1998 Asian U-17 Football Championship

1998 Asian U-17 Football Championship
AFC U-17 Championship
Number of nations	10  (of 37 applicants)
Asian champion	Thailand (1st title)
venue	Qatar
Opening game	September 3, 1998
Endgame	17th September 1998
Games	24
Gates	79  (⌀: 3.29 per game)

The eighth U-17 Asian Football Championship was held in Qatar in 1998 . The tournament started on September 3rd and ended on September 17th . The winner was Thailand with a victory in the penalty shootout against the hosts . The two finalists qualified for the 1999 U-17 World Cup .

qualification

→ Main article : 1998 U-17 Asian Cup / qualification

Qatar was set to host the finals. The other nations each determined one additional participant in nine groups:

•  Qatar (host)
•  Bahrain
•  Bangladesh
•  Iraq
•  Iran
•  Japan
•  North Korea
•  Oman (defending champion)
•  South Korea
•  Thailand

Finals

The final round was held in Doha from September 3 to September 17, 1998 .

Group A

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Qatar	4th	3	1	0	009: 300	+6	10
2.	Thailand	4th	2	1	1	006: 600	± 0	07th
3.	Iraq	4th	2	0	2	009: 400	+5	06th
4th	North Korea	4th	2	0	2	005: 600	−1	06th
5.	Iran	4th	0	0	4th	001:110	−10	00

Group B

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Bahrain	4th	3	0	1	009: 600	+3	09
2.	South Korea	4th	3	0	1	008: 600	+2	09
3.	Japan	4th	2	1	1	008: 600	+2	07th
4th	Bangladesh	4th	0	2	2	004: 700	−3	02
5.	Oman	4th	0	1	3	003: 700	−4	01

Finals

	Semifinals				final
	September 15, 1998
	Qatar	2
	South Korea	1
					17th September 1998
					Qatar	1 (2)
					Thailand	1 (3)
					Game for third place
	September 15, 1998				17th September 1996
	Bahrain	0			South Korea	1
	Thailand	6th			Bahrain	5

Result

The finalists Thailand and Qatar qualified for the 1999 U-17 World Cup . The third Bahrain had to compete in the relegation against Australia , the winner of the U-17 soccer championship in 1999 and was eliminated after two defeats.

Web links

• 8th Asian U-16 Championship 1998 on rsssf.com (English)