The qualifying stage for the 1998 AFC U-16 Championship, an international youth football competition, was organised on the basis of nine groups. The winning team in each group went forward to the final tournament in Qatar, together with Qatar as host nation.
Group 1
editAll matches played in Bawsher, Muscat, Oman
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Oman | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 9 |
Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 |
Turkmenistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 |
Palestine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Oman | 4–0 | Turkmenistan |
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Kuwait | 1–1 | Turkmenistan |
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Group 2
editAll matches played in Tabriz, Iran
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
Tajikistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
Yemen (W) | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 |
Iran | 3–0 | Tajikistan |
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Group 3
editAll matches played in Ha'il, Saudi Arabia
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Bahrain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
Jordan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
Saudi Arabia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Bahrain | 2–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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Jordan | 2–0 | Saudi Arabia |
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Group 4
editAll matches played in Hyderabad, India
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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North Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 |
India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 |
Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Pakistan | 1–1 | Kazakhstan |
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North Korea | 1–0 | India |
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North Korea | 2–0 | Pakistan |
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India | 6–0 | Kazakhstan |
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Group 5
editAll matches played in Kathmandu, Nepal
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Bangladesh | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 9 |
Nepal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 6 |
Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 3 |
Guam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | −29 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Sri Lanka | 0–4 | Bangladesh |
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Nepal | 0–1 | Bangladesh |
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Bangladesh | 11–0 | Guam |
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Group 6
editAll matches played in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Iraq | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 |
Uzbekistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 3 |
Maldives | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
Bhutan (W) | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 |
Uzbekistan | 1–3 | Iraq |
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Uzbekistan | 6–0 | Maldives |
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Group 7
editAll matches played in Chengdu, China
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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South Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 4 |
China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 4 |
Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
Philippines (W) | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 |
Chinese Taipei | 0–6 | China |
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China | 0–0 | South Korea |
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Penalties | ||
4–5 |
Group 8
editAll matches played in Yangon, Myanmar
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 12 |
Myanmar | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 9 |
Hong Kong | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 |
Laos | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 4 |
Malaysia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 9
editAll matches played in Chon Buri, Thailand
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Thailand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | +25 | 9 |
Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
Singapore | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 4 |
Brunei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]