14th Arabian Gulf Cup

14th Arabian Gulf Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Bahrain
Dates	30 October – 12 November
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	40 (2.67 per match)
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The 14th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي)^[1] was held in Bahrain, in October/November 1998.

The tournament was won by Kuwait for the 9th time

Iraq continued to be banned from the tournament because of invasion of Kuwait in 1990.

Tournament[]

The teams played a single round-robin style competition. The team achieving first place in the overall standings was the tournament winner.

Standings[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kuwait	5	4	0	1	18	5	+13	12
Saudi Arabia	5	3	2	0	5	2	+3	11
United Arab Emirates	5	2	1	2	5	7	−2	7
Oman	5	1	1	3	6	12	−6	4
Bahrain	5	0	3	2	3	6	−3	3
Qatar	5	0	3	2	3	8	−5	3

Results[]

30 October 1998

Bahrain	0–1	United Arab Emirates

31 October 1998

Kuwait	1–2	Saudi Arabia

31 October 1998

Oman	2–1	Qatar

2 November 1998

Kuwait	6–2	Qatar

2 November 1998

Saudi Arabia	1–1	Bahrain

3 November 1998

United Arab Emirates	3–2	Oman

5 November 1998

Qatar	0–0	United Arab Emirates

5 November 1998

Oman	0–1	Saudi Arabia

6 November 1998

Bahrain	0–2	Kuwait

8 November 1998

Qatar	0–0	Bahrain

8 November 1998

Saudi Arabia	1–0	United Arab Emirates

9 November 1998

Oman	0–5	Kuwait

11 November 1998

Qatar	0–0	Saudi Arabia

12 November 1998

United Arab Emirates	1–4	Kuwait

12 November 1998

Bahrain	2–2	Oman

Champions[]

14th Arabian Gulf Cup Winners
Kuwait 9th title

References[]