Tournament details | |
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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 |
The 1959 AFC Youth Championship was held in Kuala Lumpur, Federation of Malaya. It was the first time the tournament was organised.
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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 |
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Philippines | 2–3 | Thailand |
Main allocation matches
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 Aprilu | 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 which South Korea won 3-2. It is not clear against what team they played, possibly a team composed of players from all other teams.
1959 AFC Youth Championship |
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South Korea First title |
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