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1988 AFC U-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Thailand
Dates1–14 November
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Saudi Arabia (2nd title)
Runners-up Bahrain
Third place China
Fourth place Iraq
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored67 (2.79 per match)
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International football competition

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.

Qualification

Main article: 1988 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Qualified teams:

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 4 3 1 0 13 2 +11 7 Knockout Stage
2  Bahrain 4 1 3 0 3 2 +1 5
3  South Korea 4 2 0 2 10 9 +1 4
4  Thailand 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 3
5  Indonesia 4 0 1 3 3 15 −12 1
Thailand 1–2 South Korea
Bangkok, Thailand
Bahrain 0–0 Saudi Arabia
Bangkok, Thailand
Indonesia 0–2 Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand
South Korea 0–1 Bahrain
Bangkok, Thailand
Saudi Arabia 4–0 Indonesia
Bangkok, Thailand
Thailand 0–0 Bahrain
Bangkok, Thailand
South Korea 1–6 Saudi Arabia
Bangkok, Thailand
Bahrain 2–2 Indonesia
Bangkok, Thailand
Saudi Arabia 3–1 Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand
Indonesia 1–7 South Korea
Bangkok, Thailand

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 4 2 2 0 6 3 +3 6 Knockout Stage
2  Iraq 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 5
3  Qatar 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 5
4  Japan 4 1 1 2 4 8 −4 3
5  North Korea 4 0 1 3 4 10 −6 1
Qatar 1–0 North Korea
Bangkok, Thailand
China 2–0 Japan
Bangkok, Thailand
Iraq 2–1 Qatar
Bangkok, Thailand
North Korea 2–2 China
Bangkok, Thailand
Japan 0–0 Iraq
Bangkok, Thailand
Qatar 0–0 China
Bangkok, Thailand
North Korea 2–3 Japan
Bangkok, Thailand
China 2–1 Iraq
Bangkok, Thailand
Japan 1–4 Qatar
Bangkok, Thailand
Iraq 4–0 North Korea
Bangkok, Thailand

Knockout stage

Semifinals

China 0–0 (a.e.t.) Bahrain
Penalties
3–5
Bangkok, Thailand
Saudi Arabia 2–1 (a.e.t.) Iraq
Jabarti Al-Shamrani 73'
Abdullah Al-Theneyan 98'		 Abdullah Al-Theneyan 75' (o.g.)
Bangkok, Thailand

Third-place match

China 1–1 (a.e.t.) Iraq
Su Maozhen 50' Khalid Mohamed Karim 19'
Penalties
4–3
Bangkok, Thailand

Final

Saudi Arabia 2–0 Bahrain
Khalid Al-Rowaihi 33', 39'
Bangkok, Thailand

Winners

 AFC U-17 Championship 1988 winners 

Saudi Arabia
Second title

Tournament ranking

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Saudi Arabia 6 5 1 0 17 3 +14 11 Champions
2  Bahrain 6 1 4 1 3 4 −1 6 Runners-up
3  China 6 2 4 0 7 4 +3 8 3rd place
4  Iraq 6 2 2 2 9 6 +3 6 4th place
5  Qatar 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 5 Eliminated in
group stage
6  South Korea 4 2 0 2 10 9 +1 4
7  Thailand (H) 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 3
8  Japan 4 1 1 2 4 8 −4 3
9  North Korea 4 0 1 3 4 10 −6 1
10  Indonesia 4 0 1 3 3 15 −12 1
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Teams qualified for 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship

Sources

AFC U-16 Championship, U-17 Championship and U-17 Asian Cup
Tournaments
U-16 Championship
U-17 Championship
U-16 Championship
U-17 Asian Cup
Qualifications
Squads


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