1988 Arab Cup

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.

Algeria & Tunisia qualified.

Zone 4 (East Region)
Syria qualified.

Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are:

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.

Top scorers

 * 4 Goals
 * 🇮🇶 Ahmed Radhi


 * 2 Goals


 * Tarek Hadj Adlane
 * 🇪🇬 Hossam Hassan
 * 🇯🇴 Nart Yadaje
 * Mahmoud Hamoud
 * 🇸🇾 Mohammad Jakalan