U-19 soccer Asian Cup 1964

U-19 soccer Asian Cup 1964
AFC U-19 Championship
Number of nations	8th
Asian champion	Israel Burma (1st or 3rd title)
venue	South Vietnam
Opening game	April 18, 1964
Endgame	April 28, 1964
Games	14th
Gates	38  (⌀: 2.71 per game)

The sixth U-19 Asian soccer championship was held in Saigon in South Vietnam in 1964 . The tournament started on April 18th and ended on April 28th . The winners were Burma and Israel , as the final had ended in a draw.

mode

The eight registered teams initially played in two groups of four teams each. The two group winners contested the final, the two group runners-up the game for third place.

Preliminary round

Group A

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Quota	Points
1.	Israel	3	3	0	0	010-000	∞	06-00
2.	South Korea	3	2	0	1	003: 400	0.75	04: 20
3.	Japan	3	0	1	2	001: 400	0.25	01: 50
4th	Thailand	3	0	1	2	001: 700	0.14	01: 50

date		Result
April 19, 1964	South Korea	1-0	Japan
April 19, 1964	Israel	4-0	Thailand
April 23, 1964	Japan	1: 1	Thailand
April 23, 1964	Israel	4-0	South Korea
April 26, 1964	South Korea	2-0	Thailand
April 26, 1964	Japan	0: 2	Israel

Group B

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Quota	Points
1.	Burma	3	2	0	1	008: 300	2.67	04: 20
2.	Malaysia	3	1	1	1	007: 600	1.17	03: 30
3.	South Vietnam	3	1	1	1	001: 400	0.25	03: 30
4th	India	3	0	2	1	001: 400	0.25	02: 40

date		Result
April 18, 1964	South Vietnam	0: 4	Malaysia
April 18, 1964	Burma	3-0	India
April 22, 1964	Burma	5: 2	Malaysia
April 22, 1964	South Vietnam	0-0	India
April 25, 1964	Malaysia	1: 1	India
April 25, 1964	South Vietnam	1-0	Burma

Finals

Third place game

date		Result
April 28, 1964	Malaysia	5: 1	South Korea

final

date		Result
April 28, 1964	Burma	0-0	Israel

Because in front of 40,000 spectators in Cong Hòa Stadium of Saigon were no gates, the title was shared.

Result

Burma became Asian champions for the third time and Israel for the first time. A world championship has not yet been held.

Web links

• Asian U-19 Championship 1964 on rsssf.com (English)