1988 AFC Youth Championship

1988 AFC Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host country َQatar
Dates 17 October – 28 October
Teams 8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iraq Iraq (4th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 39 (2.44 per match)


The 1988 AFC Youth Championship finals 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 4–3 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 2310247−3
 China PR 0300339−6
China PR  0 – 1  Syria
Qatar  4 – 1  North Korea
North Korea  0 – 2  Syria
Qatar  5 – 2  China PR
Syria  1 – 0  Qatar
North Korea  3 – 1  China PR

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Iraq 5321031+2
 United Arab Emirates 4312021+1
 South Korea 3311132+1
 Japan 0300337−4
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
5–4 (PSO)		  Qatar
Syria  2 – 0  United Arab Emirates

Third place play-off

Qatar  2 – 0  United Arab Emirates

Final

Iraq  1 – 1
5–4 (PSO)		  Syria

Qualification to World Youth Championship

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

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