2000 AFC Youth Championship

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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
Dates12–26 November
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iraq (5th title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place China
Fourth place Iran
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored79 (3.29 per match)
1998
2002

Participants

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

Venues

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All Matches in Shahid Shiroudi Stadium, Tehran.

Tehran
Shahid Shiroudi Stadium
Capacity: 30,000
 

Group stage

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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

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Iran 12 4 4 0 0 11 4 +7
  Japan 7 4 2 1 1 12 6 +6
  Kuwait 6 4 2 0 2 8 8 ±0
  Oman 2 4 0 2 2 2 6 −4
  Thailand 1 4 0 1 3 4 13 −9
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

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  China 10 4 3 1 0 5 1 +4
  Iraq 8 4 2 2 0 9 2 +7
  South Korea 7 4 2 1 1 11 3 +8
  Pakistan 3 4 1 0 3 2 15 −13
  United Arab Emirates 0 4 0 0 4 6 12 −6
South Korea  0 – 1  China
Pakistan  0 – 7  South Korea
Iraq  0 – 0  China
Iraq  3 – 2  United Arab Emirates
Turki  
Ahmad    
China  1 – 0  Pakistan
Pakistan  0 – 6  Iraq
Ahmad  
Yousif  
Mohammed    
Ibrahim    
South Korea  0 – 0  Iraq
China  3 – 1  United Arab Emirates

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
November 24
 
 
  Iran0 (6)
 
November 26
 
  Iraq (pen)0 (7)
 
  Iraq (GG)2
 
November 24
 
  Japan1
 
  China0
 
 
  Japan2
 
Third place
 
 
November 26
 
 
  China (pen)2 (6)
 
 
  Iran2 (5)

Semi-finals

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

Third place match

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China  2 – 2 (a.e.t.)  Iran
Qu Bo  ,   Javad Kazemian   pen'
Eman Mobali  
Penalties
6 – 5
Attendance: 30,000

Final

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

Winners

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 AFC Youth Championship 2000 winners 
 
Iraq

Fifth title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

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

References

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