The 1959 AFC Youth Championship was held in Kuala Lumpur, Federation of Malaya. It was the first time the tournament was organised.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Malaya |
| Dates | 18–26 April |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Korea (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Malaya |
| Third place |  Japan |
| Fourth place |  Hong Kong |
1960 → | |
Teams
editThe following teams entered the tournament:
Group Allocations
editFour 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
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
Philippines 
|
2–3 |  Thailand
|
Main allocation matches
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Malaya
|
12–0 |  Ceylon
|
| Hong Kong
|
2–1 |  Burma
|
| Japan
|
4–0 |  Singapore
|
| South Korea
|
2–0 | Thailand
|
Consolation Group B
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burma
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 7 |
| Thailand
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 7 |
| Singapore
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 3 |
| Ceylon
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 21 | –11 | 2 |
| Philippines
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | –13 | 1 |
| 20 April | Singapore
|
2–2 | Philippines
|
| Ceylon
|
4–6 | Burma
| |
| 21 April | Burma
|
1–1 | Thailand
|
| 22 April | Thailand
|
4–0 | Singapore
|
| Ceylon
|
2–1 | Philippines
| |
| 23 April | Burma
|
7–5 | Singapore
|
| 24 April | Philippines
|
1–10 | Burma
|
| Ceylon
|
3–6 | Thailand
| |
| 25 April | Ceylon
|
1–8 | Singapore
|
| Philippines
|
0–3 | Thailand
|
Championship Group A
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| Malaya
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 4 |
| Japan
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | –3 | 2 |
| Hong Kong
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | –12 | 0 |
| 20 April | Malaya
|
7–0 | Hong Kong
|
| 21 April | South Korea
|
3–2 | Japan
|
| 22 April | Malaya
|
6–0 | Japan
|
| 23 April | South Korea
|
1–0 | Hong Kong
|
| 24 April | Japan
|
6–2 | Hong Kong
|
| 25 April | Malaya
|
1–2 | South Korea
|
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.
| 1959 AFC Youth Championship |
|---|
 South Korea First title |