1966 AFC Youth Championship

1966 AFC Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host countryPhilippines
Dates30 April – 15 May
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Israel (3rd title)
 Burma (4th title)
(Title shared)
Third place Taiwan
 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

Tournament

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Thailand 321081+75
 Malaysia 321082+65
 Ceylon 310249−52
 Philippines 300308−80

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Burma 4301183+156
 India 430193+66
 Taiwan 421157−25
 Singapore 4112513−83
 Japan 4004213−110
Burma 8 – 0 Singapore
Japan 1 – 2 Taiwan
India 2 – 0 Burma
India 2 – 0 Japan
Burma 5 – 1 Taiwan
Burma 5 – 0 Japan
Taiwan 2 – 1 India

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Israel 211061+53
 South Korea 211051+43
 Hong Kong 2002211−90

Quarter-final berth play-off

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Israel 4 – 0 India

Semi-finals

Israel 5 – 0 Taiwan

Third place play-off

Taiwan 0 – 0
Third place shared 		 Thailand

Final

Israel 1 – 1
Title shared 		 Burma
 1966 AFC Youth Championship 

Burma
Fourth title
 1966 AFC Youth Championship 

Israel
Third title

Notes

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

References

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