Host country Lebanon Dates 19 – 30 August 1998 Champions MC Oran (2nd title) | City Beirut Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city) | |
Teams 13 (from UAFA confederations) | ||
The 1998 Arab Cup Winners' Cup was the ninth edition of the Arab Cup Winners' Cup held in Beirut, Lebanon between 19 – 30 August 1998. The teams represented Arab nations from Africa and Asia. MC Oran from Algeria won the final against Al-Jaish from Syria for consecutively the second time.
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Qualifying round
Al-Nejmeh (the hosts) and MC Oran (the holders) qualified automatically.
Zone 1 (Gulf Area)
Al-Qadsia & Al-Wasl advanced to the final tournament.
Zone 2 (Red Sea)
Qualifying tournament held in Saudi Arabia. Al-Wehda Sana'a of Yemen withdrew from the tournament.
Al-Mourada & Al-Ta'ee 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 Beirut, Lebanon between 2 – 4 June 1998.
Al-Jaish advanced to the final tournament.
^note : The UAFA announced that the match between MC Oran and Al-Jaish, which was scheduled for 22 August at 18:00 was postponed to 26 August due to poisoning of some players MC Oran.References
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