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)

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

Qualified teams:

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Saudi Arabia4310132+117Knockout Stage
2 Bahrain413032+15
3 South Korea4202109+14
4 Thailand411245−13
5 Indonesia4013315−121
Thailand 1–2 South Korea
Bahrain 0–0 Saudi Arabia
Indonesia 0–2 Thailand
South Korea 0–1 Bahrain
Saudi Arabia 4–0 Indonesia
Thailand 0–0 Bahrain
South Korea 1–6 Saudi Arabia
Bahrain 2–2 Indonesia
Saudi Arabia 3–1 Thailand
Indonesia 1–7 South Korea

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 China422063+36Knockout Stage
2 Iraq421173+45
3 Qatar421163+35
4 Japan411248−43
5 North Korea4013410−61
Qatar 1–0 North Korea
China 2–0 Japan
Iraq 2–1 Qatar
North Korea 2–2 China
Japan 0–0 Iraq
Qatar 0–0 China
North Korea 2–3 Japan
China 2–1 Iraq
Japan 1–4 Qatar
Iraq 4–0 North Korea

Knockout stage

Semifinals

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

Third-place match

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

Final

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

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


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