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1978 AFC Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
Dates5 October – 28 October
Teams18 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsSouth Korea Korea Republic
(4th title)
 Iraq (3rd title)
(Title shared)
Third place Kuwait
 North Korea
(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. It also served as qualification for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Teams

Tournament

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 Korea DPR 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 −5 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 +5 5
 Bangladesh 4 1 2 1 5 6 −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 Korea Republic 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
Korea DPR North Korea2 – 0 Indonesia
Korea Republic South Korea1 – 0 Bahrain
  • Note: Originally, Iran had won 1-0 against Kuwait. But they disqualified for fielding an over-age player.

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


 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

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