1998 Arab Cup qualification

The 1998 Arab Cup is the seventh edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Qatar. Saudi Arabia won their first title.

Qualifying format

  •  Qatar qualified as hosts.
  •  Egypt qualified as holders.
  •  Saudi Arabia and  Morocco qualified as World Cup qualifiers.
  • The Qualifying Stage is divided into 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 Cup.

Qualification

Group A (Gulf Region)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kuwait Qualified
 United Arab Emirates Qualified
 Bahrain Withdrew
 Oman Withdrew

Group B (Red Sea Region)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sudan Qualified
 Yemen Withdrew
 Somalia Withdrew
 Comoros Withdrew

Group C (North Africa Region)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Algeria Qualified
 Libya Qualified
 Tunisia Withdrew
 Mauritania Withdrew

Group D (East Region)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Syria 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
 Jordan 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 4
 Lebanon 3 1 0 2 3 4 -1 3
 Palestine 3 0 1 2 3 6 -3 1
Syria 3 - 0 Jordan


Lebanon 3 - 1 Palestine
Palestine 1 - 2 Syria


Lebanon 0 - 2 Jordan
Jordan 1 - 1 Palestine


Lebanon 0 - 1 Syria