| Country: | Thailand |
| Dates: | 18 - 22 December |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champion Other: |  South Korea |
| Count: | 6 |
| Matches: | 6 |
| Goals: | 17 |
| Prevseason: | 1980 |
| Nextseason: | 1985 |
The 1982 AFC Youth Championship was held from 18 to 22 December 1982 in Bangkok, Thailand.
See main article: 1982 AFC Youth Championship qualification.
took the place of, who were disqualified after the AFC handed the North Korean FA a two-year suspension for assaulting match officials following the final whistle of their Asian Games semi-final.
| width=185 | Teams | width=20 | Pts | width=20 | GP | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA | width=20 | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
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