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)Saudi Arabia Obeid Al-Dosari
(8 goals)
Best player(s)Kuwait Bader Haji
Qatar Mubarak Mustafa
Best goalkeeperSaudi Arabia Mohamed Al-Deayea
1992
2002

Qualifying

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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

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Cities Venues Capacity
Doha Khalifa International Stadium 40,000
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium 13,000

Squads

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Overview

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Algeria, Egypt and Morocco did not send their senior national teams but instead sent their Under-23 teams to the competition.[1]

Group stage

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Group A

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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

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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  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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Final

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

Result

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 1998 Arab Cup winners 
 
Saudi Arabia

First title

Awards

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Top Scorer:

Most Valuable Player:

Best Keeper:

References

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