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1968 AFC Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Korea
Dates2–16 May
Teams12
Final positions
Champions  Burma (5th title)
Runners-up  Malaysia
1967
1969

The 1968 AFC Youth Championship was held in Seoul, South Korea.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

First round

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  South Korea 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 6
  Thailand 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 3
  Hong Kong 3 0 2 1 3 6 –3 2
  Japan 3 0 1 2 0 6 –6 1


2 May South Korea  4–1   Hong Kong
Thailand  3–0   Japan
4 May Hong Kong  2–2   Thailand
5 May South Korea  3–0   Japan
7 May Japan  0–0   Hong Kong
8 May South Korea  3–1   Thailand

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Burma 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 6
  Philippines 3 1 0 2 3 7 –4 2
  Singapore 3 1 0 2 4 9 –5 2
  South Vietnam 3 1 0 2 2 7 –5 2


3 May Philippines  3–1   Singapore
Burma  4–0   South Vietnam
5 May South Vietnam  1–0   Philippines
Burma  5–0   Singapore
8 May Burma  5–0   Philippines
Singapore  3–1   South Vietnam

Group C

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Israel 3 3 0 0 13 0 +13 6
  Malaysia 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 4
  India 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 2
  Taiwan 3 0 0 3 1 14 –13 0


4 May Malaysia  2–1   India
Israel  7–0   Taiwan
7 May India  3–0   Taiwan
Israel  4–0   Malaysia
9 May Israel  2–0   India
Malaysia  4–1   Taiwan

Second round

Group 1

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Israel 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 3
  Burma 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 3
  Thailand 2 0 0 2 1 5 –4 0


11 May Israel  2–0   Thailand
12 May Israel  1–1   Burma
13 May Burma  3–1   Thailand

Group 2

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  South Korea 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 4
  Malaysia 2 1 0 1 2 5 –3 2
  Philippines 2 0 0 2 2 5 –3 0


11 May South Korea  3–1   Philippines
12 May Malaysia  2–1   Philippines
13 May South Korea  4–0   Malaysia

Semifinals

South Korea 1 – 1
Burma win coin toss
  Burma
Israel 0 – 1  Malaysia

Third place match

South Korea 0 – 0
third place shared
  Israel

Final

Burma 4 – 0  Malaysia


 1968 AFC Youth Championship 

Burma

Fifth title

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