1998 Arab Cup Winners' Cup

1998 Arab Cup Winners' Cup
الكأس العربية للأندية الفائزة بالكؤوس 1998
Tournament details
Host country Lebanon
City Beirut
Dates 19 – 30 August 1998
Teams 13 (from UAFA confederations)
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Algeria MC Oran (2nd title)
Runners-up Syria Al-Jaish
Third place Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Fourth place Lebanon Al-Nejmeh
Tournament statistics
Matches played 15
Goals scored 50 (3.33 per match)

The 1998 Arab Cup Winners' Cup was the ninth edition of the Arab Cup Winners' Cup held in Beirut, Lebanon between 19 – 30 August 1998. The teams represented Arab nations from Africa and Asia. MC Oran from Algeria won the final against Al-Jaish from Syria for consecutively the second time.

Qualifying round

Al-Nejmeh (the hosts) and MC Oran (the holders) qualified automatically.

Zone 1 (Gulf Area)

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Rayyan Qatar 4–4 (a) Kuwait Al-Qadsia 3–2 1–2
Al-Wasl United Arab Emirates w/o Bahrain Al-Muharraq

Al-Qadsia & Al-Wasl advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 2 (Red Sea)

Qualifying tournament held in Saudi Arabia. Al-Wehda Sana'a of Yemen withdrew from the tournament.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Al-Mourada Sudan 0–0 Egypt Al-Ismaily
Al-Ta'ee Saudi Arabia 1–0 Egypt Al-Ismaily
Al-Ta'ee Saudi Arabia 0–2 Sudan Al-Mourada
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Sudan Al-Mourada 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
Saudi Arabia Al-Ta'ee 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 3
Egypt Al-Ismaily 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
Yemen Al-Wehda Sana'a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Al-Mourada & Al-Ta'ee advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 3 (North Africa)

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Nasr Benghazi Libya w/o Algeria USM Alger

Al-Nasr Benghazi advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 4 (East Region)

Qualifying tournament held in Beirut, Lebanon between 2 – 4 June 1998.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Day 1 (2 June)
Al-Jaish Syria 1–0 Jordan Al-Wehdat
Al-Ansar Lebanon 1–0 State of Palestine Khadamat Rafah
Day 2 (4 June)
Al-Jaish Syria 6–2 State of Palestine Khadamat Rafah
Al-Ansar Lebanon 2–0 Jordan Al-Wehdat
Day 3 (6 June)
Al-Wehdat Jordan 6–3 State of Palestine Khadamat Rafah
Al-Ansar Lebanon 3–3 Syria Al-Jaish
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Syria Al-Jaish 3 2 1 0 10 5 +5 7
Lebanon Al-Ansar 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
Jordan Al-Wehdat 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
State of Palestine Khadamat Rafah 3 0 0 3 5 9 4 0

Al-Jaish advanced to the final tournament.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 9
Lebanon Al-Nejmeh 3 1 0 2 7 5 +2 3
Libya Al-Nasr Benghazi 3 1 0 2 3 5 2 3
Sudan Al-Mourada 3 1 0 2 2 10 8 3

19 August 1998
20:30
Al-Nejmeh Lebanon 2 – 1 Sudan Al-Mourada
Nazha  45', 89' Barsham  61'
Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Nasser Al Hamdan (Saudi Arabia)

21 August 1998
20:30
Al-Nasr Benghazi Libya 1 – 2 Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Abdulsalam  65' Al-Saleh  52'
Sadeq  59'

23 August 1998
18:00
Al-Mourada Sudan 1 – 3 Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Makeen  42' Ah. Al-Shammari  55'
Bu Swehe  56'
Ad. Al-Shammari  73'
Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut
Referee: Jasem Khouri (Qatar)

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