U-14 soccer Asian championship

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U-14 soccer Asian championship
Association	AFC
First edition	2014
Teams	8th
Game mode	Round-robin tournament (2 groups of 4 teams each) Knockout system from the semi-finals
Title holder	Iraq (1st title)
Website	www.the-AFC.com

The U-14 soccer Asian championship is a soccer competition between the best Asian national teams for male soccer players under the age of 14 and was first played in 2001. The championship is organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and will be held every two years from 2014.

8 teams are currently qualifying for the final round, where two groups of 4 teams play. The two best in the group then play the semi-finals crosswise. Their winners determine the tournament winner in the final. Third place is not played out.

The tournaments at a glance

year	host		final				Game for 3rd place or semi-finalists
			winner	Result	Second place		third place	Result	fourth place
2001 details	Thailand		Japan	3: 2	Thailand		South Korea	1-0	China
2005 details			U13 tournament only held in regional groups
2014 details	Iran		Iraq	3-0	North Korea		South Korea	not carried out	Iran

Web links

• Details about the 2001 tournament on rsssf.com
• Info on the-afc.com (engl.)