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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | India |
| Dates | 29 October – 12 November |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 91 (2.84 per match) |
| Attendance | 51,050 (1,595 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
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
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 |
Squads
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
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2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | −7 |
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1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
| South Korea | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
Shim Young-sung  Lee Sang-ho |
| India | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bhowmick |
Amirov |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0–7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Sang-ho Shin Young-rok Miagkih Park Hyun-beom |
| South Korea | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shim Young-sung Song Jin-hyung Shin Young-rok |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
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3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
| China PR | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Xu |
| Thailand | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dangda Donchui |
Ali |
| United Arab Emirates | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mesmari |
Wang |
| Australia | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Williams |
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 |
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 |
| Japan | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kawahara Kashiwagi |
| Iran | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Goudarzi Chatrabgoon |
Khamrakulov |
| North Korea | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jong Chol-min Kim Kum-il Ri Hung-ryong |
| Tajikistan | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Morishima Kashiwagi Morishige |
| North Korea | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pak Chol-min |
Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
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7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
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3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 |
| Iraq | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Zahra Mohammed |
Kabee Al-Sahlawi |
| Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Sahlawi Ataif |
| Vietnam | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nguyen Van Khai |
Ali Abdul-Zahra |
| Iraq | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Khalaf Hussein Abdul-Zahra |
| Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| J. Al-Bishi M. Al-Bishi |
Knockout stage
Knockout Map
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 November – Kolkata | ||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 9 November – Kolkata | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 2 (2) | |||||||||
| 6 November – Bangalore | ||||||||||
| 2 (3) | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 11 November – Kolkata | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 1 (3) | |||||||||
| 6 November – Kolkata | ||||||||||
| 1 (5) | |||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 9 November – Kolkata | ||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 6 November – Bangalore | ||||||||||
| 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 11 November – Kolkata | ||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
Quarter finals
| South Korea | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Jin-hyung |
Grossman |
| Japan | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kawahara Aoki |
J. Al-Bishi |
| Iraq | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Kum-il Yun Yong-il |
Semi finals
| South Korea | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–3 pen.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Shim Young-sung Kim Dong-suk |
Morishima Aoki |
| Jordan | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Kum-il |
Third Place Play Off
| South Korea | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shim Young-sung Lee Chung-yong |
Finals
| North Korea | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 pen.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ri Chol-myong |
Kashiwagi |
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 |
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Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goals
Top scoring teams
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19 goals 12 goals 10 goals 8 goals 7 goals 6 goals
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5 goals 3 goals 2 goal 1 goal
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