1998 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Last updated October 03, 2025

The qualifying stage for the 1998 AFC U-16 Championship, an international youth football competition, was organised on the basis of nine groups. The winning team in each group went forward to the final tournament in Qatar, together with Qatar as host nation.

Group 1

All matches played in Bawsher, Muscat, Oman

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Oman	3	3	0	0	18	1	+17	9
Kuwait	3	1	1	1	8	4	+4	4
Turkmenistan	3	1	1	1	4	6	−2	4
Palestine	3	0	0	3	1	20	−19	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

20 July 1998

Oman	4–0	Turkmenistan

20 July 1998

Palestine	0–6	Kuwait

22 July 1998

Kuwait	1–3	Oman

22 July 1998

Palestine	1–3	Turkmenistan

24 July 1998

Kuwait	1–1	Turkmenistan

24 July 1998

Oman	11–0	Palestine

Group 2

All matches played in Tabriz, Iran

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iran	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	6
United Arab Emirates	2	1	0	1	3	1	+2	3
Tajikistan	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0
Yemen (W)	0	-	-	-	-	-	—	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(W) Withdrew

27 July 1998

United Arab Emirates	3–0	Tajikistan

31 July 1998

Iran	1–0	United Arab Emirates

2 August 1998

Iran	3–0	Tajikistan

Group 3

All matches played in Ha'il, Saudi Arabia

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bahrain	2	2	0	7	2	+5	6
Jordan	2	1	1	3	5	−2	3
Saudi Arabia	2	0	2	1	4	−3	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

3 August 1998

Bahrain	5–1	Jordan

5 August 1998

Bahrain	2–1	Saudi Arabia

7 August 1998

Jordan	2–0	Saudi Arabia

Group 4

All matches played in Hyderabad, India

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
North Korea	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	9
India	3	1	1	1	6	1	+5	4
Pakistan	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2
Kazakhstan	3	0	1	2	2	13	−11	1

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

24 July 1998

Pakistan	1–1	Kazakhstan

24 July 1998

North Korea	1–0	India

26 July 1998

North Korea	2–0	Pakistan

26 July 1998

India	6–0	Kazakhstan

28 July 1998

North Korea	6–1	Kazakhstan

28 July 1998

Pakistan	0–0	India

Group 5

All matches played in Kathmandu, Nepal

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bangladesh	3	3	0	16	0	+16	9
Nepal	3	2	1	11	1	+10	6
Sri Lanka	3	1	2	8	5	+3	3
Guam	3	0	3	0	29	−29	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

20 April 1998

Nepal	10–0	Guam

21 April 1998

Sri Lanka	0–4	Bangladesh

23 April 1998

Guam	0–8	Sri Lanka

24 April 1998

Nepal	0–1	Bangladesh

26 April 1998

Bangladesh	11–0	Guam

27 April 1998

Nepal	1–0	Sri Lanka

Group 6

All matches played in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iraq	2	2	0	0	8	1	+7	6
Uzbekistan	2	1	0	1	7	3	+4	3
Maldives	2	0	0	2	0	11	−11	0
Bhutan (W)	0	-	-	-	-	-	—	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(W) Withdrew

16 June 1998

Iraq	5–0	Maldives

18 June 1998

Uzbekistan	1–3	Iraq

20 June 1998

Uzbekistan	6–0	Maldives

Group 7

All matches played in Chengdu, China

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	2	1	1	0	6	0	+6	4
China	2	1	1	0	6	0	+6	4
Chinese Taipei	2	0	0	2	0	12	−12	0
Philippines (W)	0	-	-	-	-	-	—	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(W) Withdrew

16 May 1998

South Korea	6–0	Chinese Taipei

18 May 1998

Chinese Taipei	0–6	China

20 May 1998

China	0–0	South Korea

Penalties
	4–5

Group 8

All matches played in Yangon, Myanmar

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan	4	4	0	0	15	2	+13	12
Myanmar	4	3	0	1	13	4	+9	9
Hong Kong	4	1	1	2	5	9	−4	4
Laos	4	1	1	2	4	11	−7	4
Malaysia	4	0	0	4	3	14	−11	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

25 May 1998

Japan	4–0	Hong Kong

25 May 1998

Laos	0–5	Myanmar

27 May 1998

Hong Kong	4–0	Malaysia

27 May 1998

Japan	4–1	Laos

29 May 1998

Malaysia	2–3	Myanmar

29 May 1998

Hong Kong	1–1	Laos

31 May 1998

Japan	5–0	Malaysia

31 May 1998

Myanmar	4–0	Hong Kong

2 June 1998

Malaysia	1–2	Laos

2 June 1998

Myanmar	1–2	Japan

Group 9

All matches played in Chon Buri, Thailand

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Thailand	3	3	0	0	25	0	+25	9
Indonesia	3	1	1	1	8	8	0	4
Singapore	3	1	1	1	4	12	−8	4
Brunei	3	0	0	3	1	18	−17	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

21 April 1998

Thailand	9–0	Singapore

21 April 1998

Brunei	0–6	Indonesia

23 April 1998

Thailand	10–0	Brunei

23 April 1998

Indonesia	2–2	Singapore

25 April 1998

Singapore	2–1	Brunei

25 April 1998

Thailand	6–0	Indonesia

Qualified teams

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1998 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Contents

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

Group 8

Group 9

Qualified teams

Sources