1998 Arab Cup

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1998 Arab Cup
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
Dates22 September – 1 October
Teams12 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Saudi Arabia (1st title)
Runners-up Qatar
Third place Kuwait
Fourth place United Arab Emirates
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored52 (3.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Saudi Arabia Obeid Al-Dosari
(8 goals)
Best player(s)Kuwait Bader Haji
Qatar Mubarak Mustafa
Best goalkeeperSaudi Arabia Mohamed Al-Deayea
← 1992
2002 →

The 1998 Arab Cup is the seventh edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Qatar, in Doha. Saudi Arabia won their first title.

Qualifying[]

Main article: 1998 Arab Cup qualification

The 12 qualified teams are:

Participants
Zone Team
Hosts  Qatar
Holders  Egypt U21
Zone 1 (Gulf Area)  Kuwait
 United Arab Emirates
Zone 2 (Red Sea)  Sudan
Zone 3 (North Africa)  Algeria U23
 Libya
Zone 4 (East Region)  Lebanon
 Jordan
 Syria
World Cup qualifiers  Morocco U23
 Saudi Arabia

Venues[]

Cities Venues Capacity
Doha Khalifa International Stadium 40,000
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium 13,000

Squads[]

Main article: 1998 Arab Cup squads

Overview[]

Algeria, Egypt and Morocco did not send their senior national teams but instead sent their Under-23 teams to the competition.[1]

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Qatar 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6
 Jordan 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
 Libya 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
Source:[citation needed]
Qatar 2–1 Libya
Khamis Goal 44'
Mustafa Goal 49'		 Goal 43'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mohamed Koussa (Syria)
Libya 1–2 Jordan
El-Masli Goal 61' Al-Sheikh Goal 36'
Ali Goal 64'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Salah Ahmed (Sudan)
Qatar 2–0 Jordan
Mustafa Goal 17'
Khamis Goal 69'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Qassem Hamza (Kuwait)

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kuwait 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 6
 Egypt U21 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 3
 Syria 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
Source:[citation needed]
Egypt Egypt U212–1 Syria
Goal 37'
Goal 44'		 Goal 67'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Omar Al-Mehanna (Saudi Arabia)
Egypt Egypt U211–4 Kuwait
Goal 25' Al Houwaidi Goal 4'
Mubarak Goal 19'
Haji Goal 85' (pen.)
Abdullah Goal 90'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hicham Kirat (Tunisia)
Kuwait 4–0 Syria
Al Houwaidi Goal 10'
Abdullah Goal 23'
Goal 35'
Goal 57'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Salah Ahmed (Sudan)

Group C[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United Arab Emirates 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
 Morocco U23 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
 Sudan 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 3
Source:[citation needed]
Morocco U23 1–0 United Arab Emirates
Termina Goal 86'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Qassem Hamza (Kuwait)
Morocco U23 1–2 Sudan
Sektioui Goal 25' Goal 42, 45'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Qassem Hamza (Kuwait)
United Arab Emirates 4–1 Sudan
Goal 13'
Goal 83' (pen.), 88' (pen.)
Hassan Goal 90'		 Goal 68'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Omar Al-Mehanna (Saudi Arabia)

Group D[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6
 Lebanon 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
 Algeria U23 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 1
Source:[citation needed]
Algeria U23 0–0 Lebanon
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Juma'a Al-Ali (Qatar)
Saudi Arabia 3–0 Algeria U23
Al-Dosari Goal 8', 90'
Suwayed Goal 54'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)
Saudi Arabia 4–1 Lebanon
Al-Dosari Goal 28', 38', 77'
Al-Temyat Goal 82'		 Al-Indari Goal 88'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Juma'a Al-Ali (Qatar)

Knock-out stage[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
29 September 1998 - Doha
 
 
 Saudi Arabia2
 
1 October 1998 - Doha
 
 Kuwait1
 
 Saudi Arabia3
 
29 September 1998 - Doha
 
 Qatar 1
 
 Qatar 2
 
 
 United Arab Emirates1
 
Third place
 
 
1 October 1998 - Doha
 
 
 Kuwait4
 
 
 United Arab Emirates 1

Semi-finals[]

Saudi Arabia 2–1 Kuwait
Al-Thunayan Goal 65'
Al Temawi Goal 79'		 Goal 3'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hicham Kirat (Tunisia)
Qatar 2–1 United Arab Emirates
Nazmi Goal 65'
Goal 75'		 Hassan Goal 60'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mohamed Koussa (Syria)

Third place play-off[]

Kuwait 4–1 United Arab Emirates
Haji Goal 41' (pen)
Abdullah Goal 67', 87', 90'		 Ali Goal 26'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mourad Bendada (Algeria)

Final[]

Main article: 1998 Arab Cup Final
Saudi Arabia 3–1 Qatar
Al-Dosari Goal 28', 49', 64' Mustafa Goal 82'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Hicham Kirat (Tunisia)

Result[]

 1998 Arab Cup Winners 

Saudi Arabia
First title

Awards[]

Top Scorer:

Most Valuable Player:

Best Keeper:

  • Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Deayea

References[]

  1. ^ Arab Cup

External links[]

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