The Asian Games 1998 football competition was held in Bangkok from November 30 to December 19, 1998.
This edition of the football competition had a record number of entries , which meant arranging the competition in several stages. The Preliminaries, Group stages, quarter final , semi final and the final matches.
23 countries participated in the football competition.
Team Melli competed in this edition with the skeleton of the team that played in the FIFA World Cup 1998 France with addition of some new players. Team Melli won the goal medal defeating Kuwait in the final match.
Preliminary stage
Group H
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iran |
6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
 Kazakhstan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
 Laos |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 |
|
December 5, 1998
|
| Iran |
6 – 1 | Laos |
|---|---|---|
| Ali MOUSAVI (25) Ali MOUSAVI (34) Alireza MANSOURIAN (75) Ali DAEI (82) Ali MOUSAVI (85) Ali DAEI (86) |
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Group stage
Group 3
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China PR |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 |
| Iran |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
 Oman |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | −3 |
 Tajikistan |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 |
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December 10, 1998
|
| Iran |
5 – 0 | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| Ali DAEI (5) Karim BAGHERI (13) Mohammad KHAKPOUR (18) Ali MOUSAVI (51) Ali DAEI (74) |
| Report |
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December 12, 1998
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| Tajikistan |
3 – 3 | Oman |
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Quarter finals
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Semi finals
