1988 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
# 1988 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

This page provides information of the qualification process of the 1988 AFC U-16 Championship.

## Groups

### Group 1

The group matches were played in Kuwait in August, 1988. However, match results were not fully available from online. The final positions are shown below.

| Pos | Team | Qualification |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | Final Tournament |
| 2 | Iraq | Final Tournament |
| 3 | South Yemen |
| 4 | North Yemen |
| 5 | Oman |
| 6 | Kuwait |

### Group 2

The group consisted Bahrain, Iran, Qatar, and Syria, with matches played in Doha, Qatar.

Bahrain and Qatar qualified for the final tournament.

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Thailand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 7 | Final Tournament |
| 2 | China | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Final Tournament |
| 3 | India | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 |
| 4 | Nepal | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 2 |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | North Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 6 | Final Tournament |
| 2 | Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Final Tournament |
| 3 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 2 |
| 4 | Singapore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 |

### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 5 | Final Tournament |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 5 | Final Tournament |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 2 |
| 4 | Brunei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | −25 | 0 |
