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1998 Arab Cup

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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 countryQatar Qatar
Dates22 September – 1 October
Teams12 (from 2 confederations)
Venue2 (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[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. 1 2 3 Under-23 Olympic Team was representing Country

Venues

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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 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 3
 Syria 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]
 Egypt Egypt2–1 Syria
Rajab 37'
Al-Doumani 44'		 Mahmalji 67'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Omar Al-Mehanna (Saudi Arabia)
 Egypt Egypt1–4 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 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
 Sudan 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 3
Source: [citation needed]
 Morocco1–0 United Arab Emirates
Termina 86'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Qassem Hamza (Kuwait)
 Morocco1–2 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 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
 Algeria0–0 Lebanon
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Juma'a Al-Ali (Qatar)
Saudi Arabia 3–0 Algeria
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 (JBHS)
 
 
 Saudi Arabia2
 
1 October 1998 – Doha (KIS)
 
 Kuwait1
 
 Saudi Arabia3
 
29 September 1998 – Doha (JBHS)
 
 Qatar 1
 
 Qatar 2
 
 
 United Arab Emirates1
 
Third place
 
 
1 October 1998 – Doha (KIS)
 
 
 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
1st title

Awards

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Top Scorer:

Most Valuable Player:

Best Goalkeeper:

References

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