1959 AFC Youth Championship

1959 AFC Youth Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Malaya
Dates	18–26 April
Teams	9
Final positions
Champions	South Korea (1st title)
Runners-up	Malaya
Third place	Japan
Fourth place	Hong Kong
1960 →

The 1959 AFC Youth Championship was held in Kuala Lumpur, Federation of Malaya. It was the first time the tournament was organised.

The following teams entered the tournament:

•  Burma
•  Ceylon
•  Hong Kong
•  Japan
•  Malaya (host)
•  Philippines
•  Singapore
•  South Korea
•  Thailand

Four winners moved to group A and played for the championship. Five other teams moved to consolation group B. Philippines and Thailand had to play in a preliminary round.

Preliminary Match in 18 and 19 April

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Philippines	2–3	Thailand

Main allocation matches

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Malaya	12–0	Ceylon
Hong Kong	2–1	Burma
Japan	4–0	Singapore
South Korea	2–0	Thailand

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Burma	4	3	1	0	24	11	+13	7
Thailand	4	3	1	0	14	4	+10	7
Singapore	4	1	1	2	15	14	+1	3
Ceylon	4	1	0	3	10	21	–11	2
Philippines	4	0	1	3	4	17	–13	1

20 April	Singapore	2–2	Philippines
	Ceylon	4–6	Burma
21 April	Burma	1–1	Thailand
22 April	Thailand	4–0	Singapore
	Ceylon	2–1	Philippines
23 April	Burma	7–5	Singapore
24 April	Philippines	1–10	Burma
	Ceylon	3–6	Thailand
25 April	Ceylon	1–8	Singapore
	Philippines	0–3	Thailand

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	3	3	0	0	6	3	+3	6
Malaya	3	2	0	1	14	2	+12	4
Japan	3	1	0	2	8	11	–3	2
Hong Kong	3	0	0	3	2	14	–12	0

20 April	Malaya	7–0	Hong Kong
21 April	South Korea	3–2	Japan
22 April	Malaya	6–0	Japan
23 April	South Korea	1–0	Hong Kong
24 April	Japan	6–2	Hong Kong
25 April	Malaya	1–2	South Korea

A closing match was played on 26 April between South Korea and a team composed of the best players from the other eight teams: South Korea won 3-2.

1959 AFC Youth Championship
South Korea First title

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