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1978 AFC Youth Championship
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| tourney_name | AFC Youth Championship | |
| year | 1978 | |
| country | Bangladesh | |
| dates | 5–28 October | |
| num_teams | 18 | |
| confederations | 1 | |
| venues | 1 (in 1 host city) | |
| champion_other | {{plainlist | |
| third_other | {{plainlist | |
| matches | 40 | |
| goals | 122 | |
| top_scorer | Haris Mohammed (7 goals) | |
| prevseason | [1977](1977-afc-youth-championship) | |
| nextseason | [1980](1980-afc-youth-championship) |
- (4th title)
- (3rd title)}}
The 1978 AFC Youth Championship was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 5 October to 28 October 1978. It also served as qualification for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Teams
Venue
| Dhaka | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{location map | Bangladesh | float=right | width=200 | caption= | lat=23.8103 | long=90.4125 | label=**Dhaka** | position=top |
| Bangabandhu National Stadium | ||||||||
| Capacity: **55,000** | ||||||||
| [[File:জাতীয় স্টেডিয়াম ঢাকা.jpg | 250px]] |
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | **6** | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | **4** | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | **2** | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | −13 | **0** |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | **7** | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | **6** | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | **4** | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | **3** | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | −18 | **0** |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | **7** | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | **5** | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | **4** | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | **3** | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | **1** |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | **5** | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | **5** | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | **2** | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | **0** |
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Awarded 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
Third place shared
Final
Title shared
Results
Qualification to the World Youth Championship
The following teams qualified for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
- , replacing semi-finalists Iraq, Kuwait, North Korea.
- , as host country
- , as champions
References
References
- Mahmud, Dulal. (20 April 2021). "ঢাকার মাঠে সবচেয়ে বড় ফুটবল উৎসব".
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