1996–97 Asian Club Championship
16th edition of premier club football tournament organized by the AFC
Tournament details | |
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Dates | ?? 1996 – March 1997 |
Teams | 26 |
Venue(s) | Shan Alam (final round) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Pohang Steelers (1st title) |
Runners-up | Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma |
Third place | Persepolis |
Fourth place | Al-Zawraa |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 51 |
Goals scored | 155 (3.04 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Park Tae-Ha |
Best player(s) | An Ik-Soo |
Fair play award | Al-Zawraa |
← 1995 1997–98 → |
International football competition
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
West Asia
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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FK Neftchy Farg'ona | 8–2 | Pamir Dushanbe | 4–1 | 4–1 |
AiK Bishkek | 3–6 | Yelimay Semipalatinsk | 2–4 | 1–2 |
Köpetdag Aşgabat | 0–1 | Persepolis | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Kazma | 10–1 | Dhofar | 9–0 | 1–1 |
West Riffa | 2-4 | Nejmeh | 2–1 | 0–3 |
Al-Nassr | w/o1 | Al-Sharjah | ||
Al-Rayyan | bye | |||
Al-Zawraa | bye |
1 Al-Sharjah withdrew.
East Asia
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Shanghai Shenhua | 9–2 | Instant-Dict FC | 7–1 | 2–1 |
Công an Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh | 1–2 | Johor F.C. | 0–1 | 1–1(a.e.t.) |
JCT FC | 2–2 (4–2p) | New Road Team | 1–1 | 1–1 |
PSM Makassar | 1–4 | Pohang Steelers | 1–0 | 0–4 |
New Radiant | 1–0 | Pettah United SC | 1–0 | n/p1 |
Yokohama Marinos | w/o2 | GD Artilheiros | ||
Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma | bye | |||
Thai Farmers Bank FC | bye |
1 The 2nd leg was cancelled due to political violence in Sri Lanka.
2 GD Artilheiros withdrew.
Second round
West Asia
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Al-Zawraa | 3–1 | FK Neftchy Farg'ona | 1–0 | 2–1 |
Yelimay Semipalatinsk | 3–5 | Persepolis | 3–0 | 0–5 |
Nejmeh | 1–4 | Al-Nassr | 1–0 | 0–4 |
Al-Kazma | 1–2 | Al-Rayyan | 0–1 | 1–1 |
East Asia
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma | 1–0 | Shanghai Shenhua | 0–0 | 1–0 |
Yokohama Marinos | 3–1 | Johor F.C. | 2–0 | 1–1 |
JCT FC | 1–2 | New Radiant | 1–0 | 0–2 |
Thai Farmers Bank FC | 1–5 | Pohang Steelers | 1–3 | 0–2 |
Quarterfinals
West Asia
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Persepolis | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
Al-Zawraa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
Al-Nassr | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Al-Rayyan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
Source: [citation needed]
Al-Nassr | 3–2 | Persepolis |
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Kennedy 70', 87', 89' |
Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)
Al-Rayyan | 1–2 | Persepolis |
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Mutlaq 65' | Azizi 44', 89' |
East Asia
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 7 |
Pohang Steelers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 |
Yokohama Marinos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 4 |
New Radiant | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | −25 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma | 9–0 | New Radiant |
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Pohang Steelers | 2–2 | Yokohama Marinos |
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New Radiant | 0–6 | Pohang Steelers |
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Yokohama Marinos | 2–3 | Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma |
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Knockout Stage
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
7 March – Shah Alam | ||||||
Persepolis | 1 | |||||
9 March – Shah Alam | ||||||
Pohang Steelers | 3 | |||||
Pohang Steelers (a.s.d.e.t.) | 2 | |||||
7 March – Shah Alam | ||||||
Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma | 1 | |||||
Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma | 1 | |||||
Al-Zawraa | 0 | |||||
Third place play-off | ||||||
9 March – Shah Alam | ||||||
Persepolis | 4 | |||||
Al-Zawraa | 1 |
Semifinals
Persepolis | 1–3 | Pohang Steelers |
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Azizi 88' |
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Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma | 1–0 | Al-Zawraa |
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Chang-Won 42' |
Third place match
Persepolis | 4–1 | Al-Zawraa |
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| Fawzi 8' |
Final
Source:[1]
Pohang Steelers | 2–1 (a.s.d.e.t.) | Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma |
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Referee: Nik Ahmad (Malaysia)
Awards
Award[2] | Player | Team |
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Sanyo Most Valuable Player | An Ik-Soo | Pohang Steelers |
Coca-Cola Best Defender | An Ik-Soo | Pohang Steelers |
Diadora Top Goalscorer | Park Tae-Ha | Pohang Steelers |
Snickers Fair Play Award | — | Al-Zawraa |
References
- Asian Club Competitions 1997 at RSSSF.com
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