1988 AFC Asian Cup final

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.

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

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
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