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1998 Arab Cup

7th Arab Cup, held in Qatar


7th Arab Cup, held in Qatar

FieldValue
tourney_nameArab Cup
كأس
year1998
size200px
countryQatar Qatar
dates22 September – 1 October
num_teams12
confederations2
venues2
cities1
championSaudi Arabia
count1
secondQatar
thirdKuwait
fourthUnited Arab Emirates
matches16
goals52
top_scorerObeid Al-Dosari
(8 goals)
playerBader Haji
Mubarak Mustafa
goalkeeperMohamed Al-Deayea
prevseason[1992](1992-arab-cup)
nextseason[2002](2002-arab-cup)

كأس العرب 1998 (8 goals) Mubarak Mustafa

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

Main article: 1998 Arab Cup qualification

The 12 qualified teams are:

ParticipantsZoneTeam
Hosts
Holders
Zone 1 (Gulf Area)
Zone 2 (Red Sea)
Zone 3 (North Africa)
Zone 4 (East Region)
World Cup qualifiers

;Notes

Venues

Al Rayyan
(Doha Area){{location map+Qatarfloat=center
caption=places=
Khalifa International StadiumJassim bin Hamad Stadium
Capacity: **40,000**Capacity: **13,000**
[[File:Khalifa-newStadium-Doha-2016-PTFE roof.jpg195x195px]][[File:Jassim bin Hamad Stadium.jpg200x200px]]

Squads

Main article: 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.

Group stage

Group A

Mustafa

Ali

Khamis

Group B

Al-Doumani

Mubarak Haji
Abdullah

Abdullah Al-Saleh Bakhit

Group C



Obaid Hassan

Group D


Suwayed

Al-Temyat

Knockout stage

|29 September 1998 – Doha (JBHS) ||2||1 |29 September 1998 – Doha (JBHS) | |2||1 |1 October 1998 – Doha (KIS) ||3|| 1 |1 October 1998 – Doha (KIS) ||4|| 1

Semi-finals

Al-Temawi

Al-Kowari

Third place play-off

Abdullah

Final

Main article: 1998 Arab Cup Final

Result

Awards

Top Scorer:

  • Obeid Al-Dosari (8 goals) Most Valuable Player:
  • Badr Haji
  • Mubarak Mustafa Best Goalkeeper:
  • Mohammed Al-Deayea

References

References

  1. [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arabcup.html Arab Cup]
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