1998 AFC Youth Championship
International football competition
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The 1998 AFC Youth Championship was held from 17 to 31 October 1998, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The tournament was won for the ninth time by South Korea in the final against Japan.[5]
Host countryThailand
Dates17–31 October
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Thailand |
| Dates | 17–31 October |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Korea (9th title) |
| Runners-up |  Japan |
| Third place |  Saudi Arabia |
| Fourth place |  Kazakhstan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 76 (3.17 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Lee Dong-gook[1] Masashi Motoyama[2][3](5 goals each) |
| Best player | Shinji Ono[4] |
← 1996 2000 → | |
Participants
Thailand (qualified as hosts)
China
India
Iraq
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
South Korea
The teams that reached the semi-finals qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria.
Venues
| Chiang Mai | ||
| 700th Anniversary Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 25,000 | ||
 | ||
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 10 |
| Kazakhstan |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 |
 Thailand |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
 Kuwait |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
 India |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 |
| 17 October 1998 | ||
| Thailand |
0 – 0 | Saudi Arabia |
| Kazakhstan |
3 – 2 | India |
| 19 October 1998 | ||
| Thailand |
4 – 0 | India |
| Kuwait |
0 – 1 | Saudi Arabia |
| 21 October 1998 | ||
| Kuwait |
0 – 2 | Kazakhstan |
| Saudi Arabia |
2 – 0 | India |
| 23 October 1998 | ||
| India |
1 – 1 | Kuwait |
| Thailand |
1 – 1 | Kazakhstan |
| 25 October 1998 | ||
| Saudi Arabia |
2 – 1 | Kazakhstan |
| Thailand |
1 – 1 | Kuwait |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 10 |
| Japan |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 7 |
 China |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 |
 Qatar |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 4 |
 Iraq |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 3 |
| 18 October 1998 | ||
| South Korea |
3 – 2 | China |
| Qatar |
2 – 1 | Iraq |
| 20 October 1998 | ||
| Qatar |
0 – 0 | South Korea |
| Japan |
2 – 2 | China |
| 22 October 1998 | ||
| Japan |
6 – 2 | Iraq |
| China |
1 – 0 | Qatar |
| 24 October 1998 | ||
| Qatar |
0 – 4 | Japan |
| Iraq |
0 – 3 | South Korea |
| 26 October 1998 | ||
| China |
2 – 3 | Iraq |
| South Korea |
2 – 1 | Japan |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 29 October | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | |||||
| 31 October | ||||||
| Japan | 4 | |||||
| South Korea | 2 | |||||
| 29 October | ||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||
| South Korea (pen) | 2 (4) | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 2 (3) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 31 October | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 1 | |||||
Semifinal
| South Korea | 2 – 2 (4 PK 3) | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
Third-place match
Final
Winners
| AFC Youth Championship 1998 winners |
|---|
 South Korea Ninth title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The following teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.