1996–97 Asian Club Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 1996 – March 1997 |
| Teams | 26 |
| Venue | Shan Alam (final round) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 51 |
| Goals scored | 155 (3.04 per match) |
| Top scorer | |
| Best player | |
| Fair play award | |
← 1995 1997–98 → | |
The 1996–97 Asian Club Championship was the 16th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the AFC region (Asia). It determined that year's club champion of association football in Asia.
Pohang Steelers of South Korea won the final and became Asian champions for the first time after beating Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma in the first ever Asian top club tournament that ended in a one-country final.
First round
[edit | edit source]West Asia
[edit | edit source]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FK Neftchy Farg'ona |
8–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | |
| AiK Bishkek |
3–6 | Kazakhstan Yelimay Semipalatinsk | 2–4 | 1–2 |
| Köpetdag Aşgabat Turkmenistan | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Kazma |
10–1 | 9–0 | 1–1 | |
| West Riffa Bahrain | 2-4 | Lebanon Nejmeh | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia | w/o1 | |||
| Al-Rayyan |
bye | |||
| Al-Zawraa |
bye |
1 Al-Sharjah withdrew.
East Asia
[edit | edit source]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Shenhua China | 9–2 | Hong Kong Instant-Dict FC | 7–1 | 2–1 |
| Công an Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh Vietnam | 1–2 | Malaysia Johor F.C. | 0–1 | 1–1(a.e.t.) |
| JCT FC India | 2–2 (4–2p) | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| PSM Makassar Indonesia | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–4 | |
| New Radiant Maldives | 1–0 | Sri Lanka Pettah United SC | 1–0 | n/p1 |
| Yokohama Marinos Japan | w/o2 | Macau GD Artilheiros | ||
| Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma South Korea | bye | |||
| Thai Farmers Bank FC Thailand | bye |
1 The 2nd leg was cancelled due to political violence in Sri Lanka.
2 GD Artilheiros withdrew.
Second round
[edit | edit source]West Asia
[edit | edit source]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Zawraa |
3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Yelimay Semipalatinsk Kazakhstan | 3–5 | 3–0 | 0–5 | |
| Nejmeh Lebanon | 1–4 | Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr | 1–0 | 0–4 |
| Al-Kazma |
1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
East Asia
[edit | edit source]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma |
1–0 | China Shanghai Shenhua | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Yokohama Marinos Japan | 3–1 | Malaysia Johor F.C. | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| JCT FC India | 1–2 | Maldives New Radiant | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Thai Farmers Bank FC Thailand | 1–5 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
Quarterfinals
[edit | edit source]West Asia
[edit | edit source]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kennedy File:Soccerball shade.svg 71', 88', 90' |
Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)
| Al-Rayyan | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mutlaq File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' | Azizi File:Soccerball shade.svg 44', 89' |
East Asia
[edit | edit source]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 | |
| Japan Yokohama Marinos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 4 |
| Maldives New Radiant | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | −25 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| New Radiant Maldives | 0–6 | |
|---|---|---|
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| Yokohama Marinos Japan | 10–0 | Maldives New Radiant |
|---|---|---|
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Knockout Stage
[edit | edit source]Bracket
[edit | edit source]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 7 March – Shah Alam | ||||||
| | 1 | |||||
| 9 March – Shah Alam | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 7 March – Shah Alam | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 9 March – Shah Alam | ||||||
| 4 | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
Semifinals
[edit | edit source]Third place match
[edit | edit source]Final
[edit | edit source]Source:[1]
Awards
[edit | edit source]| Award[2] | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Sanyo Most Valuable Player | ||
| Coca-Cola Best Defender | ||
| Diadora Top Goalscorer[a] | ||
| Snickers Fair Play Award | — |
- ^ Goals since the semi-finals were counted.
References
[edit | edit source]- Asian Club Competitions 1997 at RSSSF.com