1978 AFC Youth Championship

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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)
1977
1980

Teams

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Venue

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Dhaka
Bangabandhu National Stadium
Capacity: 55,000
 

Group stage

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Group A

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Quarter-finals

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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

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Iraq  0 – 0  Kuwait
Penalties
6 – 5

Korea Republic  0 – 0  Korea DPR
Penalties
6 – 5

Third place play-off

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Kuwait  1 – 1
Third place shared
  Korea DPR

Final

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Korea Republic  1 – 1
Title shared
  Iraq

Results

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 1978 AFC Youth Championship 
 
South Korea
Fourth title


 1978 AFC Youth Championship 
 
Iraq
Third title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

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

References

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  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.
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