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1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 2

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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.

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = 1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification

| dates = 4 February 1988 – 22 June 1988

| num_teams = 20

| confederations = 1

| matches =

| goals =

| attendance =

| top_scorer =

| prevseason = 1984

| nextseason = 1992

}}

Groups

class="wikitable" width=75%

!width=25%|Group 1

!width=25%|Group 2

!width=25%|Group 3

!width=25%|Group 4

valign=top|

{{Fb|BAN}}

{{fb|CHN}}

{{fb|IND}}

{{fb|North Yemen}}

{{fb|THA}}

{{fb|UAE}}

|valign=top|

{{fb|IRQ|1963}} *

{{fb|JPN|1947}}

{{fb|JOR}}

{{fb|KUW}}

{{fb|MAS}}

{{fb|PAK}}

|valign=top|

{{fb|HKG|1959}}

{{fb|IRN}}

{{fb|NEP}}

{{fb|PRK|1948}}

{{fb|SIN}} *

{{fb|SYR|1980}}

|valign=top|

{{fb|BHR|1972}}

{{fb|Burma|1974}} *

{{fb|IDN}}

{{fb|OMN|1970}} *

{{fb|KOR|1984}}

{{fb|South Yemen}}

  • * Withdrew

Qualification

=Group 1=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;"
width="165"|Team

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}

style="background:#ccffcc"

|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|UAE}}

|9

5410121+11
style="background:#ccffcc"

|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|CHN}}

|8

5320100+10
style="text-align:left"|{{fb|North Yemen}}

|5

5131550
style="text-align:left"|{{fb|THA}}

|4

5122512–7
style="text-align:left"|{{fb|BAN}}

|3

503219–8
style="text-align:left"|{{fb|IND}}

|1

501406–6

{{football box|date= 4 February 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|UAE}}

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{fb|THA}}

|stadium = United Arab Emirates

}}

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{{football box|date= 5 February 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CHN}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fb|North Yemen}}

|stadium = United Arab Emirates

}}

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{{football box|date= 6 February 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BAN}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fb|IND}}

|report=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/33961/Bangladesh_India.html

|stadium = United Arab Emirates

}}

----

{{football box|date= 7 February 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|UAE}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fb|North Yemen}}

|stadium = United Arab Emirates

}}

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{{football box|date= 8 February 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CHN}}

|score = 4–0

|team2 = {{fb|BAN}}

|stadium = United Arab Emirates

}}

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{{football box|date= 9 February 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|THA}}

|stadium = United Arab Emirates

}}

----

{{football box|date= 10 February 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|UAE}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fb|CHN}}

|stadium = United Arab Emirates

}}

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{{football box|date= 11 February 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|North Yemen}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|IND}}

|goals1= Mohammed Al Sharani {{goal|83}}

|stadium = United Arab Emirates

}}

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{{football box|date= 12 February 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|THA}}

|goals1 = Natee Thongsookkaew {{goal}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|BAN}}

|goals2 = Ahmed Ali {{goal|44}}

|stadium = United Arab Emirates

}}

----

{{football box|date= 13 February 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|UAE}}

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{fb|IND}}

|report=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/33674/United_Arab_Emirates_India.html

|goals1 = Khamees {{goal|59}}
Mohamed {{goal|63}}
Al Talyani {{goal|67}}

|stadium = United Arab Emirates

}}

----

{{football box|date= 14 February 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CHN}}

|score = 5–0

|team2 = {{fb|THA}}

|stadium = United Arab Emirates

}}

----

{{football box|date= 14 February 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|North Yemen}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fb|BAN}}

|stadium = United Arab Emirates

}}

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{{football box|date= 16 February 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CHN}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|IND}}

|goals1=Liu Haiguang {{goal|30}}

|report=https://www.national-football-teams.com/country/86/1988/India.html

|stadium = United Arab Emirates

}}

----

{{football box|date= 16 February 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|North Yemen}}

|score = 3–3

|team2 = {{fb|THA}}

|stadium = United Arab Emirates

}}

----

{{football box|date= 17 February 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|UAE}}

|score = 4–0

|team2 = {{fb|BAN}}

|stadium = United Arab Emirates

}}

=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.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FZJUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_Y8DAAAAIBAJ&dq=iraq%20football&pg=5000%2C1613602|title=Angry Iraq pull out|publisher=New Straits Times|date=7 April 1988|last=Rokk|first=Lazarus}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;"
width="165"|Team

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}

style="background:#ccffcc"

|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|KUW}}

|7

431090+9
style="background:#ccffcc"

|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|JPN|1947}}

|5

421163+3
style="text-align:left"|{{fb|JOR}}

|5

413021+1
style="text-align:left"|{{fb|MAS}}

|3

411246–2
style="text-align:left"|{{fb|PAK}}

|0

4004112–11

{{football box

| date = 7 April 1988

| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}

| score = 4–0

| team2 = {{fb|PAK}}

| goals1 = Mat Din {{goal|49}}
Hassan {{goal|79||80}}
Salleh {{goal|84}}

| stadium = Malaysia

| event =

| time =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

| report = [https://www.11v11.com/matches/malaysia-v-pakistan-07-april-1988-241026/ Report]

| goals2 =

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

----

{{football box|date= 8 April 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|KUW}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|JPN|1947}}

|stadium = Malaysia

}}

----

{{football box

| date = 10 April 1988

| team1 = {{fb-rt|JOR}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fb|PAK}}

| stadium = Malaysia

| event =

| time =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

| goals1 = Al-Turk {{goal|44}}

| report = [https://www.11v11.com/matches/jordan-v-pakistan-10-april-1988-241029/ Report]

| goals2 =

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

----

{{football box|date= 11 April 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|JPN|1947}}

|stadium = Malaysia

}}

----

{{football box|date= 12 April 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|KUW}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fb|JOR}}

|stadium = Malaysia

}}

----

{{football box|date= 14 April 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fb|JOR}}

|stadium = Malaysia

}}

----

{{football box

| date = 15 April 1988

| team1 = {{fb-rt|KUW}}

| score = 3–0

| team2 = {{fb|PAK}}

| stadium = Malaysia

| event =

| time =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

| goals1 = Al-Haddad {{goal|?}}
Al-Anezi {{goal|?}}
Hussain {{goal|?}}

| report = [https://www.11v11.com/matches/kuwait-v-pakistan-14-april-1988-241039/ Report]

| goals2 =

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

----

{{football box|date= 16 April 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN|1947}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|JOR}}

|stadium = Malaysia

}}

----

{{football box|date= 18 April 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}

|score = 0–5

|team2 = {{fb|KUW}}

|stadium = Malaysia

}}

----

{{football box

| date = 18 April 1988

| team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN|1947}}

| score = 4–1

| team2 = {{fb|PAK}}

| stadium = Malaysia

| event =

| time =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

| goals1 = Maeda {{goal|3}}
Oenoki {{goal|37}}
Matsuyama {{goal|69}}
Minoguchi {{goal|88}}

| report = [https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/33767/Japan_Pakistan.html Report]

| goals2 = Sarwar {{goal|63}}

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

=Group 3=

  • All matches played in Nepal.

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;"
width="165"|Team

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}

style="background:#ccffcc"

|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|SYR|1980}}

|7

431082+6
style="background:#ccffcc"

|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|IRN}}

|6

422061+5
style="text-align:left"|{{fb|PRK|1948}}

|5

421132+1
style="text-align:left"|{{fb|HKG|1959}}

|1

401305–5
style="text-align:left"|{{fb|NEP}}

|1

401307–7

{{football box|date= 25 May 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NEP}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fb|HKG|1959}}

|stadium = Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu}}

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{{football box|date= 26 May 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SYR|1980}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fb|PRK|1948}}

|goals1 = Al Nasser {{goal|28}}
Kareghli {{goal|90}}

|goals2 = Kang Myong-sam {{goal|45}}

|stadium = Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu}}

----

{{football box|date= 27 May 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRN}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fb|HKG|1959}}

|goals1 = Ghayeghran {{goal|9}}
Marfavi {{goal|73}}

|referee= Xu Bingsheng (China)

|stadium = Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu}}

----

{{football box|date= 27 May 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NEP}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|PRK|1948}}

|goals2 = Ju Kyong-shik {{goal|52}}

|stadium = Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu}}

----

{{football box|date= 29 May 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SYR|1980}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|IRN}}

|goals1 = Siflan {{goal|13}}

|goals2 = Bavi {{goal|73}}

|referee= Abdulaziz Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

|stadium = Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu}}

----

{{football box|date= 31 May 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|PRK|1948}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|HKG|1959}}

|goals1 = Kim Kwang-min {{goal|22}}

|stadium = Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu}}

----

{{football box|date= 1 June 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NEP}}

|score = 0–3

|team2 = {{fb|SYR|1980}}

|goals2 = unknown {{goal}}
Ahmed {{goal|23}}
Al Nasser {{goal|65}}

|stadium = Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu}}

----

{{football box|date= 2 June 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRN}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fb|PRK|1948}}

|referee= Abdulaziz Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

|stadium = Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu}}

----

{{football box|date= 3 June 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SYR|1980}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fb|HKG|1959}}

|goals1 = Kardeghli {{goal|48}}
Mahrous {{goal|73}}

|stadium = Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu}}

----

{{football box|date= 4 June 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NEP}}

|score = 0–3

|team2 = {{fb|IRN}}

|goals2 = Bavi {{goal|6||53||67}}

|referee= Abdulaziz Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

|stadium = Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu}}

=Group 4=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;"
width="165"|Team

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}

style="background:#ccffcc"

|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|BHR|1972}}

|5

321040+4
style="background:#ccffcc"

|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|KOR|1984}}

|3

311153+2
style="text-align:left"|{{fb|IDN}}

|3

311114–3
style="text-align:left"|{{fb|South Yemen}}

|1

301214–3

{{football box|date= 17 June 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IDN}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|South Yemen}}

|stadium = Jakarta, Indonesia

}}

----

{{football box|date= 17 June 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BHR|1972}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fb|KOR|1984}}

|stadium = Jakarta, Indonesia

}}

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{{football box|date= 19 June 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR|1984}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|South Yemen}}

|stadium = Jakarta, Indonesia

}}

----

{{football box|date= 19 June 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IDN}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fb|BHR|1972}}

|stadium = Jakarta, Indonesia

}}

----

{{football box|date= 22 June 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BHR|1972}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fb|South Yemen}}

|stadium = Jakarta, Indonesia

}}

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{{football box|date= 22 June 1988

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IDN}}

|score = 0–4

|team2 = {{fb|KOR|1984}}

|stadium = Jakarta, Indonesia

}}

----

Qualified teams

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
Team

! Qualified as

! Qualified on

! Previous appearance

{{fb|QAT}}{{Sort|*|Hosts}}{{N/A|N/A}}{{sort|02|2 (1980, 1984)}}
{{fb|KSA}}{{Sort|841|1984 AFC Asian Cup champions}}16 December 1984{{sort|01|1 (1984)}}
{{fb|UAE}}{{Sort|A1|Group 1 winners}}17 February 1988{{sort|01|1 (1980, 1984)}}
{{fb|CHN}}{{Sort|A2|Group 1 runners-up}}16 February 1988{{sort|03|3 (1976, 1980, 1984)}}
{{fb|KUW}}{{Sort|B1|Group 2 winners}}18 April 1988{{sort|04|4 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984)}}
{{fb|JPN}}{{Sort|B2|Group 2 runners-up}}18 April 19880 (debut)
{{fb|SYR|1980}}{{Sort|C1|Group 3 winners}}3 June 1988{{sort|02|2 (1980, 1984)}}
{{fb|IRN}}{{Sort|C2|Group 3 runners-up}}4 June 1988{{sort|05|5 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984)}}
{{fb|BHR|1972}}{{Sort|D1|Group 4 winners}}22 June 19880 (debut)
{{fb|KOR|1984}}{{Sort|D2|Group 4 runners-up}}22 June 1988{{sort|06|6 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980, 1984)}}

References

{{Reflist}}

  • [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/88asch.html RSSSF details]
  • [https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19861213-1.2.54.17.aspx *"Stiff test for Lions in 1988" The Straits Times, 13 December 1986, Page 38]
  • [https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/afc-asian-cup-qualification-1988-qatar/qualifying-round/16365/ GSA details]

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