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
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20 July 1998 (1998-07-20 )
20 July 1998 (1998-07-20 )
22 July 1998 (1998-07-22 )
22 July 1998 (1998-07-22 )
24 July 1998 (1998-07-24 )
24 July 1998 (1998-07-24 )
Group 2 All matches played in Tabriz , Iran
Source: [citation needed ] (W) Withdrew
27 July 1998 (1998-07-27 )
31 July 1998 (1998-07-31 )
2 August 1998 (1998-08-02 )
Group 3 All matches played in Ha'il , Saudi Arabia
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3 August 1998 (1998-08-03 )
5 August 1998 (1998-08-05 )
7 August 1998 (1998-08-07 )
Group 4 All matches played in Hyderabad , India
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24 July 1998 (1998-07-24 )
24 July 1998 (1998-07-24 )
26 July 1998 (1998-07-26 )
26 July 1998 (1998-07-26 )
28 July 1998 (1998-07-28 )
28 July 1998 (1998-07-28 )
Group 5 All matches played in Kathmandu , Nepal
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20 April 1998 (1998-04-20 )
21 April 1998 (1998-04-21 )
23 April 1998 (1998-04-23 )
24 April 1998 (1998-04-24 )
26 April 1998 (1998-04-26 )
27 April 1998 (1998-04-27 )
Group 6 All matches played in Tashkent , Uzbekistan
Source: [citation needed ] (W) Withdrew
16 June 1998 (1998-06-16 )
18 June 1998 (1998-06-18 )
20 June 1998 (1998-06-20 )
Group 7 All matches played in Chengdu , China
Source: [citation needed ] (W) Withdrew
Group 8 All matches played in Yangon , Myanmar
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Group 9 All matches played in Chon Buri, Thailand
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21 April 1998 (1998-04-21 )
21 April 1998 (1998-04-21 )
23 April 1998 (1998-04-23 )
23 April 1998 (1998-04-23 )
25 April 1998 (1998-04-25 )
25 April 1998 (1998-04-25 )
Qualified teams
Sources Tournaments
U-16 Championship U-17 Championship U-16 Championship U-17 Asian Cup
Qualifications Squads