Qualification
The first qualifying stage contained eight teams which had lower FIFA ranking. The eight teams were divided into two groups. Each group contained four teams and the group winners qualified for the second qualifying stage.
The second qualifying stage contained 16 seats; 14 teams which had a higher FIFA ranking get byes from the first qualifying round and were entered into the second qualifying round, and two teams from the first qualifying stage got the last two seats. 16 teams were divided into four groups, four teams in each group and the group winners and runners-up qualified for the Arab Cup. [2]
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The teams sorted by Alphabetical order
First qualifying round
- The first qualifying stage contained eight teams which had lower FIFA rankings. The eight teams were divided into two groups, each with four teams. The group winners qualified for the second qualifying stage.
- Lebanon qualified as best runners-up due to the withdrawal of Qatar (Qatar would have received a bye to the second qualifying round).
- Palestine withdrew due to traveling problem as Israel did not allow them to travel to Yemen.
Group 1
Qualifying tournament of group 1 held in Yemen.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yemen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
 Comoros | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
 Djibouti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
 Palestine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group 2
Qualifying tournament of group 2 held in Lebanon.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sudan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 |
 Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 5 |
 Mauritania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 |
 Somalia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 |
| Sudan | 6–1 | Somalia |
|---|---|---|
Eltahir  8'Khaider 16', 18'Mustafa 21' (pen.)Agab 30'Natali 55' | Ali Abdelaziz 90+3' |
| Lebanon | 4–0 | Somalia |
|---|---|---|
| Ghaddar 4', 28' Nasseredine 72'Rustom 83' |
| Mauritania | 0–2 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Agab 3' Tambal 90' |
| Somalia | 2–8 | Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Abdelaziz 26' (pen.), 67' | Mohamed 4' (pen.), 24' Dominique 14', 27' (pen.)Ndiaye 30', 43'Khuro 75', 88' |
Second qualifying round
- The second qualifying stage contained 16 seats, 14 teams with a higher FIFA ranking got byes from the first qualifying round and were entered into the second qualifying round, plus two teams from the first qualifying stage to complete the last two seats. 16 teams were divided into four groups, with four teams in each group. The group winners and runners-up qualified for the Arab Cup.
- Qatar withdrew and Lebanon qualified as best runners-up.
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- The second round was never played and the tournament was eventually canceled.