title: 1961 AFC Youth Championship
text: # 1961 AFC Youth Championship
  
  The 1961 AFC Youth Championship was held in Bangkok, Thailand. Burma and Indonesia drew in the final and shared the title.
  
  ## Teams
  
  The following teams entered the tournament:
  
  * Burma
  * Ceylon
  * Indonesia
  * Japan
  * Malaya
  * Singapore
  * South Korea
  * Republic of China
  * Thailand (host)
  * South Vietnam
  
  ## Group stage
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Indonesia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | Advanced to final |
  | 2 | South Vietnam | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 5 | Advanced to third place match |
  | 3 | South Korea | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 5 | |
  | 4 | Singapore | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | |
  | 5 | Japan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 | |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Burma | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 7 | Advanced to final |
  | 2 | Thailand | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 6 | Advanced to third place match |
  | 3 | Malaya | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 5 | |
  | 4 | Ceylon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 2 | |
  | 5 | Republic of China | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 0 | |
  
  ## Final
  
  * 1961 AFC Youth Championship
  * Burma First title
  * 1961 AFC Youth Championship
  * Indonesia First title
  