From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base
1988 Arab Cup
5th Arab Cup, held in Jordan
5th Arab Cup, held in Jordan
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | Arab Cup |
| year | 1988 |
| size | 200px |
| country | Jordan |
| dates | 8–21 July |
| num_teams | 10 |
| confederations | 2 |
| venues | 1 |
| cities | 1 |
| champion | Iraq |
| champion-flagvar | 1963 |
| count | 4 |
| second | Syria |
| second-flagvar | 1980 |
| third | Egypt |
| fourth | Jordan |
| matches | 24 |
| goals | 35 |
| top_scorer | IRQ Ahmed Radhi |
| (4 goals) | |
| player | JOR Tawfiq Al-Saheb |
| prevseason | [1985](1985-arab-cup) |
| nextseason | [1992](1992-arab-cup) |
| champion-flagvar = 1963 | second-flagvar = 1980 (4 goals)
The 1988 Arab Cup was the fifth edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Amman, Jordan. The defending champion Iraq won the title for the 4th consecutive time.
Qualification
Jordan qualified automatically as hosts and Iraq as holders.
Zone 1 (Gulf Area)
Bahrain & Kuwait qualified.
Zone 2 (Red Sea)
Egypt & Saudi Arabia qualified.
Zone 3 (North Africa)
The tournament was held in Algiers, Algeria. Libya and Morocco withdrew.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | **3** | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | **3** | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | **0** |
Mahjoubi
Djahmoune Dahmani
Algeria & Tunisia qualified.
Zone 4 (East Region)
Syria qualified.
Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are:
| Participants | Zone | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Hosts | ||
| Holders | ||
| Zone 1 (Gulf Area) | ||
| Zone 2 (Red Sea) | ||
| Zone 3 (North Africa) | ||
| Zone 4 (East Region) |
;Notes
Final tournament
Venues
| Amman | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{location map+ | Jordan | float=right | width=300 | caption= | places= |
| Amman International Stadium | |||||
| Capacity: **25,000** | |||||
| [[File:Staad Amman Aldowali.jpeg | 180px]] |
Squads
Main article: 1988 Arab Cup squads
Group stage
Algeria and Saudi Arabia did not send their senior national teams to the competition. Instead, Algeria sent a University XI, probably an Under-23 squad, while Saudi Arabia's A team was in Australia during the tournament.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | **6** | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | **5** | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | **4** | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | **3** | |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | **2** |
Abouzaid
H. Hassan
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | **5** | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | **5** | |
| ALG Algeria UT | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | **4** |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | **3** | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | **3** |
Jakalan
Abdel Muneim
Al Sahob
Knock-out stage
|19 July 1988 – Amman|** (pen.)|0 (4)||0 (3) |19 July 1988 – Amman|**** |3||0 |21 July 1988 – Amman| |1 (3)| (pen.)**| 1 (4) |21 July 1988 – Amman|****|2||0
Semi-finals
- Kardaghli
- Ahmad
- Al-Qolla
- Deeb
- Abouzeid
- Shawky
- H. Hassan
- Youssef
- Mayhoub
Ali
Sharif
Third place play-off
- Mayhoub
- H. Hassan
Final
Main article: 1988 Arab Cup Final
- Gorgis
- Al-Nasser
- Mohammed
- Hussein
- Qais
- Shaker
- Oraibi
- Kardaghli
- Ahmad
- Jakalan
- Saad
- Leyous
Top scorers
;4 Goals
- IRQ Ahmed Radhi
;2 Goals
- ALG Tarek Hadj Adlane
- EGY Hossam Hassan
- JOR Nart Yadaje
- LBN Mahmoud Hamoud
- SYR Mohammad Jakalan
References
References
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arabcup.html Arab Cup 1988 Amman, Jordan (July 8-21)]
This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.
Ask Mako anything about 1988 Arab Cup — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.
Research with MakoFree with your Surf account
Create a free account to save articles, ask Mako questions, and organize your research.
Sign up freeThis content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.
Report