The qualifying stage for the 1998 AFC U-16 Championship, an international youth football competition, was organised on the basis of nine groups. The winning team in each group went forward to the final tournament in Qatar, together with Qatar as host nation.
Group 1 All matches played in Bawsher, Muscat, Oman
Group 2 All matches played in Tabriz, Iran
Group 3 All matches played in Ha'il, Saudi Arabia
Group 4 All matches played in Hyderabad, India
Group 5 All matches played in Kathmandu, Nepal
Group 6 All matches played in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Group 7 All matches played in Chengdu, China
Group 8 All matches played in Yangon, Myanmar
Group 9 All matches played in Chon Buri, Thailand
Qualified teams
(host)
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