1990 AFC Youth Championship qualification

International football competition

Qualification for the 1990 AFC Youth Championship. The main sources for information are RSSSF.com and FIFA Technical Report 1991 (see external links). In cases where the two sources disagree, FIFA's report is documented here.

Indonesia qualified as hosts.

## Groups

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Winners of each group qualified for the final tournament.

### Group 1

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Matches were played in Taif, Saudi Arabia.

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1 |  Bahrain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | Final tournament
2 |  Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3
3 |  Oman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0

August 3, 1990

Bahrain | 2–1|  Oman

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August 5, 1990

Saudi Arabia | 1–1|  Bahrain

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August 7, 1990

Saudi Arabia | 1–0|  Oman

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### Group 2

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The group consisted of Kuwait and Qatar. Kuwait withdrew due to the Gulf War, so Qatar qualified automatically.

### Group 3

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Matches were played in Aleppo, Syria.

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1 |  Syria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Final tournament
2 |  Yemen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2
3 |  Iran | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1

March 9, 1990

Syria | 1–0|  Yemen

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March 11, 1990

Iran | 0–1|  Yemen

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March 13, 1990

Syria | 1–1|  Iran

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### Group 4

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Matches were played in Calicut, India.

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1 |  India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 5 | Final tournament
2 |    Nepal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5
3 |  Maldives | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2
4 |  Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0

May 17, 1990

Nepal   | 1–0|  Maldives

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May 18, 1990

India | 5–0|  Sri Lanka

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May 20, 1990

India | 2–1|  Maldives

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May 21, 1990

Sri Lanka | 0–1|    Nepal

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May 23, 1990

Sri Lanka | 0–1|  Maldives

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May 25, 1990

India | 0–0|    Nepal

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### Group 5

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Matches were played in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1 |  South Korea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 7 | Final tournament
2 |  Thailand | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6
3 |  Bangladesh | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4
4 |  Malaysia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3
5 |  Pakistan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0

May 25, 1990

Bangladesh | 0–1|  Thailand

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May 25, 1990

South Korea | 3–0|  Malaysia

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May 27, 1990

Bangladesh | 0–0|  Malaysia

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May 27, 1990

Pakistan | 0–4|  South Korea

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May 29, 1990

South Korea | 3–0|  Thailand

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May 29, 1990

Malaysia | 3–0|  Pakistan

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May 31, 1990

Bangladesh | 1–1|  South Korea

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May 31, 1990

Thailand | 6–1|  Pakistan

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June 2, 1990

Bangladesh | 4–1|  Pakistan

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June 2, 1990

Thailand | 4–1|  Malaysia

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### Group 6

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Matches were played in Kunming, China.

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1 |  North Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | +20 | 5 | Final tournament
2 |  China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 5
3 |  Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2
4 |  Macau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | −39 | 0

April 22, 1990

North Korea | 3–1|  Hong Kong

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April 22, 1990

China | 11–0|  Macau

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April 24, 1990

China | 1–1|  North Korea

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April 24, 1990

Hong Kong | 10–0|  Macau

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April 26, 1990

North Korea | 18–0|  Macau

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April 26, 1990

China | 8–0|  Hong Kong

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### Group 7

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April 30, 1990

Japan | 2–0|  Chinese Taipei

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Kochi, Japan

May 3, 1990

Chinese Taipei | 1–6|  Japan

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Kochi, Japan

Japan qualified for the final tournament.

## External links

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* RSSSF
* FIFA Technical Report 1991, page 13 (archived here)

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