1971 AFC Youth Championship

1971 AFC Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host country Japan
Dates24 April – 5 May
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Israel (5th title)
Runners-up South Korea
Third place Burma
Fourth place Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored75 (2.42 per match)
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The 1971 AFC Youth Championship was held in Tokyo, Japan.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

Group stage

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Burma 3 2 1 0 13 1 +12 5
 India 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5
 Philippines 3 1 0 2 1 9 –8 2
   Nepal 3 0 0 3 1 8 –7 0


25 April India  2–0  Philippines
Burma  5–0    Nepal
27 April Philippines  0–7  Burma
India  2–1    Nepal
29 April Nepal    0–1  Philippines
Burma  1–1  India

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 6
 Malaysia 3 2 0 1 3 5 –2 4
 Taiwan 3 1 0 2 3 6 –3 2
 Singapore 3 0 0 3 1 6 –5 0


24 April Japan  3–0  Taiwan
25 April Malaysia  1–0  Singapore
27 April Taiwan  1–2  Malaysia
Japan  3–0  Singapore
29 April Singapore  1–2  Taiwan
Malaysia  0–4  Japan

Group C

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Israel 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 5
 South Korea 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 5
 South Vietnam 3 1 0 2 2 8 –6 2
 Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 1 6 –5 0


25 April Israel  2–0  Hong Kong
South Korea  3–1  South Vietnam
27 April Israel  5–0  South Vietnam
Hong Kong  1–3  South Korea
29 April South Vietnam  1–0  Hong Kong
South Korea  1–1  Israel

Group D

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 5
 Kuwait 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 5
 Indonesia 3 0 1 2 1 4 –3 1
 Thailand 3 0 1 2 1 6 –5 1


25 April Thailand  0–4  Iran
Indonesia  0–1  Kuwait
27 April Iran  0–0  Kuwait
Indonesia  1–1  Thailand
29 April Thailand  0–1  Kuwait
Indonesia  0–2  Iran

Quarterfinals

Burma 1 – 0 Malaysia
Japan 3 – 0 India
Israel 2 - 0 1 Kuwait
Iran 1 – 1
(4-5 pen.)		 South Korea

1 Kuwait refused to play Israel for political reasons; Israel were awarded a 2-0 victory.

Semifinals

Israel 1 – 0 Burma
Japan 0 – 0
(3-5 pen.)		 South Korea

Third place match

Burma 2 – 0 Japan

Final

Israel 1 – 0 South Korea


 1971 AFC Youth Championship 

Israel
Fifth title

References