1966 AFC Youth Championship

1966 AFC Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host countryPhilippines
Dates30 April – 15 May
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Israel (3rd title)
 Burma (4th title)
(Title shared)
Third place Republic of China
 Thailand
(Shared)
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored95 (3.39 per match)
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The 1966 AFC Youth Championship was held in Manila, Philippines from 30 April to 15 May 1966.

Teams

Tournament

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Thailand 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 5
 Malaysia 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 5
 Ceylon 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 2
 Philippines 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0




Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Burma 4 3 0 1 18 3 +15 6
 India 4 3 0 1 9 3 +6 6
 Republic of China 4 2 1 1 5 7 −2 5
 Singapore 4 1 1 2 5 13 −8 3
 Japan 4 0 0 4 2 13 −11 0
Burma 8 – 0 Singapore


India 2 – 0 Burma


India 2 – 0 Japan




Burma 5 – 0 Japan

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Israel 2 1 1 0 6 1 +5 3
 South Korea 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 3
 Hong Kong 2 0 0 2 2 11 −9 0

Quarter-final berth play-off

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals


Israel 4 – 0 India

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

Republic of China 0 – 0
Third place shared
 Thailand

Final

Israel 1 – 1
Title shared
 Burma


 1966 AFC Youth Championship 

Burma

Fourth title


 1966 AFC Youth Championship 

Israel

Third title

Notes

  1. ^ China progressed by coin toss.[1]

References

  • Jönsson, Mikael, "Asian U-19 Championship 1966". RSSSF
  1. ^ Two Chazom Goals in the Opening Minutes Paved the Way to a Victory over India Israel Rosenblatt, Ma'ariv, 12 May 1966, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
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