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 |