title: 1998 AFC U-16 Championship
text: # 1998 AFC U-16 Championship
  
  1998 AFC U-16 Championship was the 8th edition of the AFC U-16 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
  
  ## Stadium
  
  All matches were held in Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, 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
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Qatar | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 |
  | Thailand | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
  | Iraq | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 |
  | North Korea | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 |
  | Iran | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bahrain | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 |
  | South Korea | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 |
  | Japan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 |
  | Bangladesh | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 |
  | Oman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
  
  ## Winners
  
  * AFC U-16 Championship 1998 winners
  * Thailand First title
  
  ## Teams qualified for 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship
  
  * Thailand
  * Qatar
  
  ### Inter-confederation playoff
  
  Third-placed Bahrain played off against Australia (winners of the 1999 OFC U-17 championship) for the final slot for the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
  
  Australia won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
  
  ## Sources
  
  * rsssf.com
  