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)
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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

Main article: 1990 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Qualified teams

Group stage

Group A

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

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

Semifinals

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

Third-place match

China 5–0 Indonesia

Final

Qatar 2–0 United Arab Emirates

Winners

 AFC U-16 Championship 1990 winners 

Qatar
First title

Teams qualified for 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship

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