1998 Arab Cup qualification

The 1998 Arab Cup is the seventh edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Qatar. Saudi Arabia won their first title.

Qualifying format

 * 🇶🇦 qatar qualified as hosts.
 * 🇪🇬 egypt qualified as holders.
 * 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.

Group A (Gulf Region)

 * Bahrain and Oman withdrew.
 * Kuwait and United Arab Emirates qualified for finals.

Group B (Red Sea Region)

 * Yemen, Somalia and Comoros withdrew.
 * Sudan qualified for finals.

Group C (North Africa Region)

 * Tunisia and Mauritania withdrew.
 * Algeria and Libya qualified for finals.

Group D (East Region)

 * 🇮🇶 iraq disqualified