Host country Malaya Teams 9 Third place Japan | Dates 18 April - 26 April Runners-up Malaya | |
Champions South Korea (1st title) | ||
The AFC Youth Championship 1959 was held in Kuala Lumpur, Federation of Malaya. It was the first time the tournament was organised.
Contents
Teams
The following teams entered the tournament:
Group Allocations
Four winners moved to group A and played for the championship. Five other teams moved to consolation group B. Philippines and Thailand had to play in a preliminary round.
Preliminary Match
Main allocation matches
A closing match was played which South Korea won 3-2. It is not clear against what team they played, possibly a team composed of players from all other teams.
References
1959 AFC Youth Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA