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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 2 and 18 December. Saudi Arabia defeated Republic of Korea in the final match in Doha.

1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates4 February 1988 – 22 June 1988
Teams20 (from 1 confederation)
← 1984
1992 →

Groups

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4

 Bangladesh
 China
 India
 North Yemen
 Thailand
 United Arab Emirates

 Iraq *
 Japan[a]
 Jordan
 Kuwait
 Malaysia
 Pakistan

 Hong Kong
 Iran
   Nepal
 North Korea
 Singapore *
 Syria

 Bahrain
 Burma *
 Indonesia
 Oman *
 South Korea
 South Yemen

  • * Withdrew

Qualification

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 United Arab Emirates 9 5 4 1 0 12 1 +11
 China 8 5 3 2 0 10 0 +10
 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 1 5 0 1 4 0 6 –6
China 0–0 North Yemen
Bangladesh 0–0 India
Report
China 4–0 Bangladesh
India 0–1 Thailand
North Yemen 1–0 India
Mohammed Al Sharani 83'
China 5–0 Thailand
North Yemen 0–0 Bangladesh
China 1–0 India
Liu Haiguang 30' Report
North Yemen 3–3 Thailand

Group 2

  • All matches played in Malaysia.
  • Iraq were originally drawn in this group, but they withdrew on 6 April 1988 in protest at the AFC changing the fixtures schedule at late notice.[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
Malaysia 4–0 Pakistan
Mat Din 49'
Hassan 79', 80'
Salleh 84'		 Report
Kuwait 1–0 Japan
Jordan 1–0 Pakistan
Al-Turk 44' Report
Malaysia 0–1 Japan
Kuwait 0–0 Jordan
Malaysia 0–0 Jordan
Kuwait 3–0 Pakistan
Al-Haddad ?'
Al-Anezi ?'
Hussain ?'		 Report
Japan 1–1 Jordan
Malaysia 0–5 Kuwait
Japan 4–1 Pakistan
Maeda 3'
Oenoki 37'
Matsuyama 69'
Minoguchi 88'		 Report Sarwar 63'

Group 3

  • All matches played in Nepal.
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
Syria 2–1 North Korea
Al Nasser 28'
Kareghli 90'		 Kang Myong-sam 45'
Nepal   0–1 North Korea
Ju Kyong-shik 52'
Nepal   0–3 Syria
unknown
Ahmed 23'
Al Nasser 65'

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
Indonesia 1–0 South Yemen
Bahrain 2–0 South Korea
South Korea 1–1 South Yemen
Indonesia 0–0 Bahrain
Bahrain 2–0 South Yemen
Indonesia 0–4 South Korea

Qualified teams

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
 Qatar Hosts N/A 2 (1980, 1984)
 Saudi Arabia 1984 AFC Asian Cup champions 16 December 1984 1 (1984)
 United Arab Emirates Group 1 winners 17 February 1988 1 (1980, 1984)
 China Group 1 runners-up 16 February 1988 3 (1976, 1980, 1984)
 Kuwait Group 2 winners 18 April 1988 4 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984)
 Japan Group 2 runners-up 18 April 1988 0 (debut)
 Syria Group 3 winners 3 June 1988 2 (1980, 1984)
 Iran Group 3 runners-up 4 June 1988 5 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984)
 Bahrain Group 4 winners 22 June 1988 0 (debut)
 South Korea Group 4 runners-up 22 June 1988 6 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980, 1984)

Notes

  1. ^ Japan entered the 1988 AFC Asian Cup and its qualifiers with a B team, made up mostly of university players, as the Japan Football Association kept the senior national team players at home for domestic league and cup competitions.[1]

References

  1. ^ "日本サッカーの夜明け前にあった「幻のアジア挑戦」 初出場の1988年大会、B代表で"ぶっつけ本番"【コラム】" (in Japanese). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  2. ^ Rokk, Lazarus (7 April 1988). "Angry Iraq pull out". New Straits Times.
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