The 2010 AFC U-16 Championship was the 14th edition of the tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation.

The top 4 teams qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, hosted by Mexico.

Oman, Iran, Jordan and Australia expressed an interest in hosting the tournament,[2] but it was once again awarded to Uzbekistan for the 2nd edition running.

The draw for the AFC U-16 Championship 2010 was held on 20 May 2010 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan Iran Japan United Arab Emirates Australia Syria China Indonesia Kuwait Oman Vietnam Jordan North Korea Iraq Tajikistan Timor-Leste All times are Uzbekistan Time (UZT)–UTC+5.