Tournament details | |
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Host country | Thailand |
Dates | 10–20 April |
Teams | 10 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() ![]() (joint title holders) |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 22 |
Goals scored | 87 (3.95 per match) |
The 1961 AFC Youth Championship was held in Bangkok, Thailand. Burma and Indonesia drew in the final and shared the title.
Teams
[edit]The following teams entered the tournament:
Burma
Ceylon
Indonesia
Japan
Malaya
Singapore
South Korea
Republic of China
Thailand (host)
South Vietnam
Group stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | Advanced to final |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 5 | Advanced to third place match |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 5 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Japan ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 7 | Advanced to final |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 6 | Advanced to third place match |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 5 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 2 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 0 |
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