1998 Arab Cup
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Qatar |
Dates | 22 September – 1 October |
Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 52 (3.25 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (8 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
← 1992 2002 → |
International football competition
The 1998 Arab Cup is the seventh edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Qatar, in Doha. Saudi Arabia won their first title.
Qualifying
The 12 qualified teams are:
Participants | |
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Zone | Team |
Hosts | ![]() |
Holders | ![]() |
Zone 1 (Gulf Area) | ![]() |
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Zone 2 (Red Sea) | ![]() |
Zone 3 (North Africa) | ![]() |
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Zone 4 (East Region) | ![]() |
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World Cup qualifiers | ![]() |
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Venues
Cities | Venues | Capacity |
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Doha | Khalifa International Stadium | 40,000 |
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium | 13,000 |
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 |
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![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Kuwait ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Al Houwaidi ![]() Abdullah ![]() Al-Saleh ![]() Bakhit ![]() |
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
Source: [citation needed]
Morocco U23 ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Termina ![]() |
Morocco U23 ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Sektioui ![]() | Anas ![]() |
United Arab Emirates ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Saeed ![]() Obaid ![]() Hassan ![]() | Jafar ![]() |
Group D
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Algeria U23 ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Dosari ![]() Suwayed ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Dosari ![]() Al-Temyat ![]() | Al-Indari ![]() |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
29 September 1998 – Doha | ||||||
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1 October 1998 – Doha | ||||||
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29 September 1998 – Doha | ||||||
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Third place | ||||||
1 October 1998 – Doha | ||||||
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Semi-finals
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Thunayan ![]() Al Temawi ![]() | Youssouf ![]() |
Qatar ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Nazmi ![]() Al-Kowari ![]() | Hassan ![]() |
Third place play-off
Kuwait ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Haji ![]() Abdullah ![]() | Ali ![]() |
Final
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Dosari ![]() | Mustafa ![]() |
Result
1998 Arab Cup winners |
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![]() Saudi Arabia First title |
Awards
Top Scorer:
Obeid Al-Dosari (8 goals)
Most Valuable Player:
Best Keeper:
References
- ^ Arab Cup
External links
- Details in RSSSF
- More Details
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FIFA Arab Cup |
- Finals
- Goalscorers
- Hat-tricks
- Records
- Red cards
- Team appearances
- Winning managers
Note: The 1992 edition was organised as part of the Arab Games, and also counted as the Arab Cup.