1996 AFC Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host countryَSouth Korea
Dates17–31 October
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsSouth Korea South Korea (8th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored75 (3.13 per match)
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The 1996 AFC Youth Championship was held from 17 to 31 October 1996, in Seoul, South Korea. The tournament was won by for the eighth time by South Korea in the final against China PR.

Venues

Seoul Suwon
Dongdaemun Stadium Suwon Sports Complex
Capacity: 22,706 Capacity: 11,808
1996 AFC Youth Championship (South Korea)

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 4 4 0 0 14 3 +11 12
 United Arab Emirates 4 2 1 1 9 6 +3 7
 Thailand 4 1 1 2 3 7 −4 4
 Iran 4 0 3 1 1 2 −1 3
 Bangladesh 4 0 1 3 3 12 −9 1


Bangladesh 1-6 United Arab Emirates
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
South Korea 4-0 Thailand
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Iran 0-0 Thailand
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
South Korea 3-0 United Arab Emirates
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Iran 0-0 Bangladesh
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Thailand 2-3 United Arab Emirates
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Iran 0-0 United Arab Emirates
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
South Korea 5-2 Bangladesh
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Iran 1-2 South Korea
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Thailand 1-0 Bangladesh
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China 4 4 0 0 11 5 +6 12
 Japan 4 3 0 1 10 3 +7 9
 Syria 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 6
 India 4 0 1 3 2 6 −4 1
 Qatar 4 0 1 3 3 12 −9 1
18 October 1996
India  1 – 1  Qatar Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Syria  1 – 3  Japan Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
20 October 1996
China  2 – 1  Japan Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Syria  2 – 0  Qatar Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
22 October 1996
China  2 – 1  India Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Japan  4 – 0  Qatar Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
24 October 1996
China  5 – 2  Qatar Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Syria  1 – 0  India Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
26 October 1996
China  2 – 1  Syria Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Japan  2 – 0  India Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
29 October - Suwon
 
 
 South Korea1
 
31 October - Seoul
 
 Japan0
 
 South Korea3
 
29 October - Suwon
 
 China0
 
 China5
 
 
 United Arab Emirates1
 
Third place
 
 
30 October - Seoul
 
 
 United Arab Emirates (pen)2 (4)
 
 
 Japan2 (3)

Semifinal

South Korea 1–0 Japan
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
China 5–1 United Arab Emirates
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon

Third-place match

United Arab Emirates 2 – 2
(4 PK 3)		 Japan
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

Final

South Korea 3–0 China
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

Winner

 AFC Youth Championship 1996 winners 

South Korea
Eighth title


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