| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Thailand |
| Dates | 21 February – 1 March |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Korea (5th title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 24 (2.4 per match) |
The 1980 AFC Youth Championship was held from 21 February to 1 March 1981 in Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament was won by for the fifth time by South Korea.
The finals will consist of five teams from the qualification phase. Qualification consisted of two groups with the top two of Group 1 and the top three of Group 2 qualifying for the final tournament.
Qatar (Qualification Group 1 winners)
Bangladesh (Qualification Group 1 runners-up) South Korea (Qualification Group 2 winners)
Japan (Qualification Group 2 runners-up)
Thailand (Qualification Group 2 third place)| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 |
| Qatar | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Japan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 2 |
| Thailand | 5 – 0 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 1 – 4 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 3 – 1 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 0 – 0 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 1 – 1 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 0 – 1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 – 0 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| AFC Youth Championship 1980 winners |
|---|
 South Korea Fifth title |
The following teams qualified for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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