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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = AFC U-16 Championship
| year = 1998
| other_titles = بطولة آسيا تحت 16 سنة لكرة القدم 1998
| image = 
| size = 
| alt = 
| caption = 
| city = 
| country = Qatar
| dates = 3–17 September
| num_teams = 10
| confederations = 1
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion_other = {{fbu|17|THA}}
| count = 1
| second_other = {{fbu|17|QAT}}
| third_other = {{fbu|17|BHR|1972}}
| fourth_other = {{fbu|17|KOR|1997}}
| matches = 34
| goals = 90
| attendance = 
| top_scorer = 
| player = 
| prevseason = [[1996 AFC U-16 Championship|1996]]
| nextseason = [[2000 AFC U-16 Championship|2000]]
}}
'''1998 AFC U-16 Championship''' was the 8th edition of the [[AFC U-16 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]].

==Qualification==
{{Main|1998 AFC U-16 Championship qualification}}
The following 10 teams qualified for the final tournament:
*Group 1: {{fbu|17|OMA}}
*Group 2: {{fbu|17|IRN}}
*Group 3: {{fbu|17|BHR|1972}}
*Group 4: {{fbu|17|PRK}}
*Group 5: {{fbu|17|BAN}}
*Group 6: {{fbu|17|IRQ|1991}} 
*Group 7: {{fbu|17|KOR|1997}}
*Group 8: {{fbu|17|JPN|1870}}
*Group 9: {{fbu|17|THA}}
*Host: {{fbu|17|QAT}}

==Venues==
All matches were held in [[Grand Hamad Stadium]] in the city of [[Doha]].

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|+
![[Doha]]
! rowspan="4" |{{location map+|Qatar|float=center|width=300|caption=Location of the host city of the 1998 AFC U-16 Championship.|places={{location map~ |Qatar |lat=25.289715 |long=51.523476 |label=[[Doha]] |position=right}}}}
|-
|[[Grand Hamad Stadium]]
|-
|Capacity: '''13,000'''
|-
| [[File:Grand Hamad stadioni.jpg|192x192px]]
|}

==Group stage==
Group winners and runners-up advanced to the semifinals.

===Group A===
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|team3=IRQ|name_IRQ={{fbu|17|IRQ|1991}}
|team4=PRK|name_PRK={{fbu|17|PRK}}
|team5=IRN|name_IRN={{fbu|17|IRN}}
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|win_THA=2|draw_THA=1|loss_THA=1|gf_THA=6|ga_THA=6
|win_IRQ=2|draw_IRQ=0|loss_IRQ=2|gf_IRQ=9|ga_IRQ=4
|win_PRK=2|draw_PRK=0|loss_PRK=2|gf_PRK=5|ga_PRK=6
|win_IRN=0|draw_IRN=0|loss_IRN=4|gf_IRN=1|ga_IRN=11

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{{Football box
|date       = September 3, 1998
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Qatar}}
|score      = 4–0
|team2      = {{fbu|17|Iran}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}
{{Football box
|date       = September 4, 1998
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Iraq}}
|score      = 3–0
|team2      = {{fbu|17|North Korea}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}
{{Football box
|date       = September 5, 1998
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Iran}}
|score      = 1–2
|team2      = {{fbu|17|Thailand}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}
{{Football box
|date       = September 6, 1998
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Qatar}}
|score      = 3–2
|team2      = {{fbu|17|North Korea}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}
{{Football box
|date       = September 8, 1998
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Thailand}}
|score      = 3–2
|team2      = {{fbu|17|Iraq}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}
{{Football box
|date       = September 8, 1998
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|North Korea}}
|score      = 1–0
|team2      = {{fbu|17|Iran}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}
{{Football box
|date       = September 9, 1998
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Qatar}}
|score      = 1–0
|team2      = {{fbu|17|Iraq}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}
{{Football box
|date       = September 10, 1998
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Thailand}}
|score      = 0–2
|team2      = {{fbu|17|North Korea}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}
{{Football box
|date       = September 11, 1998
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Iran}}
|score      = 0–4
|team2      = {{fbu|17|Iraq}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}
{{Football box
|date       = September 12, 1998
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Thailand}}
|score      = 1–1
|team2      = {{fbu|17|Qatar}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}

===Group B===
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|section=Group B
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|ptsfirst=y

|team1=BHR|name_BHR={{fbu|17|BHR|1972}}
|team2=KOR|name_KOR={{fbu|17|KOR|1997}}
|team3=JPN|name_JPN={{fbu|17|JPN|1870}}
|team4=BAN|name_BAN={{fbu|17|BAN}}
|team5=OMA|name_OMA={{fbu|17|OMA}}
|win_BHR=3|draw_BHR=0|loss_BHR=1|gf_BHR=9|ga_BHR=6
|win_KOR=3|draw_KOR=0|loss_KOR=1|gf_KOR=8|ga_KOR=6
|win_JPN=2|draw_JPN=1|loss_JPN=1|gf_JPN=8|ga_JPN=6
|win_BAN=0|draw_BAN=2|loss_BAN=2|gf_BAN=4|ga_BAN=7
|win_OMA=0|draw_OMA=1|loss_OMA=3|gf_OMA=3|ga_OMA=7

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{{Football box
|date       = September 4, 1998
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Oman}}
|score      = 1–1
|team2      = {{fbu|17|Bangladesh}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}
{{Football box
|date       = September 4, 1998
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Japan}}
|score      = 1–2
|team2      = {{fbu|17|South Korea}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}
{{Football box
|date       = September 5, 1998
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Bangladesh}}
|score      = 0–2
|team2      = {{fbu|17|Bahrain}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}
{{Football box
|date       = September 6, 1998
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|South Korea}}
|score      = 1–0
|team2      = {{fbu|17|Oman}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}
{{Football box
|date       = September 7, 1998
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Bahrain}}
|score      = 1–2
|team2      = {{fbu|17|Japan}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}
{{Football box
|date       = September 8, 1998
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Bangladesh}}
|score      = 1–2
|team2      = {{fbu|17|South Korea}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}
{{Football box
|date       = September 9, 1998
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Japan}}
|score      = 3–1
|team2      = {{fbu|17|Oman}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}
{{Football box
|date       = September 10, 1998
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Bahrain}}
|score      = 4–3
|team2      = {{fbu|17|South Korea}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}
{{Football box
|date       = September 11, 1998
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Japan}}
|score      = 2–2
|team2      = {{fbu|17|Bangladesh}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}
{{Football box
|date       = September 12, 1998
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Bahrain}}
|score      = 2–1
|team2      = {{fbu|17|Oman}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}

==Knockout stage==

===Semifinals===
{{Football box
|date       = September 15, 1998
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Qatar}}
|score      = 2–1
|team2      = {{fbu|17|South Korea}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}
{{Football box
|date       = September 15, 1998
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Bahrain}}
|score      = 0–6
|team2      = {{fbu|17|Thailand}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}


===Third place match===
{{Football box
|date       = September 17, 1998
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Bahrain}}
|score      = 5–1
|team2      = {{fbu|17|South Korea}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = 
}}

===Final===
{{Football box
|date       = September 17, 1998
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|Thailand}}
|score      = 1–1  
|aet        = yes
|team2      = {{fbu|17|Qatar}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|penaltyscore = 3–2
|stadium    = 
}}

==Winners==
{{winners|fb|1998 AFC U-16 Championship winners|Thailand|1st}}

==Teams qualified for [[1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship]]==
*{{fbu|17|THA}}
*{{fbu|17|QAT}}

===Inter-confederation playoff===
Third-placed Bahrain played off against Australia, winners of the 1999 OFC U-17 championship for the final slot for the [[1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship]].

{{football box
|date=August 14, 1999
|team1={{fbu-rt|17|Australia}}
|score= 2–1
|team2={{fbu|17|Bahrain}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Canberra]], [[Australia]]
}}
{{football box
|date=August 27, 1999
|team1={{fbu-rt|17|Bahrain}}
|score= 0–1
|team2={{fbu|17|Australia}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Manama]], [[Bahrain]]
}}

'''[[Australia national under-17 football team|Australia]]''' won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for the [[1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship]].

==Sources==
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/as-u16-98.html rsssf.com]

{{AFC U-16 Championship}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:AFC U-16 Championship 1998}}
[[Category:1998 AFC U-16 Championship| ]]
[[Category:AFC U-17 Asian Cup tournaments|1998]]
[[Category:1998–99 in AFC football|U-16 Championship]]
[[Category:1998–99 in Asian youth football|U-16 Championship]]
[[Category:1998–99 in Qatari football]]
[[Category:International association football competitions hosted by Qatar]]
[[Category:September 1998 sports events in Asia]]