U-19 soccer Asian Cup 1977

U-19 soccer Asian Cup 1977
AFC U-19 Championship
Number of nations	13
Asian champion	Iraq (2nd title)
venue	Iran
Opening game	April 15, 1977
Endgame	April 28, 1977
Games	23
Gates	73  (⌀: 3.17 per game)
Top scorer	Hussain Said (9)

The 19th U-19 Asian Football Championship was held in 1977 in Tehran ( Iran ). The tournament started on April 15th and ended on April 28th . Iraq was victorious with a 4-3 victory in the final against the hosts . Both finalists qualified for the 1977 Junior World Championship .

mode

The 13 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 1

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Iran	2	2	0	0	011: 000	+11	04-00
2.	Afghanistan	2	0	1	1	000: 300	−3	01: 30
3.	Singapore	2	0	1	1	000: 800	−8	01: 30

	Result
Iran	8-0	Singapore
Iran	3-0	Afghanistan
Afghanistan	0-0	Singapore

Group 2

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Iraq	2	2	0	0	007-000	+7	04-00
2.	India	2	1	0	1	004: 400	± 0	02: 20
3.	Bangladesh	2	0	0	2	000: 700	−7	00: 40

	Result
Iraq	4-0	India
Iraq	3-0	Bangladesh
India	4-0	Bangladesh

Group 3

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Japan	2	1	1	0	006: 100	+5	03: 10
2.	Bahrain	2	1	1	0	004: 200	+2	03: 10
3.	Hong Kong	2	0	0	2	001: 800	−7	00: 40

	Result
Hong Kong	0: 5	Japan
Japan	1: 1	Bahrain
Hong Kong	1: 3	Bahrain

Group 4

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Saudi Arabia	3	2	1	0	005-000	+5	05: 10
2.	South Korea	3	1	2	0	003-000	+3	04: 20
3.	Malaysia	3	0	2	1	001: 400	−3	02: 40
4th	Jordan	3	0	1	2	001: 600	−5	01: 50

	Result
Saudi Arabia	2-0	Jordan
South Korea	0-0	Malaysia
South Korea	0-0	Saudi Arabia
Malaysia	1: 1	Jordan
South Korea	3-0	Jordan
Malaysia	0: 3	Saudi Arabia

Finals

	Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	Iran	3
	India	0
					Iran	2
					Japan	1
	Japan	0 (3 i.)
	South Korea	0 (1 E.)
									Iran	3
									Iraq	4th
	Iraq	5
	Afghanistan	1
					Iraq	3			Game for third place
					Bahrain	0
	Saudi Arabia	2 (5 i.)							Japan	1
	Bahrain	2 (6 E.)							Bahrain	3

Result

Iraq became Asian champions for the second time. Together with the defeated finalist Iraq, he qualified for the Junior World Championship in 1977 in Tunisia. There, Iraq finished its preliminary group behind the Soviet Union and Paraguay in third place. As a result, the Asian champions were eliminated, as was Iran, who finished their preliminary round in second place behind Brazil .

Web links

• Asian U-19 Championship 1977 on rsssf.com (English)