1978 AFC Youth Championship
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.
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Bangladesh |
| Dates | 5 October – 28 October |
| Teams | 18 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Korea Republic (4th title) %253B_Flag_of_Syria_(1963%E2%80%931972).svg.png.webp){kind=small} Iraq (3rd title) (Title shared) |
| Third place |  Kuwait  North Korea (Shared) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 40 |
| Goals scored | 122 (3.05 per match) |
Teams
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Tournament
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Korea |
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 | +2 | 4 |
 India |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 |
 Sri Lanka |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5 – 0 | Sri Lanka |
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| Sri Lanka | 0 – 5 | Korea DPR |
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| Saudi Arabia | 1 – 1 | Korea DPR |
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| Saudi Arabia | 4 – 1 | India |
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| Saudi Arabia | 1 – 1 | Japan |
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Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bahrain |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
 Bangladesh |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
 North Yemen |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 |
 Singapore |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 1 |
| Kuwait | 1 – 1 | North Yemen |
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| Bangladesh | 1 – 0 | North Yemen |
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| Bahrain | 1 – 0 | North Yemen |
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| Bangladesh | 0 – 2 | Kuwait |
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| Kuwait | 2 – 1 | Bahrain |
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| Bangladesh | 1 – 1 | Bahrain |
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Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| South Korea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 5 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Iran |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
 China PR |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Afghanistan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
| Iran | 3 – 0 | Afghanistan |
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| China PR | 1 – 0 | Afghanistan |
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| Korea Republic | 7 – 0 | Afghanistan |
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Quarter-finals
| Iraq | 2 – 1 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Korea Republic | 1 – 0 | Bahrain |
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- Note: Originally, Iran had won 1-0 against Kuwait. But they disqualified for fielding an over-age player.
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
| Kuwait | 1 – 1 Third place shared | Korea DPR |
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Final
| 1978 AFC Youth Championship |
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South Korea Fourth title |
| 1978 AFC Youth Championship |
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Iraq Third title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The following teams qualified for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
- Indonesia (replacing Iraq)
- Japan (host)
- South Korea
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