1998 Arab Cup
Appearance
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 | ![]() |
The 1998 Arab Cup is the seventh edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Qatar, in Doha. Saudi Arabia won their first title.
Qualifying
[edit]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
[edit]Cities | Venues | Capacity |
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Doha | Khalifa International Stadium | 40,000 |
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium | 13,000 |
Squads
[edit]Overview
[edit]Algeria, Egypt and Morocco did not send their senior national teams but instead sent their Under-23 teams to the competition.[1]
Group stage
[edit]Group A
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group B
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Egypt U21 ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Rajab ![]() Al-Doumani ![]() |
Mahmalji ![]() |
Egypt U21 ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Al-Doumani ![]() |
Al Houwaidi ![]() Mubarak ![]() Haji ![]() Abdullah ![]() |
Group C
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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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 ![]() |
Group D
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Final
[edit]Saudi Arabia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Dosari ![]() |
Mustafa ![]() |
Result
[edit]1998 Arab Cup winners |
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![]() Saudi Arabia First title |
Awards
[edit]Top Scorer:
Obeid Al-Dosari (8 goals)
Most Valuable Player:
Best Keeper: