The top two teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship in New Zealand.

The following 10 teams qualified for the final tournament: All matches were held in Grand Hamad Stadium in the city of Doha.

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.