The 1980 AFC Youth Championship was held from 21 February to 1 March 1981 in Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament was won by for the fifth time by South Korea.

1980 AFC Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host countryThailand
Dates21 February – 1 March
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsSouth Korea South Korea (5th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored24 (2.4 per match)
1978
1982

Qualification

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The finals will consist of five teams from the qualification phase. Qualification consisted of two groups with the top two of Group 1 and the top three of Group 2 qualifying for the final tournament.

Qualified teams

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  •   Qatar (Qualification Group 1 winners)
  •   Bangladesh (Qualification Group 1 runners-up)
  •   South Korea (Qualification Group 2 winners)
  •   Japan (Qualification Group 2 runners-up)
  •   Thailand (Qualification Group 2 third place)

Final tournament

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  South Korea 4 3 1 0 9 3 +6 7
  Qatar 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 5
  Japan 4 2 0 2 4 5 −1 4
  Thailand 4 1 0 3 6 5 +1 2
  Bangladesh 4 0 2 2 1 7 −6 2
Thailand  5 – 0  Bangladesh
Qatar  1 – 4  South Korea

Thailand  0 – 2  Qatar
South Korea  3 – 1  Japan

Bangladesh  0 – 0  Qatar
Thailand  1 – 2  Japan

Japan  0 – 1  Qatar
South Korea  1 – 1  Bangladesh

Thailand  0 – 1  South Korea
Japan  1 – 0  Bangladesh

Winner

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 AFC Youth Championship 1980 winners 
 
South Korea
Fifth title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

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The following teams qualified for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.

References

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