1982 Asian U-19 Football Championship

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1982 Asian U-19 Football Championship
AFC U-19 Championship
Number of nations 4  (of 24 applicants)
Asian champion Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea (6th title)
venue ThailandThailand Thailand
Opening game 18th December 1982
Tournament end 22nd December 1982
Games 6th
Gates 17  (⌀: 2.83 per game)

The 22nd U-19 Asian Football Championship was held in Bangkok ( Thailand ) in 1982 . The tournament started on December 18th and ended on December 22nd . The winner was South Korea . The tournament winner qualified together with the runner-up China for the Junior World Championship 1983 .

qualification

The registered teams identified the four participants in two regional groups. Bangkok was chosen as the final destination .

mode

The four teams played a single round . There were two points for a win and one point for a draw.

course

Defending champions South Korea started the tournament with a 4-0 win over the United Arab Emirates, while the Chinese had a narrow 2-1 win over Iraq. On the second match day, the winners of the first round separated 1: 1. Iraq kept its chances by beating the Emirates 2-1. The latter were already out of the race after two defeats. On the last day of the match, South Korea beat Iraq 2-1 and finished the tournament as the winner. China finished second with a 1-1 draw against the Emirates.

table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea  3  2  1  0 007: 200  +5 05: 10
 2. China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China  3  1  2  0 004: 300  +1 04: 20
 3. Iraq 1963Iraq Iraq  3  1  0  2 004: 500  −1 02: 40
 4th United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates  3  0  1  2 002: 700  −5 01: 50
date Result
18th December 1982 China 2: 1 Iraq
18th December 1982 UAE 0: 4 South Korea
December 20, 1982 Iraq 2: 1 V, A, E.
December 20, 1982 China 1: 1 South Korea
22nd December 1982 South Korea 2: 1 Iraq
22nd December 1982 UAE 1: 1 China

Result

South Korea became Asian champions for the sixth time and qualified together with China for the Junior World Championship 1983 in Mexico. There the Asian champions finished their preliminary group behind Scotland in second place and qualified for the quarter-finals. After beating Uruguay, South Korea lost to eventual world champions Brazil in the semifinals . In the game for third place, the team lost to Poland . China, on the other hand, was eliminated after Argentina and Czechoslovakia after the preliminary round.

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