1988 AFC U-16 Championship Host country Thailand Dates 1–14 November Teams 10 (from 1 confederation)Venue(s) (in 1 host city) Champions Saudi Arabia (2nd title) Runners-up Bahrain Third place China Fourth place Iraq Matches played 24 Goals scored 67 (2.79 per match)
International football competition
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 :
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
China
4
2
2
0
6
3
+3
6
Knockout Stage
2
Iraq
4
2
1
1
7
3
+4
5
3
Qatar
4
2
1
1
6
3
+3
5
4
Japan
4
1
1
2
4
8
−4
3
5
North Korea
4
0
1
3
4
10
−6
1
Knockout stage
Semifinals
Third-place match
Final
Winners
Tournament ranking As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Final result
1
Saudi Arabia
6
5
1
0
17
3
+14
11
Champions
2
Bahrain
6
1
4
1
3
4
−1
6
Runners-up
3
China
6
2
4
0
7
4
+3
8
3rd place
4
Iraq
6
2
2
2
9
6
+3
6
4th place
5
Qatar
4
2
1
1
6
3
+3
5
Eliminated in group stage
6
South Korea
4
2
0
2
10
9
+1
4
7
Thailand (H)
4
1
1
2
4
5
−1
3
8
Japan
4
1
1
2
4
8
−4
3
9
North Korea
4
0
1
3
4
10
−6
1
10
Indonesia
4
0
1
3
3
15
−12
1
Sources
Tournaments
U-16 Championship U-17 Championship U-16 Championship U-17 Asian Cup
Qualifications Squads