1961 AFC Youth Championship
# 1961 AFC Youth Championship

The 1961 AFC Youth Championship was held in Bangkok, Thailand. Burma and Indonesia drew in the final and shared the title.

## Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

* Burma
* Ceylon
* Indonesia
* Japan
* Malaya
* Singapore
* South Korea
* Republic of China
* Thailand (host)
* South Vietnam

## Group stage

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Indonesia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | Advanced to final |
| 2 | South Vietnam | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 5 | Advanced to third place match |
| 3 | South Korea | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 5 | |
| 4 | Singapore | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | |
| 5 | Japan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Burma | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 7 | Advanced to final |
| 2 | Thailand | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 6 | Advanced to third place match |
| 3 | Malaya | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 5 | |
| 4 | Ceylon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 2 | |
| 5 | Republic of China | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 0 | |

## Final

* 1961 AFC Youth Championship
* Burma First title
* 1961 AFC Youth Championship
* Indonesia First title
