The 1998 Arab Cup was the seventh edition of the Arab Cup that hosted by Qatar. Saudi Arabia won their first title.
Qualifying format qualified as hosts. qualified as holders. and qualified as World Cup qualifiers. The Qualifying Stage is divided into 4 Groups based on the Geography regions, the groups are: The Levant, The Gulf, The Red sea and The North Africa group, Top teams qualify to the 1998 Arab Cup.
Qualification Group A (Gulf Region) TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualifiedQualifiedWithdrewWithdrew
Bahrain and Oman withdrew. Kuwait and United Arab Emirates qualified for finals.
Group B (Red Sea Region) TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualifiedWithdrewWithdrewWithdrew
Yemen, Somalia and Comoros withdrew. Sudan qualified for finals.
Group C (North Africa Region) TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualifiedQualifiedWithdrewWithdrew
Tunisia and Mauritania withdrew. Algeria and Libya qualified for finals.
Group D (East Region) banned TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts330061+59311134-14310234-13301236-31
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