U-19 soccer Asian Cup 1976

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U-19 soccer Asian Cup 1976
AFC U-19 Championship
Number of nations 16
Asian champion Iran 1964Iran Iran North Korea (4th or 1st title)
Korea NorthNorth Korea 
venue ThailandThailand Thailand
Opening game April 20, 1976
Endgame May 8, 1976
Games 32
Gates 87  (⌀: 2.72 per game)
Top scorer Iran 1964Iran Faruki Hossain Hussain Said (6 each)
Iraq 1963Iraq

The 18th U-19 Asian Football Championship was held in Bangkok ( Thailand ) in 1976 . The tournament started on April 20th and ended on May 8th . Iran and North Korea were the winners together, as the final had ended in a draw.

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. Iran 1964Iran Iran  3  3  0  0 005-000  +5 06-00
 2. Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea  3  1  1  1 005: 200  +3 03: 30
 3. IndiaIndia India  3  1  1  1 004: 300  +1 03: 30
 4th MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia  3  0  0  3 000: 900  −9 00: 60
date Result
April 21, 1976 South Korea 4-0 Malaysia
April 23, 1976 Iran 2-0 India
April 25, 1976 Iran 2-0 Malaysia
April 26, 1976 India 1: 1 South Korea
April 29, 1976 India 3-0 Malaysia
April 29, 1976 Iran 1-0 South Korea

Group B

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia  3  1  2  0 005: 200  +3 04: 20
 2. China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China  3  1  2  0 007: 500  +2 04: 20
 3. KuwaitKuwait Kuwait  3  0  3  0 006: 600  ± 0 03: 30
 4th SingaporeSingapore Singapore  3  0  1  2 003: 800  −5 01: 50
date Result
April 22, 1976 China 1: 1 Indonesia
April 22, 1976 Kuwait 2: 2 Singapore
April 24, 1976 China 3: 1 Singapore
April 25, 1976 Indonesia 1: 1 Kuwait
April 27, 1976 Indonesia 3-0 Singapore
April 27, 1976 China 3: 3 Kuwait

Group C

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. ThailandThailand Thailand  4th  1  2  1 004: 300  +1 04: 40
 2. Korea NorthNorth Korea North Korea  4th  1  2  1 004: 300  +1 04: 40
 3. JapanJapan Japan  4th  1  2  1 002: 400  −2 04: 40
 4th BruneiBrunei Brunei  0  0  0  0 000-000  ± 0 00-00
date Result
April 20, 1976 Japan 0-0 Thailand
April 23, 1976 Japan 1: 1 North Korea
April 26, 1976 North Korea 1: 1 Thailand
April 28, 1976 North Korea 0: 1 Japan
April 30, 1976 Thailand 3-0 Japan
May 2, 1976 North Korea 2-0 Thailand

Brunei withdrew its team.

Group D

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Iraq 1963Iraq Iraq  3  3  0  0 012: 000 +12 06-00
 2. BurmaBurma Burma  3  2  0  1 011: 200  +9 04: 20
 3. Hong Kong 1959Hong Kong Hong Kong  3  1  0  2 002:110  −9 02: 40
 4th Sri LankaSri Lanka Sri Lanka  3  0  0  3 001:130 −12 00: 60
date Result
April 21, 1976 Iraq 5-0 Sri Lanka
April 21, 1976 Burma 5-0 Hong Kong
April 24, 1976 Burma 6: 1 Sri Lanka
April 24, 1976 Hong Kong 0: 5 Iraq
April 27, 1976 Hong Kong 2: 1 Sri Lanka
April 28, 1976 Burma 0: 2 Iraq

Finals

Quarter finals Semifinals final
                   
May 3, 1976        
 Iran 1964Iran Iran  3
May 6, 1976
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China  0  
 Iran 1964Iran Iran  3
May 4th 1976
   ThailandThailand Thailand  2  
 ThailandThailand Thailand  1
May 8, 1976
 BurmaBurma Burma  0  
 Iran 1964Iran Iran  0 1
May 3, 1976
   Korea NorthNorth Korea North Korea  0 1
 IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia  0
May 6, 1976
 Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea  1  
 Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea  0 Game for third place
May 4th 1976
   Korea NorthNorth Korea North Korea  1  
 Iraq 1963Iraq Iraq  1 (2 i.)  ThailandThailand Thailand  1
 Korea NorthNorth Korea North Korea  1 (4 E.)    Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea  2
May 8, 1976
1 The title was shared.

Result

Iran won the Asian championship for the fourth time and North Korea for the first time. A world championship has not yet been held.

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