(Title shared)Third place | (Shared) |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 40 |
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Goals scored | 122 (3.05 per match) |
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International football competition
The 1978 AFC Youth Championship was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 5 October to 28 October 1978.[1] It also served as qualification for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Teams
Venue
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Note: Iran had originally won 1–0 against Kuwait, but they were found to have fielded an over-age player; the result was reversed and Iran were ejected from the competition.
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Kuwait ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Kuwait.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kuwait.svg.png) | 1 – 1 Third place shared | Korea DPR |
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Final
Results
1978 AFC Youth Championship |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Iraq_%281963%E2%80%931991%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Iraq_%281963%E2%80%931991%29.svg.png) Iraq Third title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The following teams qualified for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
References
- ^ Mahmud, Dulal (20 April 2021). "ঢাকার মাঠে সবচেয়ে বড় ফুটবল উৎসব" [The biggest football festival in Dhaka]. Utp al Shuvro (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 22 November 2023.
External links
- Garin, Erik. "Asian U-19 Championship 1978". RSSSF.
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