1998 AFC U-16 Championship بطولة آسيا تحت 16 سنة لكرة القدم 1998 Tournament details Host country Qatar Dates 3–17 September Teams 10 (from 1 confederation) Venue 1 (in 1 host city) Final positions Champions Thailand (1st title) Runners-up Qatar Third place Bahrain Fourth place South Korea Tournament statistics Matches played 34 Goals scored 90 (2.65 per match)
International football competition
1998 AFC U-16 Championship was the 8th edition of theAFC U-16 Championship .Qatar hosted the tournament from 3 to 17 September 1998. The top two teams qualified for the1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship inNew Zealand .
The following 10 teams qualified for the final tournament:
All matches were held inGrand Hamad Stadium in the city ofDoha .
Group winners and runners-up advanced to the semifinals.
1998 AFC U-16 Championship winners Thailand 1st title
Inter-confederation playoff [ edit ] Third-placed Bahrain played off against Australia, winners of the 1999 OFC U-17 championship for the final slot for the1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship .
Australia won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for the1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship .
Tournaments
U-16 Championship U-17 Championship U-16 Championship U-17 Asian Cup
Qualifications Squads