Asian Cup 1988 - Definition and Overview

The Asian Football Confederation's Asian Cup 1988 finals were held in Qatar between December 2 and December 18. Saudi Arabia defeated host nation Republic of Korea in the final match in Doha.

Qualification

• Qatar qualified automatically as host
• Saudi Arabia qualified automatically as defending champions

The other 8 qualifying teams were:

• Bahrain
• China
• Iran
• Japan
• Kuwait
• Republic of Korea
• Syria
• U.A.E.

First round

Notes:

• Abbreviations:
  • Pld: games played
  • W: won
  • D: drawn
  • L: lost
  • GF: goals for
  • GA: goals against
  • Pts: points

Group A

	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Rep. of Korea	4	4	0	0	9	2	8
Iran	4	2	1	1	3	3	5
Qatar	4	2	0	2	7	6	4
U.A.E.	4	1	0	3	2	4	2
Japan	4	0	1	3	0	6	1

Group B

	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Saudi Arabia	4	2	2	0	4	1	6
P.R.China	4	2	1	1	6	3	5
Syria	4	2	0	2	2	5	4
Kuwait	4	0	3	1	2	3	3
Bahrain	4	0	2	2	1	3	2