1978 AFC Youth Championship
1978 AFC Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
Dates5–28 October
Teams18 (from 1 confederation)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions
Third place
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored122 (3.05 per match)
Top scorerIraq Haris Mohammed (7 goals)[1]
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International football competition

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 3 3 0 0 17 0 +17 6
 Indonesia 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 4
 Malaysia 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 2
 Jordan 3 0 0 3 0 13 −13 0
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 4 3 1 0 10 1 +9 7
 Saudi Arabia 4 2 2 0 11 3 +8 6
 Japan 4 1 2 1 8 6 +2 4
 India 4 1 1 2 7 8 −1 3
 Sri Lanka 4 0 0 4 1 19 −18 0
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 4 3 1 0 10 3 +7 7
 Bahrain 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 5
 Bangladesh 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 4
 North Yemen 4 1 1 2 6 3 +3 3
 Singapore 4 0 1 3 3 15 −12 1
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 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 5
 Iran 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 5
 China 3 1 0 2 3 4 –1 2
 Afghanistan 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
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
North Korea 2–0 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
South Korea 0–0 North Korea
Penalties
6–5

Third place play-off

Kuwait 1–1
Third place shared		 North Korea

Final

South Korea 1–1
Title shared		 Iraq

Results

 1978 AFC Youth Championship 

South Korea
Fourth title


 1978 AFC Youth Championship 

Iraq
Third title

Qualification to the World Youth Championship

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

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  • Garin, Erik. "Asian U-19 Championship 1978". RSSSF.
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