1988 Arab Cup

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1988 Arab Cup
Tournament details
Host countryJordan
Dates8–21 July
Teams10 (from 2 confederations)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq (4th title)
Runners-upFlag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Third placeFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Fourth placeFlag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored35 (1.46 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg Ahmed Radhi
(4 goals)
Best player Flag of Jordan.svg Tawfiq Al-Saheb
← 1985
1992 →

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.

Contents

Qualification

Jordan qualified automatically as hosts and Iraq as holders.

Zone 1 (Gulf Area)

Bahrain & Kuwait qualified.

Zone 2 (Red Sea)

Egypt & Saudi Arabia qualified.

Zone 3 (North Africa)

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

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 211030+33
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 211021+13
Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania 200215–40
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg0–0Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
5 July Stadium, Algiers
Attendance: 17,900
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg2–1Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania
Maâloul Soccerball shade.svg37' (pen.)
Mahjoubi Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Sikki Soccerball shade.svg16'
5 July Stadium, Algiers
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg3–0Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania
Boukar Soccerball shade.svg44'
Djahmoune Soccerball shade.svg52'
Dahmani Soccerball shade.svg85'
5 July Stadium, Algiers
Attendance: 3,000

Algeria & Tunisia qualified.

Zone 4 (East Region)

Syria qualified.

Qualified teams

The 8 qualified teams are:

Participants
ZoneTeam
HostsFlag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
HoldersFlag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq
Zone 1 (Gulf Area)Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait [a]
Zone 2 (Red Sea)Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia [a]
Zone 3 (North Africa)Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria [b]
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
Zone 4 (East Region)Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Notes
    1. 1 2 Under-23 Olympic Team was representing Country
    2. ↑ University Team was representing Algeria

    Final tournament

    Venues

    Amman
    Amman International Stadium
    Capacity: 25,000
    Staad Amman Aldowali.jpeg

    Squads

    Group stage

    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

    TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
    Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 422040+46
    Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq 413031+25
    Flag of Lebanon (1943-1990).svg  Lebanon 412124−24
    Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 403134−13
    Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Ol. 402214−32
    Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg0–0Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Ol.
    Attendance: 17,000
    Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg1–1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
    Radhi Soccerball shade.svg32' Mahjoubi Soccerball shade.svg62'
    Attendance: 17,000
    Referee: Issa Al-Jassas (Kuwait)
    Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg0–0Flag of Lebanon (1943-1990).svg  Lebanon
    Attendance: 8,000
    Saudi Arabia Ol.  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg1–1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
    Farhan Soccerball shade.svg80' Maaloul Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.)
    Attendance: 8,000
    Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg1–0Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
    Soliman Soccerball shade.svg62'
    Attendance: 18,000
    Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon (1943-1990).svg1–0Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Ol.
    Hammoud Soccerball shade.svg81'
    Attendance: 18,000
    Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg2–0Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Ol.
    Radhi Soccerball shade.svg13', 35'
    Attendance: 22,000
    Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg3–0Flag of Lebanon (1943-1990).svg  Lebanon
    Shawky Soccerball shade.svg29'
    Abouzaid Soccerball shade.svg68'
    H. Hassan Soccerball shade.svg88'
    Attendance: 22,000
    Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon (1943-1990).svg1–1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
    Hammoud Soccerball shade.svg65' Mehedhebi Soccerball shade.svg46'
    Attendance: 25,000
    Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg0–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
    Attendance: 25,000

    Group B

    TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
    Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 421142+25
    Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria 42114405
    Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria UT41213304
    Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Ol. 411223−13
    Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 403123−13
    Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg0–0Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
    Attendance: 15,000
    Syria  Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg1–1 Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria UT
    Jakalan Soccerball shade.svg31' Hadj Adlane Soccerball shade.svg62'
    Attendance: 15,000
    Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg0–1Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Ol.
    Al Breiki
    Attendance: 21,000
    Algeria UT Flag of Algeria.svg 0–0Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
    Attendance: 21,000
    Syria  Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg2–1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
    Deeb Soccerball shade.svg6'
    Jakalan Soccerball shade.svg83'    		 Salim Soccerball shade.svg16'
    Attendance: 19,000
    Algeria UT Flag of Algeria.svg 1–0Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Ol.
    Hadj Adlane Soccerball shade.svg24'
    Attendance: 19,000
    Syria  Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg1–0Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Ol.
    Kardaghli Soccerball shade.svg81'
    Attendance: 20,000
    Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg2–1 Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria UT
    Yadaje Soccerball shade.svg61'
    Abdel Muneim Soccerball shade.svg75'    		 El-Groud Soccerball shade.svg74'
    Attendance: 27,000
    Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg2–0Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
    Yadaje Soccerball shade.svg12'
    Al Sahob Soccerball shade.svg35'
    Attendance: 27,000
    Kuwait Ol.  Flag of Kuwait.svg1–1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
    Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
    Attendance: 20,000

    Knock-out stage

     
    		Semi-finalsFinal
     
    		      
     
    		19 July 1988 – Amman
     
     
    		Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria (pen.)0 (4)
     
    		21 July 1988 – Amman
     
    		Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0 (3)
     
    		Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria 1 (3)
     
    		19 July 1988 – Amman
     
    		Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq (pen.)1 (4)
     
    		Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq 3
     
     
    		Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 0
     
    		Third place
     
     
    		21 July 1988 – Amman
     
     
    		Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2
     
     
    		Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 0

    Semi-finals

    Syria  Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg0–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
    Penalties
    		4–3
    Attendance: 33,000
    Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg3–0Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
    Radhi Soccerball shade.svg22'
    Ali Soccerball shade.svg45'
    Sharif Soccerball shade.svg80'
    Attendance: 33,000

    Third place play-off

    Final

    Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg1–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
    Penalties
    		4–3
    Attendance: 15,000
    Referee: Abdelali Naciri (Morocco)

    Top scorers

    4 Goals
    2 Goals

    References

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