1977 AFC Youth Championship

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1977 AFC Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host countryIran
Dates15–28 April
Teams13
Final positions
Champions 
Aryamehr Stadium in Tehran in front of 100,000 spectators. Both teams qualified for 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship
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Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

Venues

Tehran
Aryamehr Stadium
Capacity: 100,000

Group stage

Group A

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 2 2 0 0 11 0 +11 4
 Afghanistan 2 0 1 1 0 3 -3 1
 Singapore 2 0 1 1 0 8 -8 1

 Iran 8 - 0  Singapore

 Iran 3 - 0  Afghanistan

 Afghanistan 0 - 0  Singapore

Group B

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 4
 India 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 2
 Bangladesh 2 0 0 2 0 7 -7 0

 Iraq 4 - 0  India

 Iraq 3 - 0  Bangladesh

 India 4 - 0  Bangladesh

Group C

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 2 1 1 0 6 1 +5 3
 Bahrain 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 3
 Hong Kong 2 0 0 2 1 8 -7 0

 Japan 5 - 0  Hong Kong

 Japan 1 - 1  Bahrain

 Bahrain 3 - 1  Hong Kong

Group D

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 5
 South Korea 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 4
 
Malaysia
3 0 2 1 1 4 -3 2
 Jordan 3 0 1 2 1 6 -5 1

 Saudi Arabia 2 - 0  Jordan

 

Malaysia

 South Korea 0 - 0  Saudi Arabia

 

Malaysia 1 - 1  Jordan

 South Korea 3 - 0  Jordan

 

Malaysia

Quarterfinals

 Iran 3 - 0  India

 Iraq 5 - 1  Afghanistan

 Japan 0 - 0  South Korea 3-1 after penalties

 Saudi Arabia 2 - 2  Bahrain 5-6 after penalties

Semifinals

 Iran 2 - 1  Japan

 Iraq 3 - 0  Bahrain

Third place match

 Bahrain 3 - 1  Japan

Final

Iraq 4 – 3 Iran
Luaibi 29'
Abdul-Sahib 38'
Saeed 74', 80'
Asheri 7'
Hassanzadeh 55'
Suri 78'
Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran


 1977 AFC Youth Championship 

Iraq
Second title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The two best performing teams qualified for the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship.

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