1966 AFC Youth Championship

1966 AFC Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host countryPhilippines
Dates30 April – 15 May
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Israel (3rd title)
 Burma (4th title)
(Title shared)
Third place Republic of China
 Thailand
(Shared)
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored95 (3.39 per match)
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The 1966 AFC Youth Championship was held in Manila, Philippines from 30 April to 15 May 1966.

Teams

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Tournament

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Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Thailand 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 5
 Malaysia 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 5
 Ceylon 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 2
 Philippines 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Philippines 0 – 3 Malaysia
Malaysia 4 – 1 Ceylon
Philippines 0 – 2 Thailand
Thailand 5 – 0 Ceylon
Malaysia 1 – 1 Thailand
Philippines 0 – 3 Ceylon

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Burma 4 3 0 1 18 3 +15 6
 India 4 3 0 1 9 3 +6 6
 Republic of China 4 2 1 1 5 7 −2 5
 Singapore 4 1 1 2 5 13 −8 3
 Japan 4 0 0 4 2 13 −11 0
Burma 8 – 0 Singapore
Japan 1 – 2 Republic of China
India 2 – 0 Burma
Singapore 0 – 0 Republic of China
India 2 – 0 Japan
Singapore 4 – 1 Japan
Burma 5 – 1 Republic of China
India 4 – 1 Singapore
Burma 5 – 0 Japan
Republic of China 2 – 1 India

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Israel 2 1 1 0 6 1 +5 3
 South Korea 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 3
 Hong Kong 2 0 0 2 2 11 −9 0
Israel 0 – 0 South Korea
Israel 6 – 1 Hong Kong
South Korea 5 – 1 Hong Kong

Quarter-final berth play-off

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Hong Kong 5 – 2 Ceylon

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals

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Burma 1 – 0 Malaysia
Thailand 1 – 0 South Korea
Israel 4 – 0 India
Republic of China 1 – 1[note 1] Hong Kong

Semi-finals

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Burma 3 – 0 Thailand
Israel 5 – 0 Republic of China

Third place play-off

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Republic of China 0 – 0
Third place shared 		 Thailand

Final

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Israel 1 – 1
Title shared 		 Burma


 1966 AFC Youth Championship 

Burma
Fourth title


 1966 AFC Youth Championship 

Israel
Third title

Notes

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  1. ^ China progressed by coin toss.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Two Chazom Goals in the Opening Minutes Paved the Way to a Victory over India Israel Rosenblatt, Ma'ariv, 12 May 1966, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
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