The 1977 AFC Youth Championship was held between April 15 and April 28 in Iran.

It was won by Iraq 4-3 over Iran in Aryamehr Stadium in Tehran in front of 100,000 spectators.

Both teams qualified for 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship.

The following teams entered the tournament: Iran 8 - 0  Singapore Iran 3 - 0  Afghanistan Afghanistan 0 - 0  Singapore Iraq 4 - 0  India Iraq 3 - 0  Bangladesh India 4 - 0  Bangladesh Japan 5 - 0  Hong Kong Japan 1 - 1  Bahrain Bahrain 3 - 1  Hong Kong Saudi Arabia 2 - 0  Jordan South Korea 0 - 0  Malaysia South Korea 0 - 0  Saudi Arabia Malaysia 1 - 1  Jordan South Korea 3 - 0  Jordan Saudi Arabia 3 - 0  Malaysia Iran 3 - 0  India Iraq 5 - 1  Afghanistan Japan 0 - 0  South Korea 3-1 after penalties Saudi Arabia 2 - 2  Bahrain 5-6 after penalties Iran 2 - 1  Japan Iraq 3 - 0  Bahrain Bahrain 3 - 1  Japan

The two best performing teams qualified for the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship.