1988 AFC Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host countryَQatar
Dates1728 October
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsIraq Iraq (4th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored39 (2.44 per match)

The 1988 AFC Youth Championship were held between October 17 and October 28 in Doha, capital of Qatar. Eight teams entered the final tournament, playing for the Asian Youth title and a spot at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia.

Iraq won the tournament, beating Syria 43 after a penalty shootout. Hosts Qatar grabbed the third place.

The Iraqi team qualified for the World Cup Finals, whereas Syria and Qatar had to enter a play-off round against Australia and New Zealand. Syria won the tournament it hosted in January 1989 in Aleppo.

Teams

Group stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Syria 6330040+4
 Qatar 4320194+5
 North Korea 23102473
 China 03003396
China 0 1 Syria

Qatar 4 1 North Korea

North Korea 0 2 Syria

Qatar 5 2 China

Syria 1 0 Qatar

North Korea 3 1 China

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Iraq 5321031+2
 United Arab Emirates 4312021+1
 South Korea 3311132+1
 Japan 03003374
Japan 1 3 South Korea

Iraq 0 0 United Arab Emirates

Japan 1 2 United Arab Emirates

South Korea 0 1 Iraq

Iraq 2 1 Japan

United Arab Emirates 0 0 South Korea

Semi finals

Iraq 1 1
54 (PSO)
 Qatar

Syria 2 0 United Arab Emirates

Third place play-off

Qatar 2 0 United Arab Emirates

Final

Iraq 1 1
54 (PSO)
 Syria

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The following teams qualified for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.

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