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1978 AFC Youth Championship

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Host country
  
Bangladesh

Matches played
  
40

Dates
  
5 October – 28 October

Teams
  
18 (from 1 confederation)

Champions
  
Korea Republic (4th title)  Iraq (3rd title) (Title shared)

Third place
  
Kuwait  North Korea (Shared)

The 1978 AFC Youth Championship was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 5 October to 28 October 1978. It also served as qualification for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.

  • Note: Originally, Iran had won 1-0 against Kuwait. But they disqualified for fielding an over-age player.
  • Qualification to World Youth Championship

    The following teams qualified for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.

  •  Indonesia (replacing Iraq)
  •  Japan (host)
  •  South Korea
  • References

    1978 AFC Youth Championship Wikipedia