1988 AFC Asian Cup

1988 AFC Asian Cup
Asian Cup Qatar 1988
كأس آسيا 1988
Tournament details
Host country  Qatar
Dates 2 December – 18 December
Teams 10
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Saudi Arabia (2nd title)
Runners-up  South Korea
Third place  Iran
Fourth place  China PR
Tournament statistics
Matches played 24
Goals scored 40 (1.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) South Korea Lee Tae-Ho (3 goals)
Best player South Korea Kim Joo-Sung
Best goalkeeper China Zhang Huikang

The Asian Football Confederation's 1988 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Qatar between December 2 and December 18. Saudi Arabia defeated Republic of Korea in the final match in Doha.[1]

Qualification

The other 8 qualifying teams were:

Squads

For more details on this topic, see 1988 AFC Asian Cup squads.

Venues

Doha Doha
Al-Ahly Stadium Qatar SC Stadium
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 20,000

First round

All times are Qatar time (UTC+3)

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 South Korea 8440092+7
 Iran 54211330
 Qatar 4420276+1
 United Arab Emirates 2410324−2
 Japan 1401306−6

2 December 1988
16:00
Iran  2 – 0  Qatar
Bavi  6'
Pious  89'
Report
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)


4 December 1988
15:00
Japan  0 – 0  Iran
Report
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Samuel Chan (Hong Kong)

5 December 1988
17:00
Qatar  2 – 1  United Arab Emirates
Muftah  17'
Musabah  26' (o.g.)
Report H. Mohamed  35'

6 December 1988
15:00
South Korea  2 – 0  Japan
Hwang Sun-Hong  13'
Kim Joo-Sung  35'
Report
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Referee: Salah Mohammed (Iraq)

8 December 1988
15:00
Iran  1 – 0  United Arab Emirates
Pious  27' Report
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Steven Ovinis (Malaysia)

9 December 1988
17:00
Qatar  2 – 3  South Korea
Salman  47' (pen.), 80' (pen.) Report Chung Hae-Won  10', 72'
Kim Joo-Sung  34'

10 December 1988
15:00
United Arab Emirates  1 – 0  Japan
A.A. Mohamed  86' Report
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Referee: Ahmad Bash (Jordan)

11 December 1988
17:00
South Korea  3 – 0  Iran
Byun Byung-Joo  26', 57'
Hwang Sun-Hong  42'
Report
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

12 December 1988
17:00
Japan  0 – 3  Qatar
Report Khamis  58', 82'
Muftah  90'
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Referee: Yusuf Namoğlu (Turkey)

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Saudi Arabia 6422041+3
 China PR 5421163+3
 Syria 4420225−3
 Kuwait 3403123−1
 Bahrain 2402213−2

2 December 1988
18:00
Syria  0 – 2  Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Mutlaq  20'
Al-Suwaiyed  82'

3 December 1988
17:00
Kuwait  0 – 0  Bahrain
Report
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)

4 December 1988
17:00
China PR  3 – 0  Syria
Gao Sheng  13'
Xie Yuxin  14', 19'
Report

5 December 1988
15:00
Saudi Arabia  0 – 0  Kuwait
Report

6 December 1988
17:00
Bahrain  0 – 1  China PR
Report Zhang Xiaowen  78'
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Referee: Syed Shahid Hakim (India)

8 December 1988
17:00
Syria  1 – 0  Kuwait
Al-Nasser  63' Report
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Referee: Yusuf Namoğlu (Turkey)

9 December 1988
15:00
Saudi Arabia  1 – 1  Bahrain
Jazea'a  78' Report F. Mohamed  44' (pen.)
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)

10 December 1988
17:00
Kuwait  2 – 2  China PR
Adel Abbas  60' (pen.)
Mansour Basha  62'
Report Ma Lin  10', 87'

11 December 1988
15:00
Bahrain  0 – 1  Syria
Report Abu Al-Sel  72' (pen.)

12 December 1988
15:00
China PR  0 – 1  Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Bishi  56'

Knockout stage

All times are Qatar time (UTC+3)

Semi-finals Final
December 14 - Doha
  South Korea (a.e.t.)  2  
  China PR  1  
 
December 18 - Doha
      South Korea  0 (3)
    Saudi Arabia (pen.)  0 (4)
Third place
December 15 - Doha December 17 - Doha
  Saudi Arabia  1   China PR  0 (0)
  Iran  0     Iran (pen.)  0 (3)

Semi-finals

14 December 1988
16:00
South Korea  2 – 1 (a.e.t.)  China PR
Lee Tae-Ho  93', 103' Report Mai Chao  100'
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)

15 December 1988
16:00
Saudi Arabia  1 – 0  Iran
Abdullah  16' Report
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: George Courtney (England)

Third place play-off

17 December 1988
16:00
China PR  0 – 0 (a.e.t.)  Iran
Report
  Penalties  
Duan Ju
Wang Baoshan
Wu Wenbing
0 – 3 Moharrami
Ansarifard
Ghayeghran
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ahmad Bash (Jordan)

Final

 AFC Asian Cup 1988 Winners 

Saudi Arabia
Second title

Awards

MVP (Most Valuable Player)

Top Scorer

Best Goalkeeper

Statistics

Goalscorers

With three goals, Lee Tae-Ho is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 40 goals were scored by 28 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.

3 goals:

2 goals:

1 goal:

1 own goal

Top scoring teams

11 goals:

7 goals:

5 goals:

3 goals:

2 goals:

1 goal:

0 goal:

Final positions

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Eff
1 Saudi Arabia 633051+4975.0%
2 South Korea 6510113+81191.7%
3 Iran 622234−1650.0%
4 China PR 622275+2650.0%
Eliminated in the First Stage
5 Qatar 420276+1450.0%
6 Syria 420225−3450.0%
7 Kuwait 403123−1337.5%
8 United Arab Emirates 410324−2225.0%
9 Bahrain 410313−2225.0%
10 Japan 401306−6112.5%

References

  1. "Asian Cup: Know Your History - Part One (1956-1988)". Goal.com. 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2015-05-03.

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