1978 AFC Youth Championship
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Bangladesh |
Dates | 5–28 October |
Teams | 18 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions |
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Third place | (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.[1] It also served as qualification for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Teams
[edit]Venue
[edit]Dhaka | |
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Bangabandhu National Stadium | |
Capacity: 55,000 | |
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Group stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 |
Group B
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 7 |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 |
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 5 – 0 | ![]() |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() |
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Group C
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 |
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 1 |
Bangladesh ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() |
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Kuwait ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() |
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Bangladesh ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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Bahrain ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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Bangladesh ![]() | 0 – 2 | ![]() |
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Singapore ![]() | 0 – 5 | ![]() |
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Bangladesh ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() |
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Group D
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 5 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
Iran ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() |
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Korea Republic ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
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Iran ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() |
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China ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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Korea Republic ![]() | 7 – 0 | ![]() |
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Knockout stage
[edit]Quarter-finals
[edit]Iraq ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
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South Korea ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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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
[edit]Korea Republic ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
6 – 5 |
Third place play-off
[edit]Final
[edit]Korea Republic ![]() | 1 – 1 Title shared | ![]() |
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Results
[edit]1978 AFC Youth Championship |
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![]() South Korea Fourth title |
1978 AFC Youth Championship |
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![]() Iraq Third title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
[edit]The following teams qualified for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Indonesia (replacing Iraq, Kuwait, North Korea)
Japan (host)
South Korea
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Garin, Erik. "Asian U-19 Championship 1978". RSSSF.