1998 Arab Nations Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Qatar |
| Dates | 22 September – 1 October |
| Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (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 played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 52 (3.25 per match) |
The 1998 Arab Nations Cup is the 7th edition of the Arab Nations Cup hosted by Qatar, in Doha. Saudi Arabia won their first title.
Qualifying
Main article: 1998 Arab Nations Cup qualification
- Qatar qualified as hosts.
-
Egypt qualified as holders. - Saudi Arabia and
Morocco qualified as World Cup qualifiers.
- The Qualifying Stage is divided into 4 Groups based on the Geography regions, the groups are: The Levant, The Gulf, The Red sea and The North Africa group, Top teams qualify to the 1998 Arab Nations Cup.
- The qualified teams from the Qualifying Stage are:
- Kuwait and United Arab Emirates qualified from the Gulf group
-
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Libya qualified from the North Africa group -
Sudan qualified from the Red Sea group -
Jordan, 
Syria and 
Lebanon qualified from the Levant group
Squads
For more details on this topic, see 1998 Arab Nations Cup 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 A
| 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 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 |
| Egypt U21 |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| Syria |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
22 September 1998 |
| Egypt U21 |
2 - 1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
Abdullah Rajab  37'Abdullatif Al-Doumani 44' |
Mahmoud Mahmalji 67' |
24 September 1998 |
| Egypt U21 |
1 - 4 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Abdullatif Al-Doumani 25' |
Jassem Al Houwaidi 4' Jamal Mubarak 19'Badr Haji 85' (pen) Bashar Abdullah 90' |
26 September 1998 |
| Kuwait |
4 - 0 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Jassem Al Houwaidi 10' Bashar Abdullah 23'Hamad Al-Saleh 35'Fawwaz Marzouq Bakhit 57' |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
| Morocco U23 |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Sudan |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
27 September 1998 |
| United Arab Emirates |
4 - 1 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Hassan Saeed 13' Mohamed Obaid Hilal 83 (pen),88 (pen)'Ali Hassan 90' |
Abdulmajid Jaafar 68' |
Group D
| 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 U23 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
27 September 1998 |
| Saudi Arabia |
4 - 1 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Obeid Al-Dossary 28, 38, 77' Nawaf Al-Temyat 82' |
Zaher Al-Indari 88' |
Knock-out stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 29 September 1998 - Doha, Qatar | |||||||
| Saudi Arabia |
2 | ||||||
| Kuwait |
1 | ||||||
| 1 October 1998 - Doha, Qatar | |||||||
| Saudi Arabia |
3 | ||||||
| Qatar |
1 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 29 September 1998 - Doha, Qatar | 1 October 1998 - Doha, Qatar | ||||||
| Qatar |
2 | Kuwait |
4 | ||||
| United Arab Emirates |
1 | United Arab Emirates |
1 | ||||
Semi-finals
29 September 1998 |
| Saudi Arabia |
2 - 1 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Yousuf Al-Thunayan 65' Khalid Al Temawi 79' |
Adel Youssouf 3' |
29 September 1998 |
| Qatar |
2 - 1 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Yasser Nazmi 65' Mubarak Al-Kowari 75' |
Ali Hassan 60' |
Third place play-off
1 October 1998 |
| Kuwait |
4 - 1 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Badr Haji 41' (pen) Bashar Abdullah 67, 87, 90' |
Mohamed Ali 26' |
Final
Result
| 1998 Arab Nations Cup Winners |
|---|
Saudi Arabia First title |
Awards
Top Scorer:
- Obeid Al-Dossary - 8 goals.
Most Valuable Player:
Best Keeper:
References
External links
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