1988 AFC U-16 Championship

The 1988 AFC U-16 Championship was the 3rd edition of the AFC U-16 Championship, organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was played by Asian under-16 teams and also served as a qualification tournament for the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship to be held at Scotland. Saudi Arabia won the tournament by winning 2–0 in the final against Bahrain; both teams qualified to the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship, along with third-placed China.

Qualification

Qualified teams:

• Bahrain
• China
• Indonesia
• Iraq
• Japan
• North Korea
• South Korea
• Qatar
• Saudi Arabia
• Thailand (host)

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Saudi Arabia	4	3	1	0	13	2	+11	7	Knockout Stage
2	Bahrain	4	1	3	0	3	2	+1	5
3	South Korea	4	2	0	2	10	9	+1	4
4	Thailand	4	1	1	2	4	5	−1	3
5	Indonesia	4	0	1	3	3	15	−12	1

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Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	4	2	2	0	6	3	+3	6	Knockout Stage
2	Iraq	4	2	1	1	7	3	+4	5
3	Qatar	4	2	1	1	6	3	+3	5
4	Japan	4	1	1	2	4	8	−4	3
5	North Korea	4	0	1	3	4	10	−6	1

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Winners

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Teams qualified for 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship

• Saudi Arabia
• Bahrain
• China

Sources

• rsssf.com