| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | |
| Dates | 3–17 September | 
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 29 | 
| Goals scored | 98 (3.38 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | |
| Best player(s) | |
The 2006 AFC U-17 Championship was the 12th competition of the AFC U-17 Championship organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), which was held between 3 and 17 September 2006 in Singapore. Japan won their second title with a 4–2 win against Korea DPR in the final.
Qualification Competition
Laos won Group I of the qualifying round and was placed in Group C of the finals, but was disqualified after an investigation by the Asian Football Confederation's disciplinary committee found that the AFC U-13 football tournament in Laos in April 2005.[1] Australia, which finished behind Laos in the qualification, did not take the slot, hence no replacement was made for Laos. Therefore, only fifteen teams competed in the final tournament.
Stadiums
| Jalan Besar Stadium | Bishan Stadium | 
| Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 3,500 | 
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Group stage
All times are Singapore Standard Time (UTC+8)
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 
| South Korea  | 3 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Choi Jin-soo  Kim Jung-Hyun Gu Ja-Myeong  | 
Quak  | 
| South Korea  | 2 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Seol Jae-Mun  Joo Sung-Hwan  | 
| Japan  | 3 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mizunuma  Otsuka  | 
Joo Sung-Hwan  | 
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 
| Iran  | 1 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Alimohammadi  | 
| Iraq  | 0 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Karabaev  | 
| Tajikistan  | 2 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tukhtasunov  | 
Daghagheleh  | 
| Yemen  | 3 – 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Ameri  Omar  | 
Tokhirov  Tukhtasunov Vasiev  | 
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 
| North Korea  | 1 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| An Il-Bom  | 
Al-Dossari  Fallatah  | 
| Myanmar  | 2 – 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kyaw Ko Ko  Kyaing Aung Pyone  | 
Ri Myong-Jun  Ri Sang-Chol O Jin-hyok  | 
| Saudi Arabia  | 5 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Dossari  Hazazi Al-Matrafi Al-Shamari  | 
Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | -14 | 
| China  | 1 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wang Yongxin  | 
| Bangladesh  | 0 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Trần Việt Trung  Hoàng Danh Ngọc  | 
| Syria  | 7 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jaafar  Mido Solaiman Ajouz  | 
| Vietnam  | 3 – 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Trần Việt Trung  Đào Ngọc Phước Nguyễn Văn Trung  | 
Wang Yunlong  Ma Long  | 
| China  | 5 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ma Long  Gao Di Li Haifang  | 
Knockout stage
All times are Singapore Standard Time (UTC+8)
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 11 September | ||||||||||
| 1 (8) | ||||||||||
| 14 September | ||||||||||
| 1 (7) | ||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||
| 11 September | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| 17 September | ||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||
| 11 September | ||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| 14 September | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 11 September | ||||||||||
| 3 | Third place | |||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| 17 September | ||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 (4) | ||||||||||
| 3 (5) | ||||||||||
Quarterfinal
| Japan  | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Kakitani  | 
Alimohammadi  | 
|
| Penalties | ||
| Mizunuma  Tanaka Hironaga Higa Kai Yamazaki Kanai Okamoto Yamada Kakitani Mizunuma Tanaka  | 
8 – 7 | |
| Tajikistan  | 1 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vasiev  | 
| Saudi Arabia  | 1 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fahad Al-Dossari  | 
Mohamad Jaafar  | 
| China  | 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gao Di  | 
Ri Myong-Jun  O Jin-hyok  | 
Semi-finals
| Tajikistan  | 0 – 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| An Il-Bom  Ri Sang-Chol  | 
Third place playoff
| Syria  | 3 – 3 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamad Jaafar  Solaiman Solaiman  | 
Fatkhuloev  Sobirov Karabaev  | 
|
| Penalties | ||
| 4 – 5 | ||
Final
| Japan  | 4 – 2 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Kakitani  Hanato Kawano  | 
O Jin-hyok  Ri Sang-Chol  | 
Winners
| 2006 AFC U-17 Championship | 
|---|
Japan Second title  | 
Awards
| Most Valuable Player | Top Scorer | Fair Play Award | 
|---|---|---|
Countries to participate in 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
 Japan
 North Korea
 Syria
 Tajikistan
 South Korea (host nation)
Goalscorers
There were 98 goals scored in 29 matches, for an average of 3.38 goals per match.
6 goals
 Mohamad Jaafar
4 goals
3 goals
 Gao Di
 Ma Long
 Jin Hanato
 Joo Sung-Hwan
 Fahad Al-Dossari
 An Il-Bom
 Ri Myong-Jun
 Muaadh Al-Ameri
2 goals
 Wang Yunlong
 Jalalaldin Alimohammadi
 Hiroki Kawano
 Mohammed Hazazi
 Solaiman Solaiman
 Ziad Ajouz
 Abdukayum Karabaev
 Farkhod Vasiev
 Trần Việt Trung
1 goal
 Li Haifang
 Wang Yongxin
 Mehdi Daghagheleh
 Emar Mohammed
 Manabu Saito
 Naoki Yamada
 Shohei Otsuka
 Tomotaka Okamoto
 Choi Jin-soo
 Gu Ja-Myeong
 Kim Jung-Hyun
 Seol Jae-Mun
 Abdulaziz Al-Shamari
 Raqi Fallatah
 Thenyan Al-Matrafi
 Ko Kyaw Ko
 Kyaing Aung Pyone
 Izzdin Shafiq
 Gabriel Quak
 Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev
 Farkhod Tokhirov
 Kurbonali Sobirov
 Đào Ngọc Phước
 Hoàng Danh Ngọc
 Nguyễn Văn Trung
 Abdullah Omar
References
- ↑ "Reports from the confederations" (PDF). FIFA Magazine Inside: 80. December 2006. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
 

