1998 AFC U-16 Championship
# 1998 AFC U-16 Championship

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

The following 10 teams qualified for the final tournament.

* Group 1: Oman
* Group 2: Iran
* Group 3: Bahrain
* Group 4: North Korea
* Group 5: Bangladesh
* Group 6: Iraq
* Group 7: South Korea
* Group 8: Japan
* Group 9: Thailand
* Host: Qatar

## Stadium

All matches were held in Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar.

## Group stage

Group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.

All matches were held in Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar.

### 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 |

### 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 |

## Winners

* AFC U-16 Championship 1998 winners
* Thailand First title

## Teams qualified for 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship

* Thailand
* Qatar

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

## Sources

* rsssf.com
