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.

West Asia First Round Group 1 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts440081+78410346-22410327-52 All Matches were played in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Group 2 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts431082+6741215504401328-61

Group 3 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts210121+12210112-12Withdrew, apparently due to injuries to players. All Matches were played in Doha, Qatar.

Group 4 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts2101220221012202Withdrew All Matches were played in Doha, Qatar.

Kuwait qualified on away goals rule.

Second Round TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts6321105+58623132+17613248-45604224-24

East Asia First Round Group 1 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts211032+13201123-11Withdrew All Matches were played in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Group 2 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts211032+13201123-11Disqualified All Matches were played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Group 3 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts440071+68410334-12410338-52Withdrew

Group 4 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts4310200+2074211121+1154004031-310

Second Round TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts6501251+24106411162+149621355056006139-380

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

Team Qualified as Qualified onPrevious appearances in Summer Olympics 2 (1936, 1948) 2 (1980, 1984)

References

External links 中国国家男子足球队年表(1987)(in Chinese)