2006 AFC Youth Championship

2006 AFC Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host country India
Dates 29 October – 12 November
Venue(s) 4 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  North Korea (2nd title)
Runners-up  Japan
Third place  South Korea
Fourth place  Jordan
Tournament statistics
Matches played 32
Goals scored 91 (2.84 per match)
Attendance 51,050 (1,595 per match)
Top scorer(s) South Korea Shim Young-sung (5 goals)

The Asian Football Confederation's AFC Youth Championship 2006 was the 34th instance of the AFC Youth Championship. It was held from 29 October to 12 November 2006 in India. It was the first time for India to host this tournament. Sixteen teams from the AFC qualified to the finals.

The tournament was won by North Korea, their second championship after sharing the trophy with Iran in 1976, defeating Japan 53 in a penalty shootout after extra time finished in a 11 draw. South Korea defeated Jordan 2–0 to finish third.

The tournament also served as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, with a place for the 4 semi-finalists of the tournament.

Qualification

33 Teams entered the Qualification, the teams were drawn into 14 groups. 11 groups with each three teams and 3 groups with two teams. The Qualification took part from November 2005 to December 2005 (except Group D which was scheduled to play in November 2005 but was postponed after the 2005 Amman bombings and played in February 2006). The Group-Winners qualified for the tournament, a Play-Off Game between the best second-placed teams from ASEAN (Myanmar) and East Asia (North Korea) was scheduled to in Kuala Lumpur on 15 February 2006. But after the withdrawal of Myanmar, the North Koreans qualified automatically. Hosts India were except from the qualification.

Final tournament

Participants

Venues

City Original stadium names Capacity
Kolkata Salt Lake Stadium 120,000
Kolkata Howrah Municipal Corporation Stadium 5,000
Bangalore Sree Kanteerava Stadium 30,000
Bangalore Bangalore Stadium 15,000

Group stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 South Korea 93300130+13
 Jordan 43111352
 Kyrgyzstan 23021187
 India 13012374

29 October 2006
16:00 IST
South Korea  3 0  Jordan
Shim Young-sung  14'  61'
Lee Sang-ho  46'
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 500
Referee: Nishimura (Japan)

29 October 2006
19:00 IST
India  1 1  Kyrgyzstan
Bhowmick  71' (pen) Amirov  44'
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 600
Referee: Torky (Iran)

31 October 2006
16:00 IST
Jordan  3 2  India
Abu Salim  33'
Nofal  64'  87'
Cardozo  25'
Matondkar  77'
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 250
Referee: Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

31 October 2006
19:00 IST
Kyrgyzstan  0 7  South Korea
Lee Sang-ho  5'  63'
Shin Young-Rok  13'  50'  71' (pen)
Miagkih  20' (og)
Park Hyun-Bem  84'
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 300
Referee: Nishimura (Japan)

2 November 2006
14:45 IST
South Korea  3 0  India
Shim Young-sung  76'
Song Jin-Hyung  84'
Shin Young-Rok  90+2'
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 500
Referee: Basma (Syria)

2 November 2006
14:45 IST
Kyrgyzstan  0 0  Jordan

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 China PR 9330041+3
Australia Australia 6320152+3
 Thailand 33102352
 United Arab Emirates 03003264

30 October 2006
16:00 IST
China PR  1 0 Australia Australia
Xu  65'
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 300
Referee: Shaban (Kuwait)

30 October 2006
19:00 IST
Thailand  2 1  United Arab Emirates
Dangda  46'
Donchui  90+4'
Ali  89'
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 150
Referee: Basma (Syria)

1 November 2006
16:00 IST
Australia Australia 3 1  Thailand
Burns  26'  90+2'
Vidosic  33' (pen)
Phukom  40' (pen)
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 100
Referee: Torky (Iran)

1 November 2006
19:00 IST
United Arab Emirates  1 2  China PR
Mesmari  49' Wang  6' (pen),  46'
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 100
Referee: Shaban (Kuwait)

3 November 2006
14:45 IST
China PR  1 0  Thailand
Wang  78'
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 500
Referee: Nishimura (Japan)

3 November 2006
14:45 IST
Australia Australia 2 0  United Arab Emirates
Williams  14'  31'

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Japan 6320172+5
 North Korea 6320162+4
 Iran 63201572
 Tajikistan 03003187

29 October 2006
16:00 IST
Japan  2 0  North Korea
Kawahara  34'
Kashiwagi  82'
Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ibrahim (Bahrain)

29 October 2006
19:00 IST
Iran  3 1  Tajikistan
Goudarzi  55'
Chatrabgoon  60'  81'
Khamrakulov  10'
Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Kunsuta (Thailand)

31 October 2006
16:00 IST
North Korea  5 0  Iran
Jong Chol-Min  2'  10'
Kim Kum-Il  25'  47'
Ri Hung-Ryong  77'
Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mujghef (Jordan)

31 October 2006
19:00 IST
Tajikistan  0 4  Japan
Morishima  8'  34'
Kashiwagi  57'
Morishige  68'
Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Al Hilali (Oman)

2 November 2006
15:00 IST
Japan  1 2  Iran
Umesaki  22' Kamyabinia  52'
Ale-Khamis  72'
Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Sarkar (India)

2 November 2006
15:00 IST
North Korea  1 0  Tajikistan
Pak Chol-Min  90+2'
Bangalore Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mujghef (Jordan)

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Iraq 7321083+5
 Saudi Arabia 7321062+4
 Vietnam 33102363
 Malaysia 03003176

30 October 2006
16:00 IST
Iraq  2 2  Saudi Arabia
Abdul-Zahra  27'
Mohammed  82'
Kabee  9'
Al-Sahlawi  52'
Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Huang (China)

30 October 2006
19:00 IST
Malaysia  1 2  Vietnam
Zambri  45+1' Bakhtiar  11' (og)
Nguyen Quang Tình  63'
Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Surkar (India)

1 November 2006
16:00 IST
Saudi Arabia  2 0  Malaysia
Al-Sahlawi  13'
Ataif  60'
Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kunsuta (Thailand)

1 November 2006
19:00 IST
Vietnam  1 3  Iraq
Nguyen Van Khai  75' (pen) Ali  11'
Abdul-Zahra  36'  81'
Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abdulhameed Ebrahim (Bahrain)

3 November 2006
15:00 IST
Iraq  3 0  Malaysia
Khalaf  55'
Hussein  81'
Abdul-Zahra  83'

3 November 2006
15:00 IST
Saudi Arabia  2 0  Vietnam
J. Al-Bishi  13' (pen)
M. Al-Bishi  90'
Bangalore Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Huang (China)

Knockout Stage

Knockout Map

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
6 November - Kolkata        
  South Korea  2
9 November - Kolkata
  Australia  1  
  South Korea  2 (2)
6 November - Bangalore
    Japan (pen.)  2 (3)  
  Japan  2
11 November - Kolkata
  Saudi Arabia  1  
  Japan  1 (3)
6 November - Kolkata
    North Korea (pen.)  1 (5)
  China PR  1
9 November - Kolkata
  Jordan  2  
  Jordan  0 Third place
6 November - Bangalore
    North Korea  1  
  Iraq  0   South Korea  2
  North Korea  2     Jordan  0
11 November - Kolkata

Quarter finals

6 November 2006
16:00 IST
South Korea  2 1  Australia
Song Jin-Hyung  10'  36' Grossman  18'
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 600
Referee: Basma (Syria)

6 November 2006
16:00 IST
Japan  2 1  Saudi Arabia
Kawahara  7'
Aoki  90'
J. Al-Bishi  81' (pen)
Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Al Hilali (Oman)

6 November 2006
19:00 IST
China PR  1 2  Jordan
Yang  70' Omran  33'
Abdullah  68' (pen)
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 150
Referee: Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

6 November 2006
19:00 IST
Iraq  0 2  North Korea
Kim Kum-Il  36'
Yun Yong-Il  67'
Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Subrata (India)

Semi finals

9 November 2006
16:00 IST
South Korea  2 2 (a.e.t.)
(23 pen.)
 Japan
Shim Young-sung  1'
Kim Dong-Suk  111'
Morishima 47'
Aoki  105'
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Torky (Iran)

9 November 2006
19:00 IST
Jordan  0 1  North Korea
Kim Kum-Il  38'
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Surkar (India)

Third Place Play Off

12 November 2006
16:00 IST
South Korea  2 0  Jordan
Shim Young-sung  50'
Lee Chung-Yong  76'
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Al Hilali (Oman)

Finals

12 November 2006
19:00 IST
North Korea  1 1 (a.e.t.)
(53 pen.)
 Japan
Ri Chol-Myong  3' Kashiwagi  34'
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Shaban (Qatar)

Winners

 2006 AFC Youth Championship Winners 

North Korea
Second title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The following teams qualified for the 2007 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Awards

Top Goalscorers Most Valuable Player Fair Play Trophy
South Korea Shim Young-sung North Korea Kim Kum-Il  North Korea

Goalscorers

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

Top scoring teams

19 goals

12 goals

10 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

3 goals

2 goal

1 goal

References

    External links

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