1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Qualification for the Asian Football Confederation's 1988 AFC Asian Cup finals held in Qatar between 2 and 18 December. Saudi Arabia defeated Republic of Korea in the final match in Doha.
The other 8 qualifying teams were:
| Team | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | –7 |
| 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | –8 |
| 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | –5 |
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----Group 2
| Team | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 |
| 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | –11 |
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----Group 3
| Team | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | –5 |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | –7 |
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----Group 4
| Team | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
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