1998 Arab Cup Winners' Cup

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1998 Arab Cup Winners' Cup
الكأس العربية للأندية الفائزة بالكؤوس 1998
Tournament details
Host countryLebanon
CityBeirut
Dates19 – 30 August 1998
Teams13 (from UAFA confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsAlgeria MC Oran (2nd title)
Runners-upSyria Al-Jaish
Third placeKuwait Al-Qadsia
Fourth placeLebanon Al-Nejmeh
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored50 (3.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Lebanon Wael Nazha
Kuwait
Syria Said Bayazid
(3 goals each)
← 1997
1999 →

The 1998 Arab Cup Winners' Cup was the ninth edition of the Arab Cup Winners' Cup held in Beirut, Lebanon between 19 – 30 August 1998. The teams represented Arab nations from Africa and Asia. MC Oran from Algeria won the final against Al-Jaish from Syria for consecutively the second time.

Qualifying round[]

Al-Nejmeh (the hosts) and MC Oran (the holders) qualified automatically.

Zone 1 (Gulf Area)[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Rayyan Qatar 4–4 (a) Kuwait Al-Qadsia 3–2 1–2
Al-Wasl United Arab Emirates w/o Bahrain Al-Muharraq — —

Al-Qadsia & Al-Wasl advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 2 (Red Sea)[]

Qualifying tournament held in Saudi Arabia. Al-Wehda Sana'a of Yemen withdrew from the tournament.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Al-Mourada Sudan 0–0 Egypt Al-Ismaily
Al-Ta'ee Saudi Arabia 1–0 Egypt Al-Ismaily
Al-Ta'ee Saudi Arabia 0–2 Sudan Al-Mourada
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Sudan Al-Mourada 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
Saudi Arabia Al-Ta'ee 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
Egypt Al-Ismaily 1 0 1 0 0 1 −1 1
Yemen Al-Wehda Sana'a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:[citation needed]

Al-Mourada & Al-Ta'ee advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 3 (North Africa)[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Nasr Benghazi Libya w/o Algeria USM Alger — —

Al-Nasr Benghazi advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 4 (East Region)[]

Qualifying tournament held in Beirut, Lebanon between 2 – 4 June 1998.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Day 1 (2 June)
Al-Jaish Syria 1–0 Jordan Al-Wehdat
Al-Ansar Lebanon 1–0 State of Palestine
Day 2 (4 June)
Al-Jaish Syria 6–2 State of Palestine
Al-Ansar Lebanon 2–0 Jordan Al-Wehdat
Day 3 (6 June)
Al-Wehdat Jordan 6–3 State of Palestine
Al-Ansar Lebanon 3–3 Syria Al-Jaish
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Syria Al-Jaish 3 2 1 0 10 5 +5 7
Lebanon Al-Ansar 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
Jordan Al-Wehdat 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
State of Palestine 3 0 0 3 5 9 −4 0
Source:[citation needed]

Al-Jaish advanced to the final tournament.

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 9
Lebanon Al-Nejmeh 3 1 0 2 7 5 +2 3
Libya Al-Nasr Benghazi 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
Sudan Al-Mourada 3 1 0 2 2 10 −8 3
Source:[citation needed]
Al-Nejmeh Lebanon2 – 1Sudan Al-Mourada
Nazha Goal 45', 89' Goal 61'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Nasser Al Hamdan (Saudi Arabia)
Al-Nasr Benghazi Libya1 – 2Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Goal 65' Goal 52'
Goal 59'
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)
Al-Mourada Sudan1 – 3Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Goal 42' Goal 55'
Goal 56'
Goal 73'
Referee: Jasem Khouri (Qatar)
Al-Nejmeh Lebanon1 – 1Libya Al-Nasr Benghazi
Nazha Goal 90+2' Goal 54'
Attendance: 30,000
Al-Nasr Benghazi Libya6 – 1Sudan Al-Mourada
Goal 27', 65' (pen.), 90+2'
Goal 42'
Goal 60'
Goal 90+1'		 Goal 98'
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)
Al-Nejmeh Lebanon3 – 3Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Goal 11', 90+1'
Shahrour Goal 89'		 Goal 45+1', 82'
Goal 72'
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Hassan Aly Hassan (Egypt)

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Syria Al-Jaish 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
Algeria MC Oran 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
Saudi Arabia Al-Ta'ee 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
Source:[citation needed]
MC Oran Algeria1 – 2United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl
Mecheri Goal 30' Goal 20'
Khamees Goal 90' (pen.)
Referee: Taleb Ramadan (Lebanon)
Al-Jaish Syria3 – 0Saudi Arabia Al-Ta'ee
Bayazid Goal 12', 77' (pen.)
Goal 53' (pen.)
Referee: Hassan Aly Hassan (Egypt)
MC Oran Algeria0 – 0Syria Al-Jaish
Referee: Omar Shetawi (Jordan)
^note  : The UAFA announced that the match between MC Oran and Al-Jaish, which was scheduled for 22 August at 18:00 was postponed to 26 August due to poisoning of some players MC Oran.
Al-Wasl United Arab Emirates0 – 1Saudi Arabia Al-Ta'ee
Goal 35'
Referee: Zoubeir Nouira (Tunisia)
MC Oran Algeria4 – 2Saudi Arabia Al-Ta'ee
Goal 9' (o.g.)
Mecheri Goal 10'
Belatoui Goal 50' (pen.)
Amrane Goal 68'		 Goal 15' (pen.)
Goal 17'
Referee: Taleb Ramadan (Lebanon)
Al-Jaish Syria1 – 1United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl
Goal 68' (pen.) Goal 31'
Referee: Omar Shetawi (Jordan)

Knock-out stage[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 27 August – Beirut
 
 
 Kuwait Al-Qadsia 1
 
 30 August – Beirut
 
 Algeria MC Oran (a.e.t.) 2
 
 Algeria MC Oran (a.e.t.) 2
 
 27 August – Beirut
 
 Syria Al-Jaish 1
 
 Syria Al-Jaish 3
 
 
 Lebanon Al-Nejmeh 1
 

Semi-finals[]

Al-Qadsia Kuwait1 – 2 (a.e.t.)Algeria MC Oran
Saoula Goal 47' (o.g.) Amrane Goal 37'
Zerrouki Golden goal 105+1'
Referee: Zoubeir Nouira (Tunisia)
Al-Jaish Syria3 – 1Lebanon Al-Nejmeh
Bayazid Goal 34'
Goal 55'
Goal 69'		 Goal 17'
Attendance: 40,000

Final[]

MC Oran Algeria2 – 1 (a.e.t.)Syria Al-Jaish
Boukessassa Goal 53'
Golden goal 95' 		Khalaf Goal 11'
Referee: Jasem Khouiri (Qatar)

Winners[]

1998 Arab Cup Winners' Cup
Algeria
MC Oran
Second title

References[]

External links[]

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