1978 AFC Youth Championship
1978 AFC Youth Championship was held in Bangladesh from 5 October to 28 October.
Results
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iraq |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 6 |
 Indonesia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
 Malaysia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 2 |
 Jordan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | -13 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Korea DPR |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 7 |
 Saudi Arabia |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 |
 Japan |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 |
 India |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 3 |
 Sri Lanka |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | -18 | 0 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kuwait |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 |
 Bahrain |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
 Bangladesh |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
 Yemen |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 |
 Singapore |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | -12 | 1 |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Korea Republic |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 5 |
 Iran |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
 China PR |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
 Afghanistan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | -11 | 0 |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Kuwait
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1 | |||||||||
| Iran
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0 | |||||||||
| Kuwait
|
0(5) | |||||||||
| Iraq
|
0(6) | |||||||||
| Iraq
|
2 | |||||||||
| Saudi Arabia
|
1 | |||||||||
| Iraq
|
1 | |||||||||
| Korea Republic
|
1 | |||||||||
| Korea DPR
|
2 | |||||||||
| Indonesia
|
0 | |||||||||
| Korea DPR
|
0(5) | Third place | ||||||||
| Korea Republic
|
0(6) | |||||||||
| Korea Republic
|
1 | Kuwait
|
1 | |||||||
| Bahrain
|
0 | Korea DPR
|
1 | |||||||
