1998 AFC U-16 Championship
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| بطولة آسيا تحت 17 سنة لكرة القدم 1998 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Qatar |
| Dates | 3–17 September |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Thailand (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Qatar |
| Third place |  Bahrain |
| Fourth place |  South Korea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 34 |
| Goals scored | 90 (2.65 per match) |
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1998 AFC U-17 Championship was the 8th edition of the AFC U-17 Championship. Qatar hosted the tournament from 3 to 17 September 1998. The top two teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship in New Zealand.
Qualification
The following 10 teams qualified for the final tournament.
- Group 1:
Oman - Group 2:
Iran - Group 3:
Bahrain - Group 4:
North Korea - Group 5:
Bangladesh - Group 6:
Iraq - Group 7:
South Korea - Group 8:
Japan - Group 9:
Thailand - Host:
Qatar
Group stage
Group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.
All matches were held in Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar.
Group A
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September 3
| Qatar
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4 - 0 |  Iran
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September 4
Iraq 
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3 - 0 |  North Korea
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September 5
| Iran
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1 - 2 | Thailand
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September 6
| Qatar
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3 - 2 | North Korea
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September 8
| Thailand
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3 - 2 | Iraq
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| North Korea
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1 - 0 | Iran
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September 9
| Qatar
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1 - 0 | Iraq
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September 10
| Thailand
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0 - 2 | North Korea
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September 11
| Iran
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0 - 4 | Iraq
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September 12
| Thailand
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1 - 1 | Qatar
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Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GD |
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| Bahrain
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9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| South Korea
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9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
 Japan
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7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
 Bangladesh
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2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
 Oman
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1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
September 4
| Oman
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1 - 1 | Bangladesh
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| Japan
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1 - 2 | South Korea
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September 5
| Bangladesh
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0 - 2 | Bahrain
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September 6
| South Korea
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1 - 0 | Oman
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September 7
| Bahrain
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1 - 2 | Japan
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September 8
| Bangladesh
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1 - 2 | South Korea
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September 9
| Japan
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3 - 1 | Oman
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September 10
| Bahrain
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4 - 3 | South Korea
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September 11
| Japan
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2 - 2 | Bangladesh
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September 12
| Bahrain
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2 - 1 | Oman
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Knockout stage
Semifinals
September 15
| Qatar
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2 - 1 | South Korea
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| Bahrain
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0 - 6 | Thailand
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Third place match
September 17
| Bahrain
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5 - 1 | South Korea
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Final
September 17
| Thailand
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1 - 1 (aet, 3 PK 2) | Qatar
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Winners
| AFC U-17 Championship 1998 Winners |
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 Thailand First title |
Teams qualified for 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship
- Thailand
- Qatar
- Bahrain play off against Australia (1st in Oceanian U-17 championship 1999) for a place in New Zealand.
Playoff
Australia 
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2 - 1 | Bahrain
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| Bahrain
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0 - 1 | Australia
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- Agg 3-1, Australia is qualified.