1998 AFC U-16 Championship بطولة آسيا تحت 16 سنة لكرة القدم 1998 Host country Qatar Dates 3–17 September Teams 10 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Champions Thailand (1st title) Runners-up Qatar Third place Bahrain Fourth place South Korea Matches played 34 Goals scored 90 (2.65 per match)
International football competition
1998 AFC U-16 Championship was the 8th edition of the AFC U-16 Championship . Qatar hosted the tournament from 3 to 17 September 1998. The top two teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship in New Zealand .
The following 10 teams qualified for the final tournament.
All matches were held in Grand Hamad Stadium , Doha , Qatar .
Group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals .
All matches were held in Grand Hamad Stadium , Doha , Qatar .
AFC U-16 Championship 1998 winners Thailand First 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 the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
Australia won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship .
Tournaments
U-16 Championship U-17 Championship U-16 Championship U-17 Asian Cup
Qualifications Squads