1988 AFC Asian Cup

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1988 AFC Asian Cup
كأس آسيا 1988
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
Dates2–18 December
Teams10
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions 
Kim Joo-Sung
Best goalkeeperChina Zhang Huikang
1984

The 1988 AFC Asian Cup was the 9th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international association football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Qatar between 2 December and 18 December 1988. Saudi Arabia defeated South Korea in the final match in Doha.[1][2][3]

Qualification

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
 Qatar Hosts N/A 2 (1980, 1984)
 Saudi Arabia 1984 AFC Asian Cup champions 16 December 1984 1 (1984)
 United Arab Emirates Group 1 winners 17 February 1988 2 (1980, 1984)
 China Group 1 runners-up 16 February 1988 3 (1976, 1980, 1984)
 Kuwait Group 2 winners 18 April 1988 4 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984)
 Japan Group 2 runners-up 18 April 1988 0 (debut)
 Syria Group 3 winners 3 June 1988 2 (1980, 1984)
 Iran Group 3 runners-up 4 June 1988 5 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984)
 Bahrain Group 4 winners 22 June 1988 0 (debut)
 South Korea Group 4 runners-up 22 June 1988 6 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980, 1984)

Squads

Venues

Map
15km
10miles
none
2
Qatar SC Stadium
1
Qatar SC Stadium
City Stadium Capacity
Doha
Al-Ahly Stadium
20,000
Qatar SC Stadium

First round

All times are Qatar time (

UTC+3
)

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 4 4 0 0 9 2 +7 8 Advance to knockout stage
2  Iran 4 2 1 1 3 3 0 5
3  Qatar (H) 4 2 0 2 7 6 +1 4
4  United Arab Emirates 4 1 0 3 2 4 −2 2
5  Japan 4 0 1 3 0 6 −6 1
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
Iran 2–0 Qatar
Bavi 6'
Pious 89'
Report
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 20,000
)


Japan 0–0 Iran
Report
Hong Kong
)







Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 4 2 2 0 4 1 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  China 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 5
3  Syria 4 2 0 2 2 5 −3 4
4  Kuwait 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1 3
5  Bahrain 4 0 2 2 1 3 −2 2
Syria 0–2 Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Mutlaq 20'
Al-Suwaiyed 82'
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
)









Knockout stage

All times are Qatar time (

UTC+3
)

 
a.e.t.)
2
 
December 18 - Doha
 
 China1
 
 
pen.
)
0 (4)
 
 Saudi Arabia1
 
 
 Iran0
 
pen.
)
0 (3)

Semi-finals


Third place play-off

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

With three goals, South Korea's

Lee Tae-Ho
is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 40 goals were scored by 28 different players, with only one of them credited as an own goal.

3 goals:

2 goals:

1 goal:

1 own goal

Awards

Most Valuable Player[4]

Top scorer[4]

Best Goalkeeper[4]

Best Forward[4]

Team of the Tournament[4]

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forward
China Zhang Huikang
Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Deayea
China Xie Yuxin
United Arab Emirates Mohamed Salim
Kuwait Mahboub Juma'a
Iran Sirous Ghayeghran
South Korea Chung Hae-won
Qatar Adel Khamis
Kuwait Abdulaziz Al-Hajeri
South Korea Byun Byung-joo

References

  1. ^ "Asian Cup: Know Your History - Part One (1956-1988)". Goal.com. 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  2. ^ "1988 AFC Asian Cup". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Asian Cup 1988 Qatar » Schedule". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e Jovanovic, Bojan; King, Ian; Morrison, Neil; Panahi, Majeed; Veroeveren, Pieter (16 December 2010). "Asian Nations Cup 1988". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 February 2020.

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