1978 AFC Youth Championship

1978 AFC Youth Championship was held in Bangladesh from 5 October to 28 October.

Results

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iraq	3	3	0	0	17	0	+17	6
Indonesia	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	4
Malaysia	3	1	0	2	3	9	-6	2
Jordan	3	0	0	3	0	13	-13	0

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
North Korea	4	3	1	0	10	1	+9	7
Saudi Arabia	4	2	2	0	11	3	+8	6
Japan	4	1	2	1	8	6	+2	4
India	4	1	1	2	7	8	-1	3
Sri Lanka	4	0	0	4	1	19	-18	0

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kuwait	4	3	1	0	10	3	+7	7
Bahrain	4	2	1	1	6	3	+3	5
Bangladesh	4	1	2	1	4	5	-1	4
Yemen	4	1	1	2	6	3	+3	3
Singapore	4	0	1	3	3	15	-12	1

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	3	2	1	0	10	2	+8	5
Iran	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	5
China	3	1	0	2	3	4	-1	2
Afghanistan	3	0	0	3	0	11	-11	0

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
									Third place