1998 Arab Cup

7th Arab Cup, held in Qatar Arab Cup كأس العرب 1998 1998 200px Qatar 22 September – 1 October 12 2 2 1 Saudi Arabia 1 Qatar Kuwait United Arab Emirates 16 52 KSA Obeid Al-Dosari(8 goals) KUW Bader HajiQAT Mubarak Mustafa KSA Mohamed Al-Deayea 1992 2002 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. Qualifying 1998 Arab Cup qualification The 12 qualified teams are: Participants ZoneTeamHostsQATHoldersEGYUnder-23 Olympic Team was representing Country "olympic"Zone 1 (Gulf Area)KUWUAEZone 2 (Red Sea)SUDZone 3 (North Africa)ALGUnder-23 Olympic Team was representing Country "olympic"LBY 1977Zone 4 (East Region)LIBJORSYR 1980World Cup qualifiersMARUnder-23 Olympic Team was representing Country "olympic"KSA Notes Venues Al Rayyan(Doha Area)Qatar center 300 Qatar 25.25 51.4 left Al RayyanKhalifa International StadiumJassim bin Hamad StadiumCapacity: 40,000Capacity: 13,000195x195px200x200px Squads 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.Arab Cup Group stage Group A main WDL Group A Q n QAT QAT JOR JOR LBY LBY 1977 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 2 2 4 #ccffcc A complete 22 September 1998 Qatar 2–1 Libya 1977 Khamis 44Mustafa 49 Ramadan 43 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha 20,000 Mohamed Koussa (Syria) 24 September 1998 Libya 1977 1–2 Jordan El-Masli 61 Al-Sheikh 36Ali 64 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha 4,000 Salah Ahmed (Sudan) 26 September 1998 Qatar 2–0 Jordan Mustafa 17Khamis 69 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha 20,000 Qassem Hamza (Kuwait) Group B main WDL Group B Q n KUW KUW EGY EGY SYR SYR 1980 2 0 0 8 1 1 0 1 3 5 0 0 2 1 6 #ccffcc A complete 22 September 1998 EGY EGY 2–1 Syria 1980 Rajab 37Al-Doumani 44 Mahmalji 67 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha 15,000 Omar Al-Mehanna (Saudi Arabia) 24 September 1998 EGY EGY 1–4 Kuwait Al-Doumani 25 Al Houwaidi 4 Mubarak 19Haji 85 pen. Abdullah 90 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha 15,000 Hicham Guirat (Tunisia) 26 September 1998 Kuwait 4–0 Syria 1980 Al Houwaidi 10Abdullah 23 Al-Saleh 35 Bakhit 57 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha 7,000 Salah Ahmed (Sudan) Group C main WDL Group C Q n UAE UAE MAR MAR SUD SUD 1 0 1 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 3 5 #ccffcc A complete 23 September 1998 MAR 1–0 UAE Termina 86 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha 5,000 Qassem Hamza (Kuwait) 25 September 1998 MAR 1–2 SUD Sektioui 25 Anas 42, 45 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha 13,000 Qassem Hamza (Kuwait) 27 September 1998 UAE 4–1 SUD Saeed 13 Obaid 83 pen. 88 pen. Hassan 90 Jafar 68 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha 15,000 Omar Al-Mehanna (Saudi Arabia) Group D main WDL Group D Q n KSA KSA LIB LIB ALG ALG 2 0 0 7 1 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 1 0 3 #ccffcc A complete 23 September 1998 ALG 0–0 LIB Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha 5,000 Juma'a Al-Ali (Qatar) 25 September 1998 KSA 3–0 ALG Al-Dosari 8 90 Suwayed 54 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha 10,000 Abdulaziz Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates) 27 September 1998 KSA 4–1 LIB Al-Dosari 28 38 77 Al-Temyat 82 Al-Indari 88 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha 13,000 Juma'a Al-Ali (Qatar) Knockout stage 29 September 1998 – Doha (JBHS) KSA 2 Kuwait 1 29 September 1998 – Doha (JBHS) Qatar 2 UAE 1 1 October 1998 – Doha (KIS) KSA 3 Qatar 1 1 October 1998 – Doha (KIS) Kuwait 4 UAE 1 Semi-finals 29 September 1998 KSA 2–1 Kuwait Al-Thunayan 65 Al-Temawi 79 Youssouf 3 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha 20,000 Hicham Guirat (Tunisia) 29 September 1998 Qatar 2–1 UAE Nazmi 65 Al-Kowari 75 Hassan 60 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha 20,000 Mohamed Koussa (Syria) Third place play-off 1 October 1998 Kuwait 4–1 UAE Haji 41 pen. Abdullah 67 87 90 Ali 26 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha 25,000 Mourad Bendada (Algeria) Final 1998 Arab Cup Final 1 October 1998 KSA 3–1 Qatar Al-Dosari 28 49 64 Mustafa 82 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha 25,000 Hicham Guirat (Tunisia) Result fb 1998 Arab Cup winners KSA 1st Awards Top Scorer: KSA Obeid Al-Dosari (8 goals) Most Valuable Player: Kuwait Badr Haji Qatar Mubarak Mustafa Best Goalkeeper: KSA Mohammed Al-Deayea References External links Details in RSSSF More Details 1998 Cup Category:1998 in African men's international football Category:1998 in Asian men's international football Category:1998–99 in Qatari football Category:International association football competitions hosted by Qatar Category:Sport in Al Rayyan Category:September 1998 sports events in Asia Category:October 1998 sports events in Asia