1998 Arab Cup final

1998 Arab Cup Final
Khalifa Int. Stadium hosted the final
Event1998 Arab Cup
Date1 October 1998
VenueKhalifa International Stadium, Doha
RefereeHicham Kirat (Tunisia)

The 1998 Arab Cup Final was a football match that took place on 1 October 1998, at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, to determine the winner of the 1998 Arab Cup. Saudi Arabia defeated Qatar 3–1 to win their first Arab Cup.[1]

Road to the final

Saudi Arabia Qatar
Opponents Results Opponents Results
Group stage
 Algeria U23 3–0  Libya 2–1
 Lebanon 4–1  Jordan 2–0
Semi-finals
 Kuwait 2–1  United Arab Emirates 2–1

Match

Details

Saudi Arabia 3–1 Qatar
O. Al-Dosari 28', 49', 64' Report Mustafa 82'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Hicham Kirat (Tunisia)
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
Saudi Arabia:
GK 1 Mohamed Al-Deayea
DF 2 Mohammed Sheliah
DF 3 Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
DF 4 Abdullah Sulaiman  29'
DF 13 Hussein Abdulghani
MF 6 Ibrahim Mater
MF 8 Khalid Al Temawi
MF 15 Yousuf Al-Thunayan (c)  78'
MF 16 Khamis Al-Owairan  57'
FW 11 Obeid Al-Dosari
FW 14 Saad Al-Dosari  55'
Substitutes:
MF Faysal Abou Thnein  55'
MF Ibrahim Al-Shahrani  78'
Manager:
Otto Pfister
Qatar:
GK Ahmed Khalil
DF Saoud Fath
DF Yousef Adam
DF Dahi Al Naemi
DF Abdulla Koni  58'
MF Abdulrahman Al-Kuwari
MF Abdulnasser Al-Obaidly
MF Adel Khamis
MF Yasser Nazmi  60'
FW Mahmoud Soufi  72'
FW Mubarak Mustafa
Substitutes:
MF Abdulaziz Hassan  58'
MF Fahad Al-Kuwari  60'
FW ?  72'
Manager:
Luiz Gonzaga Milioli

Assistant referees:
Yousef Al-Qahtan (Bahrain)
Aouni Hassouna (Jordan)
Fourth official:
... ... (...)

Man of the Match:
Obeid Al-Dosari (Saudi Arabia)

References

  1. ^ "السعودية تتوج بأول ألقابها في كأس العرب عام 1998". arabic.sport360. Esraa Shaker. 17 July 2019.