U-19 soccer Asian Cup 1975

U-19 soccer Asian Cup 1975
AFC U-19 Championship
Number of nations	20th
Asian champion	Iran Iraq (3rd or 1st title)
venue	Kuwait
Opening game	April 4th 1975
Endgame	April 20, 1975
Games	44
Gates	121  (⌀: 2.75 per game)

The 17th U-19 Asian Football Championship was held in 1975 in Kuwait City ( Kuwait ). The tournament started on April 4th and ended on April 20th . The winners were Iran and Iraq together, as the final had ended in a draw.

mode

The 20 registered teams initially played in four groups of five 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.	Iran	3	3	0	0	014: 100	+13	06-00
2.	Iraq	3	2	0	1	015: 200	+13	04: 20
3.	Indonesia	3	1	0	2	002: 700	−5	02: 40
4th	Brunei	3	0	0	3	001:220	−21	00: 60
5.	Sri Lanka	0	0	0	0	000-000	± 0	00-00

date		Result
April 6, 1975	Iraq	10-00	Brunei
April 6, 1975	Iran	2-0	Indonesia
April 8, 1975	Iran	10-00	Brunei
April 8, 1975	Iraq	4-0	Indonesia
April 10, 1975	Indonesia	2: 1	Brunei
April 12, 1975	Iran	2: 1	Iraq

Sri Lanka withdrew its team before the tournament started.

Group B

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Bahrain	4th	4th	0	0	006: 200	+4	08-00
2.	Hong Kong	4th	2	0	2	005: 400	+1	04: 40
3.	Syria	4th	2	0	2	004: 400	± 0	04: 40
4th	Philippines	4th	2	0	2	004: 400	± 0	04: 40
5.	Bangladesh	4th	0	0	4th	002: 900	−7	00: 80

date		Result
April 4th 1975	Hong Kong	0: 1	Bahrain
April 5th 1975	Bangladesh	0: 2	Philippines
April 7th 1975	Bahrain	2-0	Philippines
April 7th 1975	Syria	0: 1	Hong Kong
April 9, 1975	Bahrain	1-0	Bangladesh
April 9, 1975	Philippines	0: 1	Syria
April 11, 1975	Syria	3: 1	Bangladesh
April 11, 1975	Philippines	2: 1	Hong Kong
April 13, 1975	Bahrain	2-0	Syria
April 13, 1975	Hong Kong	3: 1	Bangladesh

Group C

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Quota	Points
1.	Kuwait	4th	3	1	0	010-000	+10	07: 10
2.	People's Republic of China	4th	2	2	0	006: 200	+4	06: 20
3.	Japan	4th	2	0	2	010: 500	+5	04: 40
4th	Singapore	4th	1	0	3	001:110	−10	02: 60
5.	Afghanistan	4th	0	1	3	003:120	−9	01: 70

date		Result
April 4th 1975	Kuwait	0-0	China
April 4th 1975	Japan	4-0	Singapore
April 6, 1975	Kuwait	3-0	Japan
April 6, 1975	Afghanistan	2: 2	China
April 8, 1975	Kuwait	4-0	Singapore
April 8, 1975	Japan	6: 1	Afghanistan
April 10, 1975	Singapore	1-0	Afghanistan
April 10, 1975	Japan	0: 1	China
April 12, 1975	China	3-0	Singapore
April 12, 1975	Kuwait	3-0	Afghanistan

Group D

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Quota	Points
1.	North Korea	4th	3	0	1	006: 300	+3	06: 20
2.	South Yemen	4th	2	1	1	007: 500	+2	05: 30
3.	Burma	4th	1	2	1	004: 400	± 0	04: 40
4th	India	4th	1	1	2	005: 600	−1	03: 50
5.	Malaysia	4th	0	2	2	003: 700	−4	02: 60

date		Result
April 5th 1975	North Korea	2: 1	Burma
April 5th 1975	India	1: 1	Malaysia
April 7th 1975	India	1: 2	South Yemen
April 7th 1975	Burma	0-0	Malaysia
April 9, 1975	Malaysia	0: 2	North Korea
April 9, 1975	Burma	1: 1	South Yemen
April 11, 1975	North Korea	1-0	South Yemen
April 11, 1975	India	1: 2	Burma
April 13, 1975	North Korea	1: 2	India
April 13, 1975	South Yemen	4: 2	Malaysia

Finals

	Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	April 15, 1975
	Iran	2
					April 18, 1975
	Hong Kong	0
					Iran	0 (3 i.)
	April 16, 1975
					Kuwait	0 (1 E.)
	Kuwait	3
									April 20, 1975
	South Yemen	0
									Iran	0 1
	April 15, 1975
									Iraq	0 1
	Bahrain	0
					April 18, 1975
	Iraq	2
					Iraq	1			Game for third place
	April 16, 1975
					North Korea	0
	North Korea	1							Kuwait	2 2
	People's Republic of China	0							North Korea	2 2
									April 20, 1975

¹ The title was shared.

² Third place was shared.

Result

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

Web links

• Asian U-19 Championship 1975 on rsssf.com (English)