title: 1998 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
text: # 1998 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
  
  The qualifying stage for the 1998 AFC U-16 Championship, an international youth football competition, was organised on the basis of nine groups. The winning team in each group went forward to the final tournament in Qatar, together with Qatar as host nation.
  
  ## Group 1
  
  All matches played in Bawsher, Muscat, Oman
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Oman | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 9 |
  | Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 |
  | Turkmenistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 |
  | Palestine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 |
  
  ## Group 2
  
  All matches played in Tabriz, Iran
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
  | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
  | Tajikistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
  | Yemen (W) | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 |
  
  ## Group 3
  
  All matches played in Ha'il, Saudi Arabia
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bahrain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
  | Jordan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
  | Saudi Arabia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
  
  ## Group 4
  
  All matches played in Hyderabad, India
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | North Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 |
  | India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 |
  | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
  | Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 1 |
  
  ## Group 5
  
  All matches played in Kathmandu, Nepal
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bangladesh | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 9 |
  | Nepal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 6 |
  | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 3 |
  | Guam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | −29 | 0 |
  
  ## Group 6
  
  All matches played in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Iraq | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 |
  | Uzbekistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 3 |
  | Maldives | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
  | Bhutan (W) | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 |
  
  ## Group 7
  
  All matches played in Chengdu, China
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | South Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 4 |
  | China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 4 |
  | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
  | Philippines (W) | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 |
  
  ## Group 8
  
  All matches played in Yangon, Myanmar
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 12 |
  | Myanmar | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 9 |
  | Hong Kong | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 |
  | Laos | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 4 |
  | Malaysia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 |
  
  ## Group 9
  
  All matches played in Chon Buri, Thailand
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Thailand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | +25 | 9 |
  | Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
  | Singapore | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 4 |
  | Brunei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 |
  
  ## Qualified teams
  
  * Oman
  * Iran
  * Bahrain
  * North Korea
  * Bangladesh
  * Iraq
  * South Korea
  * Japan
  * Thailand
  * Qatar (host)
  
  ## Sources
  
  * rsssf.com
  