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 article: 1998 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

The following 10 teams qualified for the final tournament:

Venues

All matches were held in Grand Hamad Stadium in the city of Doha.

Doha
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Location of the host city of the 1998 AFC U-16 Championship.
Grand Hamad Stadium
Capacity: 13,000

Group stage

Group winners and runners-up advanced to the semifinals.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Qatar 4 3 1 0 9 3 +6 10
 Thailand 4 2 1 1 6 6 0 7
 Iraq 4 2 0 2 9 4 +5 6
 North Korea 4 2 0 2 5 6 −1 6
 Iran 4 0 0 4 1 11 −10 0
Source: [citation needed]
Qatar 4–0 Iran
Iraq 3–0 North Korea
Iran 1–2 Thailand
Qatar 3–2 North Korea
Thailand 3–2 Iraq
North Korea 1–0 Iran
Qatar 1–0 Iraq
Thailand 0–2 North Korea
Iran 0–4 Iraq
Thailand 1–1 Qatar

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bahrain 4 3 0 1 9 6 +3 9
 South Korea 4 3 0 1 8 6 +2 9
 Japan 4 2 1 1 8 6 +2 7
 Bangladesh 4 0 2 2 4 7 −3 2
 Oman 4 0 1 3 3 7 −4 1
Source: [citation needed]
Oman 1–1 Bangladesh
Japan 1–2 South Korea
Bangladesh 0–2 Bahrain
South Korea 1–0 Oman
Bahrain 1–2 Japan
Bangladesh 1–2 South Korea
Japan 3–1 Oman
Bahrain 4–3 South Korea
Japan 2–2 Bangladesh
Bahrain 2–1 Oman

Knockout stage

Semifinals

Qatar 2–1 South Korea
Bahrain 0–6 Thailand


Third place match

Bahrain 5–1 South Korea

Final

Thailand 1–1 (a.e.t.) Qatar
Penalties
3–2

Winners

 1998 AFC U-16 Championship winners 

Thailand
1st title

Teams qualified for 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship

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.

Australia 2–1 Bahrain
Bahrain 0–1 Australia

Australia won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Sources

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_AFC_U-17_Championship
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