1998 Arab Club Champions Cup
بطولة الأندية العربية لأبطال الدوري 1998
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
CityJeddah
Dates19–30 November
Teams8 (from 2 confederations) (from 7 associations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsAlgeria WA Tlemcen (1st title)
Runners-upSaudi Arabia Al Shabab
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored43 (2.87 per match)
Top scorer(s)Algeria Aissa Aidara (5 goals)
Saudi Arabia Hamzah Idris (5 goals)
Best player(s)Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Sheehan
Best goalkeeperAlgeria Hichem Mezaïr
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The 1998 Arab Club Champions Cup was played in Saudi Arabia in the city of Jeddah. WA Tlemcen won the championship for the first time beating in the final Al Shabab.[1]

Participants

Participants
Zone Team Qualifying method
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Hosts
Tunisia Club Africain Holders
Zone 1 Bahrain West Riffa SC 1996–97 Bahraini Premier League winners
Kuwait Al-Arabi (Kuwait City) 1996–97 Kuwaiti Premier League winners
Oman Sur SC 1996–97 Omani League runners-up
Qatar Al-Arabi (Doha) 1996–97 Qatar Stars League winners
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 1996–97 Saudi Premier League 3rd
United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl 1996–97 UAE Football League winners
Zone 2 Egypt Al Ahly 1996–97 Egyptian Premier League winners
Saudi Arabia Al Shabab 1996–97 Saudi Premier League 4th
Sudan Al-Merrikh 1996–97 Sudan Premier League winners
Yemen Al-Wehda 1996–97 Yemeni League winners
Zone 3 Algeria WA Tlemcen 1996–97 Algerian Championnat National 5th
Libya Al Tahaddy 1996–97 Libyan Premier League winners
Tunisia CA Bizertin 1996–97 Tunisian Championnat National 4th
Zone 4 Jordan Al-Wehdat 1996–97 Jordan League winners
Lebanon withdrew Lebanese League representative
State of Palestine withdrew West Bank or Gaza Strip League representative
Syria Tishreen 1996–97 Syrian League winners

Preliminary round

Zone 1 (Gulf Area)

Qualification from GCC Champions League held in Muscat in February 1998.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 5 3 2 0 12 6 +6 11
Bahrain West Riffa SC 5 2 2 1 6 7 −1 8
United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl 5 1 3 1 6 6 0 6
Oman Sur SC 5 1 3 1 6 6 0 6
Qatar Al-Arabi (Doha) 5 0 3 2 5 7 −2 3
Kuwait Al-Arabi (Kuwait City) 5 0 3 2 3 6 −3 3
Source:[citation needed]
Sur SC Oman2–2Qatar Al-Arabi (Doha)
Muscat
West Riffa SC Bahrain1–1Kuwait Al-Arabi (Kuwait City)
Muscat
Al-Wasl United Arab Emirates1–1Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Muscat
Sur SC Oman1–0Kuwait Al-Arabi (Kuwait City)
Muscat
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia2–1Qatar Al-Arabi (Doha)
Muscat
West Riffa SC Bahrain2–1United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl
Muscat
Sur SC Oman2–2Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Muscat
Al-Arabi (Kuwait City) Kuwait1–1United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl
Muscat
Al-Arabi (Doha) Qatar1–1Bahrain West Riffa SC
Muscat
Al-Arabi (Doha) Qatar0–0Kuwait Al-Arabi (Kuwait City)
Muscat
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia4–1Bahrain West Riffa SC
Muscat
Sur SC Oman1–1United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl
Muscat
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia3–1Kuwait Al-Arabi (Kuwait City)
Muscat
Al-Wasl United Arab Emirates2–1Qatar Al-Arabi (Doha)
Muscat
West Riffa SC Bahrain1–0Oman Sur SC
Muscat

Al-Hilal withdrew. West Riffa SC & Al-Wasl advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 2 (Red Sea)

Qualifying tournament held in Cairo. Al-Merrikh & Al-Wehda withdrew.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Egypt Al Ahly 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6
Saudi Arabia Al Shabab 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Sudan Al-Merrikh (W) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yemen Al-Wehda (W) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:[citation needed]
(W) Withdrew
Al Ahly Egypt3–1Saudi Arabia Al Shabab
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Al Ahly Egypt1–0Saudi Arabia Al Shabab
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Al Ahly qualified but withdrew, Al Shabab replaced it and advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 3 (North Africa)

CA Bizertin withdrew.

WA Tlemcen & Al Tahaddy advanced automatically to the final tournament.

Zone 4 (East Region)

Tishreen, Lebanon & Palestine representative teams withdrew.

Al-Wehdat advanced automatically to the final tournament.

Final tournament

Group stage

The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. Each group was played on one leg basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 6
Libya Al Tahaddy 3 0 2 1 2 8 −6 2
Jordan Al-Wehdat 3 0 1 2 4 10 −6 1
Source:[citation needed]
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia0–1United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl
Ouédraogo –'
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Al-Wehdat Jordan2–2Libya Al Tahaddy
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia3–1Jordan Al-Wehdat
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Al-Wasl United Arab Emirates0–0Libya Al Tahaddy
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia6–0Libya Al Tahaddy
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Al-Wasl United Arab Emirates5–1Jordan Al-Wehdat
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Saudi Arabia Al Shabab 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
Algeria WA Tlemcen 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
Bahrain West Riffa SC 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
Tunisia Club Africain 3 0 2 1 2 5 −3 2
Source:[citation needed]
WA Tlemcen Algeria0–0Saudi Arabia Al Shabab
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Club Africain Tunisia0–3Bahrain West Riffa SC
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Al Shabab Saudi Arabia2–1Bahrain West Riffa SC
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
WA Tlemcen Algeria1–1Tunisia Club Africain
Kendouci 39' Belhassen Aloui 75'
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Club Africain Tunisia1–1Saudi Arabia Al Shabab
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
WA Tlemcen Algeria2–1Bahrain West Riffa SC
Tarek Bettadj 18'
Aissa Aidara 35'
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 27 November – Jeddah
 
 
United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl1
 
 30 November – Jeddah
 
Algeria WA Tlemcen3
 
Algeria WA Tlemcen3
 
 27 November – Jeddah
 
Saudi Arabia Al Shabab1
 
Saudi Arabia Al Shabab1
 
 
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad0
 

Semi-finals

Al-Wasl United Arab Emirates1–3Algeria WA Tlemcen
Abdellah Hambes 28' Mohamed Djalti 18' (pen.)
Aissa Aidara 58', 72'
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Al Shabab Saudi Arabia1–0Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Alesandro –'
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah

Final

WA Tlemcen Algeria3–1Saudi Arabia Al Shabab
Aidara 33', 90'
Brahimi 42'		 Al-Dawod 64'
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Winners

1998 Arab Club Champions Cup
Algeria
WA Tlemcen
First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Senegal Aissa Aidara Algeria WA Tlemcen 5
Saudi Arabia Hamzah Idris Saudi Arabia Al Shabab 5

Awards

Highest Scorer
Man of the Competition
Best Goalkeeper
Fair Play team of the tournament

References

  1. ^ "Arab Clubs League Championship – Jeddah 1998". goalzz.com.

External links

Arab Club Champions Cup seasons
Union of Arab Football Associations
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