| Event | 1988 AFC Asian Cup | ||||||
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| After extra time Saudi Arabia won 4–3 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 18 December 1988 | ||||||
| Venue | Al-Ahli Stadium, Doha | ||||||
| Referee | Michel Vautrot (France) | ||||||
| Attendance | 20,000 | ||||||
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. [1]
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.
| South Korea | Round | Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
| Final standings | Group B winners | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponents | Result | Knockout stage | Opponents | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Semi-finals | Iran | 1–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Korea  | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |  Saudi Arabia |
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| Report | ||
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Cho Min-kook  Lee Tae-ho  Byun Byung-joo Kim Joo-sung Cho Yoon-hwan | 3–4 | Nu'eimeh Abd Al-Jawad Abdullah Al-Mutlaq Al-Bishi |
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