Football at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's tournament

Men's Football Tournament
at the 1998 Asian Games

Tournament details
Host country	Thailand
Dates	30 November – 19 December
Teams	23 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	9
Final positions
Champions	Iran (3rd title)
Runners-up	Kuwait
Third place	China
Fourth place	Thailand
Tournament statistics
Matches played	54
Goals scored	74 (1.37 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Faraj Laheeb Ali Daei (9 goals)
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Main article: Football at the 1998 Asian Games

The men's football tournament at the 1998 Asian Games was held from 30 November to 19 December 1998 in Thailand.

Venues

Bangkok		Chiang Mai	Suphanburi	Songkhla
Rajamangala Stadium	Supachalasai Stadium	700th Anniversary Stadium	Suphanburi Stadium	Tinsulanon Stadium
Capacity: 80,000	Capacity: 40,000	Capacity: 25,000	Capacity: 20,000	Capacity: 20,000
Nakhon Sawan	Sisaket	Surat Thani	Trang
Nakhon Sawan Stadium	Sri Nakhon Lamduan Stadium	Surat Thani Stadium	Trang Municipality Stadium
Capacity: 15,000	Capacity: 11,200	Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: 4,789
Bangkok Suphanburi Nakhon Sawan Sisaket Surat Thani Trang Songkhla Chiang Mai

Squads

Main article: Football at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's team squads

Results

All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Turkmenistan	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	6
2	South Korea	2	1	0	1	6	3	+3	3
3	Vietnam	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0

Source: RSSSF

30 November

15:30

Turkmenistan	2–0	Vietnam
Zawýalow 6' Bondarenko 23'

Nakhon Sawan Stadium, Nakhon Sawan

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2 December

15:30

South Korea	2–3	Turkmenistan
Choi Yong-soo 2', 45'		Kislow 60', 90' Agaýew 86'

Nakhon Sawan Stadium, Nakhon Sawan

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4 December

15:30

Vietnam	0–4	South Korea
		Kim Eun-jung 30' Choi Yong-soo 43', 87' Yoon Jong-hwan 67'

Nakhon Sawan Stadium, Nakhon Sawan

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	China	2	2	0	0	8	2	+6	6
2	Lebanon	2	1	0	1	6	5	+1	3
3	Cambodia	2	0	0	2	2	9	−7	0

Source: RSSSF

30 November

15:30

China	4–1	Lebanon
Fan Zhiyi 21' Ma Mingyu 43' Li Jinyu 80' Wang Peng 89'		Taha 61'

Surat Thani Stadium, Surat Thani

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2 December

15:30

Cambodia	1–4	China
Hok Sochetra 81'		Yang Chen 17', 77', 82' Wang Peng 21'

Surat Thani Stadium, Surat Thani

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4 December

15:30

Lebanon	5–1	Cambodia
Taha 34', 80' Chahrour 36' Al-Indari 45' Hojeij 55'		Nuth Sony 70'

Surat Thani Stadium, Surat Thani

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Japan	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6	6
2	India	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
3	Nepal	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0

Source: RSSSF

1 December

15:30

Nepal	0–5	Japan
		Fukuda 10', 11' Ono 30' Inamoto 60', 89'

Trang Stadium, Trang

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3 December

15:30

Japan	1–0	India
Fukuda 55'

Trang Stadium, Trang

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5 December

15:30

India	1–0	Nepal
Chapman 46'

Trang Stadium, Trang

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Qatar	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	6
2	Tajikistan	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	3
3	Maldives	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7	0

Source: RSSSF

1 December

15:30

Tajikistan	3–0	Maldives
Muminov 21' Berdikulov 65' Saltsman 69'

Suphan Buri Stadium, Suphan Buri

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3 December

15:30

Qatar	2–1	Tajikistan
Al-Obaidly 31' Mustafa 51'		Jabborov 90' (pen.)

Suphan Buri Stadium, Suphan Buri

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5 December

15:30

Maldives	0–4	Qatar
		Al-Kuwari 21', 41', 61', 68'

Suphan Buri Stadium, Suphan Buri

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	United Arab Emirates	1	0	1	0	3	3	0	1
2	North Korea	1	0	1	0	3	3	0	1

Source: RSSSF

2 December

15:30

United Arab Emirates	3–3	North Korea
Matar 20' Mohamed 31', 39'		Kang Sun-il 62' Ri Chang-ha 82' Jon Yong-chol 89'
Penalties
	4–1

Tinsulanon Stadium, Songkhla

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Thailand	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7	6
2	Oman	2	1	0	1	6	2	+4	3
3	Hong Kong	2	0	0	2	0	11	−11	0

Source: RSSSF

30 November

15:30

Hong Kong	0–6	Oman
		Khadim 16' Shaaban 44' Al-Dhabit 74', 80', 90+1' Masoud 75'

Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok

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2 December

18:30

Thailand	5–0	Hong Kong
Piandit 1' Srimaka 8' Senamuang 22', 86' Sripan 53'

Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok

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4 December

15:30

Oman	0–2	Thailand
		Srimaka 17' Damrong-ongtrakul 38'

Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Uzbekistan	2	1	1	0	18	3	+15	4
2	Kuwait	2	1	1	0	14	3	+11	4
3	Mongolia	2	0	0	2	0	26	−26	0

Source: RSSSF

1 December

15:30

Mongolia	0–11	Kuwait
		Mubarak 3' Laheeb 15', 19', 26', 88' Al-Huwaidi 37', 61', 85' (pen.), 90' Al-Mutairi 29' Al-Saqer 39'

700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai

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3 December

15:30

Uzbekistan	3–3	Kuwait
Fyodorov 4' Khvostunov 67' Akopyants 76'		Al-Huwaidi 43' Laheeb 78', 90'

700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai

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5 December

15:30

Mongolia	0–15	Uzbekistan
		Lebedev 7' (pen.), 18' (pen.), 38', 45' Shkvyrin 9', 15', 20' Akopyants 23' Quttiboev 29', 33', 47' Qosimov 53', 57', 77' Rahmonqulov 83'

700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Iran	2	2	0	0	8	1	+7	6
2	Kazakhstan	2	1	0	1	5	2	+3	3
3	Laos	2	0	0	2	1	11	−10	0

Source: RSSSF

1 December

15:30

Kazakhstan	0–2	Iran
		Hashemian 1', 55'

Sri Nakhon Lamduan Stadium, Sisaket

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3 December

15:30

Laos	0–5	Kazakhstan
		Makayev 32' Niyazymbetov 40' Zubarev 53', 56', 88'

Sri Nakhon Lamduan Stadium, Sisaket

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5 December

15:30

Iran	6–1	Laos
Mousavi 25', 33' Mansourian 73' Yazdani 81' Daei 82' Douangdala 86' (o.g.)		Keophet 45'

Sri Nakhon Lamduan Stadium, Sisaket

Second round

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Uzbekistan	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	7
2	Turkmenistan	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	5
3	North Korea	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4
4	India	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0

Source: RSSSF

7 December

15:00

Turkmenistan	3–2	India
Neželew 39' Agaýew 49' Kislow 74'		Vijayan 83' Rakshit 87'

Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok

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7 December

17:00

North Korea	0–4	Uzbekistan
		Shirshov 16', 75' Shkvyrin 60' Akopyants 66'

Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok

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9 December

15:00

North Korea	1–1	Turkmenistan
Ri Chang-ha 70'		Bondarenko 89'

Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok

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9 December

17:00

India	0–2	Uzbekistan
		Shkvyrin 35' Rahmonqulov 49'

Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok

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11 December

15:00

India	0–2	North Korea
		So Min-chol 11' Ju Song-il 73'

Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok

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11 December

17:00

Uzbekistan	1–1	Turkmenistan
Quttiboev 37'		Agabaýew 72'

Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	South Korea	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	9
2	Kuwait	3	1	0	2	6	3	+3	3
3	Japan	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
4	United Arab Emirates	3	1	0	2	2	7	−5	3

Source: RSSSF

7 December

15:00

Japan	0–2	South Korea
		Choi Yong-soo 31' (pen.), 46'

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

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7 December

17:00

United Arab Emirates	0–5	Kuwait
		Al-Saqer 6' Laheeb 36' Al-Huwaidi 69', 82', 86'

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

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9 December

15:00

United Arab Emirates	1–2	South Korea
Al-Bloushi 66'		Yoon Jong-hwan 38' Yoo Sang-chul 58' (pen.)

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

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9 December

17:00

Japan	2–1	Kuwait
Yamashita 83' Nakamura 86' (pen.)		Laheeb 69'

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

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11 December

15:00

Japan	0–1	United Arab Emirates
		Saeed 60'

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

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11 December

17:00

South Korea	1–0	Kuwait
Choi Yong-soo 58'

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	China	3	2	0	1	10	4	+6	6
2	Iran	3	2	0	1	9	5	+4	6
3	Oman	3	1	1	1	8	11	−3	4
4	Tajikistan	3	0	1	2	4	11	−7	1

Source: RSSSF

8 December

15:00

China	3–1	Tajikistan
Zhao Junzhe 7' Li Jinyu 56' Muminov 71' (o.g.)		Zabirov 55'

Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok

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8 December

17:00

Iran	2–4	Oman
Daei 20' Hashemian 63'		Zayid 24' Mohammadkhani 41' (o.g.) Al-Dhabit 51' Salim 90'

Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok

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10 December

15:00

Tajikistan	0–5	Iran
		Daei 5', 71' Bagheri 11' Khakpour 18' Mousavi 49'

Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok

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10 December

17:00

Oman	1–6	China
Al-Dhabit 64'		Hao Haidong 2' Yao Xia 20' Li Jinyu 29', 37' Li Weifeng 62' Yang Chen 76'

Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok

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12 December

15:00

Iran	2–1	China
Daei 28' Bagheri 30'		Li Jinyu 10'

Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok

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12 December

17:00

Tajikistan	3–3	Oman
Jabborov 11' Muminov 25', 68'		Al-Balushi 27' Salim 43' Shaaban 85'

Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Qatar	3	2	0	1	3	3	0	6
2	Thailand	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
3	Kazakhstan	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
4	Lebanon	3	1	0	2	3	2	+1	3

Source: RSSSF

8 December

15:00

Qatar	1–0	Lebanon
Karim 56'

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

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8 December

17:00

Thailand	1–1	Kazakhstan
Chalermsan 50'		Zubarev 65'

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

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10 December

15:00

Qatar	0–2	Kazakhstan
		Zubarev 13' Mirzabayev 88'

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

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10 December

17:00

Thailand	1–0	Lebanon
Srimaka 33'

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

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12 December

15:00

Kazakhstan	0–3	Lebanon
		Al-Indari 13', 49' Al-Jurdi 76'

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

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12 December

17:00

Thailand	1–2	Qatar
Jaturapattarapong 34'		Mustafa 36' Al-Shemmari 69'

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Knockout round

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Gold medal match
	14 December
	Uzbekistan	0
					16 December
	Iran	4
					Iran	1
	14 December
					China	0
	Turkmenistan	0
									19 December
	China	3
									Iran	2
	14 December
									Kuwait	0
	Thailand (a.e.t.)	2
					16 December
	South Korea	1
					Thailand	0
	14 December
					Kuwait	3			Bronze medal match
	Qatar	0 (1)
									19 December
	Kuwait (p)	0 (3)
									China	3
									Thailand	0

Quarterfinals

14 December

14:00

Uzbekistan	0–4	Iran
		Mousavi 29' Daei 83', 88', 90'

Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok

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14 December

14:00

Thailand	2–1 (a.e.t.)	South Korea
Senamuang 81' Damrong-ongtrakul 95'		Yoo Sang-chul 85'

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

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14 December

17:00

Turkmenistan	0–3	China
		Peremenin 46' (o.g.) Hao Haidong 59' Li Jinyu 90'

Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok

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14 December

17:00

Qatar	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Kuwait
Penalties
Mustafa Anwar Al-Tamimi Nahnak	1–3	Jasem S. Al-Buraiki Al-Shammari

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Semifinals

16 December

14:00

Iran	1–0	China
Mousavi 55'

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

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16 December

17:00

Thailand	0–3	Kuwait
		Al-Khodari 27' Laheeb 54' Abdulqoddus 89'

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Bronze medal match

19 December

14:00

China	3–0	Thailand
Fan Zhiyi 25' Wang Peng 66' Ma Mingyu 83'

Tinsulanon Stadium, Songkhla

Gold medal match

19 December

17:00

Iran	2–0	Kuwait
Karimi 6' Bagheri 26'

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Referee: Pirom Un-prasert (Thailand)

Goalscorers

9 goals

•   Faraj Laheeb  (KUW)

8 goals

•   Ali Daei  (IRI)
•   Jasem Al-Huwaidi  (KUW)

7 goals

•   Choi Yong-soo  (KOR)

6 goals

•   Li Jinyu  (CHN)

5 goals

•   Ali Mousavi  (IRI)
•   Viktor Zubarev  (KAZ)
•   Hani Al-Dhabit  (OMA)
•   Igor Shkvyrin  (UZB)

4 goals

•   Yang Chen  (CHN)
•   Mubarak Al-Kuwari  (QAT)
•   Sergey Lebedev  (UZB)
•   Nematullo Quttiboev  (UZB)

Final standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	Iran	8	7	0	1	24	6	+18	21
	Kuwait	8	3	2	3	23	8	+15	11
	China	8	6	0	2	24	7	+17	18
4	Thailand	8	4	1	3	12	10	+2	13
5	Qatar	6	4	1	1	9	4	+5	13
6	South Korea	6	4	0	2	12	6	+6	12
7	Uzbekistan	6	3	2	1	25	8	+17	11
8	Turkmenistan	6	3	2	1	10	9	+1	11
9	Japan	5	3	0	2	8	4	+4	9
10	Kazakhstan	5	2	1	2	8	6	+2	7
11	Oman	5	2	1	2	14	13	+1	7
12	Lebanon	5	2	0	3	9	7	+2	6
13	North Korea	4	1	2	1	6	8	−2	5
14	Tajikistan	5	1	1	3	8	13	−5	4
15	United Arab Emirates	4	1	1	2	5	10	−5	4
16	India	5	1	0	4	3	8	−5	3
17	Nepal	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0
17	Vietnam	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0
19	Cambodia	2	0	0	2	2	9	−7	0
20	Maldives	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7	0
21	Laos	2	0	0	2	1	11	−10	0
22	Hong Kong	2	0	0	2	0	11	−11	0
23	Mongolia	2	0	0	2	0	26	−26	0

References

• RSSSF

External links

• Results
• Asian Football Results 1998