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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 Saudi Arabia (2nd title)
Runners-up South Korea
Third place Iran
Fourth place China
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored40 (1.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Lee Tae-Ho (3 goals)
Best player(s)South Korea Kim Joo-Sung
Best goalkeeperChina Zhang Huikang
1984
1992

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

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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[broken anchor] winners 17 February 1988 2 (1980, 1984)
 China Group 1[broken anchor] runners-up 16 February 1988 3 (1976, 1980, 1984)
 Kuwait Group 2[broken anchor] winners 18 April 1988 4 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984)
 Japan Group 2[broken anchor] runners-up 18 April 1988 0 (debut)
 Syria Group 3[broken anchor] winners 3 June 1988 2 (1980, 1984)
 Iran Group 3[broken anchor] runners-up 4 June 1988 5 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984)
 Bahrain Group 4[broken anchor] winners 22 June 1988 0 (debut)
 South Korea Group 4[broken anchor] runners-up 22 June 1988 6 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980, 1984)

Squads

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Venues

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City Stadium Capacity
Doha Al-Ahly Stadium 20,000
Qatar SC Stadium

First round

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All times are Qatar time (UTC+3)

Group A

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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
Attendance: 20,000

United Arab Emirates 0–1 South Korea
Report Lee Tae-ho 8' (pen.)
Attendance: 200

Japan 0–0 Iran
Report



Iran 1–0 United Arab Emirates
Pious 27' Report
Attendance: 4,000

Qatar 2–3 South Korea
Salman 47' (pen.), 80' (pen.) Report Chung Hae-won 10', 72'
Kim Joo-sung 34'

United Arab Emirates 1–0 Japan
A.A. Mohamed 86' Report

South Korea 3–0 Iran
Byun Byung-joo 26', 57'
Hwang Sun-hong 42'
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

Japan 0–3 Qatar
Report Khamis 58', 82'
Muftah 90'

Group B

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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
Source: RSSSF

Kuwait 0–0 Bahrain
Report
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)

China 3–0 Syria
Gao Sheng 13'
Xie Yuxin 14', 19'
Report

Saudi Arabia 0–0 Kuwait
Report

Bahrain 0–1 China
Report Zhang Xiaowen 78'

Syria 1–0 Kuwait
Al-Nasser 63' Report

Saudi Arabia 1–1 Bahrain
Jazea'a 78' Report F. Mahmoud 44' (pen.)
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)

Kuwait 2–2 China
Adel Abbas 60' (pen.)
Mansour Basha 62'
Report Ma Lin 10', 87'

Bahrain 0–1 Syria
Report Abu Al-Sel 72' (pen.)

China 0–1 Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Bishi 56'

Knockout stage

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All times are Qatar time (UTC+3)

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
December 14 - Doha
 
 
 South Korea (a.e.t.)2
 
December 18 - Doha
 
 China1
 
 South Korea0 (3)
 
December 15 - Doha
 
 Saudi Arabia (pen.)0 (4)
 
 Saudi Arabia1
 
 
 Iran0
 
Third place
 
 
December 17 - Doha
 
 
 China0 (0)
 
 
 Iran (pen.)0 (3)

Semi-finals

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South Korea 2–1 (a.e.t.) China
Lee Tae-ho 93', 103' Report Mai Chao 100'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)

Saudi Arabia 1–0 Iran
Majed Abdullah 16' Report
Attendance: 17,000

Third place play-off

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Final

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Statistics

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Goalscorers

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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

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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
Saudi Arabia Mohamed Al-Jawad
Saudi Arabia Saleh Nu'eimeh
South Korea Park Kyung-hoon
South Korea Chung Yong-hwan
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
Saudi Arabia Youssef Al-Thunayan
Saudi Arabia Majed Abdullah
South Korea Kim Joo-sung
China Wang Baoshan

References

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  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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