title: 1968 AFC Youth Championship
text: # 1968 AFC Youth Championship
  
  The 1968 AFC Youth Championship was held in Seoul, South Korea.
  
  ## Teams
  
  The following teams entered the tournament:
  
  * Burma
  * Hong Kong
  * India
  * Israel
  * Japan
  * Malaysia
  * Philippines
  * Singapore
  * South Vietnam
  * South Korea (host)
  * Taiwan
  * Thailand
  
  ## First round
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 |
  | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 |
  | Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 2 |
  | Japan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | –6 | 1 |
  | 2 May | South Korea | 4–1 | Hong Kong |
  | | Thailand | 3–0 | Japan |
  | 4 May | Hong Kong | 2–2 | Thailand |
  | 5 May | South Korea | 3–0 | Japan |
  | 7 May | Japan | 0–0 | Hong Kong |
  | 8 May | South Korea | 3–1 | Thailand |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Burma | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 6 |
  | Philippines | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 2 |
  | Singapore | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | –5 | 2 |
  | South Vietnam | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 2 |
  | 3 May | Philippines | 3–1 | Singapore |
  | | Burma | 4–0 | South Vietnam |
  | 5 May | South Vietnam | 1–0 | Philippines |
  | | Burma | 5–0 | Singapore |
  | 8 May | Burma | 5–0 | Philippines |
  | | Singapore | 3–1 | South Vietnam |
  
  ### Group C
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Israel | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 6 |
  | Malaysia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
  | India | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
  | Taiwan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | –13 | 0 |
  | 4 May | Malaysia | 2–1 | India |
  | | Israel | 7–0 | Taiwan |
  | 7 May | India | 3–0 | Taiwan |
  | | Israel | 4–0 | Malaysia |
  | 9 May | Israel | 2–0 | India |
  | | Malaysia | 4–1 | Taiwan |
  
  ## Second round
  
  ### Group 1
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Israel | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
  | Burma | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
  | Thailand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 0 |
  | 11 May | Israel | 2–0 | Thailand |
  | 12 May | Israel | 1–1 | Burma |
  | 13 May | Burma | 3–1 | Thailand |
  
  ### Group 2
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 4 |
  | Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 2 |
  | Philippines | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 0 |
  | 11 May | South Korea | 3–1 | Philippines |
  | 12 May | Malaysia | 2–1 | Philippines |
  | 13 May | South Korea | 4–0 | Malaysia |
  
  ## Final
  
  * 1968 AFC Youth Championship
  * Burma Fifth title
  