1998 AFC Youth Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Thailand
Dates	17–31 October
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	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)
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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.

Participants

The teams that reached the semi-finals qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria.

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

October 29, 1998

Saudi Arabia	2 – 4	Japan

700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai

October 29, 1998

South Korea	2 – 2 (4 PK 3)	Kazakhstan

700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai

Third-place match

October 31, 1998

Saudi Arabia	3 – 1	Kazakhstan

700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai

Final

October 31, 1998

South Korea	2 – 1	Japan

700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai

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.

•  South Korea
•  Japan
•  Saudi Arabia
•  Kazakhstan