1996 AFC Youth Championship

The 1996 AFC Youth Championship was held from 17 to 31 October 1996, in Seoul, South Korea. The tournament was won by for the eighth time by South Korea in the final against China PR.

1996 AFC Youth Championship

Tournament details
Host country	َSouth Korea
Dates	17–31 October
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	South Korea (8th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	75 (3.13 per match)

Venues

Seoul	Suwon
Dongdaemun Stadium	Suwon Sports Complex
Capacity: 22,706	Capacity: 11,808
Seoul Suwon 1996 AFC Youth Championship (South Korea)

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	4	4	0	0	14	3	+11	12
United Arab Emirates	4	2	1	1	9	6	+3	7
Thailand	4	1	1	2	3	7	−4	4
Iran	4	0	3	1	1	2	−1	3
Bangladesh	4	0	1	3	3	12	−9	1

17 October 1996 (1996-10-17)

Bangladesh	1-6	United Arab Emirates

Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

17 October 1996 (1996-10-17)

South Korea	4-0	Thailand

Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

19 October 1996 (1996-10-19)

Iran	0-0	Thailand

Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

19 October 1996 (1996-10-19)

South Korea	3-0	United Arab Emirates

Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

21 October 1996 (1996-10-21)

Iran	0-0	Bangladesh

Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

21 October 1996 (1996-10-21)

Thailand	2-3	United Arab Emirates

Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

23 October 1996 (1996-10-23)

Iran	0-0	United Arab Emirates

Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

23 October 1996 (1996-10-23)

South Korea	5-2	Bangladesh

Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

25 October 1996 (1996-10-25)

Iran	1-2	South Korea

Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

25 October 1996 (1996-10-25)

Thailand	1-0	Bangladesh

Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
China	4	4	0	0	11	5	+6	12
Japan	4	3	0	1	10	3	+7	9
Syria	4	2	0	2	5	5	0	6
India	4	0	1	3	2	6	−4	1
Qatar	4	0	1	3	3	12	−9	1

18 October 1996
India	1 – 1	Qatar	Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Syria	1 – 3	Japan	Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
20 October 1996
China	2 – 1	Japan	Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Syria	2 – 0	Qatar	Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
22 October 1996
China	2 – 1	India	Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Japan	4 – 0	Qatar	Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
24 October 1996
China	5 – 2	Qatar	Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Syria	1 – 0	India	Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
26 October 1996
China	2 – 1	Syria	Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Japan	2 – 0	India	Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	29 October - Suwon
	South Korea	1
					31 October - Seoul
	Japan	0
					South Korea	3
	29 October - Suwon
					China	0
	China	5
	United Arab Emirates	1
					Third place
					30 October - Seoul
					United Arab Emirates (pen)	2 (4)
					Japan	2 (3)

Semifinal

29 October 1996

South Korea	1–0	Japan

Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon

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29 October 1996

China	5–1	United Arab Emirates

Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon

Third-place match

30 October 1996

United Arab Emirates	2 – 2 (4 PK 3)	Japan

Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

Final

31 October 1996

South Korea	3–0	China

Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

Winner

AFC Youth Championship 1996 winners
South Korea Eighth title

• South Korea, China PR, UAE, Japan qualified for 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.