1968 Asian U-19 football championship

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1968 Asian U-19 football championship
AFC U-19 Championship
Number of nations 12
Asian champion Burma 1948Burma Burma (5th title)
venue Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea
Opening game May 2nd, 1968
Endgame May 16, 1968
Games 28
Gates 92  (⌀: 3.29 per game)

The tenth U-19 Asian Football Championship was held in Seoul ( South Korea ) in 1968 . The tournament started on May 2nd and ended on May 16th . The winner was Burma with a 4-0 victory in the final against Malaysia .

mode

The 12 registered teams initially played in three groups of four teams each. The first two in each group qualified for the second round, which was held with two groups of three teams. The first two in each group qualified for the semi-finals.

First round

Group A

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea  3  3  0  0 010: 200 5.00 06-00
 2. ThailandThailand Thailand  3  1  1  1 006: 500 1.20 03: 30
 3. Hong Kong 1959Hong Kong Hong Kong  3  0  2  1 003: 600 0.50 02: 40
 4th JapanJapan Japan  3  0  1  2 000: 600 0.00 01: 50
date Result
May 2nd, 1968 South Korea 4: 1 Hong Kong
May 2nd, 1968 Thailand 3-0 Japan
4th May 1968 Hong Kong 2: 2 Thailand
5th May 1968 South Korea 3-0 Japan
May 7, 1968 Japan 0-0 Hong Kong
May 8, 1968 South Korea 3: 1 Thailand

Group B

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. Burma 1948Burma Burma  3  3  0  0 014: 000 ∞ 06-00
 2. Philippines 1944Philippines Philippines  3  1  0  2 003: 700 0.43 02: 40
 3. SingaporeSingapore Singapore  3  1  0  2 004: 900 0.44 02: 40
 4th Vietnam SudSouth Vietnam South Vietnam  3  1  0  2 002: 700 0.29 02: 40
date Result
May 3, 1968 Philippines 3: 1 Singapore
May 3, 1968 Burma 4-0 South Vietnam
5th May 1968 South Vietnam 1-0 Philippines
5th May 1968 Burma 5-0 Singapore
May 8, 1968 Burma 5-0 Philippines
May 8, 1968 Singapore 3: 1 South Vietnam

Group C

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. IsraelIsrael Israel  3  3  0  0 013: 000 ∞ 06-00
 2. MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia  3  2  0  1 006: 600 1.00 04: 20
 3. IndiaIndia India  3  1  0  2 004: 400 1.00 02: 40
 4th TaiwanRepublic of China (Taiwan) Taiwan  3  0  0  3 001:140 0.07 00: 60
date Result
4th May 1968 Malaysia 2: 1 India
4th May 1968 Israel 7-0 Taiwan
May 6, 1968 India 3-0 Taiwan
May 6, 1968 Israel 4-0 Malaysia
May 9, 1968 Israel 2-0 India
May 9, 1968 Malaysia 4: 1 Taiwan

Second round

Group 1

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. IsraelIsrael Israel  2  1  1  0 003: 100 3.00 03: 10
 2. Burma 1948Burma Burma  2  1  1  0 004: 200 2.00 03: 10
 3. ThailandThailand Thailand  2  0  0  2 001: 500 0.20 00: 40
date Result
May 11, 1968 Israel 2-0 Thailand
May 12, 1968 Israel 1: 1 Burma
May 13, 1968 Burma 3: 1 Thailand

Group 2

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea  2  2  0  0 007: 100 7.00 04-00
 2. MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia  2  1  0  1 002: 500 0.40 02: 20
 3. Philippines 1944Philippines Philippines  2  0  0  2 002: 500 0.40 00: 40
date Result
May 11, 1968 South Korea 3: 1 Philippines
May 12, 1968 Malaysia 2: 1 Philippines
May 13, 1968 South Korea 4-0 Malaysia

Finals

  Semifinals final
May 15, 1968      
 Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea 1 (M)
 Burma 1948Burma Burma 1 (M)  
   
May 16, 1968
 Burma 1948Burma Burma 4th
   MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia 0
 
Game for third place
May 15, 1968 May 16, 1968
 IsraelIsrael Israel 0  Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea 0
 MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia 1    IsraelIsrael Israel 0

Result

Burma became Asian champions for the fifth time and sole title holder for the first time. A world championship has not yet been held.

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