The 2008 AFC U-16 Championship was the 13th competition of the AFC U-17 Championship organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), which was held between 4 and 19 October 2008 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

The Qualifiers was held in 2007 from 17–28 October.

Iran won their first title after beating South Korea 2–1 in the final.

All times local (UTC+5) The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: There were 113 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 3.65 goals per match.

6 goals 4 goals 3 goals 2 goals 1 goal 1 own goal The following four teams from AFC qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.