1977 AFC Youth Championship
# 1977 AFC Youth Championship

The 1977 AFC Youth Championship was held between April 15 and April 28 in Iran. It was won by Iraq 4-3 over Iran in Aryamehr Stadium in Tehran in front of 100,000 spectators. Both teams qualified for 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship.

## Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

* Afghanistan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Hong Kong
* India
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* Jordan
* Malaysia
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* South Korea

## Venues

* Tehran
* Aryamehr Stadium
* Capacity: 100,000

## Group stage

### Group A

| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 4 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| Singapore | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 1 |

Iran 8 - 0 Singapore

Iran 3 - 0 Afghanistan

Afghanistan 0 - 0 Singapore

### Group B

| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Iraq | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 4 |
| India | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 |

Iraq 4 - 0 India

Iraq 3 - 0 Bangladesh

India 4 - 0 Bangladesh

### Group C

| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 3 |
| Bahrain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 |

Japan 5 - 0 Hong Kong

Japan 1 - 1 Bahrain

Bahrain 3 - 1 Hong Kong

### Group D

| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 5 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 2 |
| Jordan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1 |

Saudi Arabia 2 - 0 Jordan

South Korea 0 - 0 Malaysia

South Korea 0 - 0 Saudi Arabia

Malaysia 1 - 1 Jordan

South Korea 3 - 0 Jordan

Saudi Arabia 3 - 0 Malaysia

## Quarterfinals

Iran 3 - 0 India

Iraq 5 - 1 Afghanistan

Japan 0 - 0 South Korea 3-1 after penalties

Saudi Arabia 2 - 2 Bahrain 5-6 after penalties

## Semifinals

Iran 2 - 1 Japan

Iraq 3 - 0 Bahrain

## Third place match

Bahrain 3 - 1 Japan

## Final

* 1977 AFC Youth Championship
* Iraq Second title

## Qualification to World Youth Championship

The two best performing teams qualified for the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship.

* Iraq
* Iran
