Football at the Asian Youth Games

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Football at the Asian Youth Games
Organising bodyOCA
AFC
Founded2009; 15 years ago (2009)
RegionAsia
Current champions South Korea
(2013)
Most successful team(s) South Korea
(2 titles)
2021

Boys' football tournament has been a regular Asian Youth Games sporting event since the first Asian Youth Games in 2009 edition, while girl's tournament not yet.

Age limit is under-14, same as the age limit in football competitions at the Youth Olympics. Although Kazakhstan is a member of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), the football team has been a member of the UEFA since 2002. The same rule applies to the Guam and Australia who are members of the AFC, but they are members of Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC).

South Korea is the only nation have won gold medals in Asian Youth Games.[1]

Result[edit]

Year Host Final Third Place
Gold Medal Score Silver Medal Bronze Medal Score Fourth Place
2009
details
Singapore
Singapore

South Korea
2–0
North Korea

Iran
2–0
China
2013
details
China
Nanjing, China

South Korea
1–0
Iran

North Korea
1–1 (5–4 pen.)
Iraq
2021
details
China
Shantou, China
TBD TBD TBD TBD

Medal[edit]

Team 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
 South Korea 2 (2009, 2013)
 Iran 1 (2013) 1 (2009)
 North Korea 1 (2009) 1 (2013)

Participating nations[edit]

  • P = Preliminary
  • GS = Group Stage
  • QF = Quarter Final
  • 4th = Fourth Place
  • 3rd = Bronze Medal
  • 2nd = Silver Medal
  • 1st = Gold Medal
  • W = Withdrawn
Nation Singapore
2009
(14)
China
2013
(16)
China
2021
 China 4th GS
 Chinese Taipei P GS
 Hong Kong W GS
 Indonesia QF
 Iran 3rd 2nd
 Iraq 4th
 Kuwait GS
 Laos GS
 Malaysia P
 Myanmar P
 North Korea 2nd 3rd
 Pakistan P GS
 Philippines W
 Qatar GS
 Saudi Arabia GS GS
 Singapore GS GS
 South Korea 1st 1st
 Thailand GS QF
 East Timor QF
 Vietnam QF

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Football: South Korean upends Iran for football gold AYG 2013". Official website. Retrieved 7 November 2013.

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