1998 Arab Cup final

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Football match

1998 Arab Cup Final

Khalifa Int. Stadium hosted the final

Event| 1998 Arab Cup
| Saudi Arabia | Qatar

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Date| 1 October 1998
Venue| Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Referee| Hicham Kirat (Tunisia)

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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

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Saudi Arabia  | Qatar

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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

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### Details

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1 October 1998

23:00

Saudi Arabia | 3–1|  Qatar

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O. Al-Dosari 28', 49', 64' | Report | Mustafa 82'

Khalifa International Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Hicham Kirat (Tunisia)

Saudi Arabia

Qatar

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| 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)

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## References

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

## External links

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* 1998 Arab Cup \- rsssf.com

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