2000 AFC Youth Championship
| 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 |
 |
| Runners-up |
 |
| Third place |
 |
| Fourth place |
 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 79 (3.29 per match) |
The 2000 AFC Youth Championship was held between November 12 and 26 in Iran. It was won by Iraq 2-1 over Japan.
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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 |
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7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | ±0 |
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2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
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1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
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8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
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7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 |
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3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | −13 |
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0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| November 24 | ||||||
| 0 (6) | |||||
| November 26 | ||||||
| 0 (7) | |||||
| 2 | |||||
| November 24 | ||||||
| 1 | |||||
| 0 | |||||
| 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| November 26 | ||||||
| 2 (8) | |||||
| 2 (7) | |||||
Semi-finals
Third place match
| China PR |
2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
Qu Bo  |
Javad Kazemian Eman Mobali | |
| Penalties | ||
| 8 – 7 | ||
Attendance: 30,000
Final
| Iraq |
2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
Emad Mohammed  |
Yutaka Tahara |
Winners
| AFC Youth Championship 2000 Winners |
|---|
Iraq Fifth title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The following teams qualified for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.
References
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