AFC Youth Championship 1980
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The 1980 AFC Youth Championship was held from 21 February to 1 March 1981 in Bangkok
, Thailand
. The tournament was won by for the first time by Korea Republic.
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Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. The tournament was won by for the first time by Korea Republic.
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.Qualifiers
(Winner Qualification Group 1) Korea Republic (Winner Qualification Group 2) (Runner-up Qualification Group 1) (Runner-up Qualification Grooup 2) (Third place Qualification Group 2)Final tournament
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Korea Republic |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 2 |
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Winner
qualified for 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship1981 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship, the third edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Australia from 3 to 18 October 1981. The tournament took place in six venues—where a total of 32 matches were played...
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