| 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) |
← 1969 1971 → | |
The 1970 AFC Youth Championship was held in Manila, Philippines.
The following teams entered the tournament:
Note: 
India also entered, but withdrew before the draw due to internal dissent.
| 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 |
| South Korea | 2–1 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
Cho Han-hung  27' (pen.)45+1' | Suchin Kawisat 30' (pen.) |
| 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 |
| Hong Kong | 1–0 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Iran | 4–1 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Parvin 7' Hadimana 22'Mehdi Veisi 36'V. Musami | Yoshikazu Nagai 3' |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ? Martinez 86' | ? Pengswvanh 85' |
| Israel | 7–0 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Saleem Yechiel 36' Gidi Damti 66'70'Itzhak Rogak 67'Shalom Schwarz 76'79'Ben Nathan David 83' |
| Philippines | 2–0 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Veloso 51' Eddie Bunnan 73' |
| Philippines | 0–3 | Israel |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| South Vietnam | 1–0 | Taiwan |
|---|---|---|
| Tran Van Nam 21' |
| Burma | 6–0 | South Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1–0 | South Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Budi Santoso 7' |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 27 April | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| 30 April | ||||||||||
| Japan | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||
| 28 April | ||||||||||
| Burma | 2 | |||||||||
| Israel | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 May | ||||||||||
| Burma | 1 | |||||||||
| Burma | 3 | |||||||||
| 27 April | ||||||||||
| Indonesia | 0 | |||||||||
| Iran | 0 | |||||||||
| 30 April | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 1 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 0 | |||||||||
| 28 April | ||||||||||
| Indonesia | 1 | Third Place Match | ||||||||
| Indonesia | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 May | ||||||||||
| Laos | 1 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 5 | |||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||
| Israel | 0–1 | Burma |
|---|---|---|
Topolansky  57' | Soe Than 57' Kyu Myint 72' |
| South Korea | 0–1 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Karno Wahid 79' |
| South Korea | 5–0 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Cho Han-hung 44'72' Lee Cha-man 48'68'Kim Hak-ki 54' |
| 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 |
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]