2000 AFC U-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Vietnam
CityĐà Nẵng
Dates3–17 September
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Oman (2nd title)
Runners-up Iran
Third place Japan
Fourth place Vietnam
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored95 (3.96 per match)
Best player(s)Vietnam Phạm Văn Quyến
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The 2000 AFC U-16 Championship was the 9th AFC U-16 Championship, which was held between 3 and 17 September 2000 in Vietnam. Oman defeated Iran in the final round.

Qualification

Main article: 2000 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Venue

All matches were held in Chi Lăng Stadium, Da Nang, Vietnam.

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 4 4 0 0 14 1 +13 12 Knockout stage
2  Vietnam 4 2 1 1 9 5 +4 7
3  China 4 2 0 2 13 12 +1 6
4  Myanmar 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 4
5    Nepal 4 0 0 4 2 17 −15 0
China 6–2   Nepal
Vietnam 0–2 Japan
Myanmar 0–2 Japan
Nepal   0–5 Vietnam
Myanmar 0–4 China
Japan 3–0   Nepal
Nepal   0–3 Myanmar
China 2–3 Vietnam
Japan 7–1 China
Vietnam 1–1 Myanmar

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 4 4 0 0 12 2 +10 12 Knockout stage
2  Oman 4 3 0 1 11 7 +4 9
3  Bangladesh 4 2 0 2 4 7 −3 6
4  Thailand 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5 3
5  Kuwait 4 0 0 4 6 12 −6 0
Thailand 3–2 Kuwait
Oman 1–2 Iran
Iran 3–0 Thailand
Bangladesh 1–0 Kuwait
Bangladesh 1–3 Oman
Kuwait 1–3 Iran
Iran 4–0 Bangladesh
Oman 2–1 Thailand
Kuwait 3–5 Oman
Thailand 0–2 Bangladesh

Knockout stage

Semi finals

Japan 2–3 Oman
Iran 4–0 Vietnam


Third place match

Japan 4–2 Vietnam

Final

Iran 0–1 Oman

Winners

 AFC U-16 Championship 2000 winners 

Oman
Second title

Teams qualifying for the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship

X-ray tests and bans

In May 2001, 16 players were banned from international football for 2 years following X-ray tests that suggested they were at least 19 years old. Of the teams involved, Oman had 6 players banned, Iran 5, Bangladesh 3 and Thailand 2. Nepal did not allow its players to be tested. These five teams were banned from the next edition of the tournament.

Despite the disciplines, the final results of the tournament were not changed due to the draws were already taken place before the ban and the finalists Iran and Oman both participated in the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship. At the tournament held in Trinidad and Tobago, both sides failed to make it past the group stage as well as Japan, with Iran losing every match they played and Oman only drawing once.

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