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1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | 1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| dates | 4 February 1988 – 22 June 1988 |
| num_teams | 20 |
| confederations | 1 |
| prevseason | 1984 |
| nextseason | 1992 |
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.
Groups
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
|---|
-
- Withdrew
Qualification
Group 1
- All matches played in United Arab Emirates.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | –7 | |
| 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | –8 | |
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | –6 |
Mohamed Al Talyani
Group 2
- All matches played in Malaysia.
- Iraq were originally drawn in this group, but they withdrew on 6 April 1988 in protest at the AFC changing the fixtures schedule at late notice.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | |
| 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | –11 |
Hassan Salleh
Al-Anezi Hussain
Oenoki Matsuyama Minoguchi
Group 3
- All matches played in Nepal.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | –5 | |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | –7 |
Kareghli
Marfavi
Ahmed
Al Nasser
Mahrous
Group 4
- All matches played in Indonesia.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | –3 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 December 1984 | |||
| 17 February 1988 | |||
| 16 February 1988 | |||
| 18 April 1988 | |||
| 18 April 1988 | 0 (debut) | ||
| 3 June 1988 | |||
| 4 June 1988 | |||
| 22 June 1988 | 0 (debut) | ||
| 22 June 1988 |
Notes
References
References
- (2024-01-11). "日本サッカーの夜明け前にあった「幻のアジア挑戦」 初出場の1988年大会、B代表で“ぶっつけ本番”【コラム】".
- Rokk, Lazarus. (7 April 1988). "Angry Iraq pull out". New Straits Times.
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