1988 AFC Asian Cup Final
# 1988 AFC Asian Cup Final

The 1988 AFC Asian Cup Final was a football match which determined the winner of the 1988 AFC Asian Cup, the 8th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of the Asian Football Confederation.

## Venue

Al-Ahli Stadium also known as Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium located in Doha, Qatar, hosted the 1988 AFC Asian Cup Final. The 18,000-seat stadium is used by Al Ahli SC (Doha) and Al-Sailiya SC. It was one of two stadiums used to host the 1988 Asian Cup; twelve matches were played in the stadium including the final.

## Route to the final

| South Korea | South Korea | Round | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponents | Result | Group stage | Opponents | Result |
| United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | Match 1 | Syria | 2–0 |
| Japan | 2–0 | Match 2 | Kuwait | 0–0 |
| Qatar | 3–2 | Match 3 | Bahrain | 1–1 |
| Iran | 3–0 | Match 4 | China | 1–0 |
| Group A Winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  South Korea 4 8 2  Iran 4 5 3  Qatar (H) 4 4 4  United Arab Emirates 4 2 5  Japan 4 1 Source: RSSSF (H) Host | Group A Winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  South Korea 4 8 2  Iran 4 5 3  Qatar (H) 4 4 4  United Arab Emirates 4 2 5  Japan 4 1 Source: RSSSF (H) Host | Final standings | Group B winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Saudi Arabia 4 6 2  China 4 5 3  Syria 4 4 4  Kuwait 4 3 5  Bahrain 4 2 Source: RSSSF | Group B winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Saudi Arabia 4 6 2  China 4 5 3  Syria 4 4 4  Kuwait 4 3 5  Bahrain 4 2 Source: RSSSF |
| Opponents | Result | Knockout stage | Opponents | Result |
| China | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Semi-finals | Iran | 1–0 |

## Match

### Final

| GK | Cho Byung-deuk |
| - | - |
| RB | Park Kyung-hoon |
| CB | Chung Yong-hwan |
| CB | Cho Yoon-hwan |
| LB | Gu Sang-bum |
| RM | Yeo Bum-kyu |
| CM | Cho Min-kook |
| CM | Chung Hae-won |
| LM | Ham Hyun-gi |
| CF | Hwang Sun-hong |
| CF | Kim Joo-sung |
| Manager: ||
| Lee Hoe-taik ||
| GK | Abdullah Al-Deayea |
| RB | Abdullah Al-Dosari |
| CB | Ahmed Jameel Madani |
| CB | Saleh Nu'eimeh |
| LB | Mohamed Abd Al-Jawad |
| RM | Saleh Al-Saleh |
| CM | Fahad Al-Bishi |
| CM | Fahad Al-Musaibeah |
| LM | Majed Abdullah |
| CF | Yousuf Al-Thunayan |
| CF | Saad Al-Dossary |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Alberto Parreira ||
