1962 AFC Youth Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Thailand
Dates	14–26 April
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Thailand (1st title)
Runners-up	South Korea
Third place	Indonesia
Fourth place	Malaya
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The 1962 AFC Youth Championship was held in Bangkok, Thailand.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

•  Burma
•  Hong Kong
•  Indonesia
•  Japan
•  Malaya
•  Pakistan
•  Singapore
•  South Korea
•  Thailand (host)
•  South Vietnam

Group stage

Group A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Thailand	4	2	2	0	5	2	+3	6
Malaya	4	2	2	0	11	3	+8	6
South Vietnam	4	1	2	1	6	5	+1	4
Japan	4	1	0	3	4	9	–5	2
Burma	4	1	0	3	1	8	–7	2

14 April	Japan	0–2	Thailand
15 April	Malaya	2–2	South Vietnam
16 April	Burma	0–1	Thailand
17 April	Japan	0–4	Malaya
18 April	Burma	1–0	South Vietnam
19 April	Malaya	1–1	Thailand
20 April	Burma	0–3	Japan
21 April	South Vietnam	1–1	Thailand
22 April	Burma	0–4	Malaya
23 April	Japan	1–3	South Vietnam

First-place play-off

24 April 1962 (1962-04-24)

Thailand	3 – 0	Malaya

Bangkok

Group B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	4	3	1	0	13	0	+13	7
Indonesia	4	2	1	1	6	4	+2	5
Pakistan	4	2	0	2	9	8	+1	4
Hong Kong	4	2	0	2	7	8	–1	4
Singapore	4	0	0	4	1	16	–15	0

14 April	Hong Kong	0–4	South Korea
15 April	Indonesia	4–1	Singapore
16 April	Hong Kong	4–2	Pakistan
17 April	Indonesia	0–0	South Korea
18 April	Pakistan	4–0	Singapore
19 April	Hong Kong	0–2	Indonesia
20 April	South Korea	5–0	Singapore
21 April	Indonesia	0–3	Pakistan
22 April	Hong Kong	3–0	Singapore
23 April	South Korea	4–0	Pakistan

Third place match

26 April 1962 (1962-04-26)

Indonesia	3 – 0	Malaya

Bangkok

Final

26 April 1962 (1962-04-26)

Thailand	2 – 1	South Korea

Bangkok

1962 AFC Youth Championship
Thailand First title