1998 AFC Youth Championship

1998 AFC Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host country Thailand
Dates 12 November – 26 November
Teams 10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  South Korea (9th title)
Runners-up  Japan
Third place  Saudi Arabia
Fourth place  Kazakhstan
Tournament statistics
Matches played 24
Goals scored 76 (3.17 per match)

The Asian Football Confederation's 1998 AFC Youth Championship was held from October 17 to October 31, 1998 in Chiangmai, Thailand. The tournament was won for the ninth time by South Korea in the final against Japan.

Participants

The teams that reached the semi-final qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 431051+410
 Kazakhstan 421175+27
 Thailand 413062+46
 Kuwait 40222532
 India 401331071
17 October 1998
Thailand  0 0  Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan  3 2  India
19 October 1998
Thailand  4 0  India
Kuwait  0 1  Saudi Arabia
21 October 1998
Kuwait  0 2  Kazakhstan
Saudi Arabia  2 0  India
23 October 1998
India  1 1  Kuwait
Thailand  1 1  Kazakhstan
25 October 1998
Saudi Arabia  2 1  Kazakhstan
Thailand  1 1  Kuwait

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 431083+510
 Japan 4211136+77
 China PR 41127814
 Qatar 41122644
 Iraq 410361373
18 October 1998
South Korea  3 2  China PR
Qatar  2 1  Iraq
20 October 1998
Qatar  0 0  South Korea
Japan  2 2  China PR
22 October 1998
Japan  6 2  Iraq
China PR  1 0  Qatar
24 October 1998
Qatar  0 4  Japan
Iraq  0 3  South Korea
26 October 1998
China PR  2 3  Iraq
South Korea  2 1  Japan

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
29 October
  Saudi Arabia  2  
  Japan  4  
 
31 October
      South Korea  2
    Japan  1
Third place
29 October 31 October
  South Korea (pen)  2 (4)   Saudi Arabia  3
  Kazakhstan  2 (3)     Kazakhstan  1

Semifinal

October 29, 1998
Saudi Arabia  2 4  Japan

October 29, 1998
South Korea  2 2
(4 PK 3)
 Kazakhstan

Third Place Match

October 31, 1998
Saudi Arabia  3 1  Kazakhstan

Final

October 31, 1998
South Korea  2 1  Japan

Winner

 AFC Youth Championship
1998 Winners 

South Korea
Ninth title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The following teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.

External links

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