1978 AFC Youth Championship

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1978 AFC Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
Dates5–28 October
Teams18 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions
(Title shared)
Third place
(Shared)
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored122 (3.05 per match)
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1980 →

The 1978 AFC Youth Championship was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 5 October to 28 October 1978.[1] It also served as qualification for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Teams[edit]

Venue[edit]

Dhaka
Bangabandhu National Stadium
Capacity: 55,000

Group stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 3 3 0 0 17 0 +17 6
 Indonesia 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 4
 Malaysia 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 2
 Jordan 3 0 0 3 0 13 −13 0
Indonesia 0 – 4 Iraq
Malaysia 3 – 0 Jordan
Iraq 6 – 0 Jordan
Malaysia 0 – 2 Indonesia
Indonesia 4 – 0 Jordan
Malaysia 0 – 7 Iraq

Group B[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 North Korea 4 3 1 0 10 1 +9 7
 Saudi Arabia 4 2 2 0 11 3 +8 6
 Japan 4 1 2 1 8 6 +2 4
 India 4 1 1 2 7 8 −1 3
 Sri Lanka 4 0 0 4 1 19 −18 0
Sri Lanka 1 – 5 Japan
India 0 – 2North Korea Korea DPR
Saudi Arabia 5 – 0 Sri Lanka
Japan 2 – 2 India
Sri Lanka 0 – 5North Korea Korea DPR
Saudi Arabia 1 – 1North Korea Korea DPR
India 4 – 0 Sri Lanka
Saudi Arabia 4 – 1 India
Japan 0 – 2North Korea Korea DPR
Saudi Arabia 1 – 1 Japan

Group C[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kuwait 4 3 1 0 10 3 +7 7
 Bahrain 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 5
 Bangladesh 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 4
 North Yemen 4 1 1 2 6 3 +3 3
 Singapore 4 0 1 3 3 15 −12 1
Bangladesh 2 – 2 Singapore
Kuwait 1 – 1 North Yemen
Bahrain 3 – 0 Singapore
Bangladesh 1 – 0 North Yemen
Kuwait 5 – 1 Singapore
Bahrain 1 – 0 North Yemen
Bangladesh 0 – 2 Kuwait
Singapore 0 – 5 North Yemen
Kuwait 2 – 1 Bahrain
Bangladesh 1 – 1 Bahrain

Group D[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 5
 Iran 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 5
 China 3 1 0 2 3 4 -1 2
 Afghanistan 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
Iran 3 – 0 Afghanistan
Korea Republic South Korea2 – 1 China
Iran 1 – 1South Korea Korea Republic
China 1 – 0 Afghanistan
Korea Republic South Korea7 – 0 Afghanistan
Iran 2 – 1 China

Knockout stage[edit]

Quarter-finals[edit]

Kuwait 1 – 0
Awarded		 Iran
Iraq 2 – 1 Saudi Arabia
Korea DPR North Korea2 – 0 Indonesia
South Korea 1 – 0 Bahrain

Note: Iran had originally won 1-0 against Kuwait, but they were found to have fielded an over-age player; the result was reversed and Iran were ejected from the competition.

Semi-finals[edit]

Iraq 0 – 0 Kuwait
Penalties
6 – 5
Korea Republic South Korea0 – 0North Korea Korea DPR
Penalties
6 – 5

Third place play-off[edit]

Kuwait 1 – 1
Third place shared 		North Korea Korea DPR

Final[edit]

Korea Republic South Korea1 – 1
Title shared 		 Iraq

Results[edit]

 1978 AFC Youth Championship 

South Korea
Fourth title


 1978 AFC Youth Championship 

Iraq
Third title

Qualification to World Youth Championship[edit]

The following teams qualified for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mahmud, Dulal (20 April 2021). "ঢাকার মাঠে সবচেয়ে বড় ফুটবল উৎসব" [The biggest football festival in Dhaka]. Utp al Shuvro (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 22 November 2023.

External links[edit]

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