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{{Short description|7th Arab Cup, held in Qatar}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name   = Arab Cup<br> كأس 
العرب 1998 
| year           = 1998
| other_titles   =
| image          = 
| size           = 200px
| alt            =
| caption        =
| country        = Qatar {{flagicon|Qatar}}
| dates          = 22 September – 1 October
| num_teams      = 12
| confederations = 2
| associations   =
| venues         = 2
| cities         = 1
| champion       = Saudi Arabia
| count          = 1
| second         = Qatar
| third          = Kuwait
| fourth         = United Arab Emirates
| matches        = 16
| goals          = 52
| attendance     =
| top_scorer     = {{fbaicon|KSA}} [[Obeid Al-Dosari]]<br>(8 goals)
| player         = {{fbaicon|KUW}} [[Bader Haji]]<br>{{fbaicon|QAT}} [[Mubarak Mustafa]]
| goalkeeper     = {{fbaicon|KSA}} [[Mohamed Al-Deayea]]
| prevseason     = [[1992 Arab Cup|1992]]
| nextseason     = [[2002 Arab Cup|2002]]
}}

The '''1998 Arab Cup''' was the seventh edition of the [[Arab Cup]] hosted by [[Qatar]], in the city of [[Doha]]. [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] won their first title.

==Qualifying==
{{main|1998 Arab Cup qualification}}

The 12 qualified teams are:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=2|Participants 
|-
!Zone
!Team
|-
|rowspan=1|Hosts
|{{fb|QAT}}
|-
|rowspan=1|Holders
|{{fbu|23|EGY|name=Egypt U21}}
|-
|rowspan=2|Zone 1 (Gulf Area)
|{{fb|KUW}}
|-
|{{fb|UAE}}
|-
|rowspan=1|Zone 2 (Red Sea)
|{{fb|SUD}}
|-
|rowspan=2|Zone 3 (North Africa)
|{{fbu|23|ALG|name=Algeria U23}}
|-
|{{fb|LBY|1977}}
|-
|rowspan=3|Zone 4 (East Region)
|{{fb|LIB}}
|-
|{{fb|JOR}}
|-
|{{fb|SYR|1980}}
|-
|rowspan=2|World Cup qualifiers
|{{fbu|23|MAR|name=Morocco U23}}
|-
|{{fb|KSA}}
|}

==Venues==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!City !! Stadium !! Capacity
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[Doha]]
|[[Khalifa International Stadium]]
|align="center"|40,000
|-
|[[Jassim bin Hamad Stadium]]
|align="center"|13,000
|}

==Squads==
{{main|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.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arabcup.html Arab Cup]</ref>

==Group stage==
===Group A===
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|section=Group A
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|show_positions=n

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|team2=JOR|name_JOR={{fb|JOR}}
|team3=LBY|name_LBY={{fb|LBY|1977}}
|win_QAT=2|draw_QAT=0|loss_QAT=0|gf_QAT=4|ga_QAT=1
|win_JOR=1|draw_JOR=0|loss_JOR=1|gf_JOR=2|ga_JOR=3
|win_LBY=0|draw_LBY=0|loss_LBY=2|gf_LBY=2|ga_LBY=4

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{{football box
|date= 22 September 1998
|team1={{fb-rt|Qatar}}
|score= 2–1
|team2={{fb|Libya|1977}}
|goals1= [[Adel Khamis|Khamis]] {{goal|44}}<br>[[Mubarak Mustafa|Mustafa]] {{goal|49}}
|goals2= [[Khaled Ramadan|Ramadan]] {{goal|43}}
|stadium=[[Jassim bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]]
|attendance = 20,000
|referee = Mohamed Koussa ([[Syrian Arab Federation for Football|Syria]])
}}
----
{{football box
|date= 24 September 1998
|team1={{fb-rt|Libya|1977}}
|score= 1–2
|team2={{fb|Jordan}}
|goals1= [[Ahmed Faraj El Masli|El-Masli]] {{goal|61}}
|goals2= [[Hassouneh Al-Sheikh|Al-Sheikh]] {{goal|36}}<br>[[Ra'fat Ali|Ali]] {{goal|64}}
|stadium=[[Jassim bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]]
|attendance = 4,000
|referee = Salah Ahmed ([[Sudan Football Association|Sudan]])
}}
----
{{football box
|date= 26 September 1998
|team1={{fb-rt|Qatar}}
|score= 2–0
|team2={{fb|Jordan}}
|goals1= [[Mubarak Mustafa|Mustafa]] {{goal|17}}<br>[[Adel Khamis|Khamis]] {{goal|69}}
|goals2= 
|stadium=[[Jassim bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]]
|attendance = 20,000
|referee = Qassem Hamza ([[Kuwait Football Association|Kuwait]])
}}

===Group B===
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|section=Group B
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n

|team1=KUW|name_KUW={{fb|KUW}}
|team2=EGY|name_EGY={{fbu|23|EGY|name=Egypt U21}}
|team3=SYR|name_SYR={{fb|SYR|1980}}
|win_KUW=2|draw_KUW=0|loss_KUW=0|gf_KUW=8|ga_KUW=1
|win_EGY=1|draw_EGY=0|loss_EGY=1|gf_EGY=3|ga_EGY=5
|win_SYR=0|draw_SYR=0|loss_SYR=2|gf_SYR=1|ga_SYR=6

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|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
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{{football box
|date= 22 September 1998
|team1=[[Egypt national under-23 football team|Egypt U21]] {{fbaicon|EGY}}
|score= 2–1
|team2={{fb|Syria|1980}}
|goals1= [[Abdullah Rajab|Rajab]] {{goal|37}}<br>[[Abdullatif Al-Doumani|Al-Doumani]] {{goal|44}}
|goals2= [[Mahmoud Mahmalji|Mahmalji]] {{goal|67}}
|stadium=[[Jassim bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]]
|attendance = 15,000
|referee = Omar Al-Mehanna ([[Saudi Arabian Football Federation|Saudi&nbsp;Arabia]])
}}
----
{{football box
|date= 24 September 1998
|team1=[[Egypt national under-23 football team|Egypt U21]] {{fbaicon|EGY}}
|score= 1–4
|team2={{fb|Kuwait}}
|goals1= [[Abdullatif Al-Doumani|Al-Doumani]] {{goal|25}}
|goals2= [[Jassem Al Houwaidi|Al Houwaidi]] {{goal|4}} <br>[[Jamal Mubarak|Mubarak]] {{goal|19}}<br>[[Badr Haji|Haji]] {{goal|85|pen.}} <br> [[Bashar Abdullah|Abdullah]] {{goal|90}}
|stadium=[[Jassim bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]]
|attendance = 15,000
|referee = Hicham Guirat ([[Tunisian Football Federation|Tunisia]])
}}
----
{{football box
|date= 26 September 1998
|team1={{fb-rt|Kuwait}}
|score= 4–0
|team2={{fb|Syria|1980}}
|goals1= [[Jassem Al Houwaidi|Al Houwaidi]] {{goal|10}}<br>[[Bashar Abdullah|Abdullah]] {{goal|23}}<br> [[Hamad Al-Saleh|Al-Saleh]] {{goal|35}}<br> [[Fawwaz Marzouq Bakhit|Bakhit]] {{goal|57}}
|goals2= 
|stadium=[[Jassim bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]]
|attendance = 7,000
|referee = Salah Ahmed ([[Sudan Football Association|Sudan]])
}}

===Group C===
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|section=Group C
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n

|team1=UAE|name_UAE={{fb|UAE}}
|team2=MAR|name_MAR={{fbu|23|MAR|name=Morocco U23}}
|team3=SUD|name_SUD={{fb|SUD}}
|win_UAE=1|draw_UAE=0|loss_UAE=1|gf_UAE=4|ga_UAE=2
|win_MAR=1|draw_MAR=0|loss_MAR=1|gf_MAR=2|ga_MAR=2
|win_SUD=1|draw_SUD=0|loss_SUD=1|gf_SUD=3|ga_SUD=5

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
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{{football box
|date= 23 September 1998
|team1={{fbu-rt|23|MAR|name=Morocco U23}}
|score= 1–0
|team2={{fb|UAE}}
|goals1= [[Hamid Termina|Termina]] {{goal|86}}
|goals2= 
|stadium=[[Jassim bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]]
|attendance = 5,000
|referee = Qassem Hamza ([[Kuwait Football Association|Kuwait]])
}}
----
{{football box
|date= 25 September 1998
|team1={{fbu-rt|23|MAR|name=Morocco U23}}
|score= 1–2
|team2={{fb|SUD}}
|goals1= [[Tarik Sektioui|Sektioui]] {{goal|25}}
|goals2= [[Anas Elnour|Anas]] {{goal|42, 45}}
|stadium=[[Jassim bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]]
|attendance = 13,000
|referee = Qassem Hamza ([[Kuwait Football Association|Kuwait]])
}}
----
{{football box
|date= 27 September 1998
|team1={{fb-rt|UAE}}
|score= 4–1
|team2={{fb|SUD}}
|goals1= [[Hassan Saeed (footballer)|Saeed]] {{goal|13}}<br> [[Mohamed Obaid Hilal|Obaid]] {{goal|83|pen.|88|pen.}}<br> [[Ali Hassan (footballer)|Hassan]] {{goal|90}}
|goals2= [[Abdelmajeed Jafar|Jafar]] {{goal|68}}
|stadium=[[Jassim bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]]
|attendance = 15,000
|referee = Omar Al-Mehanna ([[Saudi Arabian Football Federation|Saudi&nbsp;Arabia]])
}}

===Group D===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group D
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n

|team1=KSA|name_KSA={{fb|KSA}}
|team2=LIB|name_LIB={{fb|LIB}}
|team3=ALG|name_ALG={{fbu|23|ALG|name=Algeria U23}}
|win_KSA=2|draw_KSA=0|loss_KSA=0|gf_KSA=7|ga_KSA=1
|win_LIB=0|draw_LIB=1|loss_LIB=1|gf_LIB=1|ga_LIB=4
|win_ALG=0|draw_ALG=1|loss_ALG=1|gf_ALG=0|ga_ALG=3

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
}}</onlyinclude>

{{football box
|date= 23 September 1998
|team1={{fbu-rt|23|ALG|name=Algeria U23}}
|score= 0–0
|team2={{fb|LIB}}
|goals1= 
|goals2= 
|stadium=[[Jassim bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]]
|attendance = 5,000
|referee = Juma'a Al-Ali ([[Qatar Football Association|Qatar]])
}}
----
{{football box
|date= 25 September 1998
|team1={{fb-rt|KSA}}
|score= 3–0
|team2={{fbu|23|ALG|name=Algeria U23}}
|goals1= [[Obeid Al-Dosari|Al-Dosari]] {{goal|8||90}} <br> [[Ibrahim Suwayed|Suwayed]] {{goal|54}}
|goals2= 
|stadium=[[Jassim bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]]
|attendance = 10,000
|referee = Abdulaziz Al-Mulla ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United&nbsp;Arab&nbsp;Emirates]])
}}
----
{{football box
|date= 27 September 1998
|team1={{fb-rt|KSA}}
|score= 4–1
|team2={{fb|LIB}}
|goals1= [[Obeid Al-Dosari|Al-Dosari]] {{goal|28||38||77}} <br> [[Nawaf Al-Temyat|Al-Temyat]] {{goal|82}}
|goals2= [[Zaher Al-Indari|Al-Indari]] {{goal|88}}
|stadium=[[Jassim bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]]
|attendance = 13,000
|referee = Juma'a Al-Ali ([[Qatar Football Association|Qatar]])
}}

==Knockout stage==
{{Round4-with third
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--semi-finals -->
|29 September 1998 – [[Jassim bin Hamad Stadium|Doha (JBHS)]] |'''{{fb|KSA}}'''|'''2'''|{{fb|Kuwait}}|1
|29 September 1998 – [[Jassim bin Hamad Stadium|Doha (JBHS)]]  |'''{{fb|Qatar}}''' |'''2'''|{{fb|UAE}}|1
<!--final -->
|1 October 1998 – [[Khalifa International Stadium|Doha (KIS)]]  |'''{{fb|KSA}}'''|'''3'''|{{fb|Qatar}}| 1 
<!--third place -->
|1 October 1998 – [[Khalifa International Stadium|Doha (KIS)]]  |'''{{fb|Kuwait}}'''|'''4'''|{{fb|UAE}}| 1 
}}

===Semi-finals===
{{football box
|date= 29 September 1998
|team1={{fb-rt|KSA}}
|score= 2–1
|team2={{fb|Kuwait}}
|goals1= [[Yousuf Al-Thunayan|Al-Thunayan]] {{goal|65}} <br> [[Khalid Al-Temawi|Al-Temawi]] {{goal|79}}
|goals2= [[Adel Youssouf|Youssouf]] {{goal|3}}
|stadium=[[Jassim bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]]
|attendance = 20,000
|referee = Hicham Guirat ([[Tunisian Football Federation|Tunisia]])
}}
----
{{football box
|date= 29 September 1998
|team1={{fb-rt|Qatar}}
|score= 2–1
|team2={{fb|UAE}}
|goals1= [[Yasser Nazmi|Nazmi]] {{goal|65}} <br> [[Mubarak Al-Kowari|Al-Kowari]] {{goal|75}}
|goals2= [[Ali Hassan (footballer)|Hassan]] {{goal|60}}
|stadium=[[Jassim bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]]
|attendance = 20,000
|referee = Mohamed Koussa ([[Syrian Arab Federation for Football|Syria]])
}}

===Third place play-off===
{{football box
|date= 1 October 1998
|team1={{fb-rt|Kuwait}}
|score= 4–1
|team2={{fb|UAE}}
|goals1= [[Badr Haji|Haji]] {{goal|41|pen.}} <br> [[Bashar Abdullah|Abdullah]] {{goal|67||87||90}}
|goals2= [[Mohamed Ali (footballer)|Ali]] {{goal|26}}
|stadium=[[Khalifa International Stadium]], [[Doha]]
|attendance = 25,000
|referee = Mourad Bendada ([[Algerian Football Federation|Algeria]])
}}

===Final===
{{main|1998 Arab Cup Final}}

{{football box
|date = 1 October 1998
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|KSA}}
|score = 3–1
|team2 = {{fb|Qatar}}
|goals1 = [[Obeid Al-Dosari|Al-Dosari]] {{goal|28||49||64}}
|goals2 = [[Mubarak Mustafa|Mustafa]] {{goal|82}}
|stadium = [[Khalifa International Stadium]], [[Doha]]
|attendance = 25,000
|referee = Hicham Guirat ([[Tunisian Football Federation|Tunisia]])
|report = 
}}

==Result==
{{winners|fb|1998 Arab Cup winners|KSA|1st}}

==Awards==
'''Top Scorer:'''
* {{fbaicon|KSA}} [[Obeid Al-Dosari]] (8 goals)
'''Most Valuable Player:'''
* {{fbaicon|Kuwait}} [[Badr Haji]]
* {{fbaicon|Qatar}} [[Mubarak Mustafa]]
'''Best Keeper:'''  
* {{fbaicon|KSA}} [[Mohammed Al-Deayea]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arabcup.html Details in RSSSF]
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arabcup98-details.html More Details ]

{{FIFA Arab Cup}}

[[Category:1998 Arab Cup| ]]
[[Category:1998 in African football|Arab Cup, 1998]]
[[Category:1998–99 in Qatari football|Arab]]
[[Category:1998 in Asian football|Arab]]
[[Category:International association football competitions hosted by Qatar]]
[[Category:September 1998 sports events in Asia]]
[[Category:October 1998 sports events in Asia]]