1988 Arab Cup

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1988 Arab Cup
Tournament details
Host countryJordan
Dates8–21 July
Teams10 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iraq (4th title)
Runners-up Syria
Third place Egypt
Fourth place Jordan
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored35 (1.46 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iraq Ahmed Radhi
(4 goals)
Best player(s)Jordan
← 1985
1992 →

The 1988 Arab Cup was the fifth edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Amman, Jordan. The defending champion Iraq won the title for the 4th time.

Qualification[]

Jordan qualified automatically as hosts and Iraq as holders.

Zone 1 (Gulf Area)[]

Bahrain & Kuwait qualified.

Zone 2 (Red Sea)[]

Egypt & Saudi Arabia qualified.

Zone 3 (North Africa)[]

The tournament was held in Algiers, Algeria. Libya and Morocco withdrew.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Algeria 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 3
 Tunisia 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3
 Mauritania 2 0 0 2 1 5 –4 0
Algeria 0 – 0 Tunisia
5 July Stadium, Algiers
Attendance: 17 900
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)
Tunisia 2 – 1 Mauritania
Maâloul Goal 37' (p)
Mahjoubi Goal 84'		 Goal 16'
5 July Stadium, Algiers
Algeria 3 – 0 Mauritania
Boukar Goal 44'
Djahmoune Goal 52'
Goal 85'
5 July Stadium, Algiers
Attendance: 3 000

Algeria & Tunisia qualified.

Zone 4 (East Region)[]

Syria qualified.

Qualified teams[]

The 8 qualified teams are:

Participants
Zone Team
Hosts  Jordan
Holders  Iraq
Zone 1 (Gulf Area)  Bahrain
 Kuwait Ol.
Zone 2 (Red Sea)  Egypt
 Saudi Arabia Ol.
Zone 3 (North Africa) Algeria Algeria UT
 Tunisia
Zone 4 (East Region)  Syria

Final tournament[]

Venues[]

Amman
Amman International Stadium
Capacity: 25,000
Staad Amman Aldowali.jpeg

Squads[]

Main article: 1988 Arab Cup squads

Group stage[]

Algeria and Saudi Arabia did not send their senior national teams to the competition. Instead, Algeria sent a University XI, probably an Under-23 squad, while Saudi Arabia's A team was in Australia during the tournament.[1]

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 4 2 2 0 4 0 +4 6
 Iraq 4 1 3 0 3 1 +2 5
 Lebanon 4 1 2 1 2 4 −2 4
 Tunisia 4 0 3 1 3 4 −1 3
 Saudi Arabia Ol. 4 0 2 2 1 4 −3 2
Egypt 0–0 Saudi Arabia Ol.
Attendance: 17,000
Iraq 1–1 Tunisia
Radhi Goal 32' Mahjoubi Goal 62'
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Issa Al-Jassas (Kuwait)
Iraq 0–0 Lebanon
Attendance: 8,000
Saudi Arabia Ol. 1–1 Tunisia
Goal 80' Maaloul Goal 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,000
Egypt 1–0 Tunisia
Soliman Goal 62'
Attendance: 18,000
Lebanon 1–0 Saudi Arabia Ol.
Hammoud Goal 81'
Attendance: 18,000
Iraq 2–0 Saudi Arabia Ol.
Radhi Goal 13', 35'
Attendance: 22,000
Egypt 3–0 Lebanon
Shawky Goal 29'
Abouzaid Goal 68'
H. Hassan Goal 88'
Attendance: 22,000
Lebanon 1–1 Tunisia
Hammoud Goal 65' Mehedhebi Goal 46'
Attendance: 25,000
Iraq 0–0 Egypt
Attendance: 25,000

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Jordan 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 5
 Syria 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 5
Algeria Algeria UT 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 4
 Kuwait Ol. 4 1 1 2 2 3 −1 3
 Bahrain 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1 3
Jordan 0–0 Bahrain
Attendance: 15,000
Syria 1–1Algeria Algeria UT
Jakalan Goal 31' Hadj Adlane Goal 62'
Attendance: 15,000
Jordan 0–1 Kuwait Ol.
Attendance: 21,000
Algeria UT Algeria0–0 Bahrain
Attendance: 21,000
Syria 2–1 Bahrain
Goal 6'
Jakalan Goal 83'		 Goal 16'
Attendance: 19,000
Algeria UT Algeria1–0 Kuwait Ol.
Hadj Adlane Goal 24'
Attendance: 19,000
Syria 1–0 Kuwait Ol.
Kardaghli Goal 81'
Attendance: 20,000
Jordan 2–1Algeria Algeria UT
Goal 61'
Goal 75'		 Goal 74'
Attendance: 27,000
Jordan 2–0 Syria
Goal 12'
Goal 35'
Attendance: 27,000
Kuwait Ol. 1–1 Bahrain
Goal Goal
Attendance: 20,000

Knock-out stage[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 July 1988 – Amman
 
 
 Syria (pen.)0 (4)
 
21 July 1988 – Amman
 
 Egypt0 (3)
 
 Iraq (pen.)1 (4)
 
19 July 1988 – Amman
 
 Syria 1 (3)
 
 Iraq 3
 
 
 Jordan0
 
Third place
 
 
21 July 1988 – Amman
 
 
 Egypt2
 
 
 Jordan0

Semi-finals[]

Syria 0–0 (a.e.t.) Egypt
Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 33,000
Iraq 3–0 Jordan
Radhi Goal 22'
Ali Goal 45'
Sharif Goal 80'
Attendance: 33,000

Third place play-off[]

Egypt 2–0 Jordan

Final[]

Main article: 1988 Arab Cup Final
Iraq 1–1 (a.e.t.) Syria
  • Goal 33'
Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Abdelali Naciri (Morocco)

Top scorers[]

4 Goals
2 Goals

References[]

  1. ^ Arab Cup 1988 Amman, Jordan (July 8-21)

External links[]

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