1998 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

The qualifying stage for the 1998 AFC U-16 Championship, an international youth football competition, was organised on the basis of nine groups. The winning team in each group went forward to the final tournament in Qatar, together with Qatar as host nation.

Group 1 edit

All matches played in Bawsher, Muscat, Oman

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Oman 3 3 0 0 18 1 +17 9
  Kuwait 3 1 1 1 8 4 +4 4
  Turkmenistan 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
  Palestine 3 0 0 3 1 20 −19 0
Source: [citation needed]
Oman  4–0  Turkmenistan
Palestine  0–6  Kuwait

Kuwait  1–3  Oman
Palestine  1–3  Turkmenistan

Kuwait  1–1  Turkmenistan
Oman  11–0  Palestine

Group 2 edit

All matches played in Tabriz, Iran

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Iran 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6
  United Arab Emirates 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3
  Tajikistan 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
  Yemen (W) 0 - - - - - 0
Source: [citation needed]
(W) Withdrew
United Arab Emirates  3–0  Tajikistan

Iran  1–0  United Arab Emirates

Iran  3–0  Tajikistan

Group 3 edit

All matches played in Ha'il, Saudi Arabia

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Bahrain 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5 6
  Jordan 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 3
  Saudi Arabia 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source: [citation needed]
Bahrain  5–1  Jordan

Bahrain  2–1  Saudi Arabia

Jordan  2–0  Saudi Arabia

Group 4 edit

All matches played in Hyderabad, India

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  North Korea 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9
  India 3 1 1 1 6 1 +5 4
  Pakistan 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
  Kazakhstan 3 0 1 2 2 13 −11 1
Source: [citation needed]
Pakistan  1–1  Kazakhstan
North Korea  1–0  India

North Korea  2–0  Pakistan
India  6–0  Kazakhstan

North Korea  6–1  Kazakhstan
Pakistan  0–0  India

Group 5 edit

All matches played in Kathmandu, Nepal

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Bangladesh 3 3 0 0 16 0 +16 9
    Nepal 3 2 0 1 11 1 +10 6
  Sri Lanka 3 1 0 2 8 5 +3 3
  Guam 3 0 0 3 0 29 −29 0
Source: [citation needed]
Nepal    10–0  Guam
Sri Lanka  0–4  Bangladesh

Guam  0–8  Sri Lanka
Nepal    0–1  Bangladesh

Bangladesh  11–0  Guam
Nepal    1–0  Sri Lanka

Group 6 edit

All matches played in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Iraq 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 6
  Uzbekistan 2 1 0 1 7 3 +4 3
  Maldives 2 0 0 2 0 11 −11 0
  Bhutan (W) 0 - - - - - 0
Source: [citation needed]
(W) Withdrew
Iraq  5–0  Maldives

Uzbekistan  1–3  Iraq

Uzbekistan  6–0  Maldives

Group 7 edit

All matches played in Chengdu, China

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  South Korea 2 1 1 0 6 0 +6 4
  China 2 1 1 0 6 0 +6 4
  Chinese Taipei 2 0 0 2 0 12 −12 0
  Philippines (W) 0 - - - - - 0
Source: [citation needed]
(W) Withdrew
South Korea  6–0  Chinese Taipei

Chinese Taipei  0–6  China

China  0–0  South Korea
Penalties
4–5

Group 8 edit

All matches played in Yangon, Myanmar

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Japan 4 4 0 0 15 2 +13 12
  Myanmar 4 3 0 1 13 4 +9 9
  Hong Kong 4 1 1 2 5 9 −4 4
  Laos 4 1 1 2 4 11 −7 4
  Malaysia 4 0 0 4 3 14 −11 0
Source: [citation needed]
Japan  4–0  Hong Kong
Laos  0–5  Myanmar

Hong Kong  4–0  Malaysia
Japan  4–1  Laos

Malaysia  2–3  Myanmar
Hong Kong  1–1  Laos

Japan  5–0  Malaysia
Myanmar  4–0  Hong Kong

Malaysia  1–2  Laos
Myanmar  1–2  Japan

Group 9 edit

All matches played in Chon Buri, Thailand

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Thailand 3 3 0 0 25 0 +25 9
  Indonesia 3 1 1 1 8 8 0 4
  Singapore 3 1 1 1 4 12 −8 4
  Brunei 3 0 0 3 1 18 −17 0
Source: [citation needed]
Thailand  9–0  Singapore
Brunei  0–6  Indonesia

Thailand  10–0  Brunei
Indonesia  2–2  Singapore

Singapore  2–1  Brunei
Thailand  6–0  Indonesia

Qualified teams edit

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