1996 AFC U-16 Championship Host country Thailand Dates 17 September – 1 October Teams 10 (from 1 confederation)Champions Oman (1st title) Runners-up Thailand Third place Bahrain Fourth place Japan Matches played 24 Goals scored 86 (3.58 per match)
International football competition
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:
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
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
Knock-out stage
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
Winners
AFC U-16 Championship 1996 winners
Oman
Sources
Tournaments
U-16 Championship U-17 Championship U-16 Championship U-17 Asian Cup
Qualifications Squads
