2006 AFC Youth Championship

2006 AFC Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host country  India
Dates October 29 - November 12
Venue(s) 4 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  North Korea (2nd title)
Runners-up  Japan
Third place  South Korea
Fourth place  Jordan
Tournament statistics
Matches played 32
Goals scored 91 (2.84 per match)
Attendance 51,050 (1,595 per match)
Top scorer(s) Shim Young-Sung (5 goals)

The Asian Football Confederations AFC Youth Championship 2006 was the 32rd instance of the AFC Youth Championship. It was held from October 29 to November 12, 2006 in India. It was the first time for India to host this tournament. Sixteen teams from the AFC qualified to the finals.

The tournament was won by North Korea, their second championship after sharing the trophy with Iran in 1976, defeating Japan 5–3 in a penalty shootout after extra time finished in a 1–1 draw. South Korea defeated Jordan 2–0 to finish third.

The tournament also served as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, with a place for the 4 semi-finalists of the tournament.

Contents

Qualification

Main article: AFC Youth Championship 2006 (Qualification)

33 Teams entered the Qualification, the teams were drawn into 14 groups. 11 groups with each three teams and 3 groups with two teams. The Qualification took part from November 2005 to December 2005 (except Group D which was scheduled to play in November 2005 but was postponed after the 2005 Amman bombings and played in February 2006). The Group-Winners qualified for the tournament, a Play-Off Game between the best second-placed teams from ASEAN (Myanmar) and East Asia (North Korea) was scheduled to in Kuala Lumpur on February 15, 2006. But after the withdrawal of Myanmar, the North Koreans qualified automatically. Hosts India were except from the qualification.

Final tournament

Participants

Venues

City Original stadium names Capacity
Kolkata Salt Lake Stadium 120,000
Kolkata Howrah Municipal Corporation Stadium 5,000
Bangalore Sree Kanteerava Stadium 30,000
Banalore Bangalore Stadium 15,000

Group stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 South Korea 9 3 3 0 0 13 0 +13
 Jordan 4 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2
 Kyrgyzstan 2 3 0 2 1 1 8 −7
 India 1 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4
October 29, 2006
16:00 IST
 South Korea  3 – 0
  Jordan Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 500
Referee: Nishimura (Japan)
Shim Young-Sung  14'  61'
Lee Sang-Ho  46'
October 29, 2006
19:00 IST
 India  1 – 1
  Kyrgyzstan Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 600
Referee: Torky (Iran)
Bhowmick  71' (pen) Amirov  44'
October 31, 2006
16:00 IST
 Jordan  3 – 2
  India Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 250
Referee: Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Abu Salim  33'
Nawfal  64'  87'		 Cardozo  25'
Matondkar  77'
October 31, 2006
19:00 IST
 Kyrgyzstan  0 – 7
  South Korea Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 300
Referee: Nishimura (Japan)
Lee Sang-Ho  5'  63'
Shin Young-Rok  13'  50'  71' (pen)
Miagkih  20' (og)
Park Hyun-Bem  84'
November 2, 2006
14:45 IST
 South Korea  3 – 0
  India Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 500
Referee: Basma (Syria)
Shim Young-Sung  76'
Song Jin-Hyung  84'
Shin Young-Rok  90+2'
November 2, 2006
14:45 IST
 Kyrgyzstan  0 – 0
  Jordan Municipal Corporation Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 China PR 9 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3
Australia 6 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3
 Thailand 3 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2
 United Arab Emirates 0 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4
October 30, 2006
16:00 IST
 China PR  1 – 0
 Australia Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 300
Referee: Shaban (Kuwait)
Xu  65'
October 30, 2006
19:00 IST
 Thailand  2 – 1
  United Arab Emirates Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 150
Referee: Basma (Syria)
Dangda  46'
Donchui  90+4'		 Ali  89'
November 1, 2006
16:00 IST
 Australia 3 – 1
  Thailand Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 100
Referee: Torky (Iran)
Burns  26'  90+2'
Vidosic  33' (pen)		 Phukom  40' (pen)
November 1, 2006
19:00 IST
 United Arab Emirates  1 – 2
  China PR Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 100
Referee: Shaban (Kuwait)
Mesmari  49' Wang  6' (pen),  46'
November 3, 2006
14:45 IST
 China PR  1 – 0
  Thailand Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 500
Referee: Nishimura (Japan)
Wang  78'
November 3, 2006
14:45 IST
 Australia 2 – 0
  United Arab Emirates Municipal Corporation Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Williams  14'  31'

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Japan 6 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5
 North Korea 6 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4
 Iran 6 3 2 0 1 5 7 −2
 Tajikistan 0 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7
October 29, 2006
16:00 IST
 Japan  2 – 0
  North Korea Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ibrahim (Bahrain)
Kawahara  34'
Kashiwagi  82'
October 29, 2006
19:00 IST
 Iran  3 – 1
  Tajikistan Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Kunsuta (Thailand)
Goudarzi  55'
Chatrabgoon  60'  81'		 Khamrakulov  10'
October 31, 2006
16:00 IST
 North Korea  5 – 0
  Iran Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mujghef (Jordan)
Jong Chol-Min  2'  10'
Kim Kum-Il  25'  47'
Ri Hung-Ryong  77'
October 31, 2006
19:00 IST
 Tajikistan  0 – 4
  Japan Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Al Hilali (Oman)
Morishima  8'  34'
Kashiwagi  57'
Morishige  68'
November 2, 2006
15:00 IST
 Japan  1 – 2
  Iran Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Sarkar (India)
Umesaki  22' Kamyabinia  52'
Ale-Khamis  72'
November 2, 2006
15:00 IST
 North Korea  1 – 0
  Tajikistan Bangalore Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mujghef (Jordan)
Pak Chol-Min  90+2'

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Iraq 7 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5
 Saudi Arabia 7 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4
 Vietnam 3 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3
 Malaysia 0 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6
October 30, 2006
16:00 IST
 Iraq  2 – 2
  Saudi Arabia Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Huang (China)
Abdul-Zahra  27'
Mohammed  82'		 Kabee  9'
Al-Sahlawi  52'
October 30, 2006
19:00 IST
 Malaysia  1 – 2
  Vietnam Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Surkar (India)
Zambri  45+1' Bakhtiar  11' (og)
Nguyen Quang Tình  63'
November 1, 2006
16:00 IST
 Saudi Arabia  2 – 0
  Malaysia Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kunsuta (Thailand)
Al-Sahlawi  13'
Ataif  60'
November 1, 2006
19:00 IST
 Vietnam  1 – 3
  Iraq Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abdulhameed Ebrahim (Bahrain)
Nguyen Van Khai  75' (pen) Ali  11'
Abul-Zahra  36'  81'
November 3, 2006
15:00 IST
 Iraq  3 – 0
  Malaysia Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 500
Referee: Al Hilali (Oman)
Khalaf  55'
Hussein  81'
Abdul-Zahra  83'
November 3, 2006
15:00 IST
 Saudi Arabia  2 – 0
  Vietnam Bangalore Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Huang (China)
J. Al-Bishi  13' (pen)
M. Al-Bishi  90'

Knockout Stage

Knockout Map

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
November 6 - Kolkata        
  South Korea  2
November 9 - Kolkata
  Australia  1  
  South Korea  2 (2)
November 6 - Bangalore
    Japan  2 (3)  
  Japan  2
November 11 - Kolkata
  Saudi Arabia  1  
  Japan  1 (3)
November 6 - Kolkata
    North Korea  1 (5)
  China PR  1
November 9 - Kolkata
  Jordan  2  
  Jordan  0 Third place
November 6 - Bangalore
    North Korea  1  
  Iraq  0   South Korea  2
  North Korea  2     Jordan  0
November 11 - Kolkata

Quarter finals

November 6, 2006
16:00 IST
 South Korea  2 – 1
 Australia Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 600
Referee: Muhsen (Syria)
Song Jin-Hyung  10'  36' Grossman  18'
November 6, 2006
16:00 IST
 Japan  2 – 1
  Saudi Arabia Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Al Hilali (Oman)
Kawahara  7'
Aoki  90'		 J. Al-Bishi  81' (pen)
November 6, 2006
19:00 IST
 China PR  1 – 2
  Jordan Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 150
Referee: Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Yang  70' Omran  33'
Abdullah  68' (pen)
November 6, 2006
19:00 IST
 Iraq  0 – 2
  North Korea Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Subrata (India)
Kim Kum-Il  36'
Yun Yong-Il  67'

Semi finals

November 9, 2006
16:00 IST
 South Korea  2 – 2 (AET)
(2–3 PSO)		  Japan Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Torky (Iran)
Shim Young-Sung  1'
Kim Dong-Suk  111'		 Morishima 47'
Aoki  105'
November 9, 2006
19:00 IST
  Jordan 0 – 1  North Korea Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Surkar (India)
Kim Kum-Il  38'

Third Place Play Off

November 12, 2006
16:00 IST
 South Korea  2 – 0  Jordan Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Al Hilali (Oman)
Shim Young-Sung  50'
Lee Chung-Yong  76'

Finals

November 12, 2006
19:00 IST
 North Korea  1 – 1 (AET)
(5–3 PSO)		  Japan Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Shaban (Qatar)
Ri Chol-Myong  3' Kashiwagi  34'

Winners

 2006 AFC Youth Championship Winners 

North Korea
Second title

Awards

Top Goalscorers Most Valuable Player Fair Play Trophy
Shim Young-Sung Kim Kum-Il  North Korea

Top scorers

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals

Top scoring teams

19 goals

12 goals

10 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

3 goals

2 goal

1 goal

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