1970 AFC Youth Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Philippines |
| Dates | 15 April – 2 May |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Burma |
| Runners-up |  Indonesia |
| Third place |  South Korea |
| Fourth place |  Japan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 103 (3.22 per match) |
The 1970 AFC Youth Championship was held in Manila, Philippines.
Teams
The following teams entered the tournament:
Brunei
Burma
Ceylon
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Iran
Israel
Japan
Laos
Malaysia
Philippines (host)
Singapore
South Vietnam
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
Note: 
India
also entered, but withdrew before the draw due to internal dissent.
Group stage
Group A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hong Kong
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 |
 South Korea
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
 Thailand
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 2 |
 Brunei
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | -18 | 0 |
Thailand | ||
|---|---|---|
Cho Han-hung  27' (pen) 45+1' |
Suchin Kawisat 30' (pen) |
Hong Kong | 6–1 | Brunei |
|---|---|---|
Thailand | ||
|---|---|---|
South Korea | 3–0 | Brunei |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Hi-sung 5' Cho Han-hung Cho Sung-kun |
Thailand | 10–0 | Brunei |
|---|---|---|
| Sudtha Sudsarat Songthai Sahavacharat Kajongsuk Vermelaste Chatchai Paholpat |
South Korea | ||
|---|---|---|
Group B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iran
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 6 |
| Japan
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
 Malaysia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
 Ceylon
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | -11 | 0 |
Iran | 8–0 | Ceylon |
|---|---|---|
| Gholam Mazloumi Ali Parvin Mehdi Veisi |
Japan | 2–1 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
Japan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ali Parvin 7' Hadimana 22' Mehdi Veisi 36' V. Musami |
Yoshikazu Nagai 3' |
Iran | 3–0 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
Japan | 2–1 | Ceylon |
|---|---|---|
Group C
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Israel
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 5 |
 Laos
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
 Philippines
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
 Singapore
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | -11 | 0 |
| Philippines | 2–2 | Laos |
|---|---|---|
| ? Jose Mari Martinez 86' |
? Pengswvanh 85' |
Singapore | ||
|---|---|---|
| Saleem Yechiel 36' Gidi Damti 66' 70' Itzhak Rogak 67' Shalom Schwarz 76' 79' Ben Nathan David 83' |
Singapore | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ben Veloso 51' Eddie Bunnan 73' |
Singapore | ||
|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 0–3 | Israel |
|---|---|---|
Group D
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| Burma
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 4 |
 South Vietnam
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 2 |
 Taiwan
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
Indonesia | 1–0 | Burma |
|---|---|---|
| Anwar Ramang 55' |
Taiwan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tran Van Nam 21' |
| Burma | 6–0 | South Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
Taiwan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Karno Wahid 30' |
Indonesia | 1–0 | South Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Budi Santoso 7' |
Taiwan | ||
|---|---|---|
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 27 April | ||||||||||
| Japan | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||
| 28 April | ||||||||||
| Burma | 2 | |||||||||
| Israel | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 May | ||||||||||
| Burma | 1 | |||||||||
| Indonesia | 0 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 1 | |||||||||
| Indonesia | 1 | Third Place Match | ||||||||
| Indonesia | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 May | ||||||||||
| Laos | 1 | |||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
South Korea | ||
|---|---|---|
Japan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 4–5 | ||
| Israel | 0–1 | Burma |
|---|---|---|
Topolansky  57' |
Kyu Myint 72' |
Indonesia | 3–1 | Laos |
|---|---|---|
| Levi Doom Lukman Santoso |
Semi-finals
Indonesia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Karno Wahid 79' |
Japan | 0–2 | Burma |
|---|---|---|
Third place match
Japan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cho Han-hung 44' 72' Lee Cha-man 48' 68' Kim Hak-ki 54' |
Attendance: 23.000
Final
Indonesia | 0–3 | Burma |
|---|---|---|
| Rachman Halim 68' Budi Santoso 68' |
? 24' Ye Nyunt 68' Aye Maung 75' Nyi Nyunt 78' |
| 1970 AFC Youth Championship |
|---|
 Burma Seventh title |
Notes
1. ^ The match was abandoned in the 47th minute after Thai player Sahus Pormswarn, who had been sent off, refused to leave the pitch.[1]
References
- ^ Disrupted match awarded to South Korea The Straits Times, 17 April 1970, p. 18