The 1988 AFC Youth Championship were held between October 17 and October 28 in Doha, capital of Qatar. Eight teams entered the final tournament, playing for the Asian Youth title and a spot at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia.

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1988 AFC Youth Championship

Tournament details
Host country	َQatar
Dates	17–28 October
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Iraq (4th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	39 (2.44 per match)
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Iraq won the tournament, beating Syria 4–3 after a penalty shootout. Hosts Qatar grabbed the third place.^{[citation needed]}

The Iraqi team qualified for the World Cup Finals, whereas Syria and Qatar had to enter a play-off round against Australia and New Zealand. Syria won the tournament it hosted in January 1989 in Aleppo.^{[citation needed]}

•  Qatar
•  China
•  Iraq
•  Japan
•  South Korea
•  North Korea
•  Syria
•  United Arab Emirates

The following teams qualified for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.

•  Iraq
•  Syria
•  Saudi Arabia (host)

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