Arabian Gulf Cup Bahrain 1998
Entered: 5 + Bahrain (Host)
Not entered: Iraq
Teams: Bahrain, Kuwait (Holder), Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia (Host) & United Arab Emirates (1+5)
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | D | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia (Host) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Qatar | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | -3 | 12 |
| 3 | Kuwait (Holder) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
| 4 | Bahrain | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
| 5 | Oman | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 4 |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
| Wednesday 16 January 2002 | ||||
| Saudi Arabia (Host) | 1-1 | Kuwait (Holder) | ||
| 1-0 | ||||
| Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) | ||||
| Thursday 17 January 2002 | ||||
| United Arab Emirates | 1-0 | Oman | ||
| 1-0 | ||||
| Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) | ||||
| Qatar | 1-0 | Bahrain | ||
| 0-0 | ||||
| Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) | ||||
| Saturday 19 January 2002 | ||||
| Kuwait (Holder) | 1-3 | Oman | ||
| 0-0 | ||||
| Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) | ||||
| Sunday 20 January 2002 | ||||
| Saudi Arabia (Host) | 3-1 | Bahrain | ||
| 2-0 | ||||
| Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) | ||||
| United Arab Emirates | 0-2 | Qatar | ||
| 0-1 | ||||
| Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) | ||||
| Tuesday 22 January 2002 | ||||
| Kuwait (Holder) | 0-0 | Bahrain | ||
| 0-0 | ||||
| Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) | ||||
| Thursday 24 January 2002 | ||||
| Qatar | 2-1 | Oman | ||
| 0-1 | ||||
| Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) | ||||
| Saudi Arabia (Host) | 1-0 | United Arab Emirates | ||
| 1-0 | ||||
| Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) | ||||
| Saturday 26 January 2002 | ||||
| Kuwait (Holder) | 0-1 | Qatar | ||
| 0-0 | ||||
| Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) | ||||
| Sunday 27 January 2002 | ||||
| Saudi Arabia (Host) | 2-0 | Oman | ||
| 1-0 | ||||
| Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) | ||||
| United Arab Emirates | 1-2 | Bahrain | ||
| 0-1 | ||||
| Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) | ||||
| Tuesday 29 January 2002 | ||||
| Oman | 1-1 | Bahrain | ||
| 1-1 | ||||
| Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) | ||||
| United Arab Emirates | 1-2 | Kuwait (Holder) | ||
| 0-2 | ||||
| Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) | ||||
| Wednesday 30 January 2002 | ||||
| Saudi Arabia (Host) | 3-1 | Qatar | ||
| 0-1 | ||||
| Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) | ||||