1959 AFC Youth Championship

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The 1959 AFC Youth Championship was held in Kuala Lumpur, Federation of Malaya. It was the first time the tournament was organised.

1959 AFC Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host countryMalaya
Dates18–26 April
Teams9
Final positions
Champions South Korea (1st title)
Runners-up Malaya
Third place Japan
Fourth place Hong Kong
1960

Teams

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The following teams entered the tournament:

Group Allocations

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Four winners moved to group A and played for the championship. Five other teams moved to consolation group B. Philippines and Thailand had to play in a preliminary round.

Preliminary Match in 18 and 19 April

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Philippines   2–3   Thailand

Main allocation matches

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Malaya   12–0   Ceylon
Hong Kong   2–1   Burma
Japan   4–0   Singapore
South Korea   2–0   Thailand

Consolation Group B

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Burma 4 3 1 0 24 11 +13 7
  Thailand 4 3 1 0 14 4 +10 7
  Singapore 4 1 1 2 15 14 +1 3
  Ceylon 4 1 0 3 10 21 –11 2
  Philippines 4 0 1 3 4 17 –13 1


20 April Singapore   2–2   Philippines
Ceylon   4–6   Burma
21 April Burma   1–1   Thailand
22 April Thailand   4–0   Singapore
Ceylon   2–1   Philippines
23 April Burma   7–5   Singapore
24 April Philippines   1–10   Burma
Ceylon   3–6   Thailand
25 April Ceylon   1–8   Singapore
Philippines   0–3   Thailand

Championship Group A

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  South Korea 3 3 0 0 6 3 +3 6
  Malaya 3 2 0 1 14 2 +12 4
  Japan 3 1 0 2 8 11 –3 2
  Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 2 14 –12 0


20 April Malaya   7–0   Hong Kong
21 April South Korea   3–2   Japan
22 April Malaya   6–0   Japan
23 April South Korea   1–0   Hong Kong
24 April Japan   6–2   Hong Kong
25 April Malaya   1–2   South Korea

A closing match was played on 26 April between South Korea and a team composed of the best players from the other eight teams: South Korea won 3-2.


 1959 AFC Youth Championship 
 
South Korea
First title
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