1999 Arab Cup Winners' Cup

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.[2]

1999 Arab Cup Winners' Cup
الكأس العربية للأندية الفائزة بالكؤوس 1999
Tournament details
Host countryKuwait
CityKuwait City
Dates1 – 20 November 1999
Teams7 (from UAFA confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsQatar Al-Ittihad (1st title)
Runners-upSyria Al-Jaish
Third placeJordan Al-Faisaly
Fourth placeEgypt Al-Masry
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored30 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Liberia Frank Seator (7 goals)
Best player(s)Syria Maher Al-Sayed
Best goalkeeperQatar Amer Al-Kaabi[1]
Fair play awardJordan Al-Faisaly
1998
2000

Qualifying round

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

Zone 1 (Gulf Area)

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Semifinals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Arabi   3–5   Al-Ittihad 2–4 1–1
West Riffa SC   w/o   Al Shabab
Final
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Riffa SC   2–9   Al-Ittihad 2–4 0–5

Al-Ittihad advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 2 (Red Sea)

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Qualifying tournament held in Port Said, Egypt.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Day 1 (8 August)
Al-Merrikh   1–2   Al-Riyadh SC
Al-Masry   5–0   Al-Ittihad Ibb
Day 2 (10 August)
Al-Masry   2–1   Al-Riyadh SC
Al-Merrikh   5–6   Al-Ittihad Ibb
Day 3 (13 August)
Al-Riyadh SC   5–3   Al-Ittihad Ibb
Al-Masry   1–1   Al-Merrikh
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Masry 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7
  Al-Riyadh SC 3 2 0 1 8 6 +2 6
  Al-Ittihad Ibb 3 1 0 2 9 15 −6 3
  Al-Merrikh 3 0 1 2 7 9 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]

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

Zone 3 (North Africa)

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

ASC Air Mauritanie advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 4 (East Region)

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Qualifying tournament held in Amman, Jordan.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Day 1 (10 September)
Al-Faisaly   1–2   Al-Jaish
Day 2 (12 September)
Al-Jaish   5–0   Al-Ittihad Shuja'iyya
Day 3 (14 September)
Al-Faisaly   6–2   Al-Ittihad Shuja'iyya
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Jaish 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6
  Al-Faisaly 2 1 0 1 7 4 +3 3
  Al-Ittihad Shuja'iyya 2 0 0 2 2 11 −9 0
Source: [citation needed]

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

Group stage

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Group A

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ASC Air Mauritanie disqualified after arriving late.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Faisaly 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
  Al-Masry 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
  Al-Qadsia 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
  ASC Air Mauritanie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
Al-Qadsia  2 – 2  Al-Masry
Samba   21'
Komlinovic   45'
  6' (pen.) Ibrahim
  83' (pen.) Daoud

Al-Faisaly  2 – 0  Al-Qadsia
Salim   27', 74'

Al-Masry  0 – 0  Al-Faisaly

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Ittihad 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7
  Al-Jaish 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
  Al-Riyadh SC 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
  MC Oran 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
Source: [citation needed]
Al-Jaish  2 – 1  Al-Riyadh SC
Jokhadar   42'
Al-Sayed   48'
  45' (pen.) Diop
Al-Ittihad  4 – 1  MC Oran
Sitora   10', 72'
Akwa   24', 52'
  44' Boukessassa

MC Oran  2 – 1  Al-Jaish
Amrane   70' (pen.)
Meçabih   75'
  56' Koussa
Al-Riyadh SC  1 – 3  Al-Ittihad
Al-Sahabi   19'   17', 38', 88' (pen.) Sitora

Knock-out stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 November – Kuwait City
 
 
  Al-Faisaly 0
 
12 November – Kuwait City
 
  Al-Jaish 1
 
  Al-Ittihad 2
 
9 November – Kuwait City
 
  Al-Jaish 0
 
  Al-Ittihad (a.e.t.) 2
 
 
  Al-Masry 1
 

Semi-finals

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Al-Ittihad  2 – 1 (a.e.t.)  Al-Masry
Akwa   25'
Hamed   104'
  65' Abou Al-Ila

Final

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Winners

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1999 Arab Cup Winners' Cup
 
Al-Ittihad
First title

References

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  1. ^ "الكعبي افضل حارس وسيتورا الهداف وماهر السيد افضل لاعب".
  2. ^ "Arab Cup Winners Cup 1999 final". Goalzz.com.
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