AFC Youth Championship

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The AFC Youth Championship is an annual football competition organised by the sport's Asian governing body, Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The competition has been held since 1959. Between 1959 and 1978 the contest held every year, since 1980 it has been held every two years. The tournament has been played in a number of different formats during its existence. Currently it consists of two stages, similarly to AFC's other Asian Championship competitions. The qualifying stage is open to all AFC members, and the final stage is contested between sixteen teams. In 2002 the Age group changed from U-19 to U-20. The next tournament will be held in Saudi Arabia.

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[edit] Results

Year Host Final Third Place Match
Winner Score Runner-up Third Place Score Fourth Place
1959
details
Flag of Federation of Malaya Malaya Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic
2–1 Flag of Federation of Malaya
Malaya
Flag of Japan
Japan
6–2 Flag of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
1960
details
Flag of Federation of Malaya Malaya Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic
4–0 Flag of Federation of Malaya
Malaya
1
1961
details
Flag of Thailand Thailand Flag of India
India

Flag of Burma
Myanmar
0–0
2
Flag of Thailand
Thailand
2–1 Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic
1962
details
Flag of Thailand Thailand Flag of Thailand
Thailand
2–1 Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic
Flag of Indonesia
Indonesia
3–0 Flag of Federation of Malaya
Malaya
1963
details
Flag of Malaysia Malaysia Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic

Flag of Burma
Myanmar
2–2
2
Flag of Thailand
Thailand
Flag of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
2–2
3
1964
details
Flag of South Vietnam South Vietnam Flag of Israel
Israel

Flag of Burma
Myanmar
0–0
2
1
1965
details
Flag of Japan Japan Flag of Israel
Israel
5–0 Flag of Burma
Myanmar
Flag of Malaysia
Malaysia
4–1 Flag of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
1966
details
Flag of the Philippines Philippines Flag of Israel
Israel

Flag of Burma
Myanmar
1–1
2
Flag of the People's Republic of China
China PR
Flag of Thailand
Thailand
3
1967
details
Flag of Thailand Thailand Flag of Israel
Israel
3–0 Flag of India
India
Flag of Burma
Myanmar
4–0 Flag of Singapore
Singapore
1968
details
Flag of South Korea South Korea Flag of Burma
Myanmar
4–0 Flag of Malaysia
Malaysia
Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic
Flag of Israel
Israel
3
1969
details
Flag of Thailand Thailand Flag of Burma
Myanmar

Flag of Thailand
Thailand
2–2
2
Flag of Iran
Iran
2–1 Flag of Israel
Israel
1970
details
Flag of the Philippines Philippines Flag of Burma
Myanmar
3–0 Flag of India
India
1
1971
details
Flag of Japan Japan Flag of Israel
Israel
1–0 Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic
Flag of Burma
Myanmar
2–0 Flag of Japan
Japan
1972
details
Flag of Thailand Thailand Flag of Israel
Israel
1–0 Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic
1
1973
details
Flag of Iran Iran Flag of Iran
Iran
2–0 Flag of Japan
Japan
1
1974
details
Flag of Thailand Thailand Flag of India
India

Flag of Iran
Iran
2–2
2
1
1975
details
Flag of Kuwait Kuwait Flag of Iran
Iran

Flag of Iraq
Iraq
0–0
2
Flag of Kuwait
Kuwait
Flag of North Korea
Korea DPR
2–2
3
1976
details
Flag of Thailand Thailand Flag of Iran
Iran

Flag of North Korea
Korea DPR
0–0
2
1
1977
details
Flag of Iran Iran Flag of Iraq
Iraq
4–3 Flag of Iran
Iran
Flag of Bahrain
Bahrain
3–1 Flag of Japan
Japan
1978
details
Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh Flag of Iraq
Iraq

Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic
1–1
2
Flag of North Korea
Korea DPR
Flag of Kuwait
Kuwait
1–1
3
1980
details
Flag of Thailand Thailand Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic
4 Flag of Qatar
Qatar
Flag of Japan
Japan
4 Flag of Thailand
Thailand
1982
details
Flag of Thailand Thailand Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China
China PR
Flag of Iraq
Iraq
4 Flag of the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1985
details
Flag of the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Flag of the People's Republic of China
China PR
4 Flag of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Flag of the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
4 Flag of Thailand
Thailand
1986
details
Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Flag of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2–0 Flag of Bahrain
Bahrain
Flag of North Korea
Korea DPR
1–0 Flag of Qatar
Qatar
1988
details
Flag of Qatar Qatar Flag of Iraq
Iraq
1–1
(5–4)
on penalties
Flag of Syria
Syria
Flag of Qatar
Qatar
2–0 Flag of the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1990
details
Flag of Indonesia Indonesia Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic
0–0
(4–3)
on penalties
Flag of North Korea
Korea DPR
Flag of Syria
Syria
1–0 Flag of Qatar
Qatar
1992
details
Flag of the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Flag of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2–0 Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic
Flag of Japan
Japan
3–0 Flag of the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1994
details
Flag of Indonesia Indonesia Flag of Syria
Syria
2–1 Flag of Japan
Japan
Flag of Thailand
Thailand
1–1
(3–2)
on penalties
Flag of Iraq
Iraq
1996
details
Flag of South Korea South Korea Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic
3–0 Flag of the People's Republic of China
China PR
Flag of the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
2–2
(4–3)
on penalties
Flag of Japan
Japan
1998
details
Flag of Thailand Thailand Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic
2–1 Flag of Japan
Japan
Flag of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
3–1 Flag of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2000
details
Flag of Iran Iran Flag of Iraq
Iraq
2–1 Flag of Japan
Japan
Flag of the People's Republic of China
China PR
2–2 Flag of Iran
Iran
2002
details
Flag of Qatar Qatar Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic
1–0 Flag of Japan
Japan
Flag of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
4–0 Flag of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
2004
details
Flag of Malaysia Malaysia Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic
2–0 Flag of the People's Republic of China
China PR
Flag of Japan
Japan
1–1
(4–3)
on penalties
Flag of Syria
Syria
2006
details
Flag of India India Flag of North Korea
Korea DPR
1–1
(5–3)
on penalties
Flag of Japan
Japan
Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic
2–0 Flag of Jordan
Jordan
2008
details
Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
2010
details
Flag of the People's Republic of China China
1 No third place playoff.
2 Title shared.
3 Third place shared.
4 Final tournaments in round-robin format.

[edit] Successful national teams

Team Champions Runners-up Third-place Fourth-place
Flag of South Korea Korea Republic 9 (1959, 1960, 1963, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1996*, 1998, 2002, 2004) 4 (1962, 1971, 1971, 1992 ) 2 (1968*, 2006) 1 (1961)
Flag of Burma Myanmar 7 (1961, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970) 1 (1965) 2 (1967, 1971) -
Flag of Israel Israel#1 6 (1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972) - 1 (1968) 1 (1969)
Flag of Iraq Iraq 5 ( 1975, 1977, 1978, 1988, 2000) - 1 (1982) 1 (1994)
Flag of Iran Iran 4 (1973*, 1974, 1975, 1976) 1 (1977*) 1 (1969) 1 (2000*)
Flag of North Korea Korea DPR 2 (1976, 2006) 1 (1990) 3 (1975, 1978, 1986) -
Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 2 (1986*, 1992) 1 (1985) 2 (1998, 2002) -
Flag of Thailand Thailand 2 (1962*, 1969*) - 4 (1961*, 1963, 1966, 1994) 2 (1980*, 1985)
Flag of the People's Republic of China China PR 1 (1985) 3 (1982, 1996, 2004) 2 (1966, 2000) -
Flag of Syria Syria 1 (1994) 1 (1988) 1 (1990) 1 (2004)
Flag of Indonesia Indonesia 1 (1961) 1 (1967) 1 (1962) -
Flag of India India 1 (1974) 1 (1970) - -
Flag of Japan Japan - 6 (1973, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006) 4 (1959, 1980, 1992, 2004) 3 (1971*, 1977, 1996)
Flag of Malaysia Malaysia - 3 (1959*, 1960*, 1968) 1 (1965) 1 (1962)
Flag of Qatar Qatar - 1 (1980) 1 (1988*) 2 (1986, 1990)
Flag of Bahrain Bahrain - 1 (1986) 1 (1977) -
Flag of the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates - - 2 (1985*, 1996) 3 (1982, 1988, 1992*)
Flag of Kuwait Kuwait - - 2 (1975*, 1978) -
Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong - - 1 (1963) 2 (1959, 1965)
Flag of Singapore Singapore - - - 1 (1967)
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan#2 - - - 1 (1998)
Flag of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan - - - 1 (2002)
Flag of Jordan Jordan - - - 1 (2006)
* = as hosts
#1 = Israel became UEFA member in 1991
#2 = Kazakhstan became UEFA member in 2002

[edit] Total hosts

10 times
  • Flag of Thailand Thailand—1961, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1998
4 times
3 times
  • Flag of Iran Iran—1973, 1977, 2000
2 times
1 time


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