title: 1959 AFC Youth Championship
text: # 1959 AFC Youth Championship
  
  The 1959 AFC Youth Championship was held in Kuala Lumpur, Federation of Malaya. It was the first time the tournament was organised.
  
  ## Teams
  
  The following teams entered the tournament:
  
  * Burma
  * Ceylon
  * Hong Kong
  * Japan
  * Malaya (host)
  * Philippines
  * Singapore
  * South Korea
  * Thailand
  
  ## Group Allocations
  
  Four winners moved to group A and played for the championship. Five other teams moved to consolation group B. Philippines and Thailand had to play in a preliminary round.
  
  Preliminary Match in 18 and 19 April
  
  | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Philippines | 2–3 | Thailand |
  
  Main allocation matches
  
  | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Malaya | 12–0 | Ceylon |
  | Hong Kong | 2–1 | Burma |
  | Japan | 4–0 | Singapore |
  | South Korea | 2–0 | Thailand |
  
  ## Consolation Group B
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Burma | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 7 |
  | Thailand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 7 |
  | Singapore | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 3 |
  | Ceylon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 21 | –11 | 2 |
  | Philippines | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | –13 | 1 |
  | 20 April | Singapore | 2–2 | Philippines |
  | | Ceylon | 4–6 | Burma |
  | 21 April | Burma | 1–1 | Thailand |
  | 22 April | Thailand | 4–0 | Singapore |
  | | Ceylon | 2–1 | Philippines |
  | 23 April | Burma | 7–5 | Singapore |
  | 24 April | Philippines | 1–10 | Burma |
  | | Ceylon | 3–6 | Thailand |
  | 25 April | Ceylon | 1–8 | Singapore |
  | | Philippines | 0–3 | Thailand |
  
  ## Championship Group A
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
  | Malaya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 4 |
  | Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | –3 | 2 |
  | Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | –12 | 0 |
  | 20 April | Malaya | 7–0 | Hong Kong |
  | 21 Aprilu | South Korea | 3–2 | Japan |
  | 22 April | Malaya | 6–0 | Japan |
  | 23 April | South Korea | 1–0 | Hong Kong |
  | 24 April | Japan | 6–2 | Hong Kong |
  | 25 April | Malaya | 1–2 | South Korea |
  
  A closing match was played on 26 April between South Korea and a team composed of the best players from the other eight teams: South Korea won 3-2.
  
  * 1959 AFC Youth Championship
  * South Korea First title
  