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]

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1988 AFC Asian Cup
كأس آسيا 1988
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
Dates2–18 December
Teams10
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 played24
Goals scored40 (1.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Lee Tae-Ho (3 goals)
Best player(s)South Korea Kim Joo-Sung
Best goalkeeperChina Zhang Huikang
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Qualification

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Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
 QatarHostsN/A2 (1980, 1984)
 Saudi Arabia1984 AFC Asian Cup champions16 December 19841 (1984)
 United Arab EmiratesGroup 1[broken anchor] winners17 February 19882 (1980, 1984)
 ChinaGroup 1[broken anchor] runners-up16 February 19883 (1976, 1980, 1984)
 KuwaitGroup 2[broken anchor] winners18 April 19884 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984)
 JapanGroup 2[broken anchor] runners-up18 April 19880 (debut)
 SyriaGroup 3[broken anchor] winners3 June 19882 (1980, 1984)
 IranGroup 3[broken anchor] runners-up4 June 19885 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984)
 BahrainGroup 4[broken anchor] winners22 June 19880 (debut)
 South KoreaGroup 4[broken anchor] runners-up22 June 19886 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980, 1984)
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Squads

Venues

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City Stadium Capacity
Doha Al-Ahly Stadium 20,000
Qatar SC Stadium
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First round

All times are Qatar time (UTC+3)

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
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(H) Hosts
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Iran 2–0 Qatar
Bavi 6'
Pious 89'
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Attendance: 20,000

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Attendance: 200

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Japan 0–0 Iran
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Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Samuel Chan Yam Ming (Hong Kong)

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Referee: Salah Mohammed (Iraq)

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Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Steven Ovinis (Malaysia)

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Qatar 2–3 South Korea
Salman 47' (pen.), 80' (pen.) Report Chung Hae-won 10', 72'
Kim Joo-sung 34'
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Referee: Ahmad Bash (Jordan)

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Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

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Japan 0–3 Qatar
Report Khamis 58', 82'
Muftah 90'
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Referee: Yusuf Namoğlu (Turkey)

Group B

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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
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Syria 0–2 Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Mutlaq 20'
Al-Suwaiyed 82'
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Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)

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China 3–0 Syria
Gao Sheng 13'
Xie Yuxin 14', 19'
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Syria 1–0 Kuwait
Al-Nasser 63' Report
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Referee: Yusuf Namoğlu (Turkey)

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Saudi Arabia 1–1 Bahrain
Jazea'a 78' Report F. Mahmoud 44' (pen.)
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Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)

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Kuwait 2–2 China
Adel Abbas 60' (pen.)
Mansour Basha 62'
Report Ma Lin 10', 87'
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Knockout stage

All times are Qatar time (UTC+3)

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
December 14 - Doha
 
 
 South Korea (a.e.t.)2
 
December 18 - Doha
 
 China1
 
 South Korea0 (3)
 
December 15 - Doha
 
 Saudi Arabia (pen.)0 (4)
 
 Saudi Arabia1
 
 
 Iran0
 
Third place
 
 
December 17 - Doha
 
 
 China0 (0)
 
 
 Iran (pen.)0 (3)

Semi-finals

More information South Korea, 2–1 (a.e.t.) ...
South Korea 2–1 (a.e.t.) China
Lee Tae-ho 93', 103' Report Mai Chao 100'
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Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)

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Attendance: 17,000

Third place play-off

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Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ahmad Bash (Jordan)

Final

Attendance: 20,000

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:

1 own goal

Awards

Most Valuable Player[4]

Top scorer[4]

Best Goalkeeper[4]

Best Forward[4]

Team of the Tournament[4]

References

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