NB: played Oct 23, 1997 to May 10, 1998
Round 1
[Oct 23, opening match]
Al-Ahli Sana 1-1 Al-Shaab Ibb [5-4 pen]
[NB: referee ordered penalty shoot-out 'in order to avoid trouble between fans' (?!)]
Round ?
[Feb 12]
Shoala 1-0 Al-Wahda
Round 18
Al-Wahda 1-1 Ittihad Ibb
Hassan 1-0 Shaab Ibb
Tilal 4-3 Al-Zohra
Shamsan 2-0 Al-Shaab Hadramaut
Tali'aa 0-0 Al-Ahli Hudeida
Round 19
Al-Wahda bt Al-Zohra
Al-Ahli drw Al-Shaab Hadramaut
Final Table:
1.Al-Wahda (Sanaa) 22 16 2 4 55-21 50 Champions
2.Al-Ahli (Sanaa) 22 14 4 4 46-13 46
3.Al-Sha'ab (Ibb) 22 14 3 5 44-25 45
4.Hassan (Abyan) 22 13 3 6 41-25 42
5.Al-Shoala (Aden) 22 12 5 5 42-32 41
6.Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut (Mukalla) 22 7 7 8 34-41 28
7.Al-Tilal (Aden) 22 8 3 11 38-42 27
8.Al-Ittihad (Ibb) 22 7 5 10 28-32 26
9.Al-Zohra (Sanaa) 22 7 3 12 26-34 24
10.Al-Taliya (Taizz) 22 5 3 14 25-56 18
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11.Al-Ahli (Hudayda) 22 3 7 12 16-32 16 Relegated
12.Shamsan (Aden) 22 3 1 18 22-64 10 Relegated
Promoted: Al-Saqr (Taizz), Al-Wahda (Aden), Al-Hilal (Hudayda) and Al-Majd (Sanaa)
Unity Cup
Semifinals
Al-Wehda Sana'a 2-1 2-1 Al-Shaab Ibb
Al-Shoula Aden 3-1 0-0 Al-Ahly Sana'a
Final
Al-Wehda Sana'a 2-1 Al-Shoula Aden
[Abdulrahiem 34, Al-Kholaidi 92; Badi 45pen]
President Cup 1998
[Sep/Oct 1998]
Hilal Hudayda 4-1 Al-Rashid Taizz
Next Round [Oct 1998]
Wahda Sana - Hilal Hudayda
Final [Nov 4, Sana'a]
Al-Ittihad Ibb 1-0 Al-Shoula Aden
[Bashir Abdish]
Tourism Cup (Final)
Ahli Sana'a 1-0 Al-Wahda Sana'a
[Ahmad Al-Sunaider 30]
Second Level 1998 (First Class)
Qualifying Tournament
Start Mar 98
NB: bottom teams of each group relegated to Second Class;
top-2 qualify for promotion playoff
Group 1 (in Sana)
Al-Saqr Taizz - qualified
Al-Sha'ab Sana?
Al-Shourta Sana
Fat'h Thomar
Mukalla
Shabab Al-Jeel Hudayda
Group 2 (in Aden)
Al-Wahda Aden - qualified
Al-Yarmuk Sana
Al-Tadamon Mukalla
Al-Rashid Taizz
Al-Jeel Abyan
Al-Sa'id - relegated
Group 3 (in Hudayda)
Al-Hilal Hudayda - qualified
Al-Majd Sana - qualified
Fahman Abyan
Shabab Baydha
Al-Sharara Lahaj (Shabwa?)
Minaa - relegated
NB: top-2 of each group qualified for additional playoff from which
Al-Saqr Taizz, Al-Wahda Aden, Al-Hilal Hudayda and Al-Majd Sana'a
were promoted to the Excellent League 1998/99
Source: http://www.yemsport.com/t.asp?id=200&S=-3
Thanks to Hans Schöggl for additional information
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Authors: Davide Angelini, Josef Bobrowsky and
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