1988 AFC Asian Cup final

1988 AFC Asian Cup Final

Event	1988 AFC Asian Cup
South Korea Saudi Arabia 0 0
After extra time Saudi Arabia won 4–3 on penalties
Date	18 December 1988 (1988-12-18)
Venue	Al-Ahli Stadium, Doha
Referee	Michel Vautrot (France)
Attendance	20,000

The 1988 AFC Asian Cup Final was a football match which determined the winner of the 1988 AFC Asian Cup, the 8th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of the Asian Football Confederation.

Venue

Main article: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium

Al-Ahli Stadium also known as Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium located in Doha, Qatar, hosted the 1988 AFC Asian Cup Final. The 18,000-seat stadium is used by Al Ahli SC (Doha) and Al-Sailiya SC. It was one of two stadiums used to host the 1988 Asian Cup; twelve matches were played in the stadium including the final.

Route to the final

Further information: 1988 AFC Asian Cup

South Korea		Round	Saudi Arabia
Opponents	Result	Group stage	Opponents	Result
United Arab Emirates	1–0	Match 1	Syria	2–0
Japan	2–0	Match 2	Kuwait	0–0
Qatar	3–2	Match 3	Bahrain	1–1
Iran	3–0	Match 4	China	1–0
"ARMADURA Z29 HELMET ARMOR Z29" by OSCAR CREATIVO Group A Winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 South Korea 4 8 2 Iran 4 5 3 Qatar (H) 4 4 4 United Arab Emirates 4 2 5 Japan 4 1 Source: RSSSF (H) Hosts		Final standings	Group B winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Saudi Arabia 4 6 2 China 4 5 3 Syria 4 4 4 Kuwait 4 3 5 Bahrain 4 2 Source: RSSSF
Opponents	Result	Knockout stage	Opponents	Result
China	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Semi-finals	Iran	1–0

Match

Final

18 December 1988

16:00

South Korea	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Saudi Arabia
	Report
Penalties
Cho Min-kook Lee Tae-ho Byun Byung-joo Kim Joo-sung Cho Yoon-hwan	3–4	Nu'eimeh Abd Al-Jawad Abdullah Al-Mutlaq Al-Bishi

Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

GK	1	Cho Byung-deuk
RB	2	Park Kyung-hoon
CB	5	Chung Yong-hwan
CB	13	Cho Yoon-hwan
LB	17	Gu Sang-bum	71'
RM	19	Yeo Bum-kyu	109'
CM	4	Cho Min-kook
CM	8	Chung Hae-won
LM	10	Ham Hyun-gi		49'
CF	14	Hwang Sun-hong		59'
CF	16	Kim Joo-sung	50'
Substitutes:
FW	11	Byun Byung-joo		49'
FW	6	Lee Tae-ho		59'
Manager:
Lee Hoe-taik

GK	1	Abdullah Al-Deayea
RB	2	Abdullah Al-Dosari
CB	4	Ahmed Jameel Madani
CB	5	Saleh Nu'eimeh
LB	13	Mohamed Abd Al-Jawad	34'
RM	6	Saleh Al-Mutlaq
CM	8	Fahad Al-Bishi
CM	10	Fahad Al-Musaibeah
LM	9	Majed Abdullah
CF	15	Yousuf Al-Thunayan		106'
CF	17	Saad Al-Dossary		72'
Substitutes:
FW	11	Mohaisen Al-Jam'an		72'
FW	7	Yousuf Jazea'a Al-Dosari		106'
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira

External links

• Official website