1998 AFC U-16 Championship was the 8th edition of the AFC U-16 Championship. Qatar hosted the tournament from 3 to 17 September 1998. The top two teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship in New Zealand.
The following 10 teams qualified for the final tournament:
All matches were held in Grand Hamad Stadium in the city of Doha.
Group winners and runners-up advanced to the semifinals.
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Third-placed Bahrain played off against Australia, winners of the 1999 OFC U-17 championship for the final slot for the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
Australia won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate and qualified for the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship.