1988 AFC U-16 Championship

AFC U-16 Championship 1988 Thailand Thailand 1–14 November 10 1 1 17 KSA 2 17 BHR 17 CHN 17 IRQ 1963 24 67 1986 1990 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-16 World Championship to be held at Scotland. Saudi Arabia won the tournament by winning 2–0 in the final against Bahrain; both teams qualified to the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship, along with third-placed China.3rd Asian U-16 Championship 1988 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/as-u16-88.html 2026-04-05 www.rsssf.org Qualification 1988 AFC U-16 Championship qualification Qualified teams: 17 Bahrain 17 China 17 Indonesia 17 Iraq 1963 17 Japan 17 North Korea 17 South Korea 17 Qatar 17 Saudi Arabia 17 Thailand (host) Group stage Group A <abbr title="Position">Pos</abbr title> Team <abbr title="Played">Pld</abbr title> <abbr title="Win">W</abbr title> <abbr title="Draw">D</abbr title> <abbr title="Loss">L</abbr title> <abbr title="Goal For">GF</abbr title> <abbr title="Goal Against">GA</abbr title> <abbr title="Goal Difference">GD</abbr title> <abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr title> Qualification 1 17 Saudi Arabia 4 3 1 0 132 +11 7 Knockout Stage 2 17 Bahrain 4 1 3 0 32 +1 5 3 17 South Korea 4 2 0 2 109 +1 4 4 17 Thailand 4 1 1 2 45 −1 3 5 17 Indonesia 4 0 1 3 315 −12 1 November 1, 1988 17 Thailand 1–2 17 South Korea Bangkok, Thailand November 2, 1988 17 Bahrain 0–0 17 Saudi Arabia Bangkok, Thailand November 3, 1988 17 Indonesia 0–2 17 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand November 4, 1988 17 South Korea 0–1 17 Bahrain Bangkok, Thailand November 5, 1988 17 Saudi Arabia 4–0 17 Indonesia Bangkok, Thailand November 6, 1988 17 Thailand 0–0 17 Bahrain Bangkok, Thailand November 7, 1988 17 South Korea 1–6 17 Saudi Arabia Bangkok, Thailand November 8, 1988 17 Bahrain 2–2 17 Indonesia Bangkok, Thailand November 9, 1988 17 Saudi Arabia 3–1 17 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand November 10, 1988 17 Indonesia 1–7 17 South Korea Bangkok, Thailand Group B <abbr title="Position">Pos</abbr title> Team <abbr title="Played">Pld</abbr title> <abbr title="Win">W</abbr title> <abbr title="Draw">D</abbr title> <abbr title="Loss">L</abbr title> <abbr title="Goal For">GF</abbr title> <abbr title="Goal Against">GA</abbr title> <abbr title="Goal Difference">GD</abbr title> <abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr title> Qualification 1 17 China 4 2 2 0 63 +3 6 Knockout Stage 2 17 Iraq 1963 4 2 1 1 73 +4 5 3 17 Qatar 4 2 1 1 63 +3 5 4 17 Japan 4 1 1 2 48 −4 3 5 17 North Korea 4 0 1 3 410 −6 1 November 1, 1988 17 Qatar 1–0 17 North Korea Bangkok, Thailand November 2, 1988 17 China 2–0 17 Japan Bangkok, Thailand November 3, 1988 17 Iraq 1963 2–1 17 Qatar Bangkok, Thailand November 4, 1988 17 North Korea 2–2 17 China Bangkok, Thailand November 5, 1988 17 Japan 0–0 17 Iraq 1963 Bangkok, Thailand November 6, 1988 17 Qatar 0–0 17 China Bangkok, Thailand November 7, 1988 17 North Korea 2–3 17 Japan Bangkok, Thailand November 8, 1988 17 China 2–1 17 Iraq 1963 Bangkok, Thailand November 9, 1988 17 Japan 1–4 17 Qatar Bangkok, Thailand November 10, 1988 17 Iraq 1963 4–0 17 North Korea Bangkok, Thailand Knockout stage Semifinals November 12, 1988 17 China 0–0 yes 17 Bahrain Bangkok, Thailand 3–5 November 12, 1988 17 Saudi Arabia 2–1 yes 17 Iraq 1963 Jabarti Al-Shamrani 73 Abdullah Al-Theneyan 98 Abdullah Al-Theneyan 75 o.g. Bangkok, Thailand Third-place match November 14, 1988 17 China 1–1 yes 17 Iraq 1963 Su Maozhen 50 Khalid Mohamed Karim 19 Bangkok, Thailand 4–3 Final November 14, 1988 17 Saudi Arabia 2–0 17 Bahrain Khalid Al-Rowaihi 33 39 Bangkok, Thailand Winners fbu 17 AFC U-17 Championship 1988 winners Saudi Arabia Second Teams qualified for 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship 17 Saudi Arabia 17 Bahrain 17 China Sources rsssf.com References 1988 U-16 Championship U-16 Championship Category:1988 in Thai football 1988 1988 Category:November 1988 sports events in Asia Category:November 1988 in Thailand Category:1980s in sport in Bangkok 1988