The 14th Arabian Gulf Cup () was held in Bahrain, in October and November 1998. Kuwait won the tournament for the record-extending 9th time.
Iraq continued to be banned from the tournament over the invasion of Kuwait in 1990.
Tournament
The teams played a single round-robin style competition. The team achieving first place in the overall standings was the tournament winner.
Standings TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts5401185+1312532052+311521257−275113612−64503236−33503238−53
Results
Champions
References