1988 AFC Asian Cup

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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

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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 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

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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'
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Attendance: 20,000

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

Japan  0–0  Iran
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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'
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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
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'
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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

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

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
  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

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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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