The 1998 Arab Nations Cup is the 7th edition of the Arab Nations Cup

Arab Nations Cup

The Arab Cup of Nations , is a football competition held between Arab countries, the first edition where held in 1963 in Lebanon.-Winners:...

 hosted by Qatar

Qatar

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, in Doha

Doha

Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...

. Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia national football team

Saudi Arabia national football team is the national team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation...

 won their first title.

Qualifying

qualified as hosts. qualified as holders. and 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:

and qualified from the Gulf group

and qualified from the North Africa group

qualified from the Red Sea group

, and qualified from the Levant group

Overview

Algeria, Egypt and Morocco did not send their senior national teams but instead sent their Under-23 teams to the competition.

Group A

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	2	2	0	0	4	1
6
	2	1	0	1	2	3
3
	2	0	0	2	2	4
0

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Group B

7

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	2	2	0	0	8	1
6
	2	1	0	1	3	5
3
	2	0	0	2	1	6
0

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Group C

2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	2	1	0	1	4	2
3
	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
	2	1	0	1	2	4
3

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Group D

6

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	2	2	0	0	7	1
6
	2	0	1	1	1	4
1
Algeria U23 Algeria Olympic football team Algeria Olympic football team represents Algeria in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except during the Olympic Games where the use of three overage players is allowed...	2	0	1	1	0	3
1

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Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

Final

Awards

Top Scorer: Obeid Al-Dossary

Obeid Al-Dossary

Obeid Al-Dosari is a Saudi Arabian football player.He played most of his career for Al Wahda and Al Ahli.He played for the Saudi Arabia national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Al-Dosari played at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-External...

 - 8 goals.
Most Valuable Player: Badr Hajji Mubarak Mustafa

Mubarak Mustafa

Mubarak Mustafa is a former Qatari football player and current Director of football for Al-Arabi. He is known for his numerous achievements with Qatari club Al-Arabi and extraordinary playing ability, as well as being the former captain of the Qatar national team.He is seen as one of the most...

Best Keeper: Mohammed Al-Deayea

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