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1980 AFC Youth Championship

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Host country
  
Thailand

Venue(s)
  
1 (in 1 host city)

Dates
  
21 February – 1 March

Matches played
  
10

Teams
  
5 (from 1 confederation)

Champions
  
South Korea (5th title)

The 1980 AFC Youth Championship was held from 21 February to 1 March 1981 in Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament was won by for the fifth time by South Korea.

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Qualification

The finals will consist of five teams from the qualification phase. Qualification consisted of two groups with the top two of Group 1 and the top three of Group 2 qualifying for the final tournament.

Qualifiers

  •  Qatar (Winner Qualification Group 1)
  •  South Korea (Winner Qualification Group 2)
  •  Bangladesh (Runner-up Qualification Group 1)
  •  Japan (Runner-up Qualification Grooup 2)
  •  Thailand (Third place Qualification Group 2)

    • Qualification to World Youth Championship

    The following teams qualified for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.

  •  South Korea
  •  Qatar

    • References

    1980 AFC Youth Championship Wikipedia
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