1998 AFC U-16 Championship| بطولة آسيا تحت 16 سنة لكرة القدم 1998 |
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| Host country | Qatar |
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| Dates | 3–17 September |
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| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
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| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
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| Champions |  Thailand (1st title) |
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| Runners-up |  Qatar |
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| Third place | .svg.png) Bahrain |
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| Fourth place | .svg.png) South Korea |
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| Matches played | 34 |
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| Goals scored | 90 (2.65 per match) |
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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:
Venues
All matches were held in Grand Hamad Stadium in the city of Doha.
Group stage
Group winners and runners-up advanced to the semifinals.
Group A
Source:
Group B
Source:
Knockout stage
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
Winners
| 1998 AFC U-16 Championship winners
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Thailand
1st title
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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
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| Tournaments | | U-16 Championship | |
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| U-17 Championship | |
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| U-16 Championship | |
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| U-17 Asian Cup | |
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| Qualifications | |
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| Squads | |
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Oman
Iran
North Korea
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Japan
South Korea
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