1959 U-19 Asian Football Championship

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1959 U-19 Asian Football Championship
AFC U-19 Championship
Number of nations 9  (from 9 applicants)
Asian champion Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea (1st title)
venue Malaya FederationFederation of Malaya Malaya
Opening game April 18, 1959
Tournament end April 26, 1959
Games 21st
Gates 123  (⌀: 5.86 per game)

The first U-19 Asian football championship was held in 1959 in the Malaya Federation . The tournament started on April 18th and ended on April 26th . The winner was South Korea .

qualification

The nine registered teams first played the four participants in the championship round. The other teams contested the consolation round.

date Result
April 18, 1959 Malaya FederationFederation of Malaya Malaya 12: 00 CeylonSri Lanka Ceylon
April 18, 1959 Philippines 1944Philippines Philippines 2: 3 ThailandThailand Thailand
April 18, 1959 Hong Kong 1959Hong Kong Hong Kong 2: 1 Burma 1948Burma Burma
April 19, 1959 JapanJapan Japan 4-0 Singapore 1946Singapore Singapore
April 19, 1959 Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea 2-0 ThailandThailand Thailand

Championship round

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea  3  3  0  0 006: 300  +3 06-00
 2. Malaya FederationFederation of Malaya Malaya  3  2  0  1 014: 200 +12 04: 20
 3. JapanJapan Japan  3  1  0  2 008:110  −3 02: 40
 4th Hong Kong 1959Hong Kong Hong Kong  3  0  0  3 002:140 −12 00: 60
date Result
April 20, 1959 Malaya 7-0 Hong Kong
April 21, 1959 South Korea 3: 2 Japan
April 22, 1959 Malaya 6-0 Japan
April 23, 1959 South Korea 1-0 Hong Kong
April 24, 1959 Japan 6: 2 Hong Kong
April 25, 1959 Malaya 1: 2 South Korea

Consolation round

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. ThailandThailand Thailand  4th  3  1  0 014: 400 +10 07: 10
 2. Burma 1948Burma Burma  4th  3  1  0 024:110 +13 07: 10
 3. Singapore 1946Singapore Singapore  4th  1  1  2 015:140  +1 03: 50
 4th CeylonSri Lanka Ceylon  4th  1  0  3 010:210 −11 02: 60
 5. Philippines 1944Philippines Philippines  4th  0  1  3 004:170 −13 01: 70
date Result
April 20, 1959 Singapore 2: 2 Philippines
April 20, 1959 Ceylon 4: 6 Burma
April 21, 1959 Burma 1: 1 Thailand
April 22, 1959 Thailand 4-0 Singapore
April 22, 1959 Ceylon 2: 1 Philippines
April 23, 1959 Burma 7: 5 Singapore
April 24, 1959 Philippines 01:10 Burma
April 24, 1959 Ceylon 3: 6 Thailand
April 25, 1959 Ceylon 1: 8 Singapore
April 25, 1959 Philippines 0: 3 Thailand

Result

South Korea became Asian champions for the first time. A world championship has not yet been held.

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