1988 AFC U-16 Championship

1988 AFC U-16 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Thailand
Dates	1–14 November 1988
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	(in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Saudi Arabia (2nd title)
Runners-up	Bahrain
Third place	China PR
Fourth place	Iraq
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	67 (2.79 per match)

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-17 World Championship to be held at Scotland. Saudi Arabia won the tournament by winnnig 2-0 the final against Bahrain, but both teams qualified to the 1989 FIFA World Cup, along third-placed China.

Qualification

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

Group stage

All matches in Bangkok, Thailand. November 1 to 14

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GD
Saudi Arabia	7	4	3	1	0	13	2
Bahrain	5	4	1	3	0	3	2
South Korea	4	4	2	0	2	10	9
Thailand	3	4	1	1	2	4	5
Indonesia	1	4	0	1	3	3	15

Matchday 1

Thailand	1–2	South Korea

Bahrain	0–0	Saudi Arabia

Matchday 2

Indonesia	0–2	Thailand

South Korea	0–1	Bahrain

Matchday 3

Saudi Arabia	4–0	Indonesia

Thailand	0–0	Bahrain

Matchday 4

South Korea	1–6	Saudi Arabia

Bahrain	2–2	Indonesia

Matchday 5

Saudi Arabia	3–1	Thailand

Indonesia	1–7	South Korea

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GD
China PR	6	4	2	2	0	6	3
Iraq	5	4	2	1	1	7	3
Qatar	5	4	2	1	1	6	3
Japan	3	4	1	1	2	4	8
North Korea	1	4	0	1	3	4	10

Matchday 1

Qatar	1–0	North Korea

China PR	2–0	Japan

Matchday 2

Iraq	2–1	Qatar

North Korea	2–2	China PR

Matchday 3

Japan	0–0	Iraq

Qatar	0–0	China PR

Matchday 4

North Korea	2–3	Japan

China PR	2–1	Iraq

Matchday 5

Japan	1–4	Qatar

Iraq	4–0	North Korea

Knock Stage

Semifinals

China PR	0–0 (3–5 p)	Bahrain

Saudi Arabia	2–1	Iraq

Third place match

China PR	1–1 (4–3 p)	Iraq

Final

Saudi Arabia	2–0	Bahrain

Winners

AFC U-17 Championship 1988 Winners
Saudi Arabia Second title

Teams qualified for 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship

•  Saudi Arabia
•  Bahrain
•  China PR

Sources

• rsssf.com