1980 AFC Youth Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Thailand |
| Dates | 21 February – 1 March |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | South Korea South Korea (5th title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 24 (2.4 per match) |
← 1978 1982 → | |
The 1980 AFC Youth Championship was held from 21 February to 1 March 1981 in Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament was won by for the fifth time by South Korea.
Qualification
The finals will consist of five teams from the qualification phase. Qualification consisted of two groups with the top two of Group 1 and the top three of Group 2 qualifying for the final tournament.
Qualified teams
- File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar (Qualification Group 1 winners)
- File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh (Qualification Group 1 runners-up)
- File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea (Qualification Group 2 winners)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (Qualification Group 2 runners-up)
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand (Qualification Group 2 third place)
Final tournament
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 |
| File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 2 |
Winner
| AFC Youth Championship 1980 winners |
|---|
| File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Fifth title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The following teams qualified for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.
References
- Garin, Erik, "Asian U-19 Championship 1980". RSSSF
