1977 AFC Youth Championship

The 1977 AFC Youth Championship was held between April 15 and April 28 in Iran. It was won by Iraq 4-3 over Iran in Arraymehr Stadium in Teheran, in front of 100,000 spectators. Both teams qualified for 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Matches and Results

Group A

Iran 8 - 0 Singapore

Iran 3 - 0 Afghanistan

Afghanistan 0 - 0 Singapore

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iran	2	2	0	0	11	0	+11	4
Afghanistan	2	0	1	1	0	3	-3	1
Singapore	2	0	1	1	0	8	-8	1

Group B

Iraq 4 - 0 India

Iraq 3 - 0 Bangladesh

India 4 - 0 Bangladesh

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iraq	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7	4
India	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	2
Bangladesh	2	0	0	2	0	7	-7	0

Group C

Japan 5 - 0 Hong Kong

Japan 1 - 1 Bahrain

Bahrain 3 - 1 Hong Kong

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan	2	1	1	0	6	1	+5	3
Bahrain	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	3
Hong Kong	2	0	0	2	1	8	-7	0

Group D

Saudi Arabia 2 - 0 Jordan

South Korea 0 - 0 Malaysia

South Korea 0 - 0 Saudi Arabia

Malaysia 1 - 1 Jordan

South Korea 3 - 0 Jordan

Saudi Arabia 3 - 0 Malaysia

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Saudi Arabia	3	2	1	0	5	0	+5	5
South Korea	3	1	2	0	3	0	+3	4
Malaysia	3	0	2	1	1	4	-3	2
Jordan	3	0	1	2	1	6	-5	1

Quarterfinals

Iran 3 - 0 India

Iraq 5 - 1 Afghanistan

Japan 0 - 0 South Korea 3-1 after penalties

Saudi Arabia 2 - 2 Bahrain 5-6 after penalties

Semifinals

Iran 2 - 1 Japan

Iraq 3 - 0 Bahrain

Third Place Match

Bahrain 3 - 1 Japan

Final

April 28, 1977	Iraq	4 – 3	Iran	Arraymehr Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 100,000
	Hussein Luaibi  29' Mahdi Abdul-Sahib  38' Hussein Saeed  74'  80'		Moharam Asheri  7' Hassanzadeh  55' Alikaram Suri  78'

Winners

AFC Youth Championship 1977 Winners
Iraq Second title

External links

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