| 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) |
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The 2000 AFC Youth Championship was held between November 12 and 26 in Iran. It was won by Iraq 2–1 over Japan.
Iran (qualified as hosts) China Iraq Japan
South Korea
Kuwait
Oman
Pakistan
Thailand
United Arab EmiratesThe teams that reached the semi-final qualified for the 2001 FIFA World Youth ChampionshipinArgentina.
All Matches in Shahid Shiroudi Stadium, Tehran.
| Tehran |
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| Shahid Shiroudi Stadium |
| Capacity: 30,000 |
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The 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]
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| Iran
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12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 |
| Japan
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7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 |
| Kuwait
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | ±0 |
| Oman
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2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
| Thailand
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1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 |
| Iran | 2 – 1 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Oman | 0 – 1 | Kuwait |
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| Kuwait | 2 – 3 | Iran |
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| Japan | 6 – 1 | Thailand |
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| Japan | 2 – 2 | Oman |
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| Thailand | 2 – 5 | Kuwait |
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| Kuwait | 0 – 3 | Japan |
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| Oman | 0 – 3 | Iran |
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| Thailand | 0 – 0 | Oman |
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| Iran | 3 – 1 | Japan |
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| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China
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10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Iraq
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8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
| South Korea
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7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 |
| Pakistan
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3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | −13 |
| United Arab Emirates
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0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 |
| South Korea | 0 – 1 | China |
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| United Arab Emirates | 1 – 2 | Pakistan |
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| Pakistan | 0 – 7 | South Korea |
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| Iraq | 0 – 0 | China |
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| Iraq | 3 – 2 | United Arab Emirates |
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Turki  Ahmad |
| China | 1 – 0 | Pakistan |
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| Pakistan | 0 – 6 | Iraq |
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| Ahmad Yousif Mohammed Ibrahim |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 – 4 | South Korea |
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| South Korea | 0 – 0 | Iraq |
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| China | 3 – 1 | United Arab Emirates |
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| Semi-finals | Final | ||||
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| November 24 | |||||
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| Iran | 0 (6) | ||||
| November 26 | |||||
| Iraq (pen) | 0 (7) | ||||
| Iraq (GG) | 2 | ||||
| November 24 | |||||
| Japan | 1 | ||||
| China | 0 | ||||
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| Japan | 2 | ||||
| Third place | |||||
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| November 26 | |||||
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| China (pen) | 2 (6) | ||||
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| Iran | 2 (5) | ||||
| Iran | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Iraq |
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| Penalties | ||
| 6 – 7 | ||
Attendance: 30,000
| China | 0 – 2 | Japan |
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Attendance: 30,000
| China | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Iran |
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| Qu Bo , |
Javad Kazemian pen' Eman Mobali |
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| Penalties | ||
| 6 – 5 | ||
Attendance: 30,000
| Iraq | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Japan |
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Mohammed 16',  104' |
Yutaka Tahara 61' |
| AFC Youth Championship 2000 winners |
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 Iraq Fifth title |
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