1986 AFC Youth Championship

1986 AFC Youth Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	1 December – 10 December
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Saudi Arabia (1st title)
Runners-up	Bahrain
Third place	North Korea
Fourth place	Qatar
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	52 (3.25 per match)
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The Asian Football Confederation's 1986 AFC Youth Championship was held from 1 to 10 December 1986 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The tournament was won for the first time by Saudi Arabia in the finals against Bahrain.

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Saudi Arabia	3	3	0	0	13	1	+12	6
Qatar	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	4
India	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6	1
Indonesia	3	0	1	2	1	11	−10	1

1 December

Qatar	3 – 0	Indonesia

Saudi Arabia	4 – 0	India

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3 December

India	1 – 3	Qatar

Saudi Arabia	7 – 0	Indonesia

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5 December

India	1 – 1	Indonesia

Saudi Arabia	2 – 1	Qatar

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bahrain	3	2	1	0	9	1	+8	5
North Korea	3	2	0	1	4	1	+3	4
South Korea	3	1	1	1	9	2	+7	3
Sri Lanka	3	0	0	3	0	18	−18	0

2 December

Bahrain	1 – 1	South Korea

Sri Lanka	0 – 3	North Korea

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4 December

North Korea	0 – 1	Bahrain

Sri Lanka	0 – 8	South Korea

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6 December

Bahrain	7 – 0	Sri Lanka

North Korea	1 – 0	South Korea

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	8 December
	Saudi Arabia	2
					10 December
	North Korea	0
					Saudi Arabia	2
	8 December
					Bahrain	0
	Bahrain	2
	Qatar	0
					Third place
					10 December
					North Korea	1
					Qatar	0

Semifinal

December 8

Saudi Arabia	2 – 0	North Korea

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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December 8

Bahrain	2 – 0	Qatar

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Third Place Match

December 10

North Korea	1 – 0	Qatar

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Final

December 10

Saudi Arabia	2 – 0	Bahrain

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Winner

AFC Youth Championship 1986 Winners
Saudi Arabia First title

• Saudi Arabia, Bahrain qualified for 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.