The 1998 Arab Cup Winners' Cup was the ninth edition of the

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held in

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between 19 – 30 August 1998. The teams represented Arab nations from Africa and Asia.

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from

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won the final against Al-Jaish from

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for consecutively the second time.

Qualifying round

Al-Nejmeh (the hosts) and

(the holders) qualified automatically.

Zone 1 (Gulf Area)

'' Al-Qadsia &

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advanced to the final tournament.''

Zone 2 (Red Sea)

Qualifying tournament held in

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. Al-Wehda Sana'a of Yemen withdrew from the tournament. ''

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advanced to the final tournament.''

Zone 3 (North Africa)

'' Al-Nasr Benghazi advanced to the final tournament.''

Zone 4 (East Region)

Qualifying tournament held in

between 2 – 4 June 1998. , - !colspan=3, Day 1 , - !colspan=3, Day 2 , - !colspan=3, Day 3 '' Al-Jaish advanced to the final tournament.''

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

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Final

Winners

References

External links

Arab Cup Winners' Cup 1998
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