1986 AFC Youth Championship

The Asian Football Confederation's 1986 AFC Youth Championship was held from December 1 to December 10, 1986 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The tournament was won by for the first time by Saudi Arabia in the final against Bahrain.

Contents

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

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

Knockout stage

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

Semifinal

December 8
Saudi Arabia  2 – 0  North Korea Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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