Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers

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The Pre-Olympic tournaments of the Asian Qualifiers for the 1988 Summer Olympic were held from 27 February 1987 to 15 January 1988. Iraq and China qualified, while South Korea qualified as host nation. [1]

Contents

West Asia

First Round

Group 1

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 440081+78
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 410346-22
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 410327-52

All Matches were played in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. [2]

Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg2–0Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg1–0Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg2–0Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Majed Abdullah Soccerball shade.svg41', 61'
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg2–1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg0–3Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg1–2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia

Group 2

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq 431082+67
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 41215504
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 401328-61
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg1–2Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq
Jamal Abu Abed Soccerball shade.svg40' Hussein Saeed Soccerball shade.svg3'
Adnan Dirjal Soccerball shade.svg86'
Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg2–0Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Hussein Saeed Soccerball shade.svg25'
Saad Qais Soccerball shade.svg

Group 3

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 210121+12
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 210112-12
Flag of South Yemen.svg  South Yemen Withdrew, apparently due to injuries to players. [1]

All Matches were played in Doha, Qatar. [2]

Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg2–0Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Mansour Muftah Soccerball shade.svg
Adel Khamis Soccerball shade.svg
Syria  Flag of Syria.svg1–0Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar

Group 4

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 21012202
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 21012202
Flag of North Yemen.svg  North Yemen Withdrew

All Matches were played in Doha, Qatar. [2]

Iran  Flag of Iran.svg2–1Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Bijan Taheri Soccerball shade.svg64'
Karim Bavi Soccerball shade.svg89'
Khalid Al-Shabib Soccerball shade.svg76'
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg1–0Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Faisal Al-Dakheel Soccerball shade.svg89' (pen.)

Kuwait qualified on away goals rule. [1]

Second Round

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq 6321105+58
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 623132+17
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 613248-45
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 604224-24
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg0–0Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg0–0Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg1–3Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq
Khaled Salman Soccerball shade.svg17' (pen.) Hussein Saeed Soccerball shade.svg41'
Ali Hussein Soccerball shade.svg59'
Natiq Hashem Soccerball shade.svg89'
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg1–0Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Nasser Al-Ghanem Soccerball shade.svg49'
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg1–1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Ahmad Jamel Soccerball shade.svg48' Isa Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg61'
Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg1–1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Samir Shaker Soccerball shade.svg51'Soccerball shade.svg
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg0–0Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg4–1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Habib Jaafar Soccerball shade.svg9', 76'
Ahmed Radhi Soccerball shade.svg16'
Ali Hussein Soccerball shade.svg17'
Soccerball shade.svg
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg0–0Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg1–0Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Karim Mohammed Alawi Soccerball shade.svg22'
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg1–0Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia

East Asia

First Round

Group 1

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 211032+13
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 201123-11
Flag of India.svg  India Withdrew [lower-alpha 1]

All Matches were played in Kathmandu, Nepal. [2]

Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg2–2Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Sharafat Soccerball shade.svg?', ?'
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg1–0Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Jamshed Rana Soccerball shade.svg(o.g.)

Group 2

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 211032+13
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 201123-11
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Disqualified [lower-alpha 2]

All Matches were played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [2]

Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg0–1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand

Group 3

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 440071+68
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 410334-12
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 410338-52
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei Withdrew
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg2–0Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Fandi Ahmad Soccerball shade.svg63'
V. Sundramoorthy Soccerball shade.svg89'
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–0Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Hiromi Hara Soccerball shade.svg42'
Satoshi Tetsuka Soccerball shade.svg62'
Nobuhiro Takeda Soccerball shade.svg89'
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–0Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Yoshiyuki Matsuyama Soccerball shade.svg65'
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg2–1Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Ribut Waidi Soccerball shade.svg90'
Ricky Yacob Soccerball shade.svg90'
Fandi Ahmad Soccerball shade.svg55'
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg0–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Takashi Mizunuma Soccerball shade.svg40'

Group 4

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4310200+207
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong 4211121+115
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 4004031-310
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg0–5Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svgpostponed due to thunderstormsFlag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg0–9Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Ma Lin Soccerball shade.svg1', 21', 59'
Li Hui Soccerball shade.svg8', 66', 77' (pen.)
Liu Haiguang Soccerball shade.svg42'
Qin Guorong Soccerball shade.svg82'
Jia Xiuquan Soccerball shade.svg85'
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg10–0Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Ma Lin Soccerball shade.svg21', 31', 38'
Soccerball shade.svg23' (o.g.)
Jia Xiuquan Soccerball shade.svg28', 48', 80'
Mai Chao Soccerball shade.svg43', 74'
Liu Haiguang Soccerball shade.svg85'
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg0–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Attendance: 24287
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg7–0Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg1–0Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong
Tang Yaodong Soccerball shade.svg47'

Second Round

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 6501251+2410
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 6411162+149
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 62135505
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 6006139-380
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg0–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg9–0Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Toshio Matsuura Soccerball shade.svg2', 21', 70'
Hisashi Kaneko Soccerball shade.svg9'
Hiromi Hara Soccerball shade.svg26', 28', 32'
Hisashi Kato Soccerball shade.svg43'
Kazuo Echigo Soccerball shade.svg83'
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg0–8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Yasuhiko Okudera Soccerball shade.svg16'
Satoshi Tetsuka Soccerball shade.svg18'
Hisashi Kato Soccerball shade.svg20'
Toshio Matsuura Soccerball shade.svg74'
Yoshiyuki Matsuyama Soccerball shade.svg82'
Shenyang People`s Stadium,Shenyang
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–0Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Takashi Mizunuma Soccerball shade.svg34'
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg12-0Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Duan Ju Soccerball shade.svg2', 52'
Ma Lin Soccerball shade.svg18', 82'
Jia Xiuquan Soccerball shade.svg22', 46'
Tang Yaodong Soccerball shade.svg40'
Wang Baoshan Soccerball shade.svg47', 49', 76'
Li Hui Soccerball shade.svg55'
Mai Chao Soccerball shade.svg85'
Shenyang People`s Stadium,Shenyang
Attendance: 17000
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg3-0Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Pichitpol Uthaikul Soccerball shade.svg53', 80'
Vitoon Kijmongkolsak Soccerball shade.svg78'
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg1-2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Soccerball shade.svg28'Soccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svg
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg0-1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Hiromi Hara Soccerball shade.svg21'
Tianhe Stadium,Guangzhou
Attendance: 60000
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg0-1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Ma Lin Soccerball shade.svg19'
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg0-2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Liu Haiguang Soccerball shade.svg38'
Tang Yaodong Soccerball shade.svg83'
National Stadium,Tokyo
Attendance: 50000

Qualified teams

The following two teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in Summer Olympics
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China East Asia winners26 October 19872 (1936, 1948)
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq West Asia winners15 January 19882 (1980, 1984)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Games of the XXIV. Olympiad - Football Qualifying Tournament". RSSSF . Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 ""1988 Summer Olympics - The Results (Football Qualification)"". sport-olympic. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  1. India withdrew on 30th March 1987, as the government did not allow the team to compete, following a poor performance at the 1986 Asian Games [1]
  2. North Korea was originally drawn in this group, but it refused to play the qualifying matches in Malaysia, claiming that it had a right to automatic qualification to the finals, as it would supposedly be sharing the hosting duties with South Korea. FIFA ruled that North Korea was disqualified in June 1987, and they imposed a fine of several thousand Swiss Francs. [1]