2018 AFC U-16 Championship

The 2018 AFC U-16 Championship will be the 18th edition of the AFC U-16 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-16 national teams of Asia.The matches will be played in three venues in the Greater Kuala Lumpur (Klang Valley) Area.

The top four teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru as the AFC representatives.Iraq are the defending champions.

Qualified teams

Team	Qualified as	Appearance	Previous best performance
Malaysia	Hosts	5th	Quarter-finals (2014)
Jordan	Group A winners	3rd	Quarter-finals (2010)
Tajikistan	Group B winners	3rd	Third place (2006)
Iran	Group C winners	11th	Champions (2008)
Iraq	Group D winners	10th	Champions (2016)
Yemen	Group E winners	5th	Runners-up (2002)
N Korea	Group F winners	11th	Champions (2010, 2014)
Indonesia	Group G winners	6th	Fourth place (1990)
S Korea	Group H winners	14th	Champions (1986, 2002)
Australia	Group I winners	6th	Semi-finals (2010, 2014)
Japan	Group J winners	15th	Champions (1994, 2006)
India	Group D runners-up	8th	Quarter-finals (2002)
Oman	Group B runners-up	10th	Champions (1996, 2000)
Thailand	Group G runners-up	11th	Champions (1998)
Vietnam	Group I runners-up	7th	Fourth place (2000)
Afghanistan	Group C runners-up	1st	Debut

Venues

The matches will be played in three venues in the Greater Kuala Lumpur (Klang Valley) Area.

• Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
• UM Arena Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
• Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya