1978 AFC Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
Dates528 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)

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.

Teams

Venue

Dhaka
Bangabandhu National Stadium
Capacity: 55,000

Group stage

Group A

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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 North Korea 4310101+97
 Saudi Arabia 4220113+86
 Japan 412186+24
 India 41127813
 Sri Lanka 4004119180
Sri Lanka 1 5 Japan

India 0 2North Korea Korea DPR

Saudi Arabia 5 0 Sri Lanka

Japan 2 2 India

Sri Lanka 0 5North Korea Korea DPR

Saudi Arabia 1 1North Korea Korea DPR

India 4 0 Sri Lanka

Saudi Arabia 4 1 India
Japan 0 2North Korea Korea DPR

Saudi Arabia 1 1 Japan

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kuwait 4310103+77
 Bahrain 421163+35
 Bangladesh 41214514
 North Yemen 411263+33
 Singapore 4013315121
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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 3210102+85
 Iran 321062+45
 China 310234-12
 Afghanistan 3003011110
Iran 3 0 Afghanistan

Korea Republic South Korea2 1 China

Iran 1 1South Korea Korea Republic
China 1 0 Afghanistan

Korea Republic South Korea7 0 Afghanistan

Iran 2 1 China

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Kuwait 1 0
Awarded
 Iran
Iraq 2 1 Saudi Arabia

Korea DPR North Korea2 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

Iraq 0 0 Kuwait
Penalties
6 5

Korea Republic South Korea0 0North Korea Korea DPR
Penalties
6 5

Third place play-off

Kuwait 1 1
Third place shared
North Korea Korea DPR

Final

Korea Republic South Korea1 1
Title shared
 Iraq

Results

 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

  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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