The 2004 AFC Youth Championship was the 33rd instance of the AFC Youth Championship.

It was held from 25 September to 9 October 2004 in Malaysia.

The tournament was won by for the eleventh time by South Korea in the final against China PR.

The matches were played in the following five venues in four cities.

There were 82 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 2.56 goals per match.