1998 Arab Club Champions Cup

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1998 Arab Club Champions Cup
بطولة الأندية العربية لأبطال الدوري 1998
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
City Jeddah
Dates19–30 November
Teams8 (from 2 confederations) (from 7 associations)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Algeria.svg WA Tlemcen (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al Shabab
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored43 (2.87 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Algeria.svg Aissa Aidara (5 goals)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hamzah Idris (5 goals)
Best player Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Al-Sheehan
Best goalkeeper Flag of Algeria.svg 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]

Contents

Participants

Participants
ZoneTeamQualifying method
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad Hosts
Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain Holders
Zone 1 Flag of Bahrain.svg West Riffa SC 1996–97 Bahraini Premier League winners
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Arabi (Kuwait City) 1996–97 Kuwaiti Premier League winners
Flag of Oman.svg Sur SC 1996–97 Omani League runners-up
Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Arabi (Doha) 1996–97 Qatar Stars League winners
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal 1996–97 Saudi Premier League 3rd
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Wasl 1996–97 UAE Football League winners
Zone 2 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 1996–97 Egyptian Premier League winners
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al Shabab 1996–97 Saudi Premier League 4th
Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Merrikh 1996–97 Sudan Premier League winners
Flag of Yemen.svg Al-Wehda 1996–97 Yemeni League winners
Zone 3 Flag of Algeria.svg WA Tlemcen 1996–97 Algerian Championnat National 5th
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg Al Tahaddy 1996–97 Libyan Premier League winners
Flag of Tunisia.svg CA Bizertin 1996–97 Tunisian Championnat National 4th
Zone 4 Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat 1996–97 Jordan League winners
Flag of Lebanon.svg withdrew Lebanese League representative
Flag of Palestine.svg withdrewWest Bank or Gaza Strip League representative
Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg Tishreen 1996–97 Syrian League winners

Preliminary round

Zone 1 (Gulf Area)

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

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal 5320126+611
Flag of Bahrain.svg West Riffa SC 522167−18
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Wasl 51316606
Flag of Oman.svg Sur SC 51316606
Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Arabi (Doha) 503257−23
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Arabi (Kuwait City) 503236−33
Source: [ citation needed ]
Sur SC Flag of Oman.svg 2–2 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Arabi (Doha)
Muscat
Al-Wasl Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1–1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
Muscat
Sur SC Flag of Oman.svg 1–0 Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Arabi (Kuwait City)
Muscat
Al-Hilal Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2–1 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Arabi (Doha)
Muscat
West Riffa SC Flag of Bahrain.svg 2–1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Wasl
Muscat
Sur SC Flag of Oman.svg 2–2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
Muscat
Al-Arabi (Kuwait City) Flag of Kuwait.svg 1–1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Wasl
Muscat
Al-Arabi (Doha) Flag of Qatar.svg 1–1 Flag of Bahrain.svg West Riffa SC
Muscat
Al-Hilal Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 4–1 Flag of Bahrain.svg West Riffa SC
Muscat
Sur SC Flag of Oman.svg 1–1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Wasl
Muscat
Al-Hilal Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 3–1 Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Arabi (Kuwait City)
Muscat
Al-Wasl Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2–1 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Arabi (Doha)
Muscat
West Riffa SC Flag of Bahrain.svg 1–0 Flag of Oman.svg 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.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 220041+36
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al Shabab 200214−30
Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Merrikh (W)00000000
Flag of Yemen.svg Al-Wehda (W)00000000
Source: [ citation needed ]
(W) Withdrew

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

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Wasl 321061+57
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad 320192+76
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg Al Tahaddy 302128−62
Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat 3012410−61
Source: [ citation needed ]
Al-Ittihad Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 0–1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Wasl
Ouédraogo Soccerball shade.svg–'

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al Shabab 312032+15
Flag of Algeria.svg WA Tlemcen 312032+15
Flag of Bahrain.svg West Riffa SC 310254+13
Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain 302125−32
Source: [ citation needed ]
WA Tlemcen Flag of Algeria.svg 1–1 Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain
Kendouci Soccerball shade.svg39'Belhassen Aloui Soccerball shade.svg75'
WA Tlemcen Flag of Algeria.svg 2–1 Flag of Bahrain.svg West Riffa SC
Tarek Bettadj Soccerball shade.svg18'
Aissa Aidara Soccerball shade.svg35'

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 27 November – Jeddah
 
 
 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Wasl 1
 
 30 November – Jeddah
 
 Flag of Algeria.svg WA Tlemcen 3
 
 Flag of Algeria.svg WA Tlemcen 3
 
 27 November – Jeddah
 
 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al Shabab 1
 
 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al Shabab 1
 
 
 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad 0
 

Semi-finals

Al-Wasl Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1–3 Flag of Algeria.svg WA Tlemcen
Abdellah Hambes Soccerball shade.svg28'Mohamed Djalti Soccerball shade.svg18' (pen.)
Aissa Aidara Soccerball shade.svg58', 72'

Final

Winners

1998 Arab Club Champions Cup
Flag of Algeria.svg
WA Tlemcen
First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Senegal.svg Aissa Aidara Flag of Algeria.svg WA Tlemcen 5
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hamzah Idris Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 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.
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