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بطولة آسيا تحت 16 سنة لكرة القدم 1998 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Qatar |
Dates | 3–17 September |
Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 34 |
Goals scored | 90 (2.65 per match) |
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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.
The following 10 teams qualified for the final tournament:
All matches were held in Grand Hamad Stadium in the city of Doha.
Doha | Location of the host city of the 1998 AFC U-16 Championship. |
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Grand Hamad Stadium | |
Capacity: 13,000 | |
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Group winners and runners-up advanced to the semifinals.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 |
![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
Iraq ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Qatar ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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North Korea ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Thailand ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 |
![]() | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 |
![]() | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
Oman ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Japan ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Bangladesh ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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South Korea ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Bahrain ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() |
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Japan ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Qatar ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Bahrain ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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1998 AFC U-16 Championship winners |
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![]() Thailand 1st title |
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