2000 AFC Youth Championship
The 2000 AFC Youth Championship was held between November 12 and 26 in Iran. It was won by Iraq 2-1 over Japan.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Iran |
| Dates | 12 November – 26 November |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Iraq (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Japan |
| Third place |  China PR |
| Fourth place |  Iran |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 79 (3.29 per match) |
Participants
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The teams that reached the semi-final qualified for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina.
Venues
All Matches in Shahid Shiroudi Stadium, Tehran.
| Tehran |
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| Shahid Shiroudi Stadium |
| Capacity: 30,000 |
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Group stage
The original draw had Kuwait in the same group as Iraq. Kuwait protested that they did not want to be in Iraq's group due to political tensions, so the AFC did a re-draw to separate Iraq and Kuwait.[1]
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran |
12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 |
| Japan |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 |
 Kuwait |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | ±0 |
 Oman |
2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
 Thailand |
1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China PR |
10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Iraq |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
 South Korea |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 |
 Pakistan |
3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | −13 |
 United Arab Emirates |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| November 24 | ||||||
| Iran | 0 (6) | |||||
| November 26 | ||||||
| Iraq (pen) | 0 (7) | |||||
| Iraq (GG) | 2 | |||||
| November 24 | ||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||
| China PR | 0 | |||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| November 26 | ||||||
| China PR (pen) | 2 (8) | |||||
| Iran | 2 (7) | |||||
Third place match
| China PR | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Iran |
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Qu Bo  , |
Javad Kazemian pen' Eman Mobali |
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| Penalties | ||
| 8 – 7 | ||
Attendance: 30,000
Final
| Iraq | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Japan |
|---|---|---|
Mohammed 16',  104' |
Yutaka Tahara 61' |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The following teams qualified for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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