The 1998 Arab Cup is the seventh edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Qatar. Saudi Arabia won their first title.
Qualifying format edit
Qatar qualified as hosts.
Egypt qualified as holders.
Saudi Arabia and 
Morocco qualified as World Cup qualifiers.- The Qualifying Stage is divided into 4 Groups based on the Geography regions, the groups are: The Levant, The Gulf, The Red sea and The North Africa group, Top teams qualify to the 1998 Arab Cup.
Qualification edit
Group A (Gulf Region) edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kuwait
|
Qualified | |||||||
 United Arab Emirates
|
Qualified | |||||||
 Bahrain
|
Withdrew | |||||||
 Oman
|
Withdrew | |||||||
- Bahrain and Oman withdrew.
- Kuwait and United Arab Emirates qualified for finals.
Group B (Red Sea Region) edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sudan
|
Qualified | |||||||
 Yemen
|
Withdrew | |||||||
 Somalia
|
Withdrew | |||||||
 Comoros
|
Withdrew | |||||||
Group C (North Africa Region) edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria
|
Qualified | |||||||
 Libya
|
Qualified | |||||||
 Tunisia
|
Withdrew | |||||||
 Mauritania
|
Withdrew | |||||||
- Tunisia and Mauritania withdrew.
- Algeria and Libya qualified for finals.
Group D (East Region) edit
Iraq disqualified
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Syria
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 |
 Jordan
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
 Lebanon
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
 Palestine
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 1 |