| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Malaya |
| Dates | 18–26 April |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Korea (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Malaya |
| Third place |  Japan |
| Fourth place |  Hong Kong |
1960 → | |
The1959AFC Youth Championship was held inKuala Lumpur,Federation of Malaya. It was the first time the tournament was organised.
The following teams entered the tournament:
Four winners moved to group A and played for the championship. Five other teams moved to consolation group B. Philippines and Thailand had to play in a preliminary round.
Preliminary Match in 18 and 19 April
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
Philippines  | 2–3 |  Thailand |
Main allocation matches
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Malaya | 12–0 |  Ceylon |
| Hong Kong | 2–1 |  Burma |
| Japan | 4–0 |  Singapore |
| South Korea | 2–0 | Thailand |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burma | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 7 |
| Thailand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 7 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 3 |
| Ceylon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 21 | –11 | 2 |
| Philippines | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | –13 | 1 |
| 20 April | Singapore | 2–2 | Philippines |
| Ceylon | 4–6 | Burma | |
| 21 April | Burma | 1–1 | Thailand |
| 22 April | Thailand | 4–0 | Singapore |
| Ceylon | 2–1 | Philippines | |
| 23 April | Burma | 7–5 | Singapore |
| 24 April | Philippines | 1–10 | Burma |
| Ceylon | 3–6 | Thailand | |
| 25 April | Ceylon | 1–8 | Singapore |
| Philippines | 0–3 | Thailand |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| Malaya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 4 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | –3 | 2 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | –12 | 0 |
| 20 April | Malaya | 7–0 | Hong Kong |
| 21 April | South Korea | 3–2 | Japan |
| 22 April | Malaya | 6–0 | Japan |
| 23 April | South Korea | 1–0 | Hong Kong |
| 24 April | Japan | 6–2 | Hong Kong |
| 25 April | Malaya | 1–2 | South Korea |
A closing match was played on 26 April between South Korea and a team composed of the best players from the other eight teams: South Korea won 3-2.
| 1959 AFC Youth Championship |
|---|
 South Korea First title |