1999 Arab Cup Winners' Cup

1999 Arab Cup Winners' Cup
الكأس العربية للأندية الفائزة بالكؤوس 1999
Tournament details
Host countryKuwait
CityKuwait City
Dates1 – 20 November 1999
Teams7 (from UAFA confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsQatar Al-Ittihad (1st title)
Runners-upSyria Al-Jaish
Third placeJordan Al-Faisaly
Fourth placeEgypt Al-Masry
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored30 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Liberia Frank Seator (7 goals)
Best player(s)Syria Maher Al-Sayed
Best goalkeeperQatar Amer Al-Kaabi[1]
Fair play awardJordan Al-Faisaly
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The 1999 Arab Cup Winners' Cup was the 10th edition of the Arab Cup Winners' Cup held in Kuwait City, Kuwait between 1 – 20 November 1999. The teams represented Arab nations from Africa and Asia. Al-Ittihad from Qatar won the final against Al-Jaish from Syria for the first time.[2]

Qualifying round

Qadsia SC (the hosts) and MC Oran (the holders) qualified automatically.

Zone 1 (Gulf Area)

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Arabi Kuwait 3–5 Qatar Al-Ittihad 2–4 1–1
West Riffa SC Bahrain w/o United Arab Emirates Al Shabab — —
Final
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Riffa SC Bahrain 2–9 Qatar Al-Ittihad 2–4 0–5

Al-Ittihad advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 2 (Red Sea)

Qualifying tournament held in Port Said, Egypt.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Day 1 (8 August)
Al-Merrikh Sudan 1–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Riyadh SC
Al-Masry Egypt 5–0 Yemen Al-Ittihad Ibb
Day 2 (10 August)
Al-Masry Egypt 2–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Riyadh SC
Al-Merrikh Sudan 5–6 Yemen Al-Ittihad Ibb
Day 3 (13 August)
Al-Riyadh SC Saudi Arabia 5–3 Yemen Al-Ittihad Ibb
Al-Masry Egypt 1–1 Sudan Al-Merrikh
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Egypt Al-Masry 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7
Saudi Arabia Al-Riyadh SC 3 2 0 1 8 6 +2 6
Yemen Al-Ittihad Ibb 3 1 0 2 9 15 −6 3
Sudan Al-Merrikh 3 0 1 2 7 9 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]

Al-Masry & Al-Riyadh SC advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 3 (North Africa)

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ASC Air Mauritanie Mauritania w/o Libya Al-Ahly Benghazi (dq) — —

ASC Air Mauritanie advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 4 (East Region)

Qualifying tournament held in Amman, Jordan.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Day 1 (10 September)
Al-Faisaly Jordan 1–2 Syria Al-Jaish
Day 2 (12 September)
Al-Jaish Syria 5–0 Palestine Al-Ittihad Shuja'iyya
Day 3 (14 September)
Al-Faisaly Jordan 6–2 Palestine Al-Ittihad Shuja'iyya
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Syria Al-Jaish 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6
Jordan Al-Faisaly 2 1 0 1 7 4 +3 3
Palestine Al-Ittihad Shuja'iyya 2 0 0 2 2 11 −9 0
Source: [citation needed]

Al-Faisaly & Al-Jaish advanced to the final tournament.

Group stage

Group A

ASC Air Mauritanie disqualified after arriving late.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Jordan Al-Faisaly 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
Egypt Al-Masry 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
Mauritania ASC Air Mauritanie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
Al-Qadsia Kuwait2 – 2Egypt Al-Masry
Samba 21'
Komlinovic 45'		 6' (pen.) Ibrahim
83' (pen.) Daoud
Al-Faisaly Jordan2 – 0Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Salim 27', 74'
Al-Masry Egypt0 – 0Jordan Al-Faisaly
Attendance: 4 000

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Qatar Al-Ittihad 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7
Syria Al-Jaish 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
Saudi Arabia Al-Riyadh SC 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
Algeria MC Oran 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
Source: [citation needed]
Al-Jaish Syria2 – 1Saudi Arabia Al-Riyadh SC
Jokhadar 42'
Al-Sayed 48'		 45' (pen.) Diop
Al-Ittihad Qatar4 – 1Algeria MC Oran
Sitora 10', 72'
Akwa 24', 52'		 44' Boukessassa
MC Oran Algeria2 – 1Syria Al-Jaish
Amrane 70' (pen.)
Meçabih 75'		 56' Koussa
Al-Riyadh SC Saudi Arabia1 – 3Qatar Al-Ittihad
Al-Sahabi 19' 17', 38', 88' (pen.) Sitora
MC Oran Algeria0 – 1Saudi Arabia Al-Riyadh SC
52' Al-Hamdan
Al-Jaish Syria1 – 1Qatar Al-Ittihad
Al-Sayed 54' 38' Sitora

Knock-out stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 9 November – Kuwait City
 
 
 Jordan Al-Faisaly 0
 
 12 November – Kuwait City
 
 Syria Al-Jaish 1
 
 Qatar Al-Ittihad 2
 
 9 November – Kuwait City
 
 Syria Al-Jaish 0
 
 Qatar Al-Ittihad (a.e.t.) 2
 
 
 Egypt Al-Masry 1
 

Semi-finals

Al-Faisaly Jordan0 – 1Syria Al-Jaish
34' Mousa
Al-Ittihad Qatar2 – 1 (a.e.t.)Egypt Al-Masry
Akwa 25'
Hamed 104'		 65' Abou Al-Ila

Final

Al-Ittihad Qatar2 – 0Syria Al-Jaish
Al-Shammari 35'
Sitora 64'

Winners

1999 Arab Cup Winners' Cup
Qatar
Al-Ittihad
First title

References

  1. ^ "الكعبي افضل حارس وسيتورا الهداف وماهر السيد افضل لاعب".
  2. ^ "Arab Cup Winners Cup 1999 final". Goalzz.com.