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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name= AFC U-16 Championship
| year= 1996
| other_titles= 
| image= 
| size= 
| country= {{flagdeco|Thailand}} [[Thailand]]
| dates= 17 September – 1 October 
| num_teams= [[#Qualification|10]]
| confederations= 1
| venues =
| cities = 
| champion_other = {{fbu|17|OMA}}
| count = 1
| second_other = {{fbu|17|THA}}
| third_other = {{fbu|17|BHR}}
| fourth_other = {{fbu|17|JPN}}
| matches = 24
| goals = 86
| attendance =
| top_scorer =
| player =
| fair_play =
| prevseason = [[1994 AFC U-16 Championship|1994]]
| nextseason = [[1998 AFC U-16 Championship|1998]]
}}

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]].
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
| '''[[Chiang Mai]]'''
|-
| [[700th Anniversary Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: '''25,000'''
|-
| [[File:700th Anniversary Stadium.jpg|200px]]
|-
|rowspan=2 colspan=3|{{location map+ |float=center |Thailand |width=450 |caption=|places=
{{Location map~ |Thailand |lat=18.795278 |long=98.998611 |position=top |label= [[Chiang Mai]]}}
}}
|}

==Qualification==
{{main|1996 AFC U-16 Championship qualification}}

'''Qualified Teams:'''
* {{fbu|17|BHR}}
* {{fbu|17|CHN}}
* {{fbu|16|IND}}
* {{fbu|17|IRN}}
* {{fbu|17|JPN}}
* {{fbu|17|KOR}}
* {{fbu|17|KUW}}
* {{fbu|17|OMA}}
* {{fbu|17|UZB}}
* {{fbu|17|THA}} ''(host)''

==Group stage==
===Group A===
{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align: center;" 
|- 
! width="25"| <abbr title="Position">Pos</abbr title> 
! width="150"| Team 
! width="25"| <abbr title="Played">Pld</abbr title> 
! width="25"| <abbr title="Win">W</abbr title> 
! width="25"| <abbr title="Draw">D</abbr title> 
! width="25"| <abbr title="Loss">L</abbr title> 
! width="25"| <abbr title="Goal For">GF</abbr title> 
! width="25"| <abbr title="Goal Against">GA</abbr title> 
! width="25"| <abbr title="Goal Difference">GD</abbr title> 
! width="25"| <abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr title> 
! width="150"| Qualification 
|- bgcolor= #D0F0C0
| 1 ||align="left"| {{fbu|17|Oman}} || 4 || 3 || 1 || 0 ||12||4 || +8 || '''10''' ||rowspan=2 |Knockout stage
|- bgcolor= #D0F0C0
| 2 ||align="left"| {{fbu|17|Japan}} || 4 || 3 || 1 || 0 ||13||6 || +7 || '''10'''
|- 
| 3 ||align="left"| {{fbu|17|South Korea}} || 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 ||7||8 || −1 || '''4'''
|- 
| 4 ||align="left"| {{fbu|17|Kuwait}} || 4 || 1 || 0 || 3 ||5||9 || −4 || '''3'''
|- 
| 5 ||align="left"| {{fbu|17|Uzbekistan}} || 4 || 0 || 1 || 3 ||2||12 || −10 || '''1'''
|-
|}

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|date = September 18, 1996
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|Japan}}
|score = 2–2
|team2 = {{fbu|17|Oman}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 =  
|stadium = 
}}
{{footballbox
|date = September 18, 1996
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|Kuwait}}
|score = 1–3
|team2 = {{fbu|17|South Korea}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 =  
|stadium = 
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = September 20, 1996
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|Japan}}
|score = 3–2
|team2 = {{fbu|17|South Korea}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 =  
|stadium = 
}}
{{footballbox
|date = September 20, 1996
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|Uzbekistan}}
|score = 1–6
|team2 = {{fbu|17|Oman}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 =  
|stadium = 
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = September 22, 1996
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|Oman}}
|score = 3–1
|team2 = {{fbu|17|South Korea}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 =  
|stadium = 
}}
{{footballbox
|date = September 22, 1996
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|Uzbekistan}}
|score = 0–2
|team2 = {{fbu|17|Kuwait}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 =  
|stadium = 
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = September 24, 1996
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|Japan}}
|score = 5–2
|team2 = {{fbu|17|Kuwait}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 =  
|stadium = 
}}
{{footballbox
|date = September 24, 1996
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|Uzbekistan}}
|score = 1–1
|team2 = {{fbu|17|South Korea}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 =  
|stadium = 
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = September 26, 1996
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|Oman}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{fbu|17|Kuwait}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 =  
|stadium = 
}}
{{footballbox
|date = September 26, 1996
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|Uzbekistan}}
|score = 0–3
|team2 = {{fbu|17|Japan}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 =  
|stadium = 
}}

===Group B===
{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align: center;" 
|- 
! width="25"| <abbr title="Position">Pos</abbr title> 
! width="150"| Team 
! width="25"| <abbr title="Played">Pld</abbr title> 
! width="25"| <abbr title="Win">W</abbr title> 
! width="25"| <abbr title="Draw">D</abbr title> 
! width="25"| <abbr title="Loss">L</abbr title> 
! width="25"| <abbr title="Goal For">GF</abbr title> 
! width="25"| <abbr title="Goal Against">GA</abbr title> 
! width="25"| <abbr title="Goal Difference">GD</abbr title> 
! width="25"| <abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr title> 
! width="150"| Qualification 
|- bgcolor= #D0F0C0
| 1 ||align="left"| {{fbu|17|Thailand}} || 4 || 3 || 1 || 0 ||15||3 || +12 || '''10''' ||rowspan=2|Knockout Stage
|- bgcolor= #D0F0C0
| 2 ||align="left"| {{fbu|17|Bahrain}} || 4 || 3 || 0 || 1 ||13||7 || +6 || '''9'''
|- 
| 3 ||align="left"| {{fbu|17|China}} || 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 ||5||10 || −5 || '''4'''
|- 
| 4 ||align="left"| {{fbu|17|Iran}} || 4 || 1 || 0 || 3 ||5||8 || −3 || '''3'''
|- 
| 5 ||align="left"| {{fbu|17|India}} || 4 || 1 || 0 || 3 ||6||16 || −10 || '''3'''
|-
|}

{{Football box
|date       = September 17, 1996
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|China PR}}
|score      = 2–0
|team2      = {{fbu|17|Iran}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}
{{Football box
|date       = September 17, 1996
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Thailand}}
|score      = 7–0
|team2      = {{fbu|17|India}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}
----
{{Football box
|date       = September 19, 1996
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Bahrain}}
|score      = 3–2
|team2      = {{fbu|17|India}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}
{{Football box
|date       = September 19, 1996
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Thailand}}
|score      = 3–0
|team2      = {{fbu|17|Iran}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}
----
{{Football box
|date       = September 21, 1996
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Bahrain}}
|score      = 6–0
|team2      = {{fbu|17|China PR}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}
{{Football box
|date       = September 21, 1996
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|India}}
|score      = 1–4
|team2      = {{fbu|17|Iran}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}
----
{{Football box
|date       = September 23, 1996
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Bahrain}}
|score      = 2–4
|team2      = {{fbu|17|Thailand}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}
{{Football box
|date       = September 23, 1996
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|India}}
|score      = 3–2
|team2      = {{fbu|17|China PR}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}
----
{{Football box
|date       = September 25, 1996
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Bahrain}}
|score      = 2–1
|team2      = {{fbu|17|Iran}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}
{{Football box
|date       = September 25, 1996
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Thailand}}
|score      = 1–1
|team2      = {{fbu|17|China PR}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}

==Knock-out stage==

===Semifinals===
{{Football box
|date       = September 29, 1996
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Oman}}
|score      = 1–0
|team2      = {{fbu|17|Bahrain}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}
{{Football box
|date       = September 29, 1996
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Thailand}}
|score      = 1–0
|team2      = {{fbu|17|Japan}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}

===Third place match===
{{Football box
|date       = October 1, 1996
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Bahrain}}
|score      = 0–0
|aet        = yes
|team2      = {{fbu|17|Japan}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|penaltyscore = 4–1
|stadium    = 
}}

===Final===
{{Football box
|date       = October 1, 1996
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Oman}}
|score      = 1–0
|team2      = {{fbu|17|Thailand}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}

==Winners==
{{winners|fb|AFC U-16 Championship 1996 winners|Oman|First}}

==Teams qualified for [[1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship]]==
* {{fbu|17|OMA}}
* {{fbu|17|THA}}
* {{fbu|17|BHR}}

==Sources==
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/as-u16-96.html rsssf.com]

{{AFC U-17 Championship}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:AFC U-16 Championship 1996}}
[[Category:AFC U-17 Asian Cup tournaments|1996]]
[[Category:1996–97 in AFC football|U-16 Championship]]
[[Category:1996–97 in Asian youth football|U-16 Championship]]
[[Category:1996 in Thai football]]
[[Category:International association football competitions hosted by Thailand]]
[[Category:September 1996 sports events in Asia]]
[[Category:October 1996 sports events in Asia]]
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