1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup

1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup
Tournament details
Teams 29
Final positions
Champions Saudi Arabia Al Nassr (1st title)
Runners-up South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings

The winners of the 1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup, the association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation, are listed below.

First round

West Asia

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kairat Almaty Kazakhstan 4–2 Tajikistan Vakhsh Qurghonteppa 3–0 1–2
Köpetdag Aşgabat Turkmenistan 6–3 Uzbekistan Neftchi Farg'ona 4–0 2–3
Al Shabab United Arab Emirates 4–31 Yemen Al Ahli Hudayda 2–0 2–3
Al Nijmeh Lebanon 0–3 Qatar Al Ittihad 0–0 0–3
Bahrain club Bahrain 4–5 Kuwait Kazma 2–3 2–2
Al-Seeb Oman 3–4 Iraq Al Shorta 3–2 0–2
Bargh Shiraz Iran bye
Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia bye
AiK Bishkek Kyrgyzstan withdrew

1 both matches in UAE

East Asia

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
East Bengal India 11–0 Nepal Tribhuvan Club 8–0 3–0
Old Benedictines Sri Lanka 0–8 Bangladesh Abahani KC 0–5 0–3
Beijing Guoan China 12–01 Maldives New Radiant 4–0 8–0
Instant Dict Hong Kong 3–6 Singapore Singapore Armed Forces 2–3 1–3
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea 9–1 Vietnam Hải Quan 5–1 4–0
Royal Thai Air Force Thailand 2–1 Malaysia Melaka Telekom 0–0 2–1
Verdy Kawasaki Japan bye
PSM Makassar Indonesia bye

1 Both matches played in China, 1st leg at Beijing, 2nd leg at Wenzhou.

Second round

West Asia

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kairat Almaty Kazakhstan 3–3(a) Turkmenistan Köpetdag Aşgabat 3–1 0–2
Al Shabab United Arab Emirates (w/o)1 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
Bargh Shiraz Iran 2–3 Iraq Al Shorta 1–1 1–2
Al Ittihad Qatar 1–02 Kuwait Kazma 1–0 0–0

1 Al Shabab withdrew
2 both matches in Qatar

East Asia

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Royal Thai Air Force Thailand 1–2 Indonesia PSM Makassar 1–2 0–0
Singapore Armed Forces Singapore 0–8 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–2 0–6
Abahani KC Bangladesh 0–3 China Beijing Guoan 0–1 0–2
Verdy Kawasaki Japan 5–3 India East Bengal 5–2 0–1

Quarterfinals

West Asia

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Köpetdag Aşgabat Turkmenistan 5–1 Iraq Al Shorta 4–0 1–1
Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia 3–2 Qatar Al Ittihad 0–0 3–2

East Asia

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Verdy Kawasaki Japan 0–3 China Beijing Guoan 0–2 0–1
PSM Makassar Indonesia 0–13 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–1 0–12

Semifinals

Third place match

Final

12 April 1998
Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia 1–0 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Hristo Stoichkov  9'
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Champions

Asian Cup Winners Cup 1997–1998
Saudi Arabia
Al-Nassr
First Title

References

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