| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | India |
| Dates | 29 October – 12 November |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 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 played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 91 (2.84 per match) |
| Attendance | 51,050 (1,595 per match) |
| Top scorer | Shim Young-sung (5 goals) |
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The2006AFC Youth Championship was the 34th instance of the AFC Youth Championship. It was held from 29 October to 12 November 2006 inIndia. It was the first time for India to host this tournament. Sixteen teams from the AFC qualified to the finals.
The tournament was won byNorth Korea, their second championship after sharing the trophy withIRAN in 1976, defeatingJapan 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 the2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, with a place for the 4 semi-finalists of the tournament.
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 the2005 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. HostsIndia were exempt from the qualification.
| Kolkata,West Bengal | |
|---|---|
| Salt Lake Stadium | Howrah Municipal Corporation Stadium[1] |
| Capacity:120,000 | Capacity:5,000 |
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| Bangalore,Karnataka | |
| Sree Kanteerava Stadium | Bangalore Football Stadium |
| Capacity:30,000 | Capacity:15,000 |
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| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 |
| Jordan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
 Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | −7 |
 India | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
| South Korea | 3–0 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
Shim Young-sung 14' 61'Lee Sang-ho 46' |
| India | 1–1 | Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|---|
| Bhowmick 71' (pen) | Amirov 44' |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0–7 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Sang-ho 5' 63' Shin Young-rok 13' 50' 71' (pen)Miagkih 20' (og)Park Hyun-beom 84' |
| South Korea | 3–0 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Shim Young-sung 76' Song Jin-hyung 84'Shin Young-rok 90+2' |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0–0 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
 Australia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
 Thailand | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
 United Arab Emirates | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
| Thailand | 2–1 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Dangda 46' Donchui 90+4' | Ali 89' |
| United Arab Emirates | 1–2 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Mesmari 49' | Wang 6' (pen.),46' |
| Australia | 2–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Williams 14' 31' |
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
| North Korea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
 Iran | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 |
 Tajikistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 |
| Japan | 2–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Kawahara 34' Kashiwagi 82' |
| Iran | 3–1 | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| Goudarzi 55' Chatrabgoon 60' 81' | Khamrakulov 10' |
| North Korea | 5–0 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Jong Chol-min 2' 10' Kim Kum-il 25' 47'Ri Hung-ryong 77' |
| Tajikistan | 0–4 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Morishima 8' 34' Kashiwagi 57'Morishige 68' |
| Japan | 1–2 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Umesaki 22' | Kamyabinia 52' Ale-Khamis 72' |
| North Korea | 1–0 | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| Pak Chol-min 90+2' |
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iraq | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
 Saudi Arabia | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
 Vietnam | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
 Malaysia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 |
| Iraq | 2–2 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Zahra 27' Mohammed 82' | Kabee 9' Al-Sahlawi 52' |
| Malaysia | 1–2 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Khyril Muhymeen 45+1' | Bakhtiar 11' (og) Nguyen Quang Tình 63' |
| Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Sahlawi 13' Ataif 60' |
| Vietnam | 1–3 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Nguyen Van Khai 75' (pen) | Ali 11' Abdul-Zahra 36' 81' |
| Iraq | 3–0 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Khalaf 55' Hussein 81'Abdul-Zahra 83' |
| Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| J. Al-Bishi 13' (pen) M. Al-Bishi 90' |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 November –Kolkata | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 2 | |||||||||
| 9 November –Kolkata | ||||||||||
| Australia | 1 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 2 (2) | |||||||||
| 6 November –Bangalore | ||||||||||
| Japan (pen.) | 2 (3) | |||||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||||||
| 11 November –Kolkata | ||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | |||||||||
| Japan | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| 6 November –Kolkata | ||||||||||
| North Korea (pen.) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| China | 1 | |||||||||
| 9 November –Kolkata | ||||||||||
| Jordan | 2 | |||||||||
| Jordan | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 November –Bangalore | ||||||||||
| North Korea | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| Iraq | 0 | |||||||||
| 11 November –Kolkata | ||||||||||
| North Korea | 2 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 2 | |||||||||
| Jordan | 0 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 2–1 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Song Jin-hyung 10' 36' | Grossman 18' |
| Japan | 2–1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Kawahara 7' Aoki 90' | J. Al-Bishi 81' (pen) |
| Iraq | 0–2 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Kum-il 36' Yun Yong-il 67' |
| South Korea | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–3pen.) | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Shim Young-sung 1' Kim Dong-suk 111' | Morishima 47' Aoki 105' |
| Jordan | 0–1 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Kum-il 38' |
| South Korea | 2–0 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Shim Young-sung 50' Lee Chung-yong 76' |
| North Korea | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3pen.) | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Ri Chol-myong 3' | Kashiwagi 34' |
| 2006 AFC Youth Championship winners |
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 North Korea Second title |
The following teams qualified for the2007 FIFA World Youth Championship.
| Top Goalscorers | Most Valuable Player | Fair Play Trophy |
|---|---|---|
| Shim Young-sung | Kim Kum-il | North Korea |
Chris GrossmanDario VidosicXu De'enYang XuBranco Vincent CardozoLal Kamal BhowmickParesh MatondkarFarhad Ale-KhamisKamaleddin KamyabiniaShahram Goudarzi Aqeel HusseinHalkurd Mulla Mohammed Mohamed KhalafOsama AliIldar AmirovMasato MorishigeTsukasa UmesakiAbdullah Deeb Badr Abu Salim Lo'ay OmranMohd Khyril Muhymeen ZambriPak Chol-minRi Chol-myongRi Hung-ryongYun Yong-ilAhmad KabeeAli AtaifMohamed Al-BishiKim Dong-sukLee Chung-yongPark Hyun-beomAkhtam KhamrakulovPhonlawut DonchuiSuttinun PhukhomTeerasil DangdaIbrahim AliMubarak MesmariNguyễn Quang TìnhNguyễn Văn KhảiStepan Miagkih (playing against South Korea)Baddrol Bakhtiar (playing against Vietnam)19 goals 12 goals 10 goals 8 goals 7 goals 6 goals | 5 goals 3 goals 2 goal 1 goal
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