1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification
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.
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Qatar qualified automatically as host -
Saudi Arabia qualified automatically as defending champions
The other 8 qualifying teams were:
Groups
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
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- * Withdrew
Group 1
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United Arab Emirates |
9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 |
 China PR |
7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 |
 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 |
2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 |
Group 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 |
Group 3
| 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 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Hong Kong |
1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 |
 Nepal |
1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -7 |
Group 4
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png){kind=small} 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 |
References
- "Stiff test for Lions in 1988"
The Straits Times, 13 December 1986, Page 38
http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19861213.2.54.17.aspx
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