Football at the Asian Youth Games

Boys' football tournament has been a regular Asian Youth Games sporting event since the first Asian Youth Games in 2009 edition, while girl's tournament not yet.

Football at the Asian Youth Games
Organising bodyOCA
AFC
Founded2009; 15 years ago (2009)
RegionAsia
Current champions South Korea
(2013)
Most successful team(s) South Korea
(2 titles)
2021

Age limit is under-14, same as the age limit in football competitions at the Youth Olympics. Although Kazakhstan is a member of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), the football team has been a member of the UEFA since 2002. The same rule applies to the Guam and Australia who are members of the AFC, but they are members of Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC).

South Korea is the only nation have won gold medals in Asian Youth Games.[1]

Result edit

Year Host Final Third Place
Gold Medal Score Silver Medal Bronze Medal Score Fourth Place
2009
details
 
Singapore
 
South Korea
2–0  
North Korea
 
Iran
2–0  
China
2013
details
 
Nanjing, China
 
South Korea
1–0  
Iran
 
North Korea
1–1 (5–4 pen.)  
Iraq
2021
details
 
Shantou, China
TBD TBD TBD TBD

Medal edit

Team      
  South Korea 2 (2009, 2013)
  Iran 1 (2013) 1 (2009)
  North Korea 1 (2009) 1 (2013)

Participating nations edit

  • P = Preliminary
  • GS = Group Stage
  • QF = Quarter Final
  • 4th = Fourth Place
  • 3rd = Bronze Medal
  • 2nd = Silver Medal
  • 1st = Gold Medal
  • W = Withdrawn
Nation  
2009
(14)
 
2013
(16)
 
2021
  China 4th GS
  Chinese Taipei P GS
  Hong Kong W GS
  Indonesia QF
  Iran 3rd 2nd
  Iraq 4th
  Kuwait GS
  Laos GS
  Malaysia P
  Myanmar P
  North Korea 2nd 3rd
  Pakistan P GS
  Philippines W
  Qatar GS
  Saudi Arabia GS GS
  Singapore GS GS
  South Korea 1st 1st
  Thailand GS QF
  East Timor QF
  Vietnam QF

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Football: South Korean upends Iran for football gold AYG 2013". Official website. Retrieved 7 November 2013.

External links edit