1971 Asian U19 Football Championship

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1971 Asian U19 Football Championship
AFC U-19 Championship
Number of nations 16
Asian champion IsraelIsrael Israel (5th title)
venue JapanJapan Japan
Opening game April 24, 1971
Endgame 5th May 1971
Games 31
Gates 75  (⌀: 2.42 per game)

The 13th U-19 Asian Football Championship was held in Tokyo ( Japan ) in 1971 . The tournament started on April 24th and ended on May 5th . The winner was Israel by a 1: 0 victory in the final against South Korea .

mode

The 16 registered teams initially played in four groups of four teams each. The first two in each group qualified for the quarter-finals.

Preliminary round

Group A

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Burma 1948Burma Burma  3  2  1  0 013: 100 +12 05: 10
 2. IndiaIndia India  3  2  1  0 005: 200  +3 05: 10
 3. Philippines 1944Philippines Philippines  3  1  0  2 001: 900  −8 02: 40
 4th NepalNepal Nepal  3  0  0  3 001: 800  −7 00: 60
date Result
April 25, 1971 India 2-0 Philippines
April 25, 1971 Burma 5-0 Nepal
April 27, 1971 Philippines 0: 7 Burma
April 27, 1971 India 2: 1 Nepal
April 29, 1971 Nepal 0: 1 Philippines
April 29, 1971 Burma 1: 1 India

Group B

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. JapanJapan Japan  3  3  0  0 010-000 +10 06-00
 2. MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia  3  2  0  1 003: 500  −2 04: 20
 3. TaiwanRepublic of China (Taiwan) Taiwan  3  1  0  2 003: 600  −3 02: 40
 4th SingaporeSingapore Singapore  3  0  0  3 001: 600  −5 00: 60
date Result
April 24, 1971 Japan 3-0 Taiwan
April 25, 1971 Malaysia 1-0 Singapore
April 27, 1971 Taiwan 1: 2 Malaysia
April 27, 1971 Japan 3-0 Singapore
April 29, 1971 Singapore 1: 2 Taiwan
April 29, 1971 Malaysia 0: 4 Japan

Group C

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. IsraelIsrael Israel  3  2  1  0 008: 100  +7 05: 10
 2. Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea  3  2  1  0 007: 300  +4 05: 10
 3. Vietnam SudSouth Vietnam South Vietnam  3  1  0  2 002: 800  −6 02: 40
 4th Hong Kong 1959Hong Kong Hong Kong  3  0  0  3 001: 600  −5 00: 60
date Result
April 25, 1971 Israel 2-0 Hong Kong
April 25, 1971 South Korea 3: 1 South Vietnam
April 27, 1971 Israel 5-0 South Vietnam
April 27, 1971 Hong Kong 1: 3 South Korea
April 29, 1971 South Vietnam 1-0 Hong Kong
April 29, 1971 South Korea 1: 1 Israel

Group D

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. Iran 1964Iran Iran  3  2  1  0 006-000  +6 05: 10
 2. KuwaitKuwait Kuwait  3  2  1  0 002-000  +2 05: 10
 3. IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia  3  0  1  2 001: 400  −3 01: 50
 4th ThailandThailand Thailand  3  0  1  2 001: 600  −5 01: 50
date Result
April 25, 1971 Thailand 0: 4 Iran
April 25, 1971 Indonesia 0: 1 Kuwait
April 27, 1971 Iran 0-0 Kuwait
April 27, 1971 Indonesia 1: 1 Thailand
April 29, 1971 Thailand 0: 1 Kuwait
April 29, 1971 Indonesia 0: 2 Iran

Finals

Quarter finals Semifinals final
                   
May 1, 1971        
 Burma 1948Burma Burma  1
3rd May 1971
 MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia  0  
 Burma 1948Burma Burma  0
May 1, 1971
   IsraelIsrael Israel  1  
 IsraelIsrael Israel  1
5th May 1971
 KuwaitKuwait Kuwait    
 IsraelIsrael Israel  1
May 1, 1971
   Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea  0
 JapanJapan Japan  3
3rd May 1971
 IndiaIndia India  0  
 JapanJapan Japan  0 (? I.) Game for third place
May 1, 1971
   Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea  0 (? E.)  
 Iran 1964Iran Iran  1 (? I.)  Burma 1948Burma Burma  2
 Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea  1 (? E.)    JapanJapan Japan  0
5th May 1971
1 Kuwait did not run.

Result

Israel became Asian champions for the fifth time. A world championship has not yet been held.

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