1998 AFC U-17 Championship

1998 AFC U-17 Championship was the 8th edition of the AFC U-17 Championship. Qatar hosted the tournament from 3 to 17 September 1998. The top two teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship in New Zealand.

1998 AFC U-17 Championship
بطولة آسيا تحت 17 سنة لكرة القدم 1998
Tournament details
Host country Qatar
Dates3–17 September
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Thailand (1st title)
Runners-up Qatar
Third place Bahrain
Fourth place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Goals scored90 (2.65 per match)

Qualification

The following 10 teams qualified for the final tournament.

Group stage

Group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.

All matches were held in Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar.

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Qatar 4 3 1 0 9 3 +6 10
 Thailand 4 2 1 1 6 6 0 7
 Iraq 4 2 0 2 9 4 +5 6
 North Korea 4 2 0 2 5 6 −1 6
 Iran 4 0 0 4 1 11 −10 0
Source:

September 3

Qatar  4 - 0  Iran

September 4

Iraq  3 - 0  North Korea

September 5

Iran  1 - 2  Thailand

September 6

Qatar  3 - 2  North Korea

September 8

Thailand  3 - 2  Iraq
North Korea  1 - 0  Iran

September 9

Qatar  1 - 0  Iraq

September 10

Thailand  0 - 2  North Korea

September 11

Iran  0 - 4  Iraq

September 12

Thailand  1 - 1  Qatar

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bahrain 4 3 0 1 9 6 +3 9
 South Korea 4 3 0 1 8 6 +2 9
 Japan 4 2 1 1 8 6 +2 7
 Bangladesh 4 0 2 2 4 7 −3 2
 Oman 4 0 1 3 3 7 −4 1
Source:

September 4

Oman  1 - 1  Bangladesh
Japan  1 - 2  South Korea

September 5

Bangladesh  0 - 2  Bahrain

September 6

South Korea  1 - 0  Oman

September 7

Bahrain  1 - 2  Japan

September 8

Bangladesh  1 - 2  South Korea

September 9

Japan  3 - 1  Oman

September 10

Bahrain  4 - 3  South Korea

September 11

Japan  2 - 2  Bangladesh

September 12

Bahrain  2 - 1  Oman

Knockout stage

Semifinals

September 15

Qatar  2 - 1  South Korea
Bahrain  0 - 6  Thailand

Third place match

September 17

Bahrain  5 - 1  South Korea

Final

September 17

Thailand  1 - 1 (aet, 3 PK 2)  Qatar

Winners
 AFC U-17 Championship 1998 Winners 

Thailand
First title

Teams qualified for 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship
  •  Thailand
  •  Qatar
  • Bahrain play off against Australia (1st in Oceanian U-17 championship 1999) for a place in New Zealand.

Playoff

August 14 Canberra, Australia

Australia  2 - 1  Bahrain

August 27 Manama, Bahrain

Bahrain  0 - 1  Australia
  • Agg 3-1, Australia is qualified.

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