1988 AFC Youth Championship
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | َQatar |
Dates | 17–28 October |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 39 (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 4–3 after a penalty shootout. Hosts Qatar grabbed the third place.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
Teams
Group stage
Group A
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
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4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
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2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 |
Qatar ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() |
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North Korea ![]() | 0 – 2 | ![]() |
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North Korea ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() |
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Group B
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
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3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
Japan ![]() | 1 – 3 | ![]() |
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Iraq ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() |
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Japan ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() |
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South Korea ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() |
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Semi finals
Syria ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
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Third place play-off
Qatar ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
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Final
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The following teams qualified for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Iraq
Syria
Saudi Arabia (host)
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