1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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Qualification for the Asian Football Confederation's 1988 AFC Asian Cup finals held in Qatar between December 2 and December 18. Saudi Arabia defeated Republic of Korea in the final match in Doha.

  •  Qatar qualified automatically as host
  •  Saudi Arabia qualified automatically as defending champions

The other 8 qualifying teams were:

Groups

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4

 Bangladesh
 China PR
 India
 North Yemen
 Thailand
 United Arab Emirates

 Iraq *
 Japan
 Jordan
 Kuwait
 Malaysia
 Pakistan

 Hong Kong
 Iran
   Nepal
 North Korea
 Singapore *
 Syria

 Bahrain
 Burma *
 Indonesia
 Oman *
 South Korea
 South Yemen
  • * Withdrew

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 United Arab Emirates 9 5 4 1 0 12 1 +11
 China PR 7 5 2 3 0 10 1 +9
 North Yemen 5 5 1 3 1 5 5 0
 Thailand 4 5 1 2 2 5 12 -7
 Bangladesh 3 5 0 3 2 1 9 -8
 India 2 5 0 2 3 1 6 -5

04.02.1988
United Arab Emirates  3 – 0  Thailand

05.02.1988
China PR  0 – 0  North Yemen

06.02.1988
Bangladesh  0 – 0  India

07.02.1988
United Arab Emirates  2 – 1  North Yemen

08.02.1988
China PR  4 – 0  Bangladesh

09.02.1988
India  0 – 1  Thailand

10.02.1988
United Arab Emirates  0 – 0  China PR

11.02.1988
North Yemen  1 – 0  India

12.02.1988
Thailand  1 – 1  Bangladesh

13.02.1988
United Arab Emirates  3 – 0  India

14.02.1988
China PR  5 – 0  Thailand

14.02.1988
North Yemen  0 – 0  Bangladesh

16.02.1988
China PR  1 – 1  India

16.02.1988
North Yemen  3 – 3  Thailand

17.02.1988
United Arab Emirates  4 – 0  Bangladesh

Group 2

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Kuwait 7 4 3 1 0 9 0 +9
 Japan 5 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3
 Jordan 5 4 1 3 0 2 1 +1
 Malaysia 3 4 1 1 2 4 6 -2
 Pakistan 0 4 0 0 4 1 12 -11

07.04.1988
Malaysia  4 – 0  Pakistan

08.04.1988
Kuwait  1 – 0  Japan

10.04.1988
Jordan  1 – 0  Pakistan

11.04.1988
Malaysia  0 – 1  Japan

12.04.1988
Kuwait  0 – 0  Jordan

14.04.1988
Malaysia  0 – 0  Jordan

15.04.1988
Kuwait  3 – 0  Pakistan

16.04.1988
Japan  1 – 1  Jordan

18.04.1988
Malaysia  0 – 5  Kuwait

18.04.1988
Japan  4 – 1  Pakistan

Group 3

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Syria 7 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6
 Iran 6 4 2 2 0 6 1 +5
 North Korea 5 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1
 Hong Kong 1 4 0 1 3 0 5 -5
   Nepal 1 4 0 1 3 0 7 -7

25.05.1988
Nepal    0 – 0  Hong Kong

26.05.1988
Syria  2 – 1  North Korea

27.05.1988
Iran  2 – 0  Hong Kong

27.05.1988
Nepal    0 – 1  North Korea

29.05.1988
Syria  1 – 1  Iran

31.05.1988
North Korea  1 – 0  Hong Kong

01.06.1988
Nepal    0 – 3  Syria

02.06.1988
Iran  0 – 0  North Korea

03.06.1988
Syria  2 – 0  Hong Kong

04.06.1988
Nepal    0 – 3  Iran

Group 4

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Bahrain 5 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4
 South Korea 3 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2
 Indonesia 3 3 1 1 1 1 4 -3
 South Yemen 1 3 0 1 2 1 4 -3

17.06.1988
Indonesia  1 – 0  South Yemen

17.06.1988
Bahrain  2 – 0  South Korea

19.06.1988
South Korea  1 – 1  South Yemen

19.06.1988
Indonesia  0 – 0  Bahrain

22.06.1988
Bahrain  2 – 0  South Yemen

22.06.1988
Indonesia  0 – 4  South Korea

References

RSSSF details


  • "Stiff test for Lions in 1988"

The Straits Times, 13 December 1986, Page 38

http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19861213.2.54.17.aspx

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