The qualifying stage for the 1998 AFC U-16 Championship, an international youth football competition, was organised on the basis of nine groups. The winning team in each group went forward to the final tournament in Qatar, together with Qatar as host nation.

Group 1

All matches played in Bawsher, Muscat, Oman

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Oman 3 3 0 0 18 1 +17 9
 Kuwait 3 1 1 1 8 4 +4 4
 Turkmenistan 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
 Palestine 3 0 0 3 1 20 −19 0
Source:
Oman 4–0 Turkmenistan
Palestine 0–6 Kuwait
Kuwait 1–3 Oman
Palestine 1–3 Turkmenistan
Kuwait 1–1 Turkmenistan
Oman 11–0 Palestine

Group 2

All matches played in Tabriz, Iran

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6
 United Arab Emirates 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3
 Tajikistan 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
 Yemen (W) 0 - - - - - — 0
Source:
(W) Withdrew
United Arab Emirates 3–0 Tajikistan
Iran 1–0 United Arab Emirates
Iran 3–0 Tajikistan

Group 3

All matches played in Ha'il, Saudi Arabia

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bahrain 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5 6
 Jordan 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 3
 Saudi Arabia 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source:
Bahrain 5–1 Jordan
Bahrain 2–1 Saudi Arabia
Jordan 2–0 Saudi Arabia

Group 4

All matches played in Hyderabad, India

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 North Korea 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9
 India 3 1 1 1 6 1 +5 4
 Pakistan 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
 Kazakhstan 3 0 1 2 2 13 −11 1
Source:
Pakistan 1–1 Kazakhstan
North Korea 1–0 India
North Korea 2–0 Pakistan
India 6–0 Kazakhstan
North Korea 6–1 Kazakhstan
Pakistan 0–0 India

Group 5

All matches played in Kathmandu, Nepal

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bangladesh 3 3 0 0 16 0 +16 9
   Nepal 3 2 0 1 11 1 +10 6
 Sri Lanka 3 1 0 2 8 5 +3 3
 Guam 3 0 0 3 0 29 −29 0
Source:
Nepal   10–0 Guam
Sri Lanka 0–4 Bangladesh
Guam 0–8 Sri Lanka
Nepal   0–1 Bangladesh
Bangladesh 11–0 Guam
Nepal   1–0 Sri Lanka

Group 6

All matches played in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 6
 Uzbekistan 2 1 0 1 7 3 +4 3
 Maldives 2 0 0 2 0 11 −11 0
 Bhutan (W) 0 - - - - - — 0
Source:
(W) Withdrew
Iraq 5–0 Maldives
Uzbekistan 1–3 Iraq
Uzbekistan 6–0 Maldives

Group 7

All matches played in Chengdu, China

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 2 1 1 0 6 0 +6 4
 China 2 1 1 0 6 0 +6 4
 Chinese Taipei 2 0 0 2 0 12 −12 0
 Philippines (W) 0 - - - - - — 0
Source:
(W) Withdrew
South Korea 6–0 Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei 0–6 China
China 0–0 South Korea
Penalties
4–5

Group 8

All matches played in Yangon, Myanmar

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 4 4 0 0 15 2 +13 12
 Myanmar 4 3 0 1 13 4 +9 9
 Hong Kong 4 1 1 2 5 9 −4 4
 Laos 4 1 1 2 4 11 −7 4
 Malaysia 4 0 0 4 3 14 −11 0
Source:
Japan 4–0 Hong Kong
Laos 0–5 Myanmar
Hong Kong 4–0 Malaysia
Japan 4–1 Laos
Malaysia 2–3 Myanmar
Hong Kong 1–1 Laos
Japan 5–0 Malaysia
Myanmar 4–0 Hong Kong
Malaysia 1–2 Laos
Myanmar 1–2 Japan

Group 9

All matches played in Chon Buri, Thailand

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Thailand 3 3 0 0 25 0 +25 9
 Indonesia 3 1 1 1 8 8 0 4
 Singapore 3 1 1 1 4 12 −8 4
 Brunei 3 0 0 3 1 18 −17 0
Source:
Thailand 9–0 Singapore
Brunei 0–6 Indonesia
Thailand 10–0 Brunei
Indonesia 2–2 Singapore
Singapore 2–1 Brunei
Thailand 6–0 Indonesia

Qualified teams

Sources

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