1988 AFC U-16 Championship

The 1988 AFC U-16 Championship was the 3rd edition of the AFC U-16 Championship, organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was played by Asian under-16 teams and also served as a qualification tournament for the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship to be held at Scotland. Saudi Arabia won the tournament by winning 2–0 in the final against Bahrain; both teams qualified to the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship, along with third-placed China.

1988 AFC U-16 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Thailand
Dates	1–14 November
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	(in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Saudi Arabia (2nd title)
Runners-up	Bahrain
Third place	China
Fourth place	Iraq
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	67 (2.79 per match)
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Qualification

Main article: 1988 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Qualified teams:

•  Bahrain
•  China
•  Indonesia
•  Iraq
•  Japan
•  North Korea
•  South Korea
•  Qatar
•  Saudi Arabia
•  Thailand (host)

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Saudi Arabia	4	3	1	0	13	2	+11	7	Knockout Stage
2	Bahrain	4	1	3	0	3	2	+1	5
3	South Korea	4	2	0	2	10	9	+1	4
4	Thailand	4	1	1	2	4	5	−1	3
5	Indonesia	4	0	1	3	3	15	−12	1

Thailand	1–2	South Korea

November 1, 1988

Bangkok, Thailand

Bahrain	0–0	Saudi Arabia

November 2, 1988

Bangkok, Thailand

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Indonesia	0–2	Thailand

November 3, 1988

Bangkok, Thailand

South Korea	0–1	Bahrain

November 4, 1988

Bangkok, Thailand

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Saudi Arabia	4–0	Indonesia

November 5, 1988

Bangkok, Thailand

Thailand	0–0	Bahrain

November 6, 1988

Bangkok, Thailand

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South Korea	1–6	Saudi Arabia

November 7, 1988

Bangkok, Thailand

Bahrain	2–2	Indonesia

November 8, 1988

Bangkok, Thailand

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Saudi Arabia	3–1	Thailand

November 9, 1988

Bangkok, Thailand

Indonesia	1–7	South Korea

November 10, 1988

Bangkok, Thailand

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	4	2	2	0	6	3	+3	6	Knockout Stage
2	Iraq	4	2	1	1	7	3	+4	5
3	Qatar	4	2	1	1	6	3	+3	5
4	Japan	4	1	1	2	4	8	−4	3
5	North Korea	4	0	1	3	4	10	−6	1

Qatar	1–0	North Korea

November 1, 1988

Bangkok, Thailand

China	2–0	Japan

November 2, 1988

Bangkok, Thailand

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Iraq	2–1	Qatar

November 3, 1988

Bangkok, Thailand

North Korea	2–2	China

November 4, 1988

Bangkok, Thailand

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Japan	0–0	Iraq

November 5, 1988

Bangkok, Thailand

Qatar	0–0	China

November 6, 1988

Bangkok, Thailand

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North Korea	2–3	Japan

November 7, 1988

Bangkok, Thailand

China	2–1	Iraq

November 8, 1988

Bangkok, Thailand

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Japan	1–4	Qatar

November 9, 1988

Bangkok, Thailand

Iraq	4–0	North Korea

November 10, 1988

Bangkok, Thailand

Knockout stage

Semifinals

China	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Bahrain
Penalties
	3–5

November 12, 1988

Bangkok, Thailand

Saudi Arabia	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Iraq
Jabarti Al-Shamrani 73' Abdullah Al-Theneyan 98'		Abdullah Al-Theneyan 75' (o.g.)

November 12, 1988

Bangkok, Thailand

Third-place match

China	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Iraq
Su Maozhen 50'		Khalid Mohamed Karim 19'
Penalties
	4–3

November 14, 1988

Bangkok, Thailand

Final

Saudi Arabia	2–0	Bahrain
Khalid Al-Rowaihi 33', 39'

November 14, 1988

Bangkok, Thailand

Winners

AFC U-17 Championship 1988 winners
Saudi Arabia Second title

Tournament ranking

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Saudi Arabia	6	5	1	0	17	3	+14	11	Champions
2	Bahrain	6	1	4	1	3	4	−1	6	Runners-up
3	China	6	2	4	0	7	4	+3	8	3rd place
4	Iraq	6	2	2	2	9	6	+3	6	4th place
5	Qatar	4	2	1	1	6	3	+3	5	Eliminated in group stage
6	South Korea	4	2	0	2	10	9	+1	4
7	Thailand (H)	4	1	1	2	4	5	−1	3
8	Japan	4	1	1	2	4	8	−4	3
9	North Korea	4	0	1	3	4	10	−6	1
10	Indonesia	4	0	1	3	3	15	−12	1

Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Teams qualified for 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship

•  Saudi Arabia
•  Bahrain
•  China

Sources

• rsssf.com