1998 Arab Club Champions Cup
| بطولة الأندية العربية لأبطال الدوري 1998 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| City | Jeddah |
| Dates | 19–30 November |
| Teams | 8 (from 2 confederations) (from 7 associations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Algeria WA Tlemcen (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Saudi Arabia Al Shabab |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 43 (2.87 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Algeria Aissa Aidara (5 goals) Saudi Arabia Hamzah Idris (5 goals) |
| Best player | Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Sheehan |
| Best goalkeeper | Algeria 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
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Preliminary round
[edit | edit source]Zone 1 (Gulf Area)
[edit | edit source]Qualification from GCC Champions League held in Muscat in February 1998.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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 |
Al-Hilal withdrew. West Riffa SC & Al-Wasl advanced to the final tournament.
Zone 2 (Red Sea)
[edit | edit source]Qualifying tournament held in Cairo. Al-Merrikh & Al-Wehda withdrew.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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 |
Al Ahly qualified but withdrew, Al Shabab replaced it and advanced to the final tournament.
Zone 3 (North Africa)
[edit | edit source]CA Bizertin withdrew.
WA Tlemcen & Al Tahaddy advanced automatically to the final tournament.
Zone 4 (East Region)
[edit | edit source]Tishreen, Lebanon & Palestine representative teams withdrew.
Al-Wehdat advanced automatically to the final tournament.
Final tournament
[edit | edit source]Group stage
[edit | edit source]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
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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 |
Group B
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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 |
| WA Tlemcen Algeria | 1–1 | Tunisia Club Africain |
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| Kendouci File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' | Belhassen Aloui File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' |
| WA Tlemcen Algeria | 2–1 | Bahrain West Riffa SC |
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| Tarek Bettadj File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' Aissa Aidara File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' |
Knockout stage
[edit | edit source]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 November – Jeddah | ||||||
| United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl | 1 | |||||
| 30 November – Jeddah | ||||||
| Algeria WA Tlemcen | 3 | |||||
| Algeria WA Tlemcen | 3 | |||||
| 27 November – Jeddah | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia Al Shabab | 1 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia Al Shabab | 1 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
[edit | edit source]| Al-Wasl United Arab Emirates | 1–3 | Algeria WA Tlemcen |
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| Abdellah Hambes File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' | Mohamed Djalti File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' (pen.) Aissa Aidara File:Soccerball shade.svg 58', 72' |
Final
[edit | edit source]| WA Tlemcen Algeria | 3–1 | Saudi Arabia Al Shabab |
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| Aidara File:Soccerball shade.svg 33', 90' Brahimi File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' |
Al-Dawod File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' |
Winners
[edit | edit source]| 1998 Arab Club Champions Cup |
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| Algeria WA Tlemcen First title |
Statistics
[edit | edit source]Goalscorers
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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| 1 | Senegal Aissa Aidara | Algeria WA Tlemcen | 5 |
| Saudi Arabia Hamzah Idris | Saudi Arabia Al Shabab | 5 |
Awards
[edit | edit source]- Highest Scorer
- Man of the Competition
- Best Goalkeeper
- Fair Play team of the tournament
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 13th Arab Club Champions Cup 1998 – rsssf.com