1978 AFC Youth Championship

The 1978 AFC Youth Championship was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 5 October to 28 October 1978. It also served as qualification for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Quarter-finals
Note: Iran had originally won 1–0 against Kuwait, but they were found to have fielded an over-age player; the result was reversed and Iran were ejected from the competition.

Qualification to World Youth Championship
The following teams qualified for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.


 * 🇮🇩 indonesia (replacing Iraq, Kuwait, North Korea)
 * 🇯🇵 japan (host)
 * 🇰🇷 south korea