1988 AFC Asian Cup

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1988 AFC Asian Cup
كأس آسيا 1988
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
Dates2–18 December
Teams10
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Third placeFlag of Iran.svg  Iran
Fourth placeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored40 (1.67 per match)
Attendance164,500 (6,854 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Lee Tae-Ho (3 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Kim Joo-Sung
Best goalkeeper Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Huikang
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The 1988 AFC Asian Cup was the 9th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international association football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Qatar between 2 December and 18 December 1988. Saudi Arabia defeated South Korea in the final match in Doha. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Qualification

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearance
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar HostsN/A2 (1980, 1984)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1984 AFC Asian Cup champions 16 December 19841 (1984)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Group 1 winners17 February 19882 (1980, 1984)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Group 1 runners-up16 February 19883 (1976, 1980, 1984)
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Group 2 winners18 April 19884 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984)
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Group 2 runners-up18 April 19880 (debut)
Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria Group 3 winners3 June 19882 (1980, 1984)
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Group 3 runners-up4 June 19885 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984)
Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain Group 4 winners22 June 19880 (debut)
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea Group 4 runners-up22 June 19886 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980, 1984)

Squads

Venues

1988 AFC Asian Cup
Invisible Square.svg
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Mapscaleline.svg
15km
10miles
CityStadiumCapacity
Doha Al-Ahly Stadium 20,000
Qatar SC Stadium

First round

All times are Qatar time (UTC+3)

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 440092+78Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 42113305
3Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar (H)420276+14
4Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 410324−22
5Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 401306−61
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg2–0Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Bavi Soccerball shade.svg6'
Pious Soccerball shade.svg89'		 Report
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg0–1Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Report Lee Tae-ho Soccerball shade.svg8' (pen.)
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 200
Referee: George Courtney (England)
Japan  Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg0–0Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Samuel Chan Yam Ming (Hong Kong)
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg2–1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Muftah Soccerball shade.svg17'
Musabah Soccerball shade.svg26' (o.g.)		 Report H. Mohamed Soccerball shade.svg35'
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg2–0Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Hwang Sun-hong Soccerball shade.svg13'
Kim Joo-sung Soccerball shade.svg35'		 Report
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Salah Mohammed (Iraq)
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg1–0Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Pious Soccerball shade.svg27' Report
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Steven Ovinis (Malaysia)
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg2–3Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Salman Soccerball shade.svg47' (pen.), 80' (pen.) Report Chung Hae-won Soccerball shade.svg10', 72'
Kim Joo-sung Soccerball shade.svg34'
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: George Courtney (England)
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg1–0Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
A.A. Mohamed Soccerball shade.svg86' Report
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ahmad Bash (Jordan)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg3–0Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Byun Byung-joo Soccerball shade.svg26', 57'
Hwang Sun-hong Soccerball shade.svg42'		 Report
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
Japan  Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg0–3Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Report Khamis Soccerball shade.svg58', 82'
Muftah Soccerball shade.svg90'
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Yusuf Namoğlu (Turkey)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 422041+36Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 421163+35
3Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria 420225−34
4Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 403123−13
5Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain 402213−22
Source: RSSSF
Syria  Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg0–2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Mutlaq Soccerball shade.svg20'
Al-Suwaiyed Soccerball shade.svg82'
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg0–0Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain
Report
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Gao Sheng Soccerball shade.svg13'
Xie Yuxin Soccerball shade.svg14', 19'		 Report
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mohamed Hansal (Algeria)
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg0–0Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Report
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg0–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Report Zhang Xiaowen Soccerball shade.svg78'
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Syed Shahid Hakim (India)
Syria  Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg1–0Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Al-Nasser Soccerball shade.svg63' Report
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Yusuf Namoğlu (Turkey)
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg1–1Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain
Jazea'a Soccerball shade.svg78' Report F. Mahmoud Soccerball shade.svg44' (pen.)
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg2–2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Adel Abbas Soccerball shade.svg60' (pen.)
Mansour Basha Soccerball shade.svg62'		 Report Ma Lin Soccerball shade.svg10', 87'
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg0–1Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Report Abu Al-Sel Soccerball shade.svg72' (pen.)
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 800
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg0–1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Bishi Soccerball shade.svg56'
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mohamed Hansal (Algeria)

Knockout stage

All times are Qatar time (UTC+3)

 
 Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
December 14 - Doha
 
 
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea (a.e.t.)2
 
December 18 - Doha
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1
 
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 0 (3)
 
December 15 - Doha
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (pen.)0 (4)
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1
 
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 0
 
 Third place
 
 
December 17 - Doha
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0 (0)
 
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran (pen.)0 (3)

Semi-finals

South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg2–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Lee Tae-ho Soccerball shade.svg93', 103' Report Mai Chao Soccerball shade.svg100'
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg1–0Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Majed Abdullah Soccerball shade.svg16' Report
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: George Courtney (England)

Third place play-off

China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg0–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report
Penalties
Duan Ju Soccerball shade cross.svg
Wang Baoshan Soccerball shade cross.svg
Wu Wenbing Soccerball shade cross.svg		0–3Soccerball shad check.svg Moharrami
Soccerball shad check.svg Ansarifard
Soccerball shad check.svg Ghayeghran
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ahmad Bash (Jordan)

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

With three goals, South Korea's Lee Tae-Ho is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 40 goals were scored by 28 different players, with only one of them credited as an own goal.

3 goals:

2 goals:

1 goal:

1 own goal

Awards

Most Valuable Player [4]

Top scorer [4]

Best Goalkeeper [4]

Best Forward [4]

Team of the Tournament [4]

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForward
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Huikang
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Al-Deayea 		Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohamed Al-Jawad
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saleh Nu'eimeh
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Park Kyung-hoon
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Chung Yong-hwan 		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xie Yuxin
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mohamed Salim
Flag of Kuwait.svg Mahboub Juma'a
Flag of Iran.svg Sirous Ghayeghran
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Chung Hae-won
Flag of Qatar.svg Adel Khamis
Flag of Kuwait.svg Abdulaziz Al-Hajeri
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Byun Byung-joo 		Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Youssef Al-Thunayan
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Majed Abdullah
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Kim Joo-sung
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Baoshan

References

  1. ↑ "Asian Cup: Know Your History - Part One (1956-1988)". Goal.com. 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  2. ↑ "1988 AFC Asian Cup" . Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Asian Cup 1988 Qatar » Schedule" . Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Jovanovic, Bojan; King, Ian; Morrison, Neil; Panahi, Majeed; Veroeveren, Pieter (16 December 2010). "Asian Nations Cup 1988". RSSSF . Retrieved 12 February 2020.

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