2000 AFC Youth Championship qualification
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | Lebanon Kuwait Saudi Arabia Bangladesh Sri Lanka China Thailand Guam Malaysia  | 
| Dates | 9 April – 23 August 2000 | 
| Teams | 39 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Venue(s) | (in 9 host cities) | 
← 1998  2002 →   | |
The 2000 AFC Youth Championship qualifying competition is a men's under-19 football competition that determined the nine teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Iran in the 2000 AFC Youth Championship final tournament.[1]
A total of 39 AFC member national teams entered the qualifying competition. Players born on or after 1 January 1981 were eligible to participate.
Group stage
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 10 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | 
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
  Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
| Lebanon  | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Syria  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tajikistan  | 0-1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tajikistan  | 0-3 | |
|---|---|---|
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 12 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 | 
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
 Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
| Bahrain  | 2-2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kuwait  | 4-0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan  | 2-2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kuwait  | 2-0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan  | 1-0 | |
|---|---|---|
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 12 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 | 
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
  Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated