The 1998 AFC Youth Championship was held from 17 to 31 October 1998, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The tournament was won for the ninth time by South Korea in the final against Japan.
Participants
Thailand (qualified as hosts) China India Iraq Japan Kazakhstan Kuwait Qatar Saudi Arabia South Korea
The teams that reached the semi-finals qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria.
Venues Chiang Mai 700th Anniversary Stadium Capacity: 25,000
Group stage
Group A TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts431051+410421175+27413062+46402225−324013310−71
17 October 19980 – 03 – 219 October 19984 – 00 – 121 October 19980 – 22 – 023 October 19981 – 11 – 125 October 19982 – 11 – 1
Group B TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts431083+5104211136+77411278−14411226−444103613−73
18 October 19983 – 22 – 120 October 19980 – 02 – 222 October 19986 – 21 – 024 October 19980 – 40 – 326 October 19982 – 32 – 1
Knockout stage
Semifinal
Third-place match
Final
Winners
Qualification to World Youth Championship The following teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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