1978 AFC Youth Championship

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

1978 AFC Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
Dates5 October 28 October
Teams18 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Korea Republic
(4th title)
 Iraq (3rd title)
(Title shared)
Third place Kuwait
 North Korea
(Shared)
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored122 (3.05 per match)

Teams

Tournament

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 3300170+176
 Indonesia 320164+24
 Malaysia 31023962
 Jordan 3003013130
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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 North Korea 4310101+97
 Saudi Arabia 4220113+86
 Japan 412186+24
 India 41127813
 Sri Lanka 4004119180
Sri Lanka 1 5 Japan

India 0 2 Korea DPR

Saudi Arabia 5 0 Sri Lanka

Japan 2 2 India

Sri Lanka 0 5 Korea DPR

Saudi Arabia 1 1 Korea DPR

India 4 0 Sri Lanka

Saudi Arabia 4 1 India
Japan 0 2 Korea DPR

Saudi Arabia 1 1 Japan

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kuwait 4310103+77
 Bahrain 421163+35
 Bangladesh 41214514
 North Yemen 411263+33
 Singapore 4013315121
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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 3210102+85
 Iran 321062+45
 China PR 310234-12
 Afghanistan 3003011110
Iran 3 0 Afghanistan

Korea Republic 2 1 China PR

Iran 1 1 Korea Republic
China PR 1 0 Afghanistan

Korea Republic 7 0 Afghanistan

Iran 2 1 China PR

Quarter-finals

Kuwait 1 0
Awarded
 Iran
Iraq 2 1 Saudi Arabia

Korea DPR 2 0 Indonesia
Korea Republic 1 0 Bahrain
  • Note: Originally, Iran had won 1-0 against Kuwait. But they disqualified for fielding an over-age player.

Semi-finals

Iraq 0 0 Kuwait
Penalties
6 5

Korea Republic 0 0 Korea DPR
Penalties
6 5

Third place play-off

Kuwait 1 1
Third place shared
Korea DPR

Final

Korea Republic 1 1
Title shared
 Iraq
 1978 AFC Youth Championship 

South Korea
Fourth title
 1978 AFC Youth Championship 

Iraq
Third title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

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

References

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