1971 AFC Youth Championship explained

Tourney Name:	AFC Youth Championship
Year:	1971
Size:	250px
Dates:	24 April – 5 May
Num Teams:	16
Champion:	ISR
Count:	5
Second:	KOR
Fourth:	JPN
Matches:	31
Goals:	75
Prevseason:	1970
Nextseason:	1972

The 1971 AFC Youth Championship was held in Tokyo, Japan.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

• • • • • • • (host)

Group stage

Group A

width=165	Teams	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	GF	width=20	GA	width=20	GD	width=20	Pts
	3	2	1	0	13	1	+12	5
	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	5
	3	1	0	2	1	9	–8	2
	3	0	0	3	1	8	–7	0

width=25%		width=30%		width=15%		width=30%
25 April		2–0
		5–0
27 April		0–7
		2–1
29 April		0–1
		1–1

Group B

width=165	Teams	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	GF	width=20	GA	width=20	GD	width=20	Pts
	3	3	0	0	10	0	+10	6
	3	2	0	1	3	5	–2	4
	3	1	0	2	3	6	–3	2
	3	0	0	3	1	6	–5	0

width=25%		width=30%		width=15%		width=30%
24 April		3–0
25 April		1–0
27 April		1–2
		3–0
29 April		1–2
		0–4

Group C

width=165	Teams	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	GF	width=20	GA	width=20	GD	width=20	Pts
	3	2	1	0	8	1	+7	5
	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	5
	3	1	0	2	2	8	–6	2
	3	0	0	3	1	6	–5	0

width=25%		width=30%		width=15%		width=30%
25 April		2–0
		3–1
27 April		5–0
		1–3
29 April		1–0
		1–1

Group D

width=165	Teams	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	GF	width=20	GA	width=20	GD	width=20	Pts
	3	2	1	0	6	0	+6	5
	3	2	1	0	2	0	+2	5
	3	0	1	2	1	4	–3	1
	3	0	1	2	1	6	–5	1

width=25%		width=30%		width=15%		width=30%
25 April		0–4
		0–1
27 April		0–0
		1–1
29 April		0–1
		0–2

Quarterfinals

¹ Kuwait refused to play Israel for political reasons; Israel were awarded a 2-0 victory.

External links

• Results by RSSSF