1998 AFC Youth Championship
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Thailand |
Dates | 12 November – 26 November |
Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 24 |
Goals scored | 76 (3.17 per match) |
The 1998 AFC Youth Championship was held from October 17 to October 31, 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.
Group stage[]
Group A[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 10 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 |
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 |
17 October 1998 | ||
Thailand ![]() |
0 – 0 | ![]() |
Kazakhstan ![]() |
3 – 2 | ![]() |
19 October 1998 | ||
Thailand ![]() |
4 – 0 | ![]() |
Kuwait ![]() |
0 – 1 | ![]() |
21 October 1998 | ||
Kuwait ![]() |
0 – 2 | ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() |
2 – 0 | ![]() |
23 October 1998 | ||
India ![]() |
1 – 1 | ![]() |
Thailand ![]() |
1 – 1 | ![]() |
25 October 1998 | ||
Saudi Arabia ![]() |
2 – 1 | ![]() |
Thailand ![]() |
1 – 1 | ![]() |
Group B[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 10 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 7 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 4 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 3 |
18 October 1998 | ||
South Korea ![]() |
3 – 2 | ![]() |
Qatar ![]() |
2 – 1 | ![]() |
20 October 1998 | ||
Qatar ![]() |
0 – 0 | ![]() |
Japan ![]() |
2 – 2 | ![]() |
22 October 1998 | ||
Japan ![]() |
6 – 2 | ![]() |
China PR ![]() |
1 – 0 | ![]() |
24 October 1998 | ||
Qatar ![]() |
0 – 4 | ![]() |
Iraq ![]() |
0 – 3 | ![]() |
26 October 1998 | ||
China PR ![]() |
2 – 3 | ![]() |
South Korea ![]() |
2 – 1 | ![]() |
Knockout stage[]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
29 October | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
31 October | ||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
29 October | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 2 (4) | |||||
![]() | 2 (3) | |||||
Third place | ||||||
31 October | ||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 1 |
Semifinal[]
South Korea ![]() | 2 – 2 (4 PK 3) | ![]() |
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Third Place Match[]
Final[]
Winners[]
AFC Youth Championship 1998 Winners |
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![]() South Korea Ninth title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship[]
The following teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1998 AFC Youth Championship
- 1998 in Asian football
- AFC U-19 Championship
- International association football competitions hosted by Thailand
- 1998 in Thai football
- 1998 in youth association football