14th Arabian Gulf Cup

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14th Arabian Gulf Cup
Tournament details
Host countryBahrain
Dates30 October – 12 November
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored40 (2.67 per match)
1996
2002

The 14th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي)[1] was held in Bahrain, in October and November 1998. Kuwait won the tournament for the 9th time.

Iraq continued to be banned from the tournament over the invasion of Kuwait in 1990.

Tournament[edit]

The teams played a single round-robin style competition. The team achieving first place in the overall standings was the tournament winner.

Standings[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kuwait 5 4 0 1 18 5 +13 12
 Saudi Arabia 5 3 2 0 5 2 +3 11
 United Arab Emirates 5 2 1 2 5 7 −2 7
 Oman 5 1 1 3 6 12 −6 4
 Bahrain 5 0 3 2 3 6 −3 3
 Qatar 5 0 3 2 3 8 −5 3

Results[edit]

Bahrain 0–1 United Arab Emirates
Kuwait 1–2 Saudi Arabia
Oman 2–1 Qatar

Kuwait 6–2 Qatar
Saudi Arabia 1–1 Bahrain
United Arab Emirates 3–2 Oman

Qatar 0–0 United Arab Emirates
Oman 0–1 Saudi Arabia
Bahrain 0–2 Kuwait

Qatar 0–0 Bahrain
Saudi Arabia 1–0 United Arab Emirates
Oman 0–5 Kuwait

Qatar 0–0 Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates 1–4 Kuwait
Bahrain 2–2 Oman

Champions[edit]

 14th Arabian Gulf Cup winners 

Kuwait

9th title

References[edit]

  1. ^ "الموقع الدائم لكأس الخليج العربي". Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.