Host country Saudi Arabia Dates 19–30 November Champions WA Tlemcen (1st title) | City Jeddah Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) | |
Teams 8 (from 2 confederations) (from 7 associations) | ||
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.
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Zone 1 (Gulf Area)
Qualification from GCC Champions League held in Muscat on 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 qualifyed 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.