U-19 soccer Asian Cup 1978

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U-19 soccer Asian Cup 1978
AFC U-19 Championship
Number of nations 18th
Asian champion Iraq 1963Iraq Iraq South Korea (3rd or 4th title)
Korea SouthSouth Korea 
venue BangladeshBangladesh Bangladesh
Opening game 5th October 1978
Endgame October 28, 1978
Games 40
Gates 123  (⌀: 3.08 per game)

The 20th U-19 Asian Football Championship was held in 1978 in Dhaka ( Bangladesh ). The tournament started on October 5th and ended on October 28th . Iraq and South Korea were the winners , as the final had ended in a draw. Both finalists qualified for the 1979 World Junior Championship . Indonesia later moved up for Iraq.

mode

The 18 registered teams initially played in four groups of four or 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. Iraq 1963Iraq Iraq  3  3  0  0 017: 000 +17 06-00
 2. IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia  3  2  0  1 006: 400  +2 04: 20
 3. MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia  3  1  0  2 003: 900  −6 02: 40
 4th JordanJordan Jordan  3  0  0  3 000:130 −13 00: 60
date Result
5th October 1978 Indonesia 0: 4 Iraq
October 6, 1978 Malaysia 5-0 Jordan
October 8, 1978 Iraq 6-0 Jordan
October 9, 1978 Malaysia 0: 2 Indonesia
October 12, 1978 Indonesia 4-0 Jordan
October 13, 1978 Malaysia 0: 7 Iraq

Group B

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Korea NorthNorth Korea North Korea  4th  3  1  0 010: 100  +9 07: 10
 2. Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia  4th  2  2  0 011: 300  +8 06: 20
 3. JapanJapan Japan  4th  1  2  1 008: 600  +2 04: 40
 4th IndiaIndia India  4th  1  1  2 007: 800  −1 03: 50
 5. Sri LankaSri Lanka Sri Lanka  4th  0  0  4th 001:190 −18 00: 80
date Result
October 6, 1978 Sri Lanka 1: 5 Japan
October 7, 1978 India 0: 2 North Korea
October 9, 1978 Saudi Arabia 5-0 Sri Lanka
October 10, 1978 Japan 2: 2 India
October 11, 1978 Sri Lanka 0: 5 North Korea
October 13, 1978 Saudi Arabia 1: 1 North Korea
October 14, 1978 India 4-0 Sri Lanka
October 16, 1978 Saudi Arabia 4: 1 India
October 16, 1978 Japan 0: 2 North Korea
October 19, 1978 Saudi Arabia 1: 1 Japan

Group C

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. KuwaitKuwait Kuwait  4th  3  1  0 010: 300  +7 07: 10
 2. Bahrain 1972Bahrain Bahrain  4th  2  1  1 006: 300  +3 05: 30
 3. BangladeshBangladesh Bangladesh  4th  1  2  1 004: 500  −1 04: 40
 4th Yemen Arab RepublicYemeni Arab Republic North Yemen  4th  1  1  2 006: 300  +3 03: 50
 5. SingaporeSingapore Singapore  4th  0  1  3 003:150 −12 01: 70
date Result
October 7, 1978 Bangladesh 2: 2 Singapore
October 8, 1978 Kuwait 1: 1 North Yemen
October 10, 1978 Bahrain 3-0 Singapore
October 10, 1978 Bangladesh 1-0 North Yemen
October 12, 1978 Kuwait 5: 1 Singapore
October 14, 1978 Bahrain 1-0 North Yemen
October 15, 1978 Bangladesh 0: 2 Kuwait
17th October 1978 Singapore 0: 5 North Yemen
October 18, 1978 Kuwait 2: 1 Bahrain
October 20, 1978 Bahrain 1: 1 Bangladesh

Group D

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea  3  2  1  0 010: 200  +8 05: 10
 2. Iran 1964Iran Iran  3  2  1  0 006: 200  +4 05: 10
 3. China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China  3  1  0  2 004: 300  +1 02: 40
 4th Afghanistan Democratic Republic April-October 1978Afghanistan Afghanistan  3  0  0  3 000:110 −11 00: 60
date Result
October 7, 1978 Iran 3-0 Afghanistan
October 9, 1978 South Korea 2: 1 China
October 11, 1978 Iran 1: 1 South Korea
October 11, 1978 China 1-0 Afghanistan
October 16, 1978 South Korea 7-0 Afghanistan
17th October 1978 Iran 2: 1 China

Finals

Quarter finals Semifinals final
                   
October 21, 1978        
 Iraq 1963Iraq Iraq  2
October 25, 1978
 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia  1  
 Iraq 1963Iraq Iraq  0 (6 i.)
October 21, 1978
   KuwaitKuwait Kuwait  0 (5 E.)  
 KuwaitKuwait Kuwait  1
October 28, 1978
 Iran 1964Iran Iran  0  
 Iraq 1963Iraq Iraq  1 1
October 22, 1978
   Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea  1 1
 Korea NorthNorth Korea North Korea  2
October 26, 1978
 IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia  0  
 Korea NorthNorth Korea North Korea  0 (5 i.) Game for third place
October 23, 1978
   Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea  0 (6 E.)  
 Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea  1  KuwaitKuwait Kuwait  1 2
 Bahrain 1972Bahrain Bahrain  0    Korea NorthNorth Korea North Korea  1 2
October 27, 1978
1 The title was shared.
2 Third place was shared.

Result

Iraq became Asian champions for the third time, and South Korea for the fourth time. Both qualified alongside hosts Japan for the 1979 World Junior Championship . Since Iraq and other nations decided not to participate, Indonesia moved up. In Japan, South Korea finished the preliminary round in third place behind Paraguay and Portugal . The Asian champions were eliminated as well as Indonesia as group bottom behind Argentina , Poland and Yugoslavia and Japan as fourth behind Spain , Algeria and Mexico .

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