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1978 AFC Youth Championship

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1978 AFC Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
Dates5–28 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)
1977
1980

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

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Venue

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Dhaka
Bangabandhu National Stadium
Capacity: 55,000

Group stage

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Group A

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Quarter-finals

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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

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Iraq 0 – 0 Kuwait
Penalties
6 – 5

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

Third place play-off

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Kuwait 1 – 1
Third place shared
North Korea Korea DPR

Final

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Korea Republic South Korea1 – 1
Title shared
 Iraq

Results

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 1978 AFC Youth Championship 

South Korea
Fourth title


 1978 AFC Youth Championship 

Iraq
Third title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

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

References

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  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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