1988 AFC Youth Championship

The 1988 AFC Youth Championship finals were held between October 17 and October 28 in Doha, capital of Qatar. Eight teams enterd the final tournament, playing for the Asian Youth title and a spot at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia.

Iraq won the tournament, beating Syria 4–3 after a penalty shootout. Hosts Qatar grabbed the third place.

The Iraqi team qualified for the World Cup Finals, whereas Syria and Qatar had to enter a play-off round against Australia and New Zealand. Syria won the tournament it hosted in January 1989 in Aleppo.

Teams

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Syria	6	3	3	0	4	0	+4
Qatar	4	3	2	1	9	4	+5
North Korea	2	3	1	2	4	7	−3
China	0	3	0	3	3	9	−6

17 October 1988

China	0 – 1	Syria

17 October 1988

Qatar	4 – 1	North Korea

19 October 1988

North Korea	0 – 2	Syria

19 October 1988

Qatar	5 – 2	China

21 October 1988

Syria	1 – 0	Qatar

21 October 1988

North Korea	3 – 1	China

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Iraq	5	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2
United Arab Emirates	4	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1
South Korea	3	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1
Japan	0	3	0	0	3	3	7	−4

18 October 1988

Japan	1 – 3	South Korea

18 October 1988

Iraq	0 – 0	United Arab Emirates

20 October 1988

Japan	1 – 2	United Arab Emirates

20 October 1988

South Korea	0 – 1	Iraq

22 October 1988

Iraq	2 – 1	Japan

22 October 1988

United Arab Emirates	0 – 0	South Korea

Semi finals

25 October 1988

Iraq	1 – 1 5–4 (PSO)	Qatar

25 October 1988

Syria	2 – 0	United Arab Emirates

Third place play-off

27 October 1988

Qatar	2 – 0	United Arab Emirates

Final

28 October 1988

Iraq	1 – 1 5–4 (PSO)	Syria

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The following teams qualified for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.

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