1998 Arab Cup

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

1998 Arab Cup
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
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) Obeid Al-Dosari
(8 goals)
Best player(s) Bader Haji
Mubarak Mustafa
Best goalkeeper Mohamed Al-Deayea

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

Knockout 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 65'
Al Temawi 79'		 Youssouf 3'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hicham Guirat (Tunisia)
Qatar 2–1 United Arab Emirates
Nazmi 65'
Al-Kowari 75'		 Hassan 60'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mohamed Koussa (Syria)

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

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

Result
 1998 Arab Cup winners 

Saudi Arabia
First title

Awards

Top Scorer:

Most Valuable Player:

Best Keeper:

References
  1. Arab Cup
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