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1998 Friendship Tournament

Tournament details
Host country	United Arab Emirates
City	Abu Dhabi
Dates	17–21 October 1998
Teams	4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	United Arab Emirates (1st title)
Runners-up	Syria
Third place	Lebanon
Fourth place	Sudan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	18 (3 per match)
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The 1998 Friendship Tournament was the 4th edition of the Friendship Tournament, and was held from 17 to 21 October 1998 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Four teams participated: the United Arab Emirates, Sudan, Lebanon, and Syria. The United Arab Emirates won the tournament.

Participants

•  United Arab Emirates (hosts)
•  Lebanon
•  Sudan
•  Syria

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	United Arab Emirates	3	3	0	0	4	1	+3	9	Winners
2	Syria	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	4
3	Lebanon	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2
4	Sudan	3	0	1	2	4	6	−2	1

Matches

United Arab Emirates	2–1	Sudan
Saad 71' Jumaa 86'		Zaki 38'

Lebanon	3–3	Syria
Ghazarian 28' Shouweikh 48' (pen.) Al Indari 67'		Jabban 30' Al Homsi 39' Bayazid ?' (pen.)

Sudan	1–1	Lebanon
Abdullah 84'		Taha 57'

United Arab Emirates	1–0	Syria
Saeed 23'

United Arab Emirates	1–0	Lebanon
Al Nuwais 56'

Syria	3–2	Sudan

Winner

1998 Friendship Tournament
United Arab Emirates First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 18 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

1 goal

• Jamal Taha
• Ghassan Showeikh
• Vartan Ghazarian
• Zaher Al Indari
• Salah Abdullah
• Othman Zaki
• Tarek Jabban
• Mustafa Al Homsi
• Said Bayazid
• Fahad Al Nuwais
• Khamis Saad
• Hassen Saeed
• Ali Thani Jumaa

See also

1997 Pan Arab Games

References

1. "Friendship Tournament 1998 (UAE)". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

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