1998 Arab Cup final

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.

1998 Arab Cup Final

Khalifa Int. Stadium hosted the final
Event	1998 Arab Cup
Saudi Arabia Qatar 3 1
Date	1 October 1998
Venue	Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Referee	Hicham Kirat (Tunisia)

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

1 October 1998

23:00

Saudi Arabia	3–1	Qatar
O. Al-Dosari 28', 49', 64'	Report	Mustafa 82'

Khalifa International Stadium, Doha

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)

External links

• 1998 Arab Cup - rsssf.com