2006 AFC Youth Championship

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2006 AFC Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
Dates29 October – 12 November
Venue(s)4 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions North Korea (2nd title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place South Korea
Fourth place Jordan
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored91 (2.84 per match)
Attendance51,050 (1,595 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Shim Young-sung (5 goals)
← 2004
2008 →
All statistics correct as of 21 March.

The Asian Football Confederation's AFC Youth Championship 2006 was the 34th instance of the AFC Youth Championship. It was held from 29 October to 12 November 2006 in India. It was the first time for India to host this tournament. Sixteen teams from the AFC qualified to the finals.

The tournament was won by North Korea, their second championship after sharing the trophy with Iran in 1976, defeating Japan 5–3 in a penalty shootout after extra time finished in a 1–1 draw. South Korea defeated Jordan 2–0 to finish third.

The tournament also served as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, with a place for the 4 semi-finalists of the tournament.

Qualification[edit | edit source]

Main article: AFC Youth Championship 2006 (Qualification)

33 Teams entered the Qualification, the teams were drawn into 14 groups. 11 groups with each three teams and 3 groups with two teams. The Qualification took part from November 2005 to December 2005 (except Group D which was scheduled to play in November 2005 but was postponed after the 2005 Amman bombings and played in February 2006). The Group-Winners qualified for the tournament, a Play-Off Game between the best second-placed teams from ASEAN (Myanmar) and East Asia (North Korea) was scheduled to in Kuala Lumpur on 15 February 2006. But after the withdrawal of Myanmar, the North Koreans qualified automatically. Hosts India were exempt from the qualification.

Final tournament[edit | edit source]

Participants[edit | edit source]

Venues[edit | edit source]

City Original stadium names Capacity
Kolkata Salt Lake Stadium 120,000
Kolkata Howrah Municipal Corporation Stadium 5,000
Bengaluru Sree Kanteerava Stadium 30,000
Bengaluru Bengaluru Stadium 15,000

Squads[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2006 AFC Youth Championship squads

Group stage[edit | edit source]

Group A[edit | edit source]

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 South Korea 9 3 3 0 0 13 0 +13
 Jordan 4 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2
 Kyrgyzstan 2 3 0 2 1 1 8 −7
 India 1 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4
South Korea 3–0 Jordan
Shim Young-sung Goal 14' Goal 61'
Lee Sang-ho Goal 46'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Nishimura (Japan)
India 1–1 Kyrgyzstan
Bhowmick Goal 71' (pen) Amirov Goal 44'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Torky (Iran)
Jordan 3–2 India
Abu Salim Goal 33'
Nofal Goal 64' Goal 87'		 Cardozo Goal 25'
Matondkar Goal 77'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Kyrgyzstan 0–7 South Korea
Lee Sang-ho Goal 5' Goal 63'
Shin Young-rok Goal 13' Goal 50' Goal 71' (pen)
Miagkih Goal 20' (og)
Park Hyun-beom Goal 84'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Nishimura (Japan)
South Korea 3–0 India
Shim Young-sung Goal 76'
Song Jin-hyung Goal 84'
Shin Young-rok Goal 90+2'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Basma (Syria)
Kyrgyzstan 0–0 Jordan
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Group B[edit | edit source]

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 China PR 9 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3
Australia Australia 6 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3
 Thailand 3 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2
 United Arab Emirates 0 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4
China PR 1–0Australia Australia
Xu Goal 65'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Shaban (Kuwait)
Thailand 2–1 United Arab Emirates
Dangda Goal 46'
Donchui Goal 90+4'		 Ali Goal 89'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Basma (Syria)
Australia Australia3–1 Thailand
Burns Goal 26' Goal 90+2'
Vidosic Goal 33' (pen)		 Phukom Goal 40' (pen)
Attendance: 100
Referee: Torky (Iran)
United Arab Emirates 1–2 China PR
Mesmari Goal 49' Wang Goal 6' (pen), Goal 46'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Shaban (Kuwait)
China PR 1–0 Thailand
Wang Goal 78'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Nishimura (Japan)
Australia Australia2–0 United Arab Emirates
Williams Goal 14' Goal 31'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Group C[edit | edit source]

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Japan 6 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5
 North Korea 6 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4
 Iran 6 3 2 0 1 5 7 −2
 Tajikistan 0 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7
Japan 2–0 North Korea
Kawahara Goal 34'
Kashiwagi Goal 82'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ibrahim (Bahrain)
Iran 3–1 Tajikistan
Goudarzi Goal 55'
Chatrabgoon Goal 60' Goal 81'		 Khamrakulov Goal 10'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Kunsuta (Thailand)
North Korea 5–0 Iran
Jong Chol-min Goal 2' Goal 10'
Kim Kum-il Goal 25' Goal 47'
Ri Hung-ryong Goal 77'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mujghef (Jordan)
Tajikistan 0–4 Japan
Morishima Goal 8' Goal 34'
Kashiwagi Goal 57'
Morishige Goal 68'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Al Hilali (Oman)
Japan 1–2 Iran
Umesaki Goal 22' Kamyabinia Goal 52'
Ale-Khamis Goal 72'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Sarkar (India)
North Korea 1–0 Tajikistan
Pak Chol-min Goal 90+2'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mujghef (Jordan)

Group D[edit | edit source]

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Iraq 7 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5
 Saudi Arabia 7 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4
 Vietnam 3 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3
 Malaysia 0 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6
Iraq 2–2 Saudi Arabia
Abdul-Zahra Goal 27'
Mohammed Goal 82'		 Kabee Goal 9'
Al-Sahlawi Goal 52'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Huang Junjie (China)
Malaysia 1–2 Vietnam
Khyril Muhymeen Goal 45+1' Bakhtiar Goal 11' (og)
Nguyen Quang Tình Goal 63'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Surkar (India)
Saudi Arabia 2–0 Malaysia
Al-Sahlawi Goal 13'
Ataif Goal 60'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kunsuta (Thailand)
Vietnam 1–3 Iraq
Nguyen Van Khai Goal 75' (pen) Ali Goal 11'
Abdul-Zahra Goal 36' Goal 81'
Attendance: 2,000
Iraq 3–0 Malaysia
Khalaf Goal 55'
Hussein Goal 81'
Abdul-Zahra Goal 83'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Al Hilali (Oman)
Saudi Arabia 2–0 Vietnam
J. Al-Bishi Goal 13' (pen)
M. Al-Bishi Goal 90'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Huang Junjie (China)

Knockout stage[edit | edit source]

Bracket[edit | edit source]

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Quarter finals[edit | edit source]

South Korea 2–1 Australia
Song Jin-hyung Goal 10' Goal 36' Grossman Goal 18'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Basma (Syria)
Japan 2–1 Saudi Arabia
Kawahara Goal 7'
Aoki Goal 90'		 J. Al-Bishi Goal 81' (pen)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Al Hilali (Oman)
China PR 1–2 Jordan
Yang Goal 70' Omran Goal 33'
Abdullah Goal 68' (pen)
Attendance: 150
Referee: Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Iraq 0–2 North Korea
Kim Kum-il Goal 36'
Yun Yong-il Goal 67'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Subrata (India)

Semi finals[edit | edit source]

South Korea 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 pen.)		 Japan
Shim Young-sung Goal 1'
Kim Dong-suk Goal 111'		 MorishimaGoal 47'
Aoki Goal 105'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Torky (Iran)
Jordan 0–1 North Korea
Kim Kum-il Goal 38'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Surkar (India)

Third Place Play Off[edit | edit source]

South Korea 2–0 Jordan
Shim Young-sung Goal 50'
Lee Chung-yong Goal 76'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Al Hilali (Oman)

Finals[edit | edit source]

North Korea 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 pen.)		 Japan
Ri Chol-myong Goal 3' Kashiwagi Goal 34'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Shaban (Qatar)

Winners[edit | edit source]

 2006 AFC Youth Championship Winners 
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Second title

Qualification to World Youth Championship[edit | edit source]

The following teams qualified for the 2007 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Awards[edit | edit source]

Top Goalscorers Most Valuable Player Fair Play Trophy
South Korea Shim Young-sung North Korea Kim Kum-il  North Korea

Goalscorers[edit | edit source]

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

Top scoring teams[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]



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