1998 AFC Youth Championship

The 1998 AFC Youth Championship was held from 17 to 31 October 1998, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The tournament was won for the ninth time by South Korea in the final against Japan.

Participants

 * 🇹🇭 Thailand (qualified as hosts)
 * 🇨🇳 China
 * 🇮🇳 India
 * 🇮🇶 Iraq
 * 🇯🇵 Japan
 * 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
 * 🇰🇼 Kuwait
 * 🇶🇦 Qatar
 * 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
 * 🇰🇷 South Korea

The teams that reached the semi-finals qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria.

Qualification to World Youth Championship
The following teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.