1999 Arab Cup Winners' Cup

1999 Arab Cup Winners' Cup
الكأس العربية للأندية الفائزة بالكؤوس 1999
Tournament details
Host country Kuwait
City Kuwait City
Dates 1 – 20 November 1999
Teams 7 (from UAFA confederations)
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Qatar Al-Ittihad (1st title)
Runners-up Syria Al-Jaish
Third place Jordan Al-Faisaly
Fourth place Egypt Al-Masry
Tournament statistics
Matches played 12
Goals scored 30 (2.5 per match)

The 1999 Arab Cup Winners' Cup was the 10th edition of the Arab Cup Winners' Cup held in Kuwait City, Kuwait between 1 – 20 November 1999. The teams represented Arab nations from Africa and Asia. Al-Ittihad from Qatar won the final against Al-Jaish from Syria for the first time.[1]

Qualifying round

Qadsia SC (the hosts) and MC Oran (the holders) qualified automatically.

Zone 1 (Gulf Area)

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Arabi Kuwait 3–5 Qatar Al-Ittihad 2–4 1–1
West Riffa SC Bahrain w/o United Arab Emirates Al Shabab
Final
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Riffa SC United Arab Emirates 2–9 Qatar Al-Ittihad 2–4 0–5

Al-Ittihad advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 2 (Red Sea)

Qualifying tournament held in Port Said, Egypt.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Day 1 (8 August)
Al-Merrikh Sudan 1–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Riyadh SC
Al-Masry Egypt 5–0 Yemen Al-Ittihad Ibb
Day 2 (10 August)
Al-Masry Egypt 2–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Riyadh SC
Al-Merrikh Sudan 5–6 Yemen Al-Ittihad Ibb
Day 3 (13 August)
Al-Riyadh SC Saudi Arabia 5–3 Yemen Al-Ittihad Ibb
Al-Masry Egypt 1–1 Sudan Al-Merrikh
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Egypt Al-Masry 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7
Saudi Arabia Al-Riyadh SC 3 2 0 1 8 6 +2 6
Yemen Al-Ittihad Ibb 3 1 0 2 9 15 6 3
Sudan Al-Merrikh 3 0 1 2 7 9 2 1

Al-Masry & Al-Riyadh SC advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 3 (North Africa)

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ASC Air Mauritanie Mauritania w/o Libya Al-Ahly Benghazi (dq)

ASC Air Mauritanie advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 4 (East Region)

Qualifying tournament held in Amman, Jordan.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Day 1 (10 September)
Al-Faisaly Jordan 1–2 Syria Al-Jaish
Day 2 (12 September)
Al-Jaish Syria 5–0 State of Palestine Al-Ittihad Shuja'iyya
Day 3 (14 September)
Al-Faisaly Jordan 6–2 State of Palestine Al-Ittihad Shuja'iyya
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Syria Al-Jaish 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6
Jordan Al-Faisaly 2 1 0 1 7 4 +3 3
State of Palestine Al-Ittihad Shuja'iyya 2 0 0 2 2 11 9 0

Al-Faisaly & Al-Jaish advanced to the final tournament.

Group stage

Group A

ASC Air Mauritanie disqualified after arriving late.

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Jordan Al-Faisaly 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
Egypt Al-Masry 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 1
Mauritania ASC Air Mauritanie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group B

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qatar Al-Ittihad 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7
Syria Al-Jaish 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
Saudi Arabia Al-Riyadh SC 3 1 0 2 3 5 2 3
Algeria MC Oran 3 1 0 2 3 6 3 3

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals Final
9 November – Kuwait City
  Jordan Al-Faisaly 0  
  Syria Al-Jaish 1  
 
12 November – Kuwait City
      Qatar Al-Ittihad 2
    Syria Al-Jaish 0
9 November – Kuwait City
  Qatar Al-Ittihad (a.e.t.) 2
  Egypt Al-Masry 1  

Winners

1999 Arab Cup Winners' Cup
Qatar
Al-Ittihad
First title

References

External links

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