Asian Super Cup 1997
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The 1997 Asian Super Cup was the 3rd Asian Super Cup
, a football match played between the winners of the previous season's Asian Club Championship and Asian Cup Winners Cup competitions. The 1997 competition was contested by Pohang Steelers
of South Korea
, who won the 1996–97 Asian Club Championship, and Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia
, the winners of the 1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.
1Pohang Steelers goals always recorded first.
1 Al Hilal goals always recorded first.
2 Al Qadisiyah withdrew
3 Al Nasr
withdrew after 1st leg
Asian Super Cup
The Asian Super Cup was an annual competition between the winners of the Asian Champions Cup and the Asian Cup Winners Cup.The competition started in 1995, but came to an end in 2002 after both major AFC tournaments were merged into the Asian Champions League...
, a football match played between the winners of the previous season's Asian Club Championship and Asian Cup Winners Cup competitions. The 1997 competition was contested by Pohang Steelers
Pohang Steelers
Pohang Steelers are a South Korean professional football club based in Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do. They were originally called POSCO, after the Pohang Iron and Steel Company that owned it...
of South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
, who won the 1996–97 Asian Club Championship, and Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
, the winners of the 1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.
Pohang Steelers
| Opponents | Round | Score1 | Pohang Steelers goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|
 PSM MakassarPSM Makassar PSM, an acronym for Persatuan Sepakbola Makassar, is a football club that plays in the Liga Primer Indonesia. It was once considered as one of Indonesia's strongest football clubs, having won a title in 2000 and finishing runner-up three out of the past four seasons after that... |
First round | 4–0 | ? |
 Thai Farmers BankThai Farmers Bank FC Thai Farmers Bank Football Club is a defunct Thai football club from Kasikorn Bank . They have won two AFC Champions League in 1994 and 1995.... |
Second round | 5–1 | ? |
 Yokohama Marinos |
Quarterfinals | 2–2 | Lee Young-Sang , Rade Bogdanovic Rade Bogdanovic Rade Bogdanović is a Bosnian Serb football manager and former player.-Yugoslavia:... |
 New RadiantNew Radiant New Radiant Sports Club is a Maldivian football club based in Malé, Maldives. The club was founded in 19 Ausust, 1979 and is one of the most popular football team among the Maldivians. The club is the most successful football club in Maldives, in terms of trophies they have won and is the most... |
Quarterfinals | 6–0 | Cho Jin-Ho (p) , Serhiy Konovalov Serhiy Konovalov Serhiy Konovalov is a Ukrainian current football coach and former football midfielder. He last played for FC Inter Baku.He capped for USSR Youth Team in 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.- Club career :*1990–1994 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk... |
 Cheonan Ilhwa ChunmaSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma is a South Korean professional football club, based in Seongnam, South Korea, that plays in the K-League... |
Quarterfinals | 0–0 | |
 Persepolis |
Semifinals | 3–1 | ? |
| Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma is a South Korean professional football club, based in Seongnam, South Korea, that plays in the K-League... |
finals | 2–1 (AET) | Park Tae-Ha Park Tae-Ha Park Tae-Ha is a South Korean retired football player and coach who is currently an assistant coach of the South Korea national team.He played as winger and spent at his entire career with the Pohang Steelers.-External links:... , Park Ji-Ho Park Ji-Ho Park Ji-Ho is a retired South Korean football player. He scored the winning goal for Pohang against Ilhwa Chunma in the 1996/97 Asian Champions Cup final.-Club career:... (p) |
1Pohang Steelers goals always recorded first.
Al Hilal
| Opponents | Round | Score1 | Al Hilal goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|
 Al Qadisiyah |
First round | (w/o) Walkover In British English, a walkover or W.O. is the awarding of a victory to a contestant because there are no other contestants, or because the other contestants have been disqualified or have forfeited. The term can apply in sport, but can also apply to elections... 2 |
? |
 Al Arabi |
Second round | 7–0 | ? |
 Al NasrAl-Nasr (Salalah) Al-Nasr Sports, Cultural, and Social Club is an Omani multisport club based in Salalah, Oman and was established in 1970. The club is one of the most successful football clubs in the Sultanate, along with rivals and neighbor's Dhofar. They have never been relegated to second division since the... |
Quarterfinals | 5–0 (w/o) Walkover In British English, a walkover or W.O. is the awarding of a victory to a contestant because there are no other contestants, or because the other contestants have been disqualified or have forfeited. The term can apply in sport, but can also apply to elections... 3 |
? |
| Esteghlal |
Semifinals | 0–0 (AET, 5 PK 4) | |
| Nagoya Grampus Eight Nagoya Grampus are a Japanese association football club that play in the J. League. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and originally founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp... |
Final | 3–0 | Al Jaber Sami Al-Jaber Sami Abdullah Al-Jaber is a retired football striker from Saudi Arabia well known as playing the majority of his career with Al-Hilal. He is his country's second highest international goalscorer and has appeared in four different World Cup Finals, and scored three goals in 1994 and 1998, and... , Al Thunayan Yousuf Al-Thunayan Yousuf Al-Thunayan is a former association football midfielder from Saudi Arabia. During his active career he played 94 international matches and scored 26 goals for the national team. At the age of 34 he was selected for his first and only Football World Cup, and appeared in two games, scoring... , Bassir |
1 Al Hilal goals always recorded first.
2 Al Qadisiyah withdrew
3 Al Nasr
Al-Nasr (Salalah)
Al-Nasr Sports, Cultural, and Social Club is an Omani multisport club based in Salalah, Oman and was established in 1970. The club is one of the most successful football clubs in the Sultanate, along with rivals and neighbor's Dhofar. They have never been relegated to second division since the...
withdrew after 1st leg
Game summary
|}First Game
Second Game
Champions
Asian Super Cup 1997  Al Hilal FC First Title |