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1998 Arab Cup Winners' Cup
الكأس العربية للأندية الفائزة بالكؤوس 1998
Tournament details
Host countryLebanon
CityBeirut
Dates19 – 30 August 1998
Teams13 (from UAFA confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsAlgeria MC Oran (2nd title)
Runners-upSyria Al-Jaish
Third placeKuwait Al-Qadsia
Fourth placeLebanon Al-Nejmeh
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored50 (3.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Lebanon Wael Nazha
Kuwait Adel Al-Shammari
Syria Said Bayazid
(3 goals each)
1997 1999
International football competition

The 1998 Arab Cup Winners' Cup was the ninth edition of the Arab Cup Winners' Cup held in Beirut, Lebanon between 19 – 30 August 1998. The teams represented Arab nations from Africa and Asia. MC Oran from Algeria won the final against Al-Jaish from Syria for consecutively the second time.

Qualifying round

Al-Nejmeh (the hosts) and MC Oran (the holders) qualified automatically.

Zone 1 (Gulf Area)

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Rayyan Qatar 4–4 (a) Kuwait Al-Qadsia 3–2 1–2
Al-Wasl United Arab Emirates w/o Bahrain Al-Muharraq

Al-Qadsia & Al-Wasl advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 2 (Red Sea)

Qualifying tournament held in Saudi Arabia. Al-Wehda Sana'a of Yemen withdrew from the tournament.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Al-Mourada Sudan 0–0 Egypt Al-Ismaily
Al-Ta'ee Saudi Arabia 1–0 Egypt Al-Ismaily
Al-Ta'ee Saudi Arabia 0–2 Sudan Al-Mourada
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Sudan Al-Mourada 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
Saudi Arabia Al-Ta'ee 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
Egypt Al-Ismaily 1 0 1 0 0 1 −1 1
Yemen Al-Wehda Sana'a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:

Al-Mourada & Al-Ta'ee advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 3 (North Africa)

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Nasr Benghazi Libya w/o Algeria USM Alger

Al-Nasr Benghazi advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 4 (East Region)

Qualifying tournament held in Beirut, Lebanon between 2 – 4 June 1998.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Day 1 (2 June)
Al-Jaish Syria 1–0 Jordan Al-Wehdat
Al-Ansar Lebanon 1–0 Palestine Khadamat Rafah
Day 2 (4 June)
Al-Jaish Syria 6–2 Palestine Khadamat Rafah
Al-Ansar Lebanon 2–0 Jordan Al-Wehdat
Day 3 (6 June)
Al-Wehdat Jordan 6–3 Palestine Khadamat Rafah
Al-Ansar Lebanon 3–3 Syria Al-Jaish
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Syria Al-Jaish 3 2 1 0 10 5 +5 7
Lebanon Al-Ansar 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
Jordan Al-Wehdat 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
Palestine Khadamat Rafah 3 0 0 3 5 9 −4 0
Source:

Al-Jaish advanced to the final tournament.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 3 2 1 0 8 5 +3 7
Lebanon Al-Nejmeh 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5
Libya Al-Nasr Benghazi 3 1 1 1 8 4 +4 4
Sudan Al-Mourada 3 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0
Source:
Al-Nejmeh Lebanon2–1Sudan Al-Mourada
Nazha 45', 89' Barsham 61'
Camille Chamoun Stadium, BeirutAttendance: 35,000Referee: Nasser Al Hamdan (Saudi Arabia)
Al-Nasr Benghazi Libya1–2Kuwait Al-Qadsia
M. Abdulsalam 65' Al-Saleh 52'
Sadeq 59'
Municipal Stadium, BeirutReferee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)
Al-Mourada Sudan1–3Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Makeen 42' Ah. Al-Shammari 55'
Bu Swehe 56'
Ad. Al-Shammari 73'
Camille Chamoun Stadium, BeirutReferee: Jasem Khouri (Qatar)
Al-Nejmeh Lebanon1–1Libya Al-Nasr Benghazi
Nazha 90+2' Mohammad 54'
Camille Chamoun Stadium, BeirutAttendance: 30,000Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
Al-Nasr Benghazi Libya6–1Sudan Al-Mourada
M. Abdulsalam 27', 65' (pen.), 90+2'
K. Abdulsalam 42'
Taha 60'
Mansur 90+1'
Barsham 98'
Camille Chamoun Stadium, BeirutReferee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)
Al-Nejmeh Lebanon3–3Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Sanamian 11', 90+1'
Shahrour 89'
Ad. Al-Shammari 45+1', 82'
Al-Khalidi 72'
Camille Chamoun Stadium, BeirutAttendance: 26,000Referee: Hassan Aly Hassan (Egypt)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Syria Al-Jaish 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
Algeria MC Oran 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
Saudi Arabia Al-Ta'ee 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
Source:
MC Oran Algeria1–2United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl
Mecheri 30' Isa 20'
Khamees 90' (pen.)
Municipal Stadium, BeirutReferee: Taleb Ramadan (Lebanon)
Al-Jaish Syria3–0Saudi Arabia Al-Ta'ee
Bayazid 12', 77' (pen.)
Homsi 53' (pen.)
Municipal Stadium, BeirutReferee: Hassan Aly Hassan (Egypt)
MC Oran Algeria0–0Syria Al-Jaish
Municipal Stadium, BeirutReferee: Omar Shetawi (Jordan)
^note  : The UAFA announced that the match between MC Oran and Al-Jaish, which was scheduled for 22 August at 18:00 was postponed to 26 August due to poisoning of some players MC Oran.
Al-Wasl United Arab Emirates0–1Saudi Arabia Al-Ta'ee
Al-Reayea 35'
Municipal Stadium, BeirutReferee: Zoubeir Nouira (Tunisia)
MC Oran Algeria4–2Saudi Arabia Al-Ta'ee
Madani 9' (o.g.)
Mecheri 10'
Belatoui 50' (pen.)
Amrane 68'
Abdulkareem 15' (pen.)
Mashal 17'
Municipal Stadium, BeirutReferee: Taleb Ramadan (Lebanon)
Al-Jaish Syria1–1United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl
Mostafa 68' (pen.) Darwish 31'
Municipal Stadium, BeirutReferee: Omar Shetawi (Jordan)

Knock-out stage

 Semi-finalsFinal
       
  27 August – Beirut
 
  Kuwait Al-Qadsia 1
  30 August – Beirut
  Algeria MC Oran (a.e.t.) 2
  Algeria MC Oran (a.e.t.) 2
  27 August – Beirut
  Syria Al-Jaish 1
  Syria Al-Jaish 3
 
  Lebanon Al-Nejmeh 1
 

Semi-finals

Al-Qadsia Kuwait1–2 (a.e.t.)Algeria MC Oran
Saoula 47' (o.g.) Amrane 37'
Zerrouki gold-colored soccer ball 105+1'
Municipal Stadium, BeirutReferee: Zoubeir Nouira (Tunisia)
Al-Jaish Syria3–1Lebanon Al-Nejmeh
Bayazid 34'
Mostafa 55'
Hajj-Mustapha 69'
Abbas 17'
Camille Chamoun Stadium, BeirutAttendance: 40,000Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)

Final

MC Oran Algeria2–1 (a.e.t.)Syria Al-Jaish
Boukessassa 53'
Gaïd gold-colored soccer ball 95'
Khalaf 11'
Municipal Stadium, BeirutReferee: Jasem Khouiri (Qatar)

Winners

1998 Arab Cup Winners' Cup
Algeria
MC Oran
Second title

References

External links

Arab Cup Winners' Cup
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