- 1998 Arab Nations Cup
Infobox International Football Competition
tourney_name =Arab Nations Cup
year = 1998
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country = Qatar
dates =22 September –1 October
finalists = 12
venues = 1
cities = 1
winners = Saudi Arabia
count = 1
matches = 16
goals = 52
attendance =
top_scorer = flagicon|KSAObeid Al-Dossary 8 goals
updated = Feb 11The 1998 Arab Nations Cup is the 7th edition of the
Arab Nations Cup hosted bySyria , in 2 ProvincesAleppo andDamascus . Saudi Arabia won their first title.Qualifying
* qualified as hosts.
* qualified as holders.
* and fb|MAR qualified as World Cup qualifiers.* The Qualifying Stage is divided in to 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:: fb|Kuwait and fb|United Arab Emirates qualified from the Gulf group: fb|Algeria and fb|Libya qualified from the North Africa group: fb|Sudan qualified from the Red Sea group: fb|Jordan, fb|Syria and fb|Lebanon qualified from the Levant group
Group A
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date=23 September ,1998
team1=fb-rt|Morocco
score= 1 - 0
team2=fb|UAE
goals1=Hamid Termina goal|86
goals2=
stadium=Qassem Bin Hamad,Doha ,Qatar
attendance = 5,000
referee = flagicon|KuwaitQassem Hamza ----footballbox
date=25 September ,1998
team1=fb-rt|Morocco
score= 1 - 2
team2=fb|Sudan
goals1=Tareq Al-Siktiwi goal|25
goals2=Anas Al-Nour goal|42, 45
stadium=Qassem Bin Hamad,Doha ,Qatar
attendance = 13,000
referee = flagicon|KuwaitQassem Hamza ----footballbox
date=27 September ,1998
team1=fb-rt|UAE
score= 4 - 1
team2=fb|Sudan
goals1= Hassan Saeed goal|13
Mohamed Obaid Hilal goal|83 (pen),88 (pen)
Ali Hassan goal|90
goals2=Abdulmajid Jaafar goal|68
stadium=Qassem Bin Hamad,Doha ,Qatar
attendance = 15,000
referee = flagicon|KSAOmar Al-Mehanna Group D
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date=23 September ,1998
team1=fb-rt|Algeria
score= 0 - 0
team2=fb|LIB
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=Qassem Bin Hamad,Doha ,Qatar
attendance = 5,000
referee = flagicon|QatarJuma'a Al-Ali ----footballbox
date=25 September ,1998
team1=fb-rt|KSA
score= 3 - 0
team2=fb|Algeria
goals1=Obeid Al-Dossary goal|8, 90
Ibrahim Suwayed goal|54
goals2=
stadium=Qassem Bin Hamad,Doha ,Qatar
attendance = 10,000
referee = flagicon|UAEAbdulaziz Al-Mulla ----footballbox
date=27 September ,1998
team1=fb-rt|KSA
score= 4 - 1
team2=fb|LIB
goals1=Obeid Al-Dossary goal|28, 38, 77
Nawaf Al-Temyat goal|82
goals2=Zaher Al-Indari goal|88
stadium=Qassem Bin Hamad,Doha ,Qatar
attendance = 13,000
referee = flagicon|QatarJuma'a Al-Ali Knock-out stage
Round4-with third
29 September ,1998 -Doha ,Qatar |fb|KSA|2|fb|Kuwait|129 September ,1998 -Doha ,Qatar |fb|Qatar |2|fb|UAE|11 October ,1998 -Doha ,Qatar |fb|KSA|3|fb|Qatar| 11 October ,1998 -Doha ,Qatar |fb|Kuwait|4|fb|UAE| 1emi-finals
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date=29 September ,1998
team1=fb-rt|KSA
score= 2 - 1
team2=fb|Kuwait
goals1=Yousuf Al-Thunayan goal|65
Khaled Al-Timawi goal|79
goals2=Adel Youssouf goal|3
stadium=Qassem Bin Hamad,Doha ,Qatar
attendance = 20,000
referee = flagicon|TUNHisham Qirat
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date=29 September ,1998
team1=fb-rt|Qatar
score= 2 - 1
team2=fb|UAE
goals1=Yasser Nazmi goal|65
Mubarak Al-Kowari goal|75
goals2= Ali Hassan goal|60
stadium=Qassem Bin Hamad,Doha ,Qatar
attendance = 20,000
referee = flagicon|SyriaMohamed Koussa Third place play-off
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date=1 October ,1998
team1=fb-rt|Kuwait
score= 4 - 1
team2=fb|UAE
goals1=Badr Hajji goal|41|pen
Bashar Abdullah goal|67, 87, 90
goals2= Mohamed Ali goal|26
stadium=Qassem Bin Hamad,Doha ,Qatar
attendance = 25,000
referee = flagicon|AlgeriaMorad Bin Dada Final
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date=1 October ,1998
team1=fb-rt|KSA
score= 3 - 1
team2=fb|Qatar
goals1=Obeid Al-Dossary goal|28, 49, 64
goals2=Mubarak Mustafa goal|82
stadium=Qassem Bin Hamad Stadium ,Doha ,Qatar
attendance = 25,000
referee = flagicon|BahrainAbdulaziz Hassan Awards
Top Scorer:
*Obeid Al-Dossary - 8 goals.Most Valuable Player:
*Badr Hajji
*Mubarak Mustafa Best Keeper:
*Mohammed Al-Deayea External links
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/arabcup.html#98 Details in RSSSF]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/arabcup98-details.html More Details ]
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