1996 AFC Youth Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host country | َSouth Korea |
Dates | 17 October – 31 October |
Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | South Korea (8th title) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 24 |
Goals scored | 75 (3.13 per match) |
The Asian Football Confederation's 1996 AFC Youth Championship was held from 17 to 31 October 1996, in Seoul, South Korea. The tournament was won by for the eighth time by South Korea in the final against China PR.
Group stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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South Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 12 |
United Arab Emirates | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 |
Thailand | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 |
Iran | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
Bangladesh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 |
South Korea | 4-0 | Thailand |
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Iran | 0-0 | Bangladesh |
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Iran | 1-2 | South Korea |
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Thailand | 1-0 | Bangladesh |
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Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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China | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 12 |
Japan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 |
Syria | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
India | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Qatar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 |
18 October 1996 | ||
India | 1 – 1 | Qatar |
Syria | 1 – 3 | Japan |
20 October 1996 | ||
China | 2 – 1 | Japan |
Syria | 2 – 0 | Qatar |
22 October 1996 | ||
China | 2 – 1 | India |
Japan | 4 – 0 | Qatar |
24 October 1996 | ||
China | 5 – 2 | Qatar |
Syria | 1 – 0 | India |
26 October 1996 | ||
China | 2 – 1 | Syria |
Japan | 2 – 0 | India |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
29 October | ||||||
South Korea | 1 | |||||
31 October | ||||||
Japan | 0 | |||||
South Korea | 3 | |||||
29 October | ||||||
China | 0 | |||||
China | 5 | |||||
United Arab Emirates | 1 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
30 October | ||||||
United Arab Emirates (pen) | 2 (4) | |||||
Japan | 2 (3) |
Semifinal
South Korea | 1–0 | Japan |
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Third Place Match
United Arab Emirates | 2 – 2 (4 PK 3) | Japan |
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Final
South Korea | 3–0 | China |
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Winner
AFC Youth Championship 1996 Winners |
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South Korea Eighth title |
- South Korea, China PR, UAE, Japan qualified for 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.