| Country: | َSouth Korea |
| Dates: | 17–31 October |
| Num Teams: | 10 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Champion Other: |  South Korea |
| Count: | 8 |
| Matches: | 24 |
| Goals: | 75 |
| Prevseason: | 1994 |
| Nextseason: | 1998 |
The 1996 AFC Youth Championship was held from 17 to 31 October 1996, in Seoul, South Korea. The tournament was won by for the eighth time by South Korea in the final against China PR.[1]
| Seoul | Suwon | |
|---|---|---|
| Dongdaemun Stadium | Suwon Sports Complex | |
| Capacity: 22,706 | Capacity: 11,808 | |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 |
| 18 October 1996 | ||||
| 1 – 1 | Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon | |||
| 1 – 3 | Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon | |||
| 20 October 1996 | ||||
| 2 – 1 | Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon | |||
| 2 – 0 | Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon | |||
| 22 October 1996 | ||||
| 2 – 1 | Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon | |||
| 4 – 0 | Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon | |||
| 24 October 1996 | ||||
| 5 – 2 | Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon | |||
| 1 – 0 | Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon | |||
| 26 October 1996 | ||||
| 2 – 1 | Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon | |||
| 2 – 0 | Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon |
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