1980 AFC Youth Championship

The 1980 AFC Youth Championship was held from 21 February to 1 March 1981 in Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament was won by for the fifth time by South Korea.

1980 AFC Youth Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Thailand
Dates	21 February – 1 March
Teams	5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	South Korea (5th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	24 (2.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Choi Soon-ho (4 goals)[1]
Best player(s)	Choi Soon-ho[2]
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Qualification

Main article: 1980 AFC Youth Championship qualification

The finals will consist of five teams from the qualification phase. Qualification consisted of two groups with the top two of Group 1 and the top three of Group 2 qualifying for the final tournament.

Qualified teams

•  Qatar (Qualification Group 1 winners)
•  Bangladesh (Qualification Group 1 runners-up)
•  South Korea (Qualification Group 2 winners)
•  Japan (Qualification Group 2 runners-up)
•  Thailand (Qualification Group 2 third place)

Final tournament

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	4	3	1	0	9	3	+6	7
Qatar	4	2	1	1	4	4	0	5
Japan	4	2	0	2	4	5	−1	4
Thailand	4	1	0	3	6	5	+1	2
Bangladesh	4	0	2	2	1	7	−6	2

21 February 1981

Thailand	5 – 0	Bangladesh

Bangkok

21 February 1981

Qatar	1 – 4	South Korea

Bangkok

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23 February 1981

Thailand	0 – 2	Qatar

Bangkok

23 February 1981

South Korea	3 – 1	Japan

Bangkok

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25 February 1981

Bangladesh	0 – 0	Qatar

Bangkok

25 February 1981

Thailand	1 – 2	Japan

Bangkok

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27 February 1981

Japan	0 – 1	Qatar

Bangkok

27 February 1981

South Korea	1 – 1	Bangladesh

Bangkok

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1 March 1981

Thailand	0 – 1	South Korea

Bangkok

1 March 1981

Japan	1 – 0	Bangladesh

Bangkok

Winner

AFC Youth Championship 1980 winners
South Korea Fifth title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The following teams qualified for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.

•  South Korea
•  Qatar