1998 Arab Cup
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Qatar |
Dates | 22 September – 1 October |
Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 52 (3.25 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (8 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
The 1998 Arab Cup is the seventh edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Qatar, in Doha. Saudi Arabia won their first title.
Qualifying[]
The 12 qualified teams are:
Participants | |
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Zone | Team |
Hosts | ![]() |
Holders | ![]() |
Zone 1 (Gulf Area) | ![]() |
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Zone 2 (Red Sea) | ![]() |
Zone 3 (North Africa) | ![]() |
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Zone 4 (East Region) | ![]() |
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World Cup qualifiers | ![]() |
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Venues[]
Cities | Venues | Capacity |
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Doha | Khalifa International Stadium | 40,000 |
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium | 13,000 |
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 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 |
Source:[citation needed]
Group B[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Source:[citation needed]
Group C[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
Source:[citation needed]
Morocco U23 ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Termina ![]() |
Morocco U23 ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Sektioui ![]() |
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United Arab Emirates ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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![]() ![]() Hassan ![]() |
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Group D[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
Source:[citation needed]
Algeria U23 ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Dosari ![]() Suwayed ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Dosari ![]() Al-Temyat ![]() |
Al-Indari ![]() |
Knock-out stage[]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
29 September 1998 - Doha | ||||||
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1 October 1998 - Doha | ||||||
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29 September 1998 - Doha | ||||||
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Third place | ||||||
1 October 1998 - Doha | ||||||
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Semi-finals[]
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Thunayan ![]() Al Temawi ![]() |
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Qatar ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Nazmi ![]() ![]() |
Hassan ![]() |
Third place play-off[]
Kuwait ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Haji ![]() Abdullah ![]() |
Ali ![]() |
Final[]
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Dosari ![]() |
Mustafa ![]() |
Result[]
1998 Arab Cup Winners |
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![]() Saudi Arabia First title |
Awards[]
Top Scorer:
Obeid Al-Dosari - 8 goals.
Most Valuable Player:
Badr Haji
Mubarak Mustafa
Best Keeper:
References[]
External links[]
Categories:
- 1998 Arab Cup
- 1998 in African football
- 1998–99 in Qatari football
- 1998 in Asian football
- International association football competitions hosted by Qatar