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	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[a]
Zone 1 (Gulf Area)	Kuwait
	United Arab Emirates
Zone 2 (Red Sea)	Sudan
Zone 3 (North Africa)	Algeria[a]
	Libya
Zone 4 (East Region)	Lebanon
	Jordan
	Syria
World Cup qualifiers	Morocco[a]
	Saudi Arabia

Notes

1. Under-23 Olympic Team was representing Country

Venues

Al Rayyan (Doha Area)		Al Rayyan
Khalifa International Stadium	Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Capacity: 40,000	Capacity: 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	2	1	0	1	3	5	−2	3
Syria	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

22 September 1998

Egypt	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	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	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
Sudan	2	1	0	1	3	5	−2	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

23 September 1998

Morocco	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	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	2	0	1	1	0	3	−3	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

23 September 1998

Algeria	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
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