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.
Participants Participants ZoneTeamQualifying method Al-IttihadHosts Club AfricainHoldersZone 1 West Riffa SC1996–97 Bahraini Premier League winners Al-Arabi (Kuwait City)1996–97 Kuwaiti Premier League winners Sur SC1996–97 Omani League runners-up Al-Arabi (Doha)1996–97 Qatar Stars League winners Al-Hilal1996–97 Saudi Premier League 3rd Al-Wasl1996–97 UAE Football League winnersZone 2 Al Ahly1996–97 Egyptian Premier League winners Al Shabab1996–97 Saudi Premier League 4th Al-Merrikh1996–97 Sudan Premier League winners Al-Wehda1996–97 Yemeni League winnersZone 3 WA Tlemcen1996–97 Algerian Championnat National 5th Al Tahaddy1996–97 Libyan Premier League winners CA Bizertin1996–97 Tunisian Championnat National 4thZone 4 Al-Wehdat1996–97 Jordan League winners withdrewLebanese League representative withdrewWest Bank or Gaza Strip League representative Tishreen1996–97 Syrian League winners
Preliminary round
Zone 1 (Gulf Area) Qualification from GCC Champions League held in Muscat in February 1998.
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.
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
Group B
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
Winners
Statistics
Goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Aissa Aidara WA Tlemcen5 Hamzah Idris Al Shabab5
Awards Highest Scorer Hamzah Idris
Man of the Competition Abdullah Al-Sheehan
Best Goalkeeper Hichem Mezaïr
Fair Play team of the tournament Al Shabab
References
External links 13th Arab Club Champions Cup 1998 – rsssf.com