1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Qualification for the Asian Football Confederation's 1988 AFC Asian Cup finals held in Qatar between 2 and 18 December. Saudi Arabia defeated Republic of Korea in the final match in Doha.
Groups
- * Withdrew
Qualification
Group 1
- All matches played in United Arab Emirates.
| Team | ||||||||
| 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | –7 | |
| 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | –8 | |
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | –6 |
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Group 2
- All matches played in Malaysia.
- Iraq were originally drawn in this group, but they withdrew on 6 April 1988 in protest at the AFC changing the fixtures schedule at late notice.
| Team | ||||||||
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | |
| 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | –11 |
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Group 3
- All matches played in Nepal.
| Team | ||||||||
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | –5 | |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | –7 |
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Group 4
- All matches played in Indonesia.
| Team | ||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | –3 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
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