1988 AFC Youth Championship qualification

The qualification of AFC Youth Championship 1988 was held from June 16 to September 25, 1988.

Qualification

Group A

All matches in Muscat, Oman.

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Syria	6	4	3	0	1	8	4	+4
Oman	6	4	3	0	1	7	4	+3
Lebanon	0	4	0	0	4	4	11	−7

Syria  v  Lebanon

4 September 1988

Syria	3 – 1	Lebanon

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Syria  v  Oman

6 September 1988

Syria	2 – 1	Oman

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Oman  v  Lebanon

8 September 1988

Oman	4 – 2	Lebanon

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Lebanon  v  Syria

10 September 1988

Lebanon	1 – 3	Syria

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Oman  v  Syria

12 September 1988

Oman	1 – 0	Syria

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Lebanon  v  Oman

14 September 1988

Lebanon	0 – 1	Oman

Group B

All matches in Malé, Maldives.

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Iraq	12	6	6	0	0	26	3	+23
South Yemen	8	6	4	0	2	14	9	+5
Kuwait	4	6	2	0	4	12	12	0
Maldives	0	6	0	0	6	3	31	−28

Maldives  v  South Yemen

16 June 1988

Maldives	0 – 4	South Yemen

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Kuwait  v  Iraq

17 June 1988

Kuwait	0 – 2	Iraq

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Iraq  v  South Yemen

19 June 1988

Iraq	4 – 2	South Yemen

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Maldives  v  Kuwait

19 June 1988

Maldives	1 – 6	Kuwait

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Iraq  v  Maldives

21 June 1988

Iraq	11 – 0	Maldives

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South Yemen  v  Kuwait

21 June 1988

South Yemen	2 – 1	Kuwait

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Iraq  v  Kuwait

23 June 1988

Iraq	3 – 0	Kuwait

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South Yemen  v  Maldives

23 June 1988

South Yemen	2 – 1	Maldives

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Kuwait  v  Maldives

25 June 1988

Kuwait	5 – 1	Maldives

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South Yemen  v  Iraq

25 June 1988

South Yemen	1 – 3	Iraq

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Kuwait  v  South Yemen

27 June 1988

Kuwait	0 – 3	South Yemen

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Maldives  v  Iraq

27 June 1988

Maldives	0 – 3	Iraq

Group C

All matches in Manama, Bahrain.

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Qatar	8	4	4	0	0	13	2	+11
Bahrain	4	4	2	0	2	9	5	+4
Pakistan	0	4	0	0	4	0	15	−15

Bahrain  v  Pakistan

26 August 1988

Bahrain	4 – 0	Pakistan

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Pakistan  v  Qatar

28 August 1988

Pakistan	0 – 3	Qatar

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Qatar  v  Bahrain

30 August 1988

Qatar	2 – 1	Bahrain

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Pakistan  v  Bahrain

1 September 1988

Pakistan	0 – 3	Bahrain

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Qatar  v  Pakistan

3 September 1988

Qatar	5 – 0	Pakistan

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Bahrain  v  Qatar

5 September 1988

Bahrain	1 – 3	Qatar

Group D

All matches in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
United Arab Emirates	4	4	1	2	1	4	3	+1
North Yemen	4	4	1	2	1	4	3	+1
Iran	4	4	1	2	1	2	4	−2

Iran  v  North Yemen

14 September 1988

Iran	1 – 1	North Yemen

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United Arab Emirates  v  Iran

16 September 1988

United Arab Emirates	3 – 0	Iran

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United Arab Emirates  v  North Yemen

18 September 1988

United Arab Emirates	0 – 2	North Yemen

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North Yemen  v  Iran

20 September 1988

North Yemen	0 – 1	Iran

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Iran  v  United Arab Emirates

22 September 1988

Iran	0 – 0	United Arab Emirates

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North Yemen  v  United Arab Emirates

25 September 1988

North Yemen	1 – 1	United Arab Emirates

Group E

All matches in Hong Kong.

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
China PR	12	6	6	0	0	24	2	+22
Thailand	7	6	3	1	2	26	5	+21
Hong Kong	5	6	2	1	3	10	14	−4
Macau	0	6	0	0	3	1	39	−38

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China PR  v  Thailand

19 June 1988

China PR	1 – 0	Thailand

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Hong Kong  v  Macau

19 June 1988

Hong Kong	3 – 0	Macau

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Macau  v  China PR

21 June 1988

Macau	0 – 9	China PR

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Thailand  v  Hong Kong

21 June 1988

Thailand	1 – 1	Hong Kong

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China PR  v  Hong Kong

23 June 1988

China PR	4 – 1	Hong Kong

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Macau  v  Thailand

23 June 1988

Macau	0 – 14	Thailand

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Macau  v  Hong Kong

25 June 1988

Macau	1 – 3	Hong Kong

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Thailand  v  China PR

25 June 1988

Thailand	0 – 2	China PR

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China PR  v  Macau

27 June 1988

China PR	5 – 5	Macau

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Hong Kong  v  Thailand

27 June 1988

Hong Kong	1 – 5	Thailand

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Hong Kong  v  China PR

29 June 1988

Hong Kong	1 – 3	China PR

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Thailand  v  Macau

29 June 1988

Thailand	1 – 3	Macau

Group F

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1	South Korea	qualified
—	Burma	withdrew
—	India	withdrew
—	Singapore	withdrew

Burma, India and Singapore withdrew, so the Korea Republic qualified automatically.

Group G

All matches in Pyongyang, North Korea.

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
North Korea	3	1	1	1	0	5	1	+4
Bangladesh	1	1	0	1	1	1	5	−4

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Bangladesh  v  North Korea

19 June 1988

Bangladesh	0 – 0	North Korea

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North Korea  v  Bangladesh

19 June 1988

North Korea	5 – 1	Bangladesh

Group H

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1	Japan	qualified
—	Brunei	withdrew
—	Indonesia	withdrew
—	Malaysia	withdrew

Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia withdrew, so the Japan qualified automatically.

External links

• FIFA: Technical Report Saudi Arabia 89 [Page 13]