| Tourney Name: | AFC U-16 Championship |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Other Titles: | بطولة آسيا تحت 16 سنة لكرة القدم 1998 |
| Country: | Qatar |
| Dates: | 3–17 September |
| Num Teams: | 10 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Matches: | 34 |
| Goals: | 90 |
| Prevseason: | 1996 |
| Nextseason: | 2000 |
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.
See main article: 1998 AFC U-16 Championship qualification. The following 10 teams qualified for the final tournament:
All matches were held in Grand Hamad Stadium in the city of Doha.
| Grand Hamad Stadium | |
| Capacity: 13,000 | |
Group winners and runners-up advanced to the semifinals.
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 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship.