1986 AFC Youth Championship

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

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

Saudi Arabia  v  North Korea

December 8

Saudi Arabia	2 – 0	North Korea

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Bahrain  v  Qatar

December 8

Bahrain	2 – 0	Qatar

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Third Place Match

North Korea  v  Qatar

December 10

North Korea	1 – 0	Qatar

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Final

Saudi Arabia  v  Bahrain

December 10

Saudi Arabia	2 – 0	Bahrain

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Winner

AFC Youth Championship 1986 Winners
Saudi Arabia First title

• Saudi Arabia, Bahrain qualified for 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.