2000 AFC Youth Championship

The 2000 AFC Youth Championship was held between November 12 and 26 in Iran. It was won by Iraq 2-1 over Japan.

2000 AFC Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host countryIran
Dates12 November – 26 November
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iraq (5th title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place China PR
Fourth place Iran
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored79 (3.29 per match)

Participants

The teams that reached the semi-final qualified for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina.

Venues

All Matches in Shahid Shiroudi Stadium, Tehran.

Tehran
Shahid Shiroudi Stadium
Capacity: 30,000

Group stage

The original draw had Kuwait in the same group as Iraq. Kuwait protested that they did not want to be in Iraq's group due to political tensions, so the AFC did a re-draw to separate Iraq and Kuwait.[1]

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Iran 124400114+7
 Japan 74211126+6
 Kuwait 6420288±0
 Oman 24022264
 Thailand 140134139
Iran 2 1 Thailand
Oman 0 1 Kuwait
Kuwait 2 3 Iran
Japan 6 1 Thailand
Japan 2 2 Oman
Thailand 2 5 Kuwait
Kuwait 0 3 Japan
Oman 0 3 Iran
Thailand 0 0 Oman
Iran 3 1 Japan

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 China PR 10431051+4
 Iraq 8422092+7
 South Korea 74211113+8
 Pakistan 3410321513
 United Arab Emirates 040046126
South Korea 0 1 China PR
Pakistan 0 7 South Korea
Iraq 0 0 China PR
China PR 1 0 Pakistan
Pakistan 0 6 Iraq
Ahmad
Yousif
Mohammed
Ibrahim
South Korea 0 0 Iraq

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
November 24
 
 
Iran0 (6)
 
November 26
 
 Iraq (pen)0 (7)
 
 Iraq (GG)2
 
November 24
 
 Japan1
 
 China PR0
 
 
 Japan2
 
Third place
 
 
November 26
 
 
 China PR (pen)2 (8)
 
 
Iran2 (7)

Semi-finals

Iran 0 0 (a.e.t.) Iraq
Penalties
6 7
Attendance: 30,000
China PR 0 2 Japan
Attendance: 30,000

Third place match

China PR 2 2 (a.e.t.) Iran
Qu Bo , Javad Kazemian  pen'
Eman Mobali
Penalties
8 7
Attendance: 30,000

Final

Iraq 2 1 (a.e.t.) Japan
Mohammed  16',  104' Yutaka Tahara  61'

Winners

 AFC Youth Championship 2000 Winners 

Iraq
Fifth title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The following teams qualified for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.

References

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