2006 AFC Youth Championship

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.

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) Shim Young-sung (5 goals)

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
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

Participants

Venues
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

Group stage

Group A
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 South Korea 93300130+13
 Jordan 4311135−2
 Kyrgyzstan 2302118−7
 India 1301237−4
South Korea 3–0 Jordan
Shim Young-sung  14'  61'
Lee Sang-ho  46'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Nishimura (Japan)
India 1–1 Kyrgyzstan
Bhowmick  71' (pen) Amirov  44'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Torky (Iran)
Jordan 3–2 India
Abu Salim  33'
Nofal  64'  87'		 Cardozo  25'
Matondkar  77'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Kyrgyzstan 0–7 South Korea
Lee Sang-ho  5'  63'
Shin Young-rok  13'  50'  71' (pen)
Miagkih  20' (og)
Park Hyun-beom  84'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Nishimura (Japan)
South Korea 3–0 India
Shim Young-sung  76'
Song Jin-hyung  84'
Shin Young-rok  90+2'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Basma (Syria)
Kyrgyzstan 0–0 Jordan
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Group B
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 China PR 9330041+3
Australia 6320152+3
 Thailand 3310235−2
 United Arab Emirates 0300326−4
China PR 1–0 Australia
Xu  65'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Shaban (Kuwait)
Thailand 2–1 United Arab Emirates
Dangda  46'
Donchui  90+4'		 Ali  89'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Basma (Syria)
Australia 3–1 Thailand
Burns  26'  90+2'
Vidosic  33' (pen)		 Phukom  40' (pen)
Attendance: 100
Referee: Torky (Iran)
United Arab Emirates 1–2 China PR
Mesmari  49' Wang  6' (pen),  46'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Shaban (Kuwait)
China PR 1–0 Thailand
Wang  78'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Nishimura (Japan)
Australia 2–0 United Arab Emirates
Williams  14'  31'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Group C
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Japan 6320172+5
 North Korea 6320162+4
 Iran 6320157−2
 Tajikistan 0300318−7
Japan 2–0 North Korea
Kawahara  34'
Kashiwagi  82'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ibrahim (Bahrain)
Iran 3–1 Tajikistan
Goudarzi  55'
Chatrabgoon  60'  81'		 Khamrakulov  10'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Kunsuta (Thailand)
North Korea 5–0 Iran
Jong Chol-min  2'  10'
Kim Kum-il  25'  47'
Ri Hung-ryong  77'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mujghef (Jordan)
Tajikistan 0–4 Japan
Morishima  8'  34'
Kashiwagi  57'
Morishige  68'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Al Hilali (Oman)
Japan 1–2 Iran
Umesaki  22' Kamyabinia  52'
Ale-Khamis  72'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Sarkar (India)
North Korea 1–0 Tajikistan
Pak Chol-min  90+2'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mujghef (Jordan)

Group D
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Iraq 7321083+5
 Saudi Arabia 7321062+4
 Vietnam 3310236−3
 Malaysia 0300317−6
Iraq 2–2 Saudi Arabia
Abdul-Zahra  27'
Mohammed  82'		 Kabee  9'
Al-Sahlawi  52'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Huang Junjie (China)
Malaysia 1–2 Vietnam
Khyril Muhymeen  45+1' Bakhtiar  11' (og)
Nguyen Quang Tình  63'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Surkar (India)
Saudi Arabia 2–0 Malaysia
Al-Sahlawi  13'
Ataif  60'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kunsuta (Thailand)
Vietnam 1–3 Iraq
Nguyen Van Khai  75' (pen) Ali  11'
Abdul-Zahra  36'  81'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abdulhameed Ebrahim (Bahrain)
Iraq 3–0 Malaysia
Khalaf  55'
Hussein  81'
Abdul-Zahra  83'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Al Hilali (Oman)
Saudi Arabia 2–0 Vietnam
J. Al-Bishi  13' (pen)
M. Al-Bishi  90'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Huang Junjie (China)

Knockout stage

Knockout Map
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 November – Kolkata
 
 
 South Korea2
 
9 November – Kolkata
 
 Australia1
 
 South Korea2 (2)
 
6 November – Bangalore
 
 Japan (pen.)2 (3)
 
 Japan2
 
11 November – Kolkata
 
 Saudi Arabia1
 
 Japan1 (3)
 
6 November – Kolkata
 
 North Korea (pen.)1 (5)
 
 China PR1
 
9 November – Kolkata
 
 Jordan2
 
 Jordan0
 
6 November – Bangalore
 
 North Korea1 Third place
 
 Iraq0
 
11 November – Kolkata
 
 North Korea2
 
 South Korea2
 
 
 Jordan0
 

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

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

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

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

Winners
 2006 AFC Youth Championship Winners 

North Korea
Second title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

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

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

Goalscorers
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals
  • Stepan Miagkih (playing against South Korea)
  • Baddrol Bakhtiar (playing against Vietnam)

Top scoring teams

References
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