1998 Arab Club Champions Cup

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]

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
Champions WA Tlemcen (1st title)
Runners-up Al Shabab
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored43 (2.87 per match)
Top scorer(s) Hamzah Idris (5 goals)
Best player(s) Abdullah Al-Sheehan
Best goalkeeper Hichem Mezaïr

Participants

Participants
Zone Team Qualifying method
Al-Ittihad Hosts
Club Africain Holders
Zone 1 West Riffa SC 1996–97 Bahraini Premier League winners
Al-Arabi (Kuwait City) 1996–97 Kuwaiti Premier League winners
Sur SC 1996–97 Omani League runners-up
Al-Arabi (Doha) 1996–97 Qatar Stars League winners
Al-Hilal 1996–97 Saudi Premier League 3rd
Al-Wasl 1996–97 UAE Football League winners
Zone 2 Al Ahly 1996–97 Egyptian Premier League winners
Al Shabab 1996–97 Saudi Premier League 4th
Al-Merrikh 1996–97 Sudan Premier League winners
Al-Wehda 1996–97 Yemeni League winners
Zone 3 WA Tlemcen 1996–97 Algerian Championnat National 5th
Al Tahaddy 1996–97 Libyan Premier League winners
CA Bizertin 1996–97 Tunisian Championnat National 4th
Zone 4 Al-Wehdat 1996–97 Jordan League winners
withdrew Lebanese League representative
withdrew West Bank or Gaza Strip League representative
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
Al-Hilal 5 3 2 0 12 6 +6 11
West Riffa SC 5 2 2 1 6 7 1 8
Al-Wasl 5 1 3 1 6 6 0 6
Sur SC 5 1 3 1 6 6 0 6
Al-Arabi (Doha) 5 0 3 2 5 7 2 3
Al-Arabi (Kuwait City) 5 0 3 2 3 6 3 3
Source:
Sur SC 2–2 Al-Arabi (Doha)
Muscat
West Riffa SC 1–1 Al-Arabi (Kuwait City)
Muscat
Al-Wasl 1–1 Al-Hilal
Muscat

Sur SC 1–0 Al-Arabi (Kuwait City)
Muscat
Al-Hilal 2–1 Al-Arabi (Doha)
Muscat
West Riffa SC 2–1 Al-Wasl
Muscat

Sur SC 2–2 Al-Hilal
Muscat
Al-Arabi (Kuwait City) 1–1 Al-Wasl
Muscat
Al-Arabi (Doha) 1–1 West Riffa SC
Muscat

Al-Arabi (Doha) 0–0 Al-Arabi (Kuwait City)
Muscat
Al-Hilal 4–1 West Riffa SC
Muscat
Sur SC 1–1 Al-Wasl
Muscat

Al-Hilal 3–1 Al-Arabi (Kuwait City)
Muscat
Al-Wasl 2–1 Al-Arabi (Doha)
Muscat
West Riffa SC 1–0 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
Al Ahly 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6
Al Shabab 2 0 0 2 1 4 3 0
Al-Merrikh (W) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Wehda (W) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:
(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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Wasl 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
Al-Ittihad 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 6
Al Tahaddy 3 0 2 1 2 8 6 2
Al-Wehdat 3 0 1 2 4 10 6 1
Source:
Al-Ittihad 0–1 Al-Wasl
Ouédraogo  '
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Al-Wehdat 2–2 Al Tahaddy
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah

Al-Ittihad 3–1 Al-Wehdat
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Al-Wasl 0–0 Al Tahaddy
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah

Al-Ittihad 6–0 Al Tahaddy
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Al-Wasl 5–1 Al-Wehdat
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al Shabab 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
WA Tlemcen 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
West Riffa SC 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
Club Africain 3 0 2 1 2 5 3 2
Source:
WA Tlemcen 0–0 Al Shabab
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Club Africain 0–3 West Riffa SC
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah

Al Shabab 2–1 West Riffa SC
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
WA Tlemcen 1–1 Club Africain
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah

Club Africain 1–1 Al Shabab
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
WA Tlemcen 2–1 West Riffa SC
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 November – Jeddah
 
 
Al-Wasl1
 
30 November – Jeddah
 
WA Tlemcen3
 
WA Tlemcen3
 
27 November – Jeddah
 
Al Shabab1
 
Al Shabab1
 
 
Al-Ittihad0
 

Semi-Finals

Al-Wasl 1–3 WA Tlemcen
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah

Al Shabab 1–0 Al-Ittihad
Alesandro  '
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah

Final

WA Tlemcen 3–1 Al Shabab
Aidara  33', 90'
Brahimi  42'
Al-Dawod  64'
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah

Winners

1998 Arab Club Champions Cup

WA Tlemcen
First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Hamzah Idris Al Shabab 5

Awards

Highest Scorer
Man of the Competition
  • Abdullah Al-Sheehan
Best Goalkeeper
Fair Play team of the tournament
  • Al Shabab

References

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