1998 Arab Cup final

1998 Arab Cup Final

Khalifa Int. Stadium hosted the final
Event	1998 Arab Cup
Saudi Arabia Qatar 3 1
Date	1 October 1998
Venue	Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Referee	Hicham Kirat (Tunisia)

The 1998 Arab Cup Final was a football match that took place on 1 October 1998, at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, to determine the winner of the 1998 Arab Cup. Saudi Arabia defeated Qatar 3–1 to win their first Arab Cup.[1]

Road to the final

Saudi Arabia		Qatar
Opponents	Results	Opponents	Results
Group stage
Algeria U23	3–0	Libya	2–1
Lebanon	4–1	Jordan	2–0
Semi-finals
Kuwait	2–1	United Arab Emirates	2–1

Match

Details

1 October 1998

23:00

Saudi Arabia	3–1	Qatar
O. Al-Dosari 28', 49', 64'	Report	Mustafa 82'

Khalifa International Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Hicham Kirat (Tunisia)

Saudi Arabia

Qatar

Saudi Arabia: GK 1 Mohamed Al-Deayea DF 2 Mohammed Sheliah DF 3 Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi DF 4 Abdullah Sulaiman  29' DF 13 Hussein Abdulghani MF 6 Ibrahim Mater MF 8 Khalid Al Temawi MF 15 Yousuf Al-Thunayan (c)  78' MF 16 Khamis Al-Owairan  57' FW 11 Obeid Al-Dosari FW 14 Saad Al-Dosari  55' Substitutes: MF – Faysal Abou Thnein  55' MF – Ibrahim Al-Shahrani  78' Manager: Otto Pfister

Qatar: GK – Ahmed Khalil DF – Saoud Fath DF – Yousef Adam DF – Dahi Al Naemi DF – Abdulla Koni  58' MF – Abdulrahman Al-Kuwari MF – Abdulnasser Al-Obaidly MF – Adel Khamis MF – Yasser Nazmi  60' FW – Mahmoud Soufi  72' FW – Mubarak Mustafa Substitutes: MF – Abdulaziz Hassan  58' MF – Fahad Al-Kuwari  60' FW – ?  72' Manager: Luiz Gonzaga Milioli

Assistant referees: Yousef Al-Qahtan (Bahrain) Aouni Hassouna (Jordan) Fourth official: ... ... (...)

Man of the Match: Obeid Al-Dosari (Saudi Arabia)

References

1. "السعودية تتوج بأول ألقابها في كأس العرب عام 1998". arabic.sport360. Esraa Shaker. 17 July 2019.

External links

• 1998 Arab Cup - rsssf.com