1998 Arab Cup qualification

The 1998 Arab Cup is the seventh edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Qatar. Saudi Arabia won their first title.

Qualifying format

Qatar qualified as hosts.
Egypt qualified as holders.
Saudi Arabia and Morocco qualified as World Cup qualifiers.
The Qualifying Stage is divided into 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 Cup.

Qualification

Group A (Gulf Region)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kuwait	Qualified
United Arab Emirates	Qualified
Bahrain	Withrew
Oman	Withrew

Bahrain and Oman withdrew.
Kuwait and United Arab Emirates qualified for finals.

Group B (Red Sea Region)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sudan	Qualified
Yemen	Withrew
Somalia	Withrew
Comoros	Withrew

Yemen, Somalia and Comoros withdrew.
Sudan qualified for finals.

Group C (North Africa Region)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Algeria	Qualified
Libya	Qualified
Tunisia	Withrew
Mauritania	Withrew

Tunisia and Mauritania withdrew.
Algeria and Libya qualified for finals.

Group D (East Region)

Iraq disqualified

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Syria	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9
Jordan	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	4
Lebanon	3	1	0	2	3	4	-1	3
Palestine	3	0	1	2	3	6	-3	1

20 July 1998

Syria	3 - 0	Jordan

20 July 1998

Lebanon	3 - 1	Palestine

23 July 1998

Palestine	1 - 2	Syria

23 July 1998

Lebanon	0 - 2	Jordan

26 July 1998

Jordan	1 - 1	Palestine

26 July 1998

Lebanon	0 - 1	Syria

External links

Arab Cup era, 1963–2012
Tournaments	Lebanon 1963 Kuwait 1964 Iraq 1966 ~~Lebanon 1982~~ Saudi Arabia 1985 Jordan 1988 Syria 1992 Qatar 1998 Kuwait 2002 ~~2009~~ Saudi Arabia 2012
Qualification	1963 1964 1966 1982 1985 1988 1992 1998 2002 2009 2012
Finals	1963 1964 1966 1982 1985 1988 1992 1998 2002 2009 2012
Squads	1963 1964 1966 1982 1985 1988 1992 1998 2002 2009 2012

FIFA Arab Cup era, 2021–present
Tournaments	Qatar 2021
Qualification	2021
Finals	2021
Squads	2021
Statistics	Finals Goalscorers Hat-tricks Records Red cards Team appearances Winning managers

Note: The 1992 edition was organised as part of the Pan Arab Games, and also counted as the Arab Cup.

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