The 1988 AFC U-16 Championship was the 3rd edition of the AFC U-16 Championship, organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was played by Asian under-16 teams and also served as a qualification tournament for the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship to be held at Scotland. Saudi Arabia won the tournament by winning 2–0 in the final against Bahrain; both teams qualified to the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship, along with third-placed China.
Qualification
Qualified teams:
(host)
Group stage
Group A <abbr title="Position">Pos</abbr title> Team <abbr title="Played">Pld</abbr title> <abbr title="Win">W</abbr title> <abbr title="Draw">D</abbr title> <abbr title="Loss">L</abbr title> <abbr title="Goal For">GF</abbr title> <abbr title="Goal Against">GA</abbr title> <abbr title="Goal Difference">GD</abbr title> <abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr title> Qualification 1 4 3 1 0 132 +11 7 Knockout Stage 2 4 1 3 0 32 +1 5 3 4 2 0 2 109 +1 4 4 4 1 1 2 45 −1 3 5 4 0 1 3 315 −12 1
Group B <abbr title="Position">Pos</abbr title> Team <abbr title="Played">Pld</abbr title> <abbr title="Win">W</abbr title> <abbr title="Draw">D</abbr title> <abbr title="Loss">L</abbr title> <abbr title="Goal For">GF</abbr title> <abbr title="Goal Against">GA</abbr title> <abbr title="Goal Difference">GD</abbr title> <abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr title> Qualification 1 4 2 2 0 63 +3 6 Knockout Stage 2 4 2 1 1 73 +4 5 3 4 2 1 1 63 +3 5 4 4 1 1 2 48 −4 3 5 4 0 1 3 410 −6 1
Knockout stage
Semifinals
Third-place match
Final
Winners
Teams qualified for 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship
Sources rsssf.com
References