November 8, 2008	Group B Winner	-	Group A Runner-up	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

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November 8, 2008	Group C Winner	-	Group D Runner-up	Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar

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November 8, 2008	Group D Winner	-	Group C Runner-up	Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar

[edit] Semi Finals

November 11, 2008	'	-	'	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

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November 11, 2008	'	-	'	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

[edit] FINAL

November 14, 2008	'	-	'	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

[edit] Winners

[edit] Countries to participate in 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup

[edit] External links & References

• Details on AFC.com