1959 AFC Youth Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Federation of Malaya |
| Dates | 18 April - 26 April |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Korea (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Malaya |
| Third place |  Japan |
| Fourth place |  Hong Kong |
The AFC Youth Championship 1959 was held in Kuala Lumpur, Federation of Malaya. It was the first time the tournament was organised.
Teams
The following teams entered the tournament:
Group Allocations
Four winners moved to group A and played for the championship. Five other teams moved to consolation group B. Philippines and Thailand had to play in a preliminary round.
Preliminary Match
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
Philippines  |
2–3 |  Thailand |
Main allocation matches
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Malaya |
12–0 |  Ceylon |
| Hong Kong |
2–1 |  Burma |
| Japan |
4–0 |  Singapore |
| South Korea |
2–0 | Thailand |
Consolation Group B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 7 |
| Burma |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 7 |
| Singapore |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 3 |
| Ceylon |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 21 | –11 | 2 |
| Philippines |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | –13 | 1 |
| 20 April | Thailand |
2–2 | Philippines |
| Ceylon |
4–6 | Burma |
|
| 21 April | Burma |
1–1 | Thailand |
| 22 April | Thailand |
4–0 | Singapore |
| Ceylon |
2–1 | Philippines |
|
| 23 April | Burma |
7–5 | Singapore |
| 24 April | Philippines |
1–10 | Burma |
| Ceylon |
3–6 | Thailand |
|
| 25 April | Ceylon |
1–8 | Singapore |
| Philippines |
0–3 | Thailand |
Championship Group A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| Malaya |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 4 |
| Japan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | –3 | 2 |
| Hong Kong |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | –12 | 0 |
| 20 April | Malaya |
7–0 | Hong Kong |
| 21 April | South Korea |
3–2 | Japan |
| 22 April | Malaya |
6–0 | Japan |
| 23 April | South Korea |
1–0 | Hong Kong |
| 24 April | Japan |
6–0 | Hong Kong |
| 25 April | Malaya |
1–2 | South Korea |
A closing match was played which South Korea won 3-2. It is not clear against what team they played, possibly a team composed of players from all other teams.
| 1959 AFC Youth Championship |
|---|
 South Korea First title |
