1998 AFC U-17 Championship qualification

The qualifying stage for the 1998 AFC U-17 Championship, an international youth football competition, was organised on the basis of nine groups. The winning team in each group went forward to the final tournament in Qatar, together with Qatar as host nation.

Group 1

All matches played in Bawsher, Muscat, Oman

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Oman	3	3	0	0	18	1	+17	9
Kuwait	3	1	1	1	8	4	+4	4
Turkmenistan	3	1	1	1	4	6	−2	4
Palestine	3	0	0	3	1	20	−19	0

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Group 2

All matches played in Tabriz, Iran

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iran	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	6
United Arab Emirates	2	1	0	1	3	1	+2	3
Tajikistan	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0
Yemen	Withdrew

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Group 3

All matches played in Ha'il, Saudi Arabia

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bahrain	2	2	0	0	7	2	+5	6
Jordan	2	1	0	1	3	5	−2	3
Saudi Arabia	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0

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Group 4

All matches played in Hyderabad, India

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
North Korea	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	9
India	3	1	1	1	6	1	+5	4
Pakistan	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2
Kazakhstan	3	0	1	2	2	13	−11	1

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Group 5

All matches played in Kathmandu, Nepal

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bangladesh	3	3	0	0	16	0	+16	9
Nepal	3	2	0	1	11	1	+10	6
Sri Lanka	3	1	0	2	8	5	+3	3
Guam	3	0	0	3	0	29	−29	0

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Group 6

All matches played in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iraq	2	2	0	0	8	1	+7	6
Uzbekistan	2	1	0	1	7	3	+4	3
Maldives	2	0	0	2	0	11	−11	0
Bhutan	Withdrew

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Group 7

All matches played in Chengdu, China

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	2	1	1	0	6	0	+6	4
China PR	2	1	1	0	6	0	+6	4
Chinese Taipei	2	0	0	2	0	12	−12	0
Philippines	Withdrew

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Group 8

All matches played in Yangon, Myanmar

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan	4	4	0	0	15	2	+13	12
Myanmar	4	3	0	1	13	4	+9	9
Hong Kong	4	1	1	2	5	9	−4	4
Laos	4	1	1	2	4	10	−6	4
Malaysia	4	0	0	4	2	14	−12	0

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Group 9

All matches played in Chon Buri, Thailand

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Thailand	3	3	0	0	25	0	+25	9
Indonesia	3	1	1	1	8	8	0	4
Singapore	3	1	1	1	4	12	−8	4
Brunei	3	0	0	3	1	18	−17	0

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Qualified teams

•  Oman
•  Iran
•  Bahrain
•  North Korea
•  Bangladesh
•  Iraq
•  South Korea
•  Japan
•  Thailand
•  Qatar (host)

Sources

• rsssf.com