The 2000 AFC Youth Championship was held between November 12 and 26 in Iran. It was won by Iraq 2–1 over Japan.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Iran |
| Dates | 12–26 November |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Iraq (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Japan |
| Third place |  China |
| Fourth place |  Iran |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 79 (3.29 per match) |
Participants
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Iran (qualified as hosts)
China
Iraq
Japan
South Korea
Kuwait
Oman
Pakistan
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
The teams that reached the semi-final qualified for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina.
Venues
editAll Matches in Shahid Shiroudi Stadium, Tehran.
| Tehran |
|---|
| Shahid Shiroudi Stadium |
| Capacity: 30,000 |
|
Group stage
editThe original draw had Kuwait in the same group as Iraq. Kuwait protested that they did not want to be in Iraq's group due to political tensions, so the AFC did a re-draw to separate Iraq and Kuwait.[1]
Group A
edit| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran
|
12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 |
| Japan
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 |
 Kuwait
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | ±0 |
 Oman
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2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
 Thailand
|
1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 |
Group B
edit| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China
|
10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Iraq
|
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
 South Korea
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 |
 Pakistan
|
3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | −13 |
 United Arab Emirates
|
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 |
Knockout stage
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| November 24 | ||||||
| Iran | 0 (6) | |||||
| November 26 | ||||||
| Iraq (pen) | 0 (7) | |||||
| Iraq (GG) | 2 | |||||
| November 24 | ||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||
| China | 0 | |||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| November 26 | ||||||
| China (pen) | 2 (6) | |||||
| Iran | 2 (5) | |||||
Semi-finals
editThird place match
edit| China | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Iran |
|---|---|---|
Qu Bo  , |
Javad Kazemian pen' Eman Mobali |
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| Penalties | ||
| 6 – 5 | ||
Attendance: 30,000
Final
edit| Iraq | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Japan |
|---|---|---|
Mohammed 16',  104' |
Yutaka Tahara 61' |
Winners
edit| AFC Youth Championship 2000 winners |
|---|
 Iraq Fifth title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
editThe following teams qualified for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.