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1977 AFC Youth Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Iran
Dates	15–28 April
Teams	13
Final positions
Champions	Iraq (2nd title)
Runners-up	Iran
Third place	Bahrain
Fourth place	Japan
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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.

The following teams entered the tournament:

Tehran
Aryamehr Stadium
Capacity: 100,000

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

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

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

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

  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

  Iran 2 - 1   Japan

  Iraq 3 - 0   Bahrain

  Bahrain 3 - 1   Japan

April 28, 1977

Iraq	4 – 3	Iran
Luaibi 29' Abdul-Sahib 38' Saeed 74', 80'		Asheri 7' Hassanzadeh 55' Suri 78'

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 100,000

1977 AFC Youth Championship
Iraq Second title

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

•   Iraq
•   Iran

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