title: 1976 AFC Youth Championship
text: # 1976 AFC Youth Championship
  
  The 1976 AFC Youth Championship was held in Bangkok, Thailand.
  
  ## Teams
  
  The following teams entered the tournament:
  
  * Burma
  * China
  * Hong Kong
  * India
  * Indonesia
  * Iran
  * Iraq
  * Japan
  * Kuwait
  * Malaysia
  * North Korea
  * Singapore
  * South Korea
  * Sri Lanka
  * Thailand (host)
  
  Brunei withdrew.
  
  ## Group stage
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
  | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 |
  | India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
  | Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | –9 | 0 |
  | 21 April | South Korea | 4–0 | Malaysia |
  | 23 April | Iran | 2–0 | India |
  | 25 April | Iran | 2–0 | Malaysia |
  | 26 April | India | 1–1 | South Korea |
  | 29 April | India | 3–0 | Malaysia |
  | | Iran | 1–0 | South Korea |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
  | China | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 |
  | Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
  | Singapore | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 1 |
  | 22 April | China | 1–1 | Indonesia |
  | | Kuwait | 2–2 | Singapore |
  | 24 April | China | 3–1 | Singapore |
  | 25 April | Indonesia | 1–1 | Kuwait |
  | 27 April | Indonesia | 3–0 | Singapore |
  | | China | 3–3 | Kuwait |
  
  ### Group C
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | North Korea | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | Japan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | Thailand | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 20 April | Japan | 0–0 | Thailand |
  | 23 April | Japan | 1–1 | North Korea |
  | 26 April | North Korea | 1–1 | Thailand |
  
  **Tie-breaker play-off**
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Thailand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 2 |
  | North Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 |
  | Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 2 |
  | 28 April | North Korea | 0–1 | Japan |
  | 30 April | Thailand | 3–0 | Japan |
  | 2 May | North Korea | 2–0 | Thailand |
  
  ### Group D
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Iraq | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 6 |
  | Burma | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 4 |
  | Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | –9 | 2 |
  | Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | –11 | 0 |
  | 21 April | Iraq | 5–0 | Sri Lanka |
  | | Burma | 5–0 | Hong Kong |
  | 24 April | Burma | 6–1 | Sri Lanka |
  | | Hong Kong | 0–5 | Iraq |
  | 27 April | Hong Kong | 2–1 | Sri Lanka |
  | 28 April | Burma | 0–2 | Iraq |
  
  ## Final
  
  * 1976 AFC Youth Championship
  * Iran Fourth title
  * 1976 AFC Youth Championship
  * North Korea First title
  