The 1988 AFC Asian Cup was the 9th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international association football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Qatar between 2 December and 18 December 1988. Saudi Arabia defeated South Korea in the final match in Doha.[1][2][3]
كأس آسيا 1988 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Qatar |
Dates | 2–18 December |
Teams | 10 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Saudi Arabia (2nd title) |
Runners-up | South Korea |
Third place | Iran |
Fourth place | China |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 24 |
Goals scored | 40 (1.67 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Lee Tae-Ho (3 goals) |
Best player(s) | Kim Joo-Sung |
Best goalkeeper | Zhang Huikang |
← 1984 1992 → |
Qualification
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearance |
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Qatar | Hosts | N/A | 2 (1980, 1984) |
Saudi Arabia | 1984 AFC Asian Cup champions | 16 December 1984 | 1 (1984) |
United Arab Emirates | Group 1 winners | 17 February 1988 | 2 (1980, 1984) |
China | Group 1 runners-up | 16 February 1988 | 3 (1976, 1980, 1984) |
Kuwait | Group 2 winners | 18 April 1988 | 4 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984) |
Japan | Group 2 runners-up | 18 April 1988 | 0 (debut) |
Syria | Group 3 winners | 3 June 1988 | 2 (1980, 1984) |
Iran | Group 3 runners-up | 4 June 1988 | 5 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984) |
Bahrain | Group 4 winners | 22 June 1988 | 0 (debut) |
South Korea | Group 4 runners-up | 22 June 1988 | 6 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980, 1984) |
Squads
Venues
City | Stadium | Capacity |
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Doha | Al-Ahly Stadium | 20,000 |
Qatar SC Stadium |
First round
All times are Qatar time (UTC+3)
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | South Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Iran | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
3 | Qatar (H) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | |
4 | United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |
5 | Japan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 1 |
United Arab Emirates | 0–1 | South Korea |
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Report | Lee Tae-ho 8' (pen.) |
Qatar | 2–1 | United Arab Emirates |
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Muftah 17' Musabah 26' (o.g.) |
Report | H. Mohamed 35' |
South Korea | 2–0 | Japan |
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Hwang Sun-hong 13' Kim Joo-sung 35' |
Report |
Iran | 1–0 | United Arab Emirates |
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Pious 27' | Report |
Qatar | 2–3 | South Korea |
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Salman 47' (pen.), 80' (pen.) | Report | Chung Hae-won 10', 72' Kim Joo-sung 34' |
United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | Japan |
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A.A. Mohamed 86' | Report |
South Korea | 3–0 | Iran |
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Byun Byung-joo 26', 57' Hwang Sun-hong 42' |
Report |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Saudi Arabia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | China | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | |
3 | Syria | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | |
4 | Kuwait | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
5 | Bahrain | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
Syria | 0–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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Report | Al-Mutlaq 20' Al-Suwaiyed 82' |
Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | Kuwait |
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Report |
Bahrain | 0–1 | China |
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Report | Zhang Xiaowen 78' |
Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | Bahrain |
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Jazea'a 78' | Report | F. Mahmoud 44' (pen.) |
Bahrain | 0–1 | Syria |
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Report | Abu Al-Sel 72' (pen.) |
China | 0–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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Report | Al-Bishi 56' |
Knockout stage
All times are Qatar time (UTC+3)
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
December 14 - Doha | ||||||
South Korea (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||
December 18 - Doha | ||||||
China | 1 | |||||
South Korea | 0 (3) | |||||
December 15 - Doha | ||||||
Saudi Arabia (pen.) | 0 (4) | |||||
Saudi Arabia | 1 | |||||
Iran | 0 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
December 17 - Doha | ||||||
China | 0 (0) | |||||
Iran (pen.) | 0 (3) |
Semi-finals
South Korea | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | China |
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Lee Tae-ho 93', 103' | Report | Mai Chao 100' |
Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Iran |
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Majed Abdullah 16' | Report |
Third place play-off
Final
Statistics
Goalscorers
With three goals, South Korea's Lee Tae-Ho is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 40 goals were scored by 28 different players, with only one of them credited as an own goal.
3 goals:
2 goals:
1 goal:
- Fahad Mohamed
- Gao Sheng
- Mai Chao
- Zhang Xiaowen
- Karim Bavi
- Adel Abbas
- Mansour Basha
- Saleh Al-Mutlaq
- Mohamed Al-Suwaiyed
- Fahad Al-Bishi
- Yousuf Jazea'a
- Majed Abdullah
- Walid Abu Al-Sel
- Walid Al-Nasser
- Hassan Mohamed
- Abdulaziz Mohamed
1 own goal
- Muhsin Musabah (for Qatar)
Awards
Most Valuable Player[4]
Top scorer[4]
Best Goalkeeper[4]
Best Forward[4]
Team of the Tournament[4]
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forward |
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Zhang Huikang Abdullah Al-Deayea |
Mohamed Al-Jawad Saleh Nu'eimeh Park Kyung-hoon Chung Yong-hwan |
Xie Yuxin Mohamed Salim Mahboub Juma'a Sirous Ghayeghran Chung Hae-won Adel Khamis Abdulaziz Al-Hajeri Byun Byung-joo |
Youssef Al-Thunayan Majed Abdullah Kim Joo-sung Wang Baoshan |
References
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