1988 AFC Asian Cup

1988 AFC Asian Cup
Asian Cup Qatar 1988
كأس آسيا 1988
Tournament details
Host country Qatar
Dates 2 December–18 December
Teams 10
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Saudi Arabia (2nd title)
Runners-up  South Korea
Third place  Iran
Fourth place  China PR
Tournament statistics
Matches played 24
Goals scored 40 (1.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) South Korea Lee Tae-Ho (3 goals)
Best player South Korea Kim Joo-Sung
Best goalkeeper China Zhang Huikang

The 1988 AFC Asian Cup was the 9th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Qatar between 2 December and 18 December 1988. Saudi Arabia defeated Republic of Korea in the final match in Doha.[1]

Qualification

  •  Qatar qualified automatically as host
  •  Saudi Arabia qualified automatically as defending champions

The other 8 qualifying teams were:

Squads

Venues

Doha Doha
Al-Ahly Stadium Qatar SC Stadium
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 20,000

First round

All times are Qatar time (UTC+3)

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 South Korea 8440092+7
 Iran 54211330
 Qatar 4420276+1
 United Arab Emirates 2410324−2
 Japan 1401306−6
Iran  2–0  Qatar
Bavi  6'
Pious  89'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Japan  0–0  Iran
Report
Attendance: 4,000
Qatar  2–1  United Arab Emirates
Muftah  17'
Musabah  26' (o.g.)		 Report H. Mohamed  35'
South Korea  2–0  Japan
Hwang Sun-Hong  13'
Kim Joo-Sung  35'		 Report
Referee: Salah Mohammed (Iraq)
Iran  1–0  United Arab Emirates
Pious  27' Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Steven Ovinis (Malaysia)
Qatar  2–3  South Korea
Salman  47' (pen.), 80' (pen.) Report Chung Hae-Won  10', 72'
Kim Joo-Sung  34'
United Arab Emirates  1–0  Japan
A.A. Mohamed  86' Report
Referee: Ahmad Bash (Jordan)
South Korea  3–0  Iran
Byun Byung-Joo  26', 57'
Hwang Sun-Hong  42'		 Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
Japan  0–3  Qatar
Report Khamis  58', 82'
Muftah  90'
Referee: Yusuf Namoğlu (Turkey)

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Saudi Arabia 6422041+3
 China PR 5421163+3
 Syria 4420225−3
 Kuwait 3403123−1
 Bahrain 2402213−2
Syria  0–2  Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Mutlaq  20'
Al-Suwaiyed  82'
Kuwait  0–0  Bahrain
Report
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)
China PR  3–0  Syria
Gao Sheng  13'
Xie Yuxin  14', 19'		 Report
Saudi Arabia  0–0  Kuwait
Report
Bahrain  0–1  China PR
Report Zhang Xiaowen  78'
Syria  1–0  Kuwait
Al-Nasser  63' Report
Referee: Yusuf Namoğlu (Turkey)
Saudi Arabia  1–1  Bahrain
Jazea'a  78' Report F. Mohamed  44' (pen.)
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)
Kuwait  2–2  China PR
Adel Abbas  60' (pen.)
Mansour Basha  62'		 Report Ma Lin  10', 87'
Bahrain  0–1  Syria
Report Abu Al-Sel  72' (pen.)
China PR  0–1  Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Bishi  56'

Knockout stage

All times are Qatar time (UTC+3)

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
December 14 - Doha
 
 
 South Korea (a.e.t.)2
 
December 18 - Doha
 
 China PR1
 
 South Korea0 (3)
 
December 15 - Doha
 
 Saudi Arabia (pen.)0 (4)
 
 Saudi Arabia1
 
 
 Iran0
 
Third place
 
 
December 17 - Doha
 
 
 China PR0 (0)
 
 
 Iran (pen.)0 (3)

Semi-finals

South Korea  2–1 (a.e.t.)  China PR
Lee Tae-Ho  93', 103' Report Mai Chao  100'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)
Saudi Arabia  1–0  Iran
Abdullah  16' Report
Attendance: 17,000

Third place play-off

China PR  0–0  Iran
Report
Penalties
Duan Ju
Wang Baoshan
Wu Wenbing 		0–3 Moharrami
Ansarifard
Ghayeghran
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ahmad Bash (Jordan)

Final

GKCho Byung-deuk
DPark Kyung-hoon
DChung Yong-hwan
DCho Yoon-hwan
DGu Sang-bum
MYeo Bum-kyu
MCho Min-kook
MChung Hae-won
MHam Hyun-gi 49'
FHwang Sun-hong 58'
FKim Joo-sung
Substitutions:
FLee Tae-ho 58'
FByun Byung-joo 49'
Manager:
South Korea Lee Hoe-taik
GKAbdullah Al-Deayea
DAbdullah Al-Dosari
DAhmed Jameel Madani
DSaleh Nu'eimeh
DMohamed Abd Al-Jawad
MSaleh Al-Saleh
MFahad Al-Bishi
MFahad Al-Musaibeah
MMajed Abdullah
FYousuf Al-Thunayan 105'
FSaad Al-Dossary 72'
Substitutions:
DYoussef Al-Dossary 105'
DMohaisen Al-Jam'an 72'
Manager:
Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira
 AFC Asian Cup 1988 Winners 

Saudi Arabia
Second title

Awards

MVP (Most Valuable Player)

Top Scorer

Best Goalkeeper

Statistics

Goalscorers

With three goals, Lee Tae-Ho is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 40 goals were scored by 28 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.

Top scoring teams

Final positions

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Eff
1 Saudi Arabia 633051+4975.0%
2 South Korea 6510113+81191.7%
3 Iran 622234−1650.0%
4 China PR 622275+2650.0%
Eliminated in the First Stage
5 Qatar 420276+1450.0%
6 Syria 420225−3450.0%
7 Kuwait 403123−1337.5%
8 United Arab Emirates 410324−2225.0%
9 Bahrain 410313−2225.0%
10 Japan 401306−6112.5%

References

  1. ↑ "Asian Cup: Know Your History - Part One (1956-1988)". Goal.com. 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
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