1988 Arab Cup

5th Arab Cup, held in Jordan

1988 Arab CupTournament details

Host country| Jordan
Dates| 8–21 July
Teams| 10 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)| 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions|  Iraq (4th title)
Runners-up|  Syria
Third place|  Egypt
Fourth place|  Jordan
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 24
Goals scored| 35 (1.46 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Ahmed Radhi
(4 goals)
Best player(s)|  Tawfiq Al-Saheb

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The 1988 Arab Cup was the fifth edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Amman, Jordan. The defending champion Iraq won the title for the 4th consecutive time.

## Qualification

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Jordan qualified automatically as hosts and Iraq as holders.

### Zone 1 (Gulf Area)

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Bahrain & Kuwait qualified.

### Zone 2 (Red Sea)

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Egypt & Saudi Arabia qualified.

### Zone 3 (North Africa)

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The tournament was held in Algiers, Algeria. Libya and Morocco withdrew.

Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Algeria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3
Tunisia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3
Mauritania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 0

11 December 1987

Algeria | 0–0|  Tunisia

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5 July Stadium, Algiers

Attendance: 17,900

Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

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13 December 1987

Tunisia | 2–1|  Mauritania

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Maâloul 37' (pen.)
Mahjoubi 84' |  | Sikki 16'

5 July Stadium, Algiers

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15 December 1987

Algeria | 3–0|  Mauritania

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Boukar 44'
Djahmoune 52'
Dahmani 85' |  |

5 July Stadium, Algiers

Attendance: 3,000

Algeria & Tunisia qualified.

### Zone 4 (East Region)

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Syria qualified.

## Qualified teams

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The 8 qualified teams are:

Participants

Zone  | Team
Hosts  |  Jordan
Holders  |  Iraq
Zone 1 (Gulf Area)  |  Bahrain
Kuwait Ol.
Zone 2 (Red Sea)  |  Egypt
Saudi Arabia Ol.
Zone 3 (North Africa)  |  Algeria UT
Tunisia
Zone 4 (East Region)  |  Syria

## Final tournament

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### Venues

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Amman |

Amman

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Amman International Stadium
Capacity: 25,000

### Squads

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Main article: 1988 Arab Cup squads

### Group stage

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Algeria and Saudi Arabia did not send their senior national teams to the competition. Instead, Algeria sent a University XI, probably an Under-23 squad, while Saudi Arabia's A team was in Australia during the tournament.[1]

#### Group A

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Egypt | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6
Iraq | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5
Lebanon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4
Tunisia | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3
Saudi Arabia Ol. | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2

9 July 1988

Egypt | 0–0|  Saudi Arabia Ol.

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Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 17,000

9 July 1988

Iraq | 1–1|  Tunisia

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Radhi 32' |  | Mahjoubi 62'

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 17,000

Referee: Issa Al-Jassas (Kuwait)

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11 July 1988

Iraq | 0–0|  Lebanon

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Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 8,000

11 July 1988

Saudi Arabia Ol. | 1–1|  Tunisia

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Farhan 80' |  | Maaloul 90' (pen.)

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 8,000

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13 July 1988

Egypt | 1–0|  Tunisia

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Soliman 62' |  |

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Mohamed Hansal (Algeria)

13 July 1988

Lebanon | 1–0|  Saudi Arabia Ol.

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Hammoud 81' |  |

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 18,000

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15 July 1988

Iraq | 2–0|  Saudi Arabia Ol.

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Radhi 13', 35' |  |

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 22,000

15 July 1988

Egypt | 3–0|  Lebanon

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Shawky 29'
Abouzaid 68'
H. Hassan 88' |  |

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 22,000

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17 July 1988

Lebanon | 1–1|  Tunisia

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Hammoud 65' |  | Mehedhebi 46'

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 25,000

17 July 1988

Iraq | 0–0|  Egypt

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Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 25,000

#### Group B

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Jordan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5
Syria | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5
Algeria UT | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4
Kuwait Ol. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3
Bahrain | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3

8 July 1988

Jordan | 0–0|  Bahrain

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Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 15,000

8 July 1988

Syria | 1–1|  Algeria UT

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Jakalan 31' |  | Hadj Adlane 62'

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 15,000

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10 July 1988

Jordan | 0–1|  Kuwait Ol.

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Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 21,000

10 July 1988

Algeria UT | 0–0|  Bahrain

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Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 21,000

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12 July 1988

Syria | 2–1|  Bahrain

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Deeb 6'
Jakalan 83' |  | Salim 16'

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 19,000

12 July 1988

Algeria UT | 1–0|  Kuwait Ol.

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Hadj Adlane 24' |  |

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 19,000

Referee: Ali Bin Nasser (Tunisia)

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14 July 1988

Syria | 1–0|  Kuwait Ol.

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Kardaghli 81' |  |

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 20,000

14 July 1988

Jordan | 2–1|  Algeria UT

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Yadaje 61'
Abdel Muneim 75' |  | El-Groud 74'

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 27,000

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16 July 1988

Jordan | 2–0|  Syria

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Yadaje 12'
Al Sahob 35' |  |

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 27,000

16 July 1988

Kuwait Ol. | 1–1|  Bahrain

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Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 20,000

### Knock-out stage

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| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 19 July 1988 – Amman| |

|  Syria (pen.)| 0 (4)

| 21 July 1988 – Amman

|  Egypt| 0 (3) |

|  Iraq (pen.)| 1 (4)

| 19 July 1988 – Amman

| |  Syria|  1 (3)

|  Iraq | 3

|  Jordan| 0 |

| Third place

| 21 July 1988 – Amman

|  Egypt| 2

|  Jordan| 0

#### Semi-finals

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19 July 1988

Syria | 0–0 (a.e.t.)|  Egypt

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Penalties

* Kardaghli
* Ahmad
* Al-Qolla
* Deeb

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* Abouzeid
* Shawky
* H. Hassan
* Youssef
* Mayhoub

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 33,000

Referee: Mohamed Hansal (Algeria)

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19 July 1988

19:15

Iraq | 3–0|  Jordan

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Radhi 22'
Ali 45'
Sharif 80' |  |

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 33,000

#### Third place play-off

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21 July 1988

Egypt | 2–0|  Jordan

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* Mayhoub 49'
* H. Hassan 90'

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Amman International Stadium, Amman

#### Final

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Main article: 1988 Arab Cup Final

21 July 1988

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Iraq | 1–1 (a.e.t.)|  Syria

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* Gorgis 34'

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* Al-Nasser 33'

Penalties

* Mohammed
* Hussein
* Qais
* Shaker
* Oraibi

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* Kardaghli
* Ahmad
* Jakalan
* Saad
* Leyous

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Abdelali Naciri (Morocco)

## Top scorers

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4 Goals

* Ahmed Radhi

2 Goals

* Tarek Hadj Adlane
* Hossam Hassan
* Nart Yadaje
* Mahmoud Hamoud
* Mohammad Jakalan

## References

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1. ^ Arab Cup 1988 Amman, Jordan (July 8-21)

## External links

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