The 1998 Arab Club Champions Cup was played in Saudi Arabia in the city of Jeddah. WA Tlemcen won the championship for the first time beating in the final Al Shabab.
Qualification from GCC Champions League held in Muscat in February 1998.
Al-Hilal withdrew. West Riffa SC & Al-Wasl advanced to the final tournament.
Qualifying tournament held in Cairo. Al-Merrikh & Al-Wehda withdrew.
Al Ahly qualified but withdrew, Al Shabab replaced it and advanced to the final tournament.
CA Bizertin withdrew.
WA Tlemcen & Al Tahaddy advanced automatically to the final tournament.
Tishreen, Lebanon & Palestine representative teams withdrew.
Al-Wehdat advanced automatically to the final tournament.
The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. Each group was played on one leg basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
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