1988 AFC Youth Championship qualification
The qualification of AFC Youth Championship 1988 was held from 16 June to 25 September 1988.Qualification
Group A
All matches in Muscat, Oman.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
| 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 |
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----Group B
All matches in Malé, Maldives.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | +23 |
| 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 |
| 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 31 | −28 |
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----Group C
All matches in Manama, Bahrain.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
| 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | −15 |
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----Group D
All matches in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
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----Group E
All matches in Hong Kong.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | +22 |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 5 | +21 |
| 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 |
| 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 39 | −38 |
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----Group F
Burma, India and Singapore withdrew, so the Korea Republic qualified automatically.Group G
All matches in Pyongyang, North Korea.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
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----Group H
Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia withdrew, so the Japan qualified automatically.
