1978 AFC Youth Championship

1978 AFC Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host country Bangladesh
Dates 5 October 28 October
Teams 18 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions South Korea Korea Republic
(4th title)
 Iraq (3rd title)
(Title shared)
Third place  Kuwait
 North Korea
(Shared)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 40
Goals scored 122 (3.05 per match)

The 1978 AFC Youth Championship was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 5 October to 28 October 1978. It also served as qualification for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Teams

  •  Jordan
  • North Korea Korea DPR
  • South Korea Korea Republic
  •  Kuwait
  •  Malaysia
  •  North Yemen
  •  Saudi Arabia
  •  Singapore
  •  Sri Lanka

Tournament

Group Stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 3300170+176
 Indonesia 320164+24
 Malaysia 31023962
 Jordan 3003013130

5 October 1978
Indonesia  0 4  Iraq

6 October 1978
Malaysia  3 0  Jordan

8 October 1978
Iraq  6 0  Jordan

9 October 1978
Malaysia  0 2  Indonesia

12 October 1978
Indonesia  4 0  Jordan

13 October 1978
Malaysia  0 7  Iraq

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
North Korea Korea DPR 4310101+97
 Saudi Arabia 4220113+86
 Japan 41218654
 India 41127813
 Sri Lanka 4004119180

6 October 1978
Sri Lanka  1 5  Japan

7 October 1978
India  0 2 North Korea Korea DPR

9 October 1978
Saudi Arabia  5 0  Sri Lanka

10 October 1978
Japan  2 2  India

11 October 1978
Sri Lanka  0 5 North Korea Korea DPR

13 October 1978
Saudi Arabia  1 1 North Korea Korea DPR

14 October 1978
India  4 0  Sri Lanka

16 October 1978
Saudi Arabia  4 1  India

16 October 1978
Japan  0 2 North Korea Korea DPR

19 October 1978
Saudi Arabia  1 1  Japan

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kuwait 4310103+77
 Bahrain 421163+55
 Bangladesh 41215614
 North Yemen 411263+33
 Singapore 4013315121

7 October 1978
Bangladesh  2 2  Singapore

8 October 1978
Kuwait  1 1  North Yemen

10 October 1978
Bahrain  3 0  Singapore

10 October 1978
Bangladesh  1 0  North Yemen

12 October 1978
Kuwait  5 1  Singapore

14 October 1978
Bahrain  1 0  North Yemen

15 October 1978
Bangladesh  0 2  Kuwait

17 October 1978
Singapore  0 5  North Yemen

18 October 1978
Kuwait  2 1  Bahrain

20 October 1978
Bangladesh  1 1  Bahrain

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
South Korea Korea Republic 3210102+85
 Iran 321062+45
 China PR 310234-12
 Afghanistan 3003011110

7 October 1978
Iran  3 0  Afghanistan

9 October 1978
Korea Republic South Korea 2 1  China PR

11 October 1978
Iran  1 1 South Korea Korea Republic

11 October 1978
China PR  1 0  Afghanistan

16 October 1978
Korea Republic South Korea 7 0  Afghanistan

17 October 1978
Iran  2 1  China PR

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

21 October 1978
Kuwait  1 0
Awarded
 Iran

21 October 1978
Iraq  2 1  Saudi Arabia

22 October 1978
Korea DPR North Korea 2 0  Indonesia

23 October 1978
Korea Republic South Korea 1 0  Bahrain

Semi-finals

25 October 1978
Iraq  0 0  Kuwait
  Penalties  
6 5

26 October 1978
Korea Republic South Korea 0 0 North Korea Korea DPR
  Penalties  
6 5

Third place play-off

27 October 1978
Kuwait  1 1
Third place shared
North Korea Korea DPR

Final

28 October 1978
Korea Republic South Korea 1 1
Title shared
 Iraq


 1978 AFC Youth Championship 

South Korea
Fourth title


 1978 AFC Youth Championship 

Iraq
Third title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

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

References

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