1998 Arab Cup

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

1998 Arab Cup
كأس العرب 1998

Tournament details
Host country	Qatar
Dates	22 September – 1 October
Teams	12 (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 played	16
Goals scored	52 (3.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Obeid Al-Dosari (8 goals)
Best player(s)	Bader Haji Mubarak Mustafa
Best goalkeeper	Mohamed Al-Deayea
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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]}

22 September 1998

Qatar	2–1	Libya
Khamis 44' Mustafa 49'		Ramadan 43'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Mohamed Koussa (Syria)

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24 September 1998

Libya	1–2	Jordan
El-Masli 61'		Al-Sheikh 36' Ali 64'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Salah Ahmed (Sudan)

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26 September 1998

Qatar	2–0	Jordan
Mustafa 17' Khamis 69'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

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]}

22 September 1998

Egypt U21	2–1	Syria
Rajab 37' Al-Doumani 44'		Mahmalji 67'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Omar Al-Mehanna (Saudi Arabia)

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24 September 1998

Egypt U21	1–4	Kuwait
Al-Doumani 25'		Al Houwaidi 4' Mubarak 19' Haji 85' (pen.) Abdullah 90'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Hicham Guirat (Tunisia)

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26 September 1998

Kuwait	4–0	Syria
Al Houwaidi 10' Abdullah 23' Al-Saleh 35' Bakhit 57'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

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]}

23 September 1998

Morocco U23	1–0	United Arab Emirates
Termina 86'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Qassem Hamza (Kuwait)

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25 September 1998

Morocco U23	1–2	Sudan
Sektioui 25'		Anas 42, 45'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 13,000

Referee: Qassem Hamza (Kuwait)

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27 September 1998

United Arab Emirates	4–1	Sudan
Saeed 13' Obaid 83' (pen.), 88' (pen.) Hassan 90'		Jafar 68'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

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]}

23 September 1998

Algeria U23	0–0	Lebanon

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Juma'a Al-Ali (Qatar)

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25 September 1998

Saudi Arabia	3–0	Algeria U23
Al-Dosari 8', 90' Suwayed 54'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)

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27 September 1998

Saudi Arabia	4–1	Lebanon
Al-Dosari 28', 38', 77' Al-Temyat 82'		Al-Indari 88'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 13,000

Referee: Juma'a Al-Ali (Qatar)

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	29 September 1998 – Doha (JBHS)
	Saudi Arabia	2
					1 October 1998 – Doha (KIS)
	Kuwait	1
					Saudi Arabia	3
	29 September 1998 – Doha (JBHS)
					Qatar	1
	Qatar	2
	United Arab Emirates	1
					Third place
					1 October 1998 – Doha (KIS)
					Kuwait	4
					United Arab Emirates	1

Semi-finals

29 September 1998

Saudi Arabia	2–1	Kuwait
Al-Thunayan 65' Al-Temawi 79'		Youssouf 3'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Hicham Guirat (Tunisia)

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29 September 1998

Qatar	2–1	United Arab Emirates
Nazmi 65' Al-Kowari 75'		Hassan 60'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Mohamed Koussa (Syria)

Third place play-off

1 October 1998

Kuwait	4–1	United Arab Emirates
Haji 41' (pen.) Abdullah 67', 87', 90'		Ali 26'

Khalifa International Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Mourad Bendada (Algeria)

Final

Main article: 1998 Arab Cup Final

1 October 1998

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

Khalifa International Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Hicham Guirat (Tunisia)

Result

1998 Arab Cup winners
Saudi Arabia 1st title

Awards

Top Scorer:

• Obeid Al-Dosari (8 goals)

Most Valuable Player:

• Badr Haji
• Mubarak Mustafa

Best Goalkeeper:

• Mohammed Al-Deayea