1982 U-19 Asian Football Championship / qualification

The qualification for the U-19 soccer Asian Cup 1982 was carried out to determine the four participants in the final round. The 24 teams entered were divided into two regional groups. The games took place between July 31 and October 23, 1982.

Group 1 (West Asia)

Group 1 played from October 6 to 23, 1982 in Kathmandu ( Nepal ). The two finalists qualified for the finals.

First round

In the first round, the teams played in three groups of four or five teams each. The first two in each group qualified for the second round.

Group A

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Saudi Arabia	4th	3	1	0	008: 100	+7	07: 10
2.	Iran	3	2	1	0	006: 300	+3	05: 10
3.	Oman	3	2	0	1	004: 400	± 0	04: 20
4th	Nepal	4th	1	0	3	001: 500	−4	02: 60
5.	India	4th	0	0	4th	002: 800	−6	00: 80

date		Result
October 6, 1982	Saudi Arabia	3-0	Oman
October 7, 1982	Iran	2: 1	India
October 9, 1982	Nepal	:	India
October 9, 1982	Iran	:	Oman
October 11, 1982	Iran	1: 1	Saudi Arabia
October 11, 1982	Nepal	0: 1	Oman
October 13, 1982	Nepal	0: 1	Saudi Arabia
October 13, 1982	Oman	3: 1	India
October 16, 1982	Saudi Arabia	3-0	India
October 16, 1982	Nepal	1: 3	Iran

The results of the second matchday are not known - only that Nepal won against India.

Iran refused to play Iraq in the second round due to the First Gulf War . This was seen as a withdrawal. Since the Oman team had already left by then, Nepal qualified for the second round.

Group B

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Iraq	3	3	0	0	011: 000	+11	06-00
2.	Bahrain	3	2	0	1	006: 300	+3	04: 20
3.	North Yemen	3	1	0	2	004:100	−6	02: 40
4th	Pakistan	3	0	0	3	001: 900	−8	00: 60
5.	Qatar	0	0	0	0	000-000	± 0	00-00

date		Result
October 7, 1982	Iraq	6-0	North Yemen
October 8, 1982	Bahrain	3-0	Pakistan
October 10, 1982	Bahrain	3-0	North Yemen
October 11, 1982	Iraq	2-0	Pakistan
October 13, 1982	North Yemen	4: 1	Pakistan
October 14, 1982	Iraq	3-0	Bahrain

Qatar withdrew its team.

Group C

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	United Arab Emirates	3	2	0	1	004: 300	+1	04: 20
2.	Kuwait	3	1	2	0	002: 100	+1	04: 20
3.	Syria	3	1	1	1	004: 300	+1	03: 30
4th	South Yemen	3	0	1	2	001: 400	−3	01: 50

date		Result
October 7, 1982	UAE	1-0	South Yemen
October 8, 1982	Kuwait	0-0	Syria
October 10, 1982	Syria	2-0	South Yemen
October 12, 1982	UAE	3: 2	Syria
October 12, 1982	Kuwait	1: 1	South Yemen
October 14, 1982	Kuwait	1-0	UAE

Second round

In the second round, the teams played in two groups of three teams each. The two group winners qualified for the final and the Asian Cup.

Group A

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Iraq	2	1	1	0	009: 200	+7	03: 10
2.	Kuwait	2	1	1	0	006: 200	+4	03: 10
3.	Nepal	2	0	0	2	000:110	−11	00: 40

date		Result
17th October 1982	Iraq	2: 2	Kuwait
October 19, 1982	Nepal	0: 7	Iraq
October 21, 1982	Nepal	0: 4	Kuwait

The game between Nepal and Kuwait was abandoned after 76 minutes due to a scuffle. The status at the time of termination was evaluated.

Group B

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	United Arab Emirates	2	1	1	0	002: 100	+1	03: 10
2.	Saudi Arabia	2	1	0	1	002: 200	± 0	02: 20
3.	Bahrain	2	0	1	1	002: 300	−1	01: 30

date		Result
October 16, 1982	UAE	1: 1	Bahrain
October 18, 1982	Saudi Arabia	2: 1	Bahrain
October 20, 1982	UAE	1-0	Saudi Arabia

final

date		Result
October 23, 1982	Iraq	1: 1	UAE

Group 2 (East Asia)

Group 2 played in Singapore from July 31 to August 14, 1982 . The two finalists qualified for the finals.

Preliminary round

The teams initially played in two groups of five teams each. The first two in each group qualified for the semi-finals.

Group A

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	North Korea	4th	4th	0	0	014: 100	+13	08-00
2.	Thailand	4th	3	0	1	020: 500	+15	06: 20
3.	Japan	4th	2	0	2	011:100	+1	04: 40
4th	Indonesia	4th	1	0	3	009:130	−4	02: 60
5.	Philippines	4th	0	0	4th	002:270	−25	00: 80

date		Result
August 1, 1982	Thailand	7-0	Indonesia
August 1, 1982	North Korea	5-0	Japan
3rd August 1982	Japan	6: 1	Philippines
3rd August 1982	North Korea	4: 1	Thailand
5th August 1982	North Korea	1-0	Indonesia
5th August 1982	Thailand	8-0	Philippines
August 7, 1982	Indonesia	9: 1	Philippines
August 7, 1982	Thailand	4: 1	Japan
August 10, 1982	North Korea	4-0	Philippines
August 10, 1982	Japan	4-0	Indonesia

Group B

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	People's Republic of China	4th	4th	0	0	017: 100	+16	08-00
2.	South Korea	4th	3	0	1	018: 300	+15	06: 20
3.	Singapore	4th	2	0	2	004: 900	−5	04: 40
4th	Malaysia	4th	1	0	3	007:190	−12	02: 60
5.	Hong Kong	4th	0	0	4th	002:160	−14	00: 80

date		Result
July 31, 1982	China	4-0	Hong Kong
July 31, 1982	Singapore	3: 1	Malaysia
2nd August 1982	Singapore	1-0	Hong Kong
2nd August 1982	China	2-0	South Korea
4th August 1982	Singapore	0: 2	China
4th August 1982	South Korea	6-0	Malaysia
August 6, 1982	China	9: 1	Malaysia
August 6, 1982	South Korea	6: 1	Hong Kong
August 8, 1982	Singapore	0: 6	South Korea
August 8, 1982	Malaysia	5: 1	Hong Kong

Finals

	Semifinals				final
	August 12, 1982
	North Korea	5
	South Korea	3
					August 14, 1982
					North Korea	0
					People's Republic of China	1
					Game for third place
	August 12, 1982				August 14, 1982
	People's Republic of China	1			South Korea	4th
	Thailand	0			Thailand	1

Result

Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, China and North Korea qualified for the finals. North Korea was later suspended for two years by the Asian Football Confederation due to the incidents of the 1982 Asian Games and replaced by South Korea.

Web links

• Asian U-19 Championship 1982 on rsssf.com (English)