| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Thailand |
| Dates | 10–20 April |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Indonesia  Burma (joint title holders) |
| Third place |  Thailand |
| Fourth place |  South Vietnam |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 87 (3.95 per match) |
The 1961 AFC Youth Championship was held in Bangkok, Thailand. Burma and Indonesia drew in the final and shared the title.
The following teams entered the tournament:
Burma
Ceylon Indonesia
Japan
Malaya
Singapore
South Korea
Republic of China Thailand (host) South Vietnam| 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 |
| Japan | 1–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
