Loading AI tools
The 1998 Arab Cup is the seventh edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Qatar, in Doha. Saudi Arabia won their first title.
| 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 |
← 1992 2002 → | |
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 | |
| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Doha | Khalifa International Stadium | 40,000 |
| Jassim bin Hamad Stadium | 13,000 |
Algeria, Egypt and Morocco did not send their senior national teams but instead sent their Under-23 teams to the competition.[1]
Group A
Group B
| Kuwait | 4–0 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
Al Houwaidi  10'Abdullah 23'Al-Saleh 35'Bakhit 57' |
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 |
| Morocco U23 | 1–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Termina 86' |
| Morocco U23 | 1–2 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Sektioui 25' |
Anas 42, 45' |
| United Arab Emirates | 4–1 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Saeed 13' Obaid 83' (pen.), 88' (pen.)Hassan 90' |
Jafar 68' |
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 |
| Algeria U23 | 0–0 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Algeria U23 |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Dosari 8', 90' Suwayed 54' |
| Saudi Arabia | 4–1 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Dosari 28', 38', 77' Al-Temyat 82' |
Al-Indari 88' |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 29 September 1998 – Doha | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | |||||
| 1 October 1998 – Doha | ||||||
| Kuwait | 1 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | |||||
| 29 September 1998 – Doha | ||||||
| Qatar | 1 | |||||
| Qatar | 2 | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 1 October 1998 – Doha | ||||||
| Kuwait | 4 | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Thunayan 65' Al Temawi 79' |
Youssouf 3' |
| Qatar | 2–1 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Nazmi 65' Al-Kowari 75' |
Hassan 60' |
Third place play-off
Final
| Saudi Arabia | 3–1 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Dosari 28', 49', 64' |
Mustafa 82' |
| 1998 Arab Cup winners |
|---|
 Saudi Arabia First title |
Top Scorer:
Obeid Al-Dosari (8 goals)
Most Valuable Player:
Best Keeper:
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
