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2006 AFC Youth Championship

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2006 AFC Youth Championship
2006 एएफसी यूथ चैम्पियनशिप
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
Dates29 October – 12 November
Venue(s)4 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions North Korea (2nd title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place South Korea
Fourth place Jordan
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored91 (2.84 per match)
Attendance51,050 (1,595 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Shim Young-sung (5 goals)
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The 2006 AFC Youth Championship was the 34th instance of the AFC Youth Championship. It was held from 29 October to 12 November 2006 in India. It was the first time for India to host this tournament. Sixteen teams from the AFC qualified to the finals.

The tournament was won by North Korea, their second championship after sharing the trophy with IRAN in 1976, defeating Japan 5–3 in a penalty shootout after extra time finished in a 1–1 draw. South Korea defeated Jordan 2–0 to finish third.

The tournament also served as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, with a place for the 4 semi-finalists of the tournament.

Qualification

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Main article: AFC Youth Championship 2006 (Qualification)

33 Teams entered the Qualification, the teams were drawn into 14 groups. 11 groups with each three teams and 3 groups with two teams. The Qualification took part from November 2005 to December 2005 (except Group D which was scheduled to play in November 2005 but was postponed after the 2005 Amman bombings and played in February 2006). The Group-Winners qualified for the tournament, a Play-Off Game between the best second-placed teams from ASEAN (Myanmar) and East Asia (North Korea) was scheduled to in Kuala Lumpur on 15 February 2006. But after the withdrawal of Myanmar, the North Koreans qualified automatically. Hosts India were exempt from the qualification.

Final tournament

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Participants

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Venues

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Kolkata, West Bengal
Salt Lake Stadium Howrah Municipal Corporation Stadium[1]
Capacity: 120,000 Capacity: 5,000
Bangalore, Karnataka
Sree Kanteerava Stadium Bangalore Football Stadium
Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 15,000

Squads

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Main article: 2006 AFC Youth Championship squads

Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 South Korea 9 3 3 0 0 13 0 +13
 Jordan 4 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2
 Kyrgyzstan 2 3 0 2 1 1 8 −7
 India 1 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4
South Korea 3–0 Jordan
Shim Young-sung 14' 61'
Lee Sang-ho 46'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Nishimura (Japan)
India 1–1 Kyrgyzstan
Bhowmick 71' (pen) Amirov 44'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Torky (Iran)
Jordan 3–2 India
Abu Salim 33'
Nofal 64' 87'		 Cardozo 25'
Matondkar 77'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Kyrgyzstan 0–7 South Korea
Lee Sang-ho 5' 63'
Shin Young-rok 13' 50' 71' (pen)
Miagkih 20' (og)
Park Hyun-beom 84'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Nishimura (Japan)
South Korea 3–0 India
Shim Young-sung 76'
Song Jin-hyung 84'
Shin Young-rok 90+2'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Basma (Syria)
Kyrgyzstan 0–0 Jordan
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Group B

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 China 9 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3
Australia Australia 6 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3
 Thailand 3 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2
 United Arab Emirates 0 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4
China 1–0Australia Australia
Xu 65'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Shaban (Kuwait)
Thailand 2–1 United Arab Emirates
Dangda 46'
Donchui 90+4'		 Ali 89'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Basma (Syria)
Australia Australia3–1 Thailand
Burns 26' 90+2'
Vidosic 33' (pen)		 Phukom 40' (pen)
Attendance: 100
Referee: Torky (Iran)
United Arab Emirates 1–2 China
Mesmari 49' Wang 6' (pen), 46'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Shaban (Kuwait)
China 1–0 Thailand
Wang 78'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Nishimura (Japan)
Australia Australia2–0 United Arab Emirates
Williams 14' 31'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Group C

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Japan 6 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5
 North Korea 6 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4
 Iran 6 3 2 0 1 5 7 −2
 Tajikistan 0 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7
Japan 2–0 North Korea
Kawahara 34'
Kashiwagi 82'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ibrahim (Bahrain)
Iran 3–1 Tajikistan
Goudarzi 55'
Chatrabgoon 60' 81'		 Khamrakulov 10'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Kunsuta (Thailand)
North Korea 5–0 Iran
Jong Chol-min 2' 10'
Kim Kum-il 25' 47'
Ri Hung-ryong 77'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mujghef (Jordan)
Tajikistan 0–4 Japan
Morishima 8' 34'
Kashiwagi 57'
Morishige 68'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Al Hilali (Oman)
Japan 1–2 Iran
Umesaki 22' Kamyabinia 52'
Ale-Khamis 72'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Sarkar (India)
North Korea 1–0 Tajikistan
Pak Chol-min 90+2'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mujghef (Jordan)

Group D

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Iraq 7 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5
 Saudi Arabia 7 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4
 Vietnam 3 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3
 Malaysia 0 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6
Iraq 2–2 Saudi Arabia
Abdul-Zahra 27'
Mohammed 82'		 Kabee 9'
Al-Sahlawi 52'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Huang Junjie (China)
Malaysia 1–2 Vietnam
Khyril Muhymeen 45+1' Bakhtiar 11' (og)
Nguyen Quang Tình 63'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Surkar (India)
Saudi Arabia 2–0 Malaysia
Al-Sahlawi 13'
Ataif 60'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kunsuta (Thailand)
Vietnam 1–3 Iraq
Nguyen Van Khai 75' (pen) Ali 11'
Abdul-Zahra 36' 81'
Attendance: 2,000
Iraq 3–0 Malaysia
Khalaf 55'
Hussein 81'
Abdul-Zahra 83'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Al Hilali (Oman)
Saudi Arabia 2–0 Vietnam
J. Al-Bishi 13' (pen)
M. Al-Bishi 90'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Huang Junjie (China)

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 November – Kolkata
 
 
 South Korea2
 
9 November – Kolkata
 
 Australia1
 
 South Korea2 (2)
 
6 November – Bangalore
 
 Japan (pen.)2 (3)
 
 Japan2
 
11 November – Kolkata
 
 Saudi Arabia1
 
 Japan1 (3)
 
6 November – Kolkata
 
 North Korea (pen.)1 (5)
 
 China1
 
9 November – Kolkata
 
 Jordan2
 
 Jordan0
 
6 November – Bangalore
 
 North Korea1 Third place
 
 Iraq0
 
11 November – Kolkata
 
 North Korea2
 
 South Korea2
 
 
 Jordan0
 

Quarter finals

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South Korea 2–1 Australia
Song Jin-hyung 10' 36' Grossman 18'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Basma (Syria)
Japan 2–1 Saudi Arabia
Kawahara 7'
Aoki 90'		 J. Al-Bishi 81' (pen)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Al Hilali (Oman)
China 1–2 Jordan
Yang 70' Omran 33'
Abdullah 68' (pen)
Attendance: 150
Referee: Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Iraq 0–2 North Korea
Kim Kum-il 36'
Yun Yong-il 67'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Subrata (India)

Semi finals

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South Korea 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 pen.)		 Japan
Shim Young-sung 1'
Kim Dong-suk 111'		 Morishima 47'
Aoki 105'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Torky (Iran)
Jordan 0–1 North Korea
Kim Kum-il 38'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Surkar (India)

Third Place Play Off

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South Korea 2–0 Jordan
Shim Young-sung 50'
Lee Chung-yong 76'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Al Hilali (Oman)

Finals

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North Korea 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 pen.)		 Japan
Ri Chol-myong 3' Kashiwagi 34'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Shaban (Qatar)

Winners

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 2006 AFC Youth Championship winners 

North Korea
Second title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

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The following teams qualified for the 2007 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Awards

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Top Goalscorers Most Valuable Player Fair Play Trophy
South Korea Shim Young-sung North Korea Kim Kum-il  North Korea

Goalscorers

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5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

Top scoring teams

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References

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  1. ^ "Howrah Municipal Corporation Stadium — Sailen Manna Stadium". www.howrahonline.in. Howrah Online. 2015. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
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