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7th Arab Cup, held in Qatar
1998 Arab Cup
كأس العرب 1998
Tournament details
Host countryQatar Qatar
Dates22 September – 1 October
Teams12 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (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
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International football competition

The 1998 Arab Cup was the seventh edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Qatar, in the city of 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

City Stadium 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.

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:
Qatar 2–1 Libya
Khamis 44'
Mustafa 49'		 Ramadan 43'
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, DohaAttendance: 20,000Referee: Mohamed Koussa (Syria)
Libya 1–2 Jordan
El-Masli 61' Al-Sheikh 36'
Ali 64'
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, DohaAttendance: 4,000Referee: Salah Ahmed (Sudan)
Qatar 2–0 Jordan
Mustafa 17'
Khamis 69'
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, DohaAttendance: 20,000Referee: 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:
Egypt U21 Egypt2–1 Syria
Rajab 37'
Al-Doumani 44'		 Mahmalji 67'
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, DohaAttendance: 15,000Referee: Omar Al-Mehanna (Saudi Arabia)
Egypt U21 Egypt1–4 Kuwait
Al-Doumani 25' Al Houwaidi 4'
Mubarak 19'
Haji 85' (pen.)
Abdullah 90'
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, DohaAttendance: 15,000Referee: Hicham Guirat (Tunisia)
Kuwait 4–0 Syria
Al Houwaidi 10'
Abdullah 23'
Al-Saleh 35'
Bakhit 57'
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, DohaAttendance: 7,000Referee: 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:
Morocco U23 1–0 United Arab Emirates
Termina 86'
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, DohaAttendance: 5,000Referee: Qassem Hamza (Kuwait)
Morocco U23 1–2 Sudan
Sektioui 25' Anas 42, 45'
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, DohaAttendance: 13,000Referee: Qassem Hamza (Kuwait)
United Arab Emirates 4–1 Sudan
Saeed 13'
Obaid 83' (pen.), 88' (pen.)
Hassan 90'		 Jafar 68'
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, DohaAttendance: 15,000Referee: 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:
Algeria U23 0–0 Lebanon
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, DohaAttendance: 5,000Referee: Juma'a Al-Ali (Qatar)
Saudi Arabia 3–0 Algeria U23
Al-Dosari 8', 90'
Suwayed 54'
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, DohaAttendance: 10,000Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)
Saudi Arabia 4–1 Lebanon
Al-Dosari 28', 38', 77'
Al-Temyat 82'		 Al-Indari 88'
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, DohaAttendance: 13,000Referee: Juma'a Al-Ali (Qatar)

Knockout stage

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

Semi-finals

Saudi Arabia 2–1 Kuwait
Al-Thunayan 65'
Al-Temawi 79'		 Youssouf 3'
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, DohaAttendance: 20,000Referee: Hicham Guirat (Tunisia)
Qatar 2–1 United Arab Emirates
Nazmi 65'
Al-Kowari 75'		 Hassan 60'
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, DohaAttendance: 20,000Referee: Mohamed Koussa (Syria)

Third place play-off

Kuwait 4–1 United Arab Emirates
Haji 41' (pen.)
Abdullah 67', 87', 90'		 Ali 26'
Khalifa International Stadium, DohaAttendance: 25,000Referee: Mourad Bendada (Algeria)

Final

Main article: 1998 Arab Cup Final
Saudi Arabia 3–1 Qatar
Al-Dosari 28', 49', 64' Mustafa 82'
Khalifa International Stadium, DohaAttendance: 25,000Referee: Hicham Guirat (Tunisia)

Result

 1998 Arab Cup winners 

Saudi Arabia
1st title

Awards

Top Scorer:

Most Valuable Player:

Best Keeper:

References

  1. Arab Cup

External links

FIFA Arab Cup
Editions
Arab Cup
FIFA Arab Cup
Finals
Squads
Qualification
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