2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification|
| Host countries | Jordan (Group A) Uzbekistan (Group B)
 Iran (Group C)
 Saudi Arabia (Group D)
 Qatar (Group E)
 Kyrgyzstan (Group F)
 Indonesia (Group G)
 Vietnam (Group H)
 Singapore (Group I)
 Laos (Group J)
 Myanmar (Group K)
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| Dates | 14–22 September 2019 | 
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| Teams | 47 (from 1 confederation) | 
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| Matches played | 78 | 
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| Goals scored | 386 (4.95 per match) | 
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| Attendance | 60,423 (775 per match) | 
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| Top scorer(s) |  Abdulfatohi Khudoidodzoda (8 goals) | 
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 The 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification was an international men's under-16 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship. 
The AFC announced the cancellation of the final tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 25 January 2021.[1] 
  Draw
 All 47 AFC member associations teams entered the competition.[2] 
The draw was held on 9 May 2019 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3] 
 - West: 25 teams from West Asia, Central Asia and South Asia, were drawn into six groups: one group of five teams and five groups of four teams (Groups A–F).
- East: 22 teams from ASEAN and East Asia, were drawn into five groups: two groups of five teams and three groups of four teams (Groups G–K).
The teams were seeded in each zone according to their performance in the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship final tournament and qualification (overall ranking shown in parentheses; NR stands for non-ranked teams). The following restrictions were also applied:[4] 
 - The eleven teams which indicated their intention to serve as qualification group hosts prior to the draw were drawn into separate groups.
   |  | Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | 
  | West Zone |  |  |  |  |  | 
  | East Zone |  |  |  |  |  | 
 - Notes
- Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
- (H): Qualification group hosts
- (Q): Final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results
Player eligibility
 Players born on or after 1 January 2004 were eligible to compete in the tournament.[5] 
  In each group, teams played each other once at a centralised venue. The eleven group winners and the four best runners-up qualified for the final tournament.[3] The matches were played between 14 and 22 September 2019. 
 Tiebreakers
 Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 9.3):[5] 
 - Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
- Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
- Drawing of lots.
Groups
 Group A
 - All matches were held in Jordan.
- Times listed are UTC+3.
 
    
   
   
   
   Group B
    
   - ^ Bahrain, as final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results. 
    
   
   Group C
 - All matches were held in Iran.
- Times listed are UTC+4:30 on 18–20 September, UTC+3:30 on 22 September 2019.
 
    
   
   Group D
    
    
   
   Group E
 - All matches were held in Qatar.
- Times listed are UTC+3.
 
    
   
   Group F
    
    
   
   Group G
    
    
   
   
   
   Group H
    
    
   
   
   
   Group I
    
    
   
   Group J
 - All matches were held in Laos.
- Times listed are UTC+7.
 
    
   
   Group K
    
    
   
   Ranking of second-placed teams
 Due to groups having different number of teams, the results against the fifth-placed teams in five-team groups were not considered for this ranking. 
  Source: 
AFCRules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.
Notes:
  - ^ a b Disciplinary points: Vietnam −4, Thailand −6. 
  Qualified teams
 The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. 
    | Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in AFC U-16 Championship1 | 
  |  Bahrain | Hosts[7] | 17 September 2019 | 7 (1986, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2008) | 
  |  Tajikistan | Group A winners | 22 September 2019 | 3 (2006, 2010, 2018) | 
  |  India | Group B winners | 22 September 2019 | 8 (1990, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2018) | 
  |  Iran | Group C winners | 22 September 2019 | 11 (1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012,  2014, 2016, 2018) | 
  |  Saudi Arabia | Group D winners | 22 September 2019 | 10 (1985, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016) | 
  |  Qatar | Group E winners | 22 September 2019 | 10 (1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2014) | 
  |  United Arab Emirates | Group F winners | 20 September 2019 | 7 (1990, 1992, 1994, 2002, 2008, 2010, 2016) | 
  |  China | Group G winners | 22 September 2019 | 14 (1985, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) | 
  | .svg.png) Australia | Group H winners | 22 September 2019 | 6 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) | 
  |  North Korea | Group I winners | 21 September 2019 | 11 (1986, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) | 
  |  Japan | Group J winners | 22 September 2019 | 15 (1985, 1988, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004,  2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) | 
  |  South Korea | Group K winners | 22 September 2019 | 14 (1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) | 
  |  Yemen | 1st best runners-up | 22 September 2019 | 5 (2002, 2006, 2012, 2016, 2018) | 
  |  Indonesia | 2nd best runners-up | 22 September 2019 | 6 (1986, 1988, 1990, 2008, 2010, 2018) | 
  |  Uzbekistan | 3rd best runners-up | 22 September 2019 | 9 (1994, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) | 
  |  Oman | 4th best runners-up | 22 September 2019 | 10 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) | 
 - 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year. 
Goalscorers
 There were 386 goals scored in 78 matches, for an average of 4.95 goals per match. 
8 goals 
   Abdulfatohi Khudoidodzoda Abdulfatohi Khudoidodzoda
  7 goals 
  6 goals 
   Athallah Araihan Athallah Araihan
 Amir Ebrahimzadeh Amir Ebrahimzadeh
 Abdelqader Al-Alem Abdelqader Al-Alem
 Ri Kum-chol Ri Kum-chol
 Muhammadvoris Saidaliev Muhammadvoris Saidaliev
 Niphitphon Wongpanya Niphitphon Wongpanya
  5 goals 
  4 goals 
  3 goals 
  2 goals 
  .svg.png) Mujtaba Amiri Mujtaba Amiri
.svg.png) Nathan Nguyen Nathan Nguyen
 Syaherrul Affendy Syaherrul Affendy
 Gao Jingchun Gao Jingchun
 Lee Tsz Hin Lee Tsz Hin
 Yim Kai Cheuk Yim Kai Cheuk
 Wahyu Pratama Wahyu Pratama
 Faizal Shaifullah Faizal Shaifullah
 Fardin Bahri Fardin Bahri
 Iman Danesh Iman Danesh
 Mohammed Jameel Mohammed Jameel
 Sota Kitano Sota Kitano
 Yamato Naito Yamato Naito
 Sina Osaka Sina Osaka
 Hiroto Suzuki Hiroto Suzuki
 Thamer Al-Sulili Thamer Al-Sulili
 Aalambek Abylkasymov Aalambek Abylkasymov
 Beknaz Almazbekov Beknaz Almazbekov
 Mahmoud Zbib Mahmoud Zbib
 Daniel Edzuan Daniel Edzuan
 Akid Zamri Akid Zamri
 Mun Jong-chong Mun Jong-chong
 Moin Ahmed Moin Ahmed
 Bahaa Awayssa Bahaa Awayssa
 Ahmed Shadid Ahmed Shadid
 David Pahud David Pahud
 Abdulrahman Al-Dosari Abdulrahman Al-Dosari
 Mobarak Hamza Mobarak Hamza
 Khairin Nadim Khairin Nadim
 Seng Hong Kai Seng Hong Kai
 Abdulaziz Al-Elewai Abdulaziz Al-Elewai
 Sunatullo Azizov Sunatullo Azizov
 Alexandro Kefi Alexandro Kefi
 Mohamed Al-Harthi Mohamed Al-Harthi
 Rustam Turdimurodov Rustam Turdimurodov
 Đàm Đức Vinh Đàm Đức Vinh
 Nguyễn Công Sơn Nguyễn Công Sơn
 Phan Duy Hào Phan Duy Hào
 Vũ Đặng Minh Tú Vũ Đặng Minh Tú
 Hamzah Mahroos Hamzah Mahroos
 Ahmed Murshed Ahmed Murshed
  1 goal 
  1 own goal 
   Mohamed Hasan (against India) Mohamed Hasan (against India)
 Kelzang Jigme (against Bangladesh) Kelzang Jigme (against Bangladesh)
 Ahmad Al-Kandari (against Tajikistan) Ahmad Al-Kandari (against Tajikistan)
 Lei Cheng Lam (against Vietnam) Lei Cheng Lam (against Vietnam)
 Leong Chon Kit (against Australia) Leong Chon Kit (against Australia)
 Sou Hin Nang (against Vietnam) Sou Hin Nang (against Vietnam)
 Tuguldur Batsukh (against Australia) Tuguldur Batsukh (against Australia)
 Altanshagai Delgernasan (against Australia) Altanshagai Delgernasan (against Australia)
 Ulziisaikhan Gankhuyag (against Vietnam) Ulziisaikhan Gankhuyag (against Vietnam)
 Cristevão (against Macau) Cristevão (against Macau)
 Rahymberdi Atabaýew (against Uzbekistan) Rahymberdi Atabaýew (against Uzbekistan)
  Notes
   - ^ a b c AFC awarded Palestine, Maldives and Iran a 3–0 win as a result of Afghanistan fielding two ineligible players.[6] The original match results were Afghanistan 2–2 Palestine, Maldives 0–3 Afghanistan and Iran 4–0 Afghanistan. 
  References
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| Tournaments | | U-16 Championship |  | 
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 | U-17 Championship |  | 
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 | U-16 Championship |  | 
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 | U-17 Asian Cup |  | 
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