The 15th U-19 Asian Football Championship was held in 1973 in Tehran ( Iran ). The tournament started on April 13th and ended on April 27th . Winner was hosted 0 win in: by a 2 -finals against Japan .
mode
The 14 registered teams initially played in four groups of three or four teams each. The first two in each group qualified for the quarter-finals.
Preliminary round
Group A
Pl.
|
society
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Sp.
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S.
|
U
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N |
Gates
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Diff.
|
Points
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1.
|
Lebanon Lebanon
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
002-000
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+2
|
04: 20
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2.
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Korea South South Korea
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3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
001-000
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+1
|
04: 20
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3.
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India India
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
001: 200
|
−1
|
02: 40
|
4th
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Bahrain 1972 Bahrain
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
1
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001: 300
|
−2
|
02: 40
|
date
|
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Result
|
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April 14, 1973
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South Korea
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0-0
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Bahrain
|
April 14, 1973
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Lebanon
|
0-0
|
India
|
April 16, 1973
|
India
|
1: 1
|
Bahrain
|
April 16, 1973
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South Korea
|
0-0
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Lebanon
|
April 18, 1973
|
Lebanon
|
2-0
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Bahrain
|
April 20, 1973
|
South Korea
|
1-0
|
India
|
Group B
Pl.
|
society
|
Sp.
|
S.
|
U
|
N |
Gates
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Diff.
|
Points
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1.
|
Burma 1948 Burma
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3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
008: 200
|
+6
|
06-00
|
2.
|
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
004: 400
|
± 0
|
04: 20
|
3.
|
Indonesia Indonesia
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
010: 500
|
+5
|
02: 40
|
4th
|
Pakistan Pakistan
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
001:120
|
−11
|
00: 60
|
date
|
|
Result
|
|
April 15, 1973
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Burma
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3: 2
|
Indonesia
|
April 15, 1973
|
Saudi Arabia
|
2: 1
|
Pakistan
|
April 18, 1973
|
Indonesia
|
7-0
|
Pakistan
|
April 18, 1973
|
Burma
|
2-0
|
Saudi Arabia
|
April 20, 1973
|
Burma
|
3-0
|
Pakistan
|
April 21, 1973
|
Saudi Arabia
|
2: 1
|
Indonesia
|
Group C
Pl.
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society
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Sp.
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S.
|
U
|
N |
Gates
|
Quota
|
Points
|
1.
|
Thailand Thailand
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
005: 200
|
+3
|
02: 20
|
2.
|
Singapore Singapore
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
002: 300
|
−1
|
02: 20
|
3.
|
Hong Kong 1959 Hong Kong
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
002: 400
|
−2
|
02: 20
|
date
|
|
Result
|
|
April 17th 1973
|
Thailand
|
4-0
|
Hong Kong
|
April 20, 1973
|
Singapore
|
2: 1
|
Thailand
|
April 21, 1973
|
Hong Kong
|
2-0
|
Singapore
|
Group D
Pl.
|
society
|
Sp.
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S.
|
U
|
N |
Gates
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Quota
|
Points
|
1.
|
Iran 1964 Iran
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
006: 100
|
+5
|
04-00
|
2.
|
Japan Japan
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
002: 400
|
−2
|
01: 30
|
3.
|
Malaysia Malaysia
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
003: 600
|
−3
|
01: 30
|
date
|
|
Result
|
|
April 13, 1973
|
Iran
|
2-0
|
Japan
|
April 16, 1973
|
Malaysia
|
2: 2
|
Japan
|
April 19, 1973
|
Iran
|
4: 1
|
Malaysia
|
Finals
Result
Iran became Asian champions for the first time. A world championship has not yet been held.
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