The qualifying stage for the 1998 AFC U-17 Championship , an international youth football competition, was organised on the basis of nine groups. The winning team in each group went forward to the final tournament in Qatar , together with Qatar as host nation.
Group 1
All matches played in Bawsher , Muscat , Oman
20 July 1998 (1998-07-20 )
20 July 1998 (1998-07-20 )
22 July 1998 (1998-07-22 )
22 July 1998 (1998-07-22 )
24 July 1998 (1998-07-24 )
24 July 1998 (1998-07-24 )
Group 2
All matches played in Tabriz , Iran
27 July 1998 (1998-07-27 )
31 July 1998 (1998-07-31 )
2 August 1998 (1998-08-02 )
Group 3
All matches played in Ha'il , Saudi Arabia
3 August 1998 (1998-08-03 )
5 August 1998 (1998-08-05 )
7 August 1998 (1998-08-07 )
Group 4
All matches played in Hyderabad , India
24 July 1998 (1998-07-24 )
24 July 1998 (1998-07-24 )
26 July 1998 (1998-07-26 )
26 July 1998 (1998-07-26 )
28 July 1998 (1998-07-28 )
28 July 1998 (1998-07-28 )
Group 5
All matches played in Kathmandu , Nepal
20 April 1998 (1998-04-20 )
21 April 1998 (1998-04-21 )
23 April 1998 (1998-04-23 )
24 April 1998 (1998-04-24 )
26 April 1998 (1998-04-26 )
27 April 1998 (1998-04-27 )
Group 6
All matches played in Tashkent , Uzbekistan
16 June 1998 (1998-06-16 )
18 June 1998 (1998-06-18 )
20 June 1998 (1998-06-20 )
Group 9
All matches played in Chon Buri , Thailand
21 April 1998 (1998-04-21 )
21 April 1998 (1998-04-21 )
23 April 1998 (1998-04-23 )
23 April 1998 (1998-04-23 )
25 April 1998 (1998-04-25 )
25 April 1998 (1998-04-25 )
Sources
Tournaments
Qualification Squads