Tournament details | |
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Host country | Thailand |
Dates | 12 November – 26 November |
Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | South Korea (9th title) |
Runners-up | Japan |
Third place | Saudi Arabia |
Fourth place | Kazakhstan |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 24 |
Goals scored | 76 (3.17 per match) |
The Asian Football Confederation's 1998 AFC Youth Championship was held from October 17 to October 31, 1998, in Chiangmai, Thailand. The tournament was won for the ninth time by South Korea in the final against Japan.
The teams that reached the semi-final qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria.