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1988 AFC Asian Cup

Summary

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]

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 →

Qualification edit

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 edit

Venues edit

 
 
 
15km
10miles
 
2
1
  
Venues of the 1988 AFC Asian Cup
1
Al-Ahly Stadium
2
Qatar SC Stadium
City Stadium Capacity
Doha Al-Ahly Stadium 20,000
Qatar SC Stadium

First round edit

All times are Qatar time (UTC+3)

Group A edit

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
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Samuel Chan Yam Ming (Hong Kong)
Qatar  2–1  United Arab Emirates
Muftah   17'
Musabah   26' (o.g.)		 Report H. Mohamed   35'
South Korea  2–0  Japan
Hwang Sun-hong   13'
Kim Joo-sung   35'		 Report
Referee: Salah Mohammed (Iraq)
Iran  1–0  United Arab Emirates
Pious   27' Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Steven Ovinis (Malaysia)
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
Referee: Ahmad Bash (Jordan)
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'
Referee: Yusuf Namoğlu (Turkey)

Group B edit

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
Syria  0–2  Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Mutlaq   20'
Al-Suwaiyed   82'
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
Referee: Yusuf Namoğlu (Turkey)
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 edit

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 edit

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
Abdullah   16' Report
Attendance: 17,000

Third place play-off edit

China  0–0  Iran
Report
Penalties
Duan Ju  
Wang Baoshan  
Wu Wenbing  		 0–3   Moharrami
  Ansarifard
  Ghayeghran
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ahmad Bash (Jordan)

Final edit

South Korea  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Saudi Arabia
Report
Penalties
Cho Min-kook  
Lee Tae-ho  
Byun Byung-joo  
Kim Joo-sung  
Cho Yoon-hwan  		 3–4   Nu'eimeh
  Abd Al-Jawad
  Abdullah
  Al-Mutlaq
  Al-Bishi
Attendance: 20,000

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

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 edit

Most Valuable Player[4]

Top scorer[4]

Best Goalkeeper[4]

Best Forward[4]

Team of the Tournament[4]

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forward
  Zhang Huikang
  Abdullah Al-Deayea 		  Mohamed Al-Jawad
  Saleh Nu'eimeh
  Park Kyung-hoon
  Chung Yong-hwan 		  Xie Yuxin
  Mohamed Salim
  Mahboub Juma'a
  Sirous Ghayeghran
  Chung Hae-won
  Adel Khamis
  Abdulaziz Al-Hajeri
  Byun Byung-joo 		  Youssef Al-Thunayan
  Majed Abdullah
  Kim Joo-sung
  Wang Baoshan

References edit

  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.

External links edit

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