1998 AFC U-16 Championship

1998 AFC U-16 Championship

بطولة آسيا تحت 16 سنة لكرة القدم 1998
Tournament details
Host country	Qatar
Dates	3–17 September
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Thailand (1st title)
Runners-up	Qatar
Third place	Bahrain
Fourth place	South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played	34
Goals scored	90 (2.65 per match)
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1998 AFC U-16 Championship was the 8th edition of the AFC U-16 Championship. Qatar hosted the tournament from 3 to 17 September 1998. The top two teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship in New Zealand.

Qualification

The following 10 teams qualified for the final tournament.

• Group 1:  Oman
• Group 2:  Iran
• Group 3:  Bahrain
• Group 4:  North Korea
• Group 5:  Bangladesh
• Group 6:  Iraq
• Group 7:  South Korea
• Group 8:  Japan
• Group 9:  Thailand
• Host:  Qatar

Stadium

All matches were held in Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar.

Group stage

Group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.

All matches were held in Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar.

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Qatar	4	3	1	0	9	3	+6	10
Thailand	4	2	1	1	6	6	0	7
Iraq	4	2	0	2	9	4	+5	6
North Korea	4	2	0	2	5	6	−1	6
Iran	4	0	0	4	1	11	−10	0

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bahrain	4	3	0	1	9	6	+3	9
South Korea	4	3	0	1	8	6	+2	9
Japan	4	2	1	1	8	6	+2	7
Bangladesh	4	0	2	2	4	7	−3	2
Oman	4	0	1	3	3	7	−4	1

Knockout stage

Semifinals

Third place match

Final

Winners

AFC U-16 Championship 1998 winners
Thailand First title

Teams qualified for 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship

•  Thailand
•  Qatar

Inter-confederation playoff

Third-placed Bahrain played off against Australia (winners of the 1999 OFC U-17 championship) for the final slot for the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Australia won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Sources

• rsssf.com