1988 Arab Cup
Tournament details
Host countryJordan
Dates8–21 July
Teams10 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iraq (4th title)
Runners-up Syria
Third place Egypt
Fourth place Jordan
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored35 (1.46 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iraq Ahmed Radhi
(4 goals)
Best player(s)Jordan Tawfiq Al-Saheb

The 1988 Arab Cup was the fifth edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Amman, Jordan. The defending champion Iraq won the title for the 4th time.

Qualification

Jordan qualified automatically as hosts and Iraq as holders.

Zone 1 (Gulf Area)

Bahrain & Kuwait qualified.

Zone 2 (Red Sea)

Egypt & Saudi Arabia qualified.

Zone 3 (North Africa)

The tournament was held in Algiers, Algeria. Libya and Morocco withdrew.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Algeria 211030+33
 Tunisia 211021+13
 Mauritania 200215–40
Algeria 0–0 Tunisia
Attendance: 17,900
Tunisia 2–1 Mauritania
Maâloul 37' (p)
Mahjoubi 84'		 Sikki 16'
Algeria 3–0 Mauritania
Boukar 44'
Djahmoune 52'
Dahmani 85'
Attendance: 3,000

Algeria & Tunisia qualified.

Zone 4 (East Region)

Syria qualified.

Qualified teams

The 8 qualified teams are:

Participants
Zone Team
Hosts  Jordan
Holders  Iraq
Zone 1 (Gulf Area)  Bahrain
 Kuwait Ol.
Zone 2 (Red Sea)  Egypt
 Saudi Arabia Ol.
Zone 3 (North Africa) Algeria Algeria UT
 Tunisia
Zone 4 (East Region)  Syria

Final tournament

Venues

Amman
Amman International Stadium
Capacity: 25,000

Squads

Group stage

Algeria and Saudi Arabia did not send their senior national teams to the competition. Instead, Algeria sent a University XI, probably an Under-23 squad, while Saudi Arabia's A team was in Australia during the tournament.[1]

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 422040+46
 Iraq 413031+25
 Lebanon 412124−24
 Tunisia 403134−13
 Saudi Arabia Ol. 402214−32
Egypt 0–0 Saudi Arabia Ol.
Attendance: 17,000
Iraq 1–1 Tunisia
Radhi 32' Mahjoubi 62'
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Issa Al-Jassas (Kuwait)
Iraq 0–0 Lebanon
Attendance: 8,000
Saudi Arabia Ol. 1–1 Tunisia
Farhan 80' Maaloul 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,000
Egypt 1–0 Tunisia
Soliman 62'
Attendance: 18,000
Lebanon 1–0 Saudi Arabia Ol.
Hammoud 81'
Attendance: 18,000
Iraq 2–0 Saudi Arabia Ol.
Radhi 13', 35'
Attendance: 22,000
Egypt 3–0 Lebanon
Shawky 29'
Abouzaid 68'
H. Hassan 88'
Attendance: 22,000
Lebanon 1–1 Tunisia
Hammoud 65' Mehedhebi 46'
Attendance: 25,000
Iraq 0–0 Egypt
Attendance: 25,000

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Jordan 421142+25
 Syria 42114405
Algeria Algeria UT 41213304
 Kuwait Ol. 411223−13
 Bahrain 403123−13
Jordan 0–0 Bahrain
Attendance: 15,000
Syria 1–1Algeria Algeria UT
Jakalan 31' Hadj Adlane 62'
Attendance: 15,000
Jordan 0–1 Kuwait Ol.
Al Breiki
Attendance: 21,000
Algeria UT Algeria0–0 Bahrain
Attendance: 21,000
Syria 2–1 Bahrain
Deeb 6'
Jakalan 83'		 Salim 16'
Attendance: 19,000
Algeria UT Algeria1–0 Kuwait Ol.
Hadj Adlane 24'
Attendance: 19,000
Syria 1–0 Kuwait Ol.
Kardaghli 81'
Attendance: 20,000
Jordan 2–1Algeria Algeria UT
Yadaje 61'
Abdel Muneim 75'		 El-Groud 74'
Attendance: 27,000
Jordan 2–0 Syria
Yadaje 12'
Al Sahob 35'
Attendance: 27,000
Kuwait Ol. 1–1 Bahrain
Attendance: 20,000

Knock-out stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 July 1988 – Amman
 
 
 Syria (pen.)0 (4)
 
21 July 1988 – Amman
 
 Egypt0 (3)
 
 Iraq (pen.)1 (4)
 
19 July 1988 – Amman
 
 Syria 1 (3)
 
 Iraq 3
 
 
 Jordan0
 
Third place
 
 
21 July 1988 – Amman
 
 
 Egypt2
 
 
 Jordan0

Semi-finals

Syria 0–0 (a.e.t.) Egypt
Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 33,000
Iraq 3–0 Jordan
Radhi 22'
Ali 45'
Sharif 80'
Attendance: 33,000

Third place play-off

Final

Iraq 1–1 (a.e.t.) Syria
  • Al-Nasser 33'
Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Abdelali Naciri (Morocco)

Top scorers

4 Goals
2 Goals

References

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