The 1959 AFC Youth Championship was held in Kuala Lumpur, Federation of Malaya. It was the first time the tournament was organised.
Teams The following teams entered the tournament:
(host)
Group Allocations 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
Main allocation matches
Consolation Group B TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts43102411+1374310144+10741121514+13 41031021–112 4013417–131
20 April2–24–621 April1–122 April4–02–123 April7–524 April1–103–625 April1–80–3
Championship Group A TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts330063+363201142+1243102811–32 3003214–120
20 April7–021 April3–222 April6–023 April1–024 April6–225 April1–2
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.
External links Results by RSSSF