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1978 AFC Youth Championship

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.

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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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 – 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 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  2 – 1  China
Iran  1 – 1  Korea Republic
China  1 – 0  Afghanistan
Korea Republic  7 – 0  Afghanistan
Iran  2 – 1  China

Knockout stage edit

Quarter-finals edit

Kuwait  1 – 0
Awarded		  Iran
Iraq  2 – 1  Saudi Arabia
Korea DPR  2 – 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  0 – 0  Korea DPR
Penalties
6 – 5

Third place play-off edit

Kuwait  1 – 1
Third place shared 		  Korea DPR

Final edit

Korea Republic  1 – 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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