1996 AFC Youth Championship

The Asian Football Confederation's 1996 AFC Youth Championship was held from October 17 to October 31, 1996 in Seoul, South Korea. The tournament was won by for the eighth time by South Korea in the final against China PR.

Contents

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China PR 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

Knockout stage

  Semi-finals Final
29 October
  South Korea  1  
  Japan  0  
 
31 October
      South Korea  3
    China PR  0
Third place
29 October 30 October
  China PR  5   United Arab Emirates (pen)  2 (4)
  United Arab Emirates  1     Japan  2 (3)

Semifinal

October 29, 1996
South Korea  1 – 0  Japan Seoul, South Korea

October 29, 1996
China PR  5 – 1  United Arab Emirates Seoul, South Korea

Third Place Match

October 30, 1996
United Arab Emirates  2 – 2
(4 PK 3)
 Japan Seoul, South Korea

Final

October 31, 1996
South Korea  3 – 0  China PR Seoul, South Korea

Winner

 AFC Youth Championship 1996 Winners 

South Korea
Eighth title