| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 1–10 December |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 52 (3.25 per match) |
← 1985 1988 → | |
The 1986 AFC Youth Championship was held from 1 to 10 December 1986 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The tournament was won for the first time by Saudi Arabia in the finals against Bahrain. [1]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 7 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 2 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 5 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | −18 | 0 |
| Bahrain | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 0 – 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| North Korea | 0 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 0 – 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| North Korea | 1 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 8 December | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 10 December | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 8 December | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 10 December | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| North Korea | 1 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 2 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| AFC Youth Championship 1986 winners |
|---|
Saudi Arabia First title |