1998 Arab Cup

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)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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The 1998 Arab Cup is 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.[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: [citation needed]
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: [citation needed]
Egypt U21 Egypt2–1 Syria
Rajab 37'
Al-Doumani 44'		 Mahmalji 67'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Omar Al-Mehanna (Saudi Arabia)
Egypt U21 Egypt1–4 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: [citation needed]
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: [citation needed]
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 (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'
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
1st title

Awards

Top Scorer:

Most Valuable Player:

Best Keeper:

References

  1. ^ Arab Cup