TEHRAN - Iran youth football team travelled to Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Friday to participate in the AFC U-16 Championship.

The 14th edition of the competition will take place from October 24 to November 7, 2010 in Uzbekistan.
Iran won the title for the first time in the last edition in 2008 by beating South Korea 2-1 in the final. Koreans, however, have failed to qualify this time.
The top two teams in each of the four groups will qualify for the quarter-finals.
The four semi-finalists will represent Asia at the FIFA U-17 World Cup next year.
The matches will be played at the Pakhtakor Stadium (main venue) and Jar Stadium (secondary venue), according to the AFC website.
The Groupings
Group A
Uzbekistan Tajikistan Jordan Indonesia
Group B
Iran Syria DPR Korea Oman
Group C
Japan Australia Timor Leste Vietnam
Group D
UAE Iraq China Kuwait
Match schedule with kick-off times
October 24, 2010 (Sunday)
15:00- (Group A) Uzbekistan vs Indonesia- Pakhtakor Stadium 19:00- (Group A) Tajikistan vs Jordan- Pakhtakor Stadium 17:00- (Group B) Iran vs Oman- Jar Stadium 13:00- (Group B) Syria vs DPR Korea- Jar Stadium
October 25, 2010 (Monday)
15:00- (Group C) Japan vs Vietnam- Pakhtakor Stadium 19:00- (Group C) Australia vs Timor Leste- Pakhtakor Stadium 17:00- (Group D) UAE vs Kuwait- Jar Stadium 13:00- (Group D) Iraq vs China- Jar Stadium
October 26, 2010 (Tuesday)
19:00- (Group A) Indonesia vs Tajikistan- Pakhtakor Stadium 15:00- (Group A) Jordan vs Uzbekistan- Pakhtakor Stadium 13:00- (Group B) Oman vs Syria- Jar Stadium 17:00- (Group B) DPR Korea vs Iran- Jar Stadium
October 27, 2010 (Wednesday)
19:00- (Group C) Vietnam vs Australia- Pakhtakor Stadium 15:00- (Group C) Timor Leste vs Japan- Pakhtakor Stadium 13:00- (Group D) Kuwait vs Iraq- Jar Stadium 17:00- (Group D) China vs UAE- Jar Stadium
October 28, 2010 (Thursday)
13:00- (Group A) Uzbekistan vs Tajikistan- Pakhtakor Stadium 17:00- (Group B) Iran vs Syria- Pakhtakor Stadium 13:00- (Group A) Jordan vs Indonesia- Jar Stadium 17:00- (Group B) DPR Korea vs Oman- Jar Stadium
October 29, 2010 (Friday)
13:00- (Group C) Japan vs Australia- Pakhtakor Stadium 17:00- (Group D) UAE vs Iraq- Pakhtakor Stadium 13:00- (Group C) Timor Leste vs Vietnam- Jar Stadium 17:00- (Group D) China vs Kuwait- Jar Stadium
November 1, 2010 (Monday)
15:00- Winner Group A vs Runners-up Group B- Pakhtakor Stadium 19:00- Winner Group B vs Runners-up Group A- Pakhtakor Stadium 13:00- Winner Group C vs Runners-up Group D- Jar Stadium 17:00- Winner Group D vs Runners-up Group C- Jar Stadium
November 4, 2010 (Thursday)
14:00- Winner QF1 vs Winner QF3- Pakhtakor Stadium 17:30- Winner QF2 vs Winner QF4- Pakhtakor Stadium
November 7, 2010 (Sunday)
14:00- Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2- Pakhtakor Stadiu