1998_Arab_Club_Champions_Cup
1998 Arab Club Champions Cup
International football competition
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]
| بطولة الأندية العربية لأبطال الدوري 1998 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| City | Jeddah |
| Dates | 19–30 November |
| Teams | 8 (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 played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 43 (2.87 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Aissa Aidara (5 goals) Hamzah Idris (5 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Abdullah Al-Sheehan |
| Best goalkeeper | Hichem Mezaïr |
← 1997 1999 → | |
| 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 | ||
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 |
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 |
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.
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 |
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 |
| WA Tlemcen | 1–1 | Club Africain |
|---|---|---|
Kendouci  39' |
Belhassen Aloui 75' |
| WA Tlemcen | 2–1 | West Riffa SC |
|---|---|---|
| Tarek Bettadj 18' Aissa Aidara 35' |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 November – Jeddah | ||||||
| Al-Wasl | 1 | |||||
| 30 November – Jeddah | ||||||
| WA Tlemcen | 3 | |||||
| WA Tlemcen | 3 | |||||
| 27 November – Jeddah | ||||||
| Al Shabab | 1 | |||||
| Al Shabab | 1 | |||||
| Al-Ittihad | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Al-Wasl | 1–3 | WA Tlemcen |
|---|---|---|
| Abdellah Hambes 28' |
Mohamed Djalti 18' (pen.) Aissa Aidara 58', 72' |
Final
| WA Tlemcen | 3–1 | Al Shabab |
|---|---|---|
| Aidara 33', 90' Brahimi 42' |
Al-Dawod 64' |
| 1998 Arab Club Champions Cup |
|---|
 WA Tlemcen First title |
Goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Aissa Aidara |
WA Tlemcen |
5 |
| Hamzah Idris |
Al Shabab |
5 |
Awards
- Highest Scorer
- Man of the Competition
Abdullah Al-Sheehan
- Best Goalkeeper
- Fair Play team of the tournament
- "Arab Clubs League Championship – Jeddah 1998". goalzz.com.
- 13th Arab Club Champions Cup 1998 – rsssf.com