# Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers

The Pre-Olympic tournaments of the Asian Qualifiers for the 1988 Summer Olympic were held from 27 February 1987 to 15 January 1988. Iraq and China qualified, while South Korea qualified as host nation.

## West Asia
### First Round
#### Group 1

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 8 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 2 |
| Oman | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 2 |
All Matches were played in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

#### Group 2

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Iraq | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Jordan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 1 |

#### Group 3

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Qatar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 |
| Syria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| South Yemen | Withdrew, apparently due to injuries to players. | Withdrew, apparently due to injuries to players. | Withdrew, apparently due to injuries to players. | Withdrew, apparently due to injuries to players. | Withdrew, apparently due to injuries to players. | Withdrew, apparently due to injuries to players. | Withdrew, apparently due to injuries to players. | Withdrew, apparently due to injuries to players. |
All Matches were played in Doha, Qatar.

#### Group 4

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Kuwait | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Iran | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| North Yemen | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
All Matches were played in Doha, Qatar.
Kuwait qualified on away goals rule.

### Second Round

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Iraq | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 8 |
| Kuwait | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 7 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 5 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |

## East Asia
### First Round
#### Group 1

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Nepal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| India | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
All Matches were played in Kathmandu, Nepal.

#### Group 2

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Thailand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| North Korea | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified |
All Matches were played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

#### Group 3

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 8 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 2 |
| Brunei | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |

#### Group 4

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| China | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 | 7 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 5 |
| Philippines | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | -31 | 0 |

### Second Round

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| China | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1 | +24 | 10 |
| Japan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 9 |
| Thailand | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Nepal | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 39 | -38 | 0 |

## Qualified teams

The following two teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Summer Olympics |
| China | East Asia winners | 26 October 1987 | 2 (1936, 1948) |
| Iraq | West Asia winners | 15 January 1988 | 2 (1980, 1984) |