1996 AFC U-16 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Thailand
Dates	17 September – 1 October
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Oman (1st title)
Runners-up	Thailand
Third place	Bahrain
Fourth place	Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	86 (3.58 per match)
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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
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

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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
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

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Knock Stage

Semifinals

Third place match

Final

Winners

AFC U-16 Championship 1996 winners
Oman First title

Teams qualified for 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship

•   Oman
•   Thailand
•   Bahrain

Sources

• rsssf.com