1997–98 Asian Club Championship

{{Short description|17th edition of premier club football tournament organized by the AFC}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox International Football Competition | tourney_name = Asian Club Championship | image = | size = | year = 1997–1998 | country = | dates = ?? 1997 – April 1998 | venues = Hong Kong (final round) | cities = | num_teams = 29 | champion_other = {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} [[Pohang Steelers]] | count = 2 | second_other = {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Dalian Shide|Dalian Wanda]] | third_other = {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]] | fourth_other = {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] | matches = 58 | goals = 187 | attendance = | top_scorer = | player = {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Ahmed Dokhi|Ahmed Al-Dokhi]]<ref>{{cite web |title=الدوخي أفضل لاعب في البطولة |url=http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1998/APR1998/06-04-1998-9321/9321-01501.jpg|lang=ar|website=al-jazirah.com|archive-date=2 September 2021|access-date=2 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902140749/http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1998/APR1998/06-04-1998-9321/9321-01501.jpg}}</ref> | prevseason = [[1996–97 Asian Club Championship|1996–97]] | nextseason = [[1998–99 Asian Club Championship|1998–99]] }}

The '''1997–98 [[Asian Club Championship]]''' was the 17th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] region (Asia). It determined that year's club champion of [[football (soccer)|association football]] in [[Asia]].

[[Pohang Steelers]] of [[South Korea]] won their 2nd consecutive Asian Champions title, beating [[Dalian Wanda]] 6–5 on penalties.

==First round==

===West Asia=== {{TwoLegStart}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]]|KSA|[[Bye (sports)|Bye]]|N/A||—|—}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Navbahor Namangan]]|UZB|Bye|N/A||—|—}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Nisa Aşgabat]]|TKM|Bye|N/A||—|—}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Persepolis FC|Persepolis ]]|IRN|Bye|N/A||—|—}} {{TwoLegResult|[[FC Taraz|Taraz Zhambyl]]|KAZ|Bye|N/A||—|—}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Sur SC|Sur]]|OMA|0–9|'''[[Al-Zawraa]]'''|IRQ|0–5|0–4|var2=1991}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Al-Ansar SC|Al-Ansar]]'''|LIB|3–1|[[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]]|KUW|2–1|1–0}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Al-Wahda (San'a')|Al-Wahda]]'''|YEM|[[walkover|w/o]]'''1'''|[[Al Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al-Nasr]]|UAE||}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Riffa S.C.|Riffa]]|BHR|[[walkover|w/o]]'''2'''|'''[[Al-Rayyan Sports Club|Al-Rayyan]]'''|QAT|||var1=1972}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Metallurg Kadamjay]]|KGZ|2–4|'''[[Dynamo Dushanbe]]'''|TJK|2–13|0–3}} |}

1 [[Al Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al-Nasr]] withdrew. 2 [[Riffa S.C.|Riffa]] withdrew. 3 First leg also reported 1–2.

===East Asia=== {{TwoLegStart}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Pohang Steelers]]'''|KOR|13–0|[[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Bangladesh)|Mohammedan SC]]|BAN|11–0|2–0|var1=1997}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Victory SC]]'''|MDV|4–3|[[Mahendra Police Club|Mahendra Police]]|NEP|3–2|1–1}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Finance and Revenue (Myanmar)|Finance and Revenue]]'''|MYA|var1=1974|4–0|[[Saunders SC]]|SRI|1–0|3–0}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Churchill Brothers Sports Club|Churchill Brothers]]|IND|1–2|'''[[Đồng Tháp F.C.]]'''|VIE|0–1|1–1}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Persebaya Surabaya]]|IDN|2–6|'''[[Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i]]'''|KOR|1–2|1–4|var2=1997}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Kashima Antlers]]'''|JPN|8–2|[[Geylang United FC|Geylang United]]|SIN|6–1|2–1|var1=1870}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Selangor FA]]|MAS|0–2|'''[[South China AA|South China]]'''|HKG|0–0|0–2}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Dalian Shide|Dalian Wanda]]'''|CHN|4–2|[[Bangkok Bank FC|Bangkok Bank]]|THA|4–2|0–0}} |}

==Intermediate Round==

===Central Asia=== {{TwoLegStart}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Navbahor Namangan]]'''|UZB|4–2|[[Dynamo Dushanbe]]|TJK|3–0|1–2}} {{TwoLegResult|[[FC Taraz|Taraz Zhambyl]]|KAZ|2–4|'''[[Nisa Aşgabat]]'''|TKM|2–2|0–2|var2=1997}} |}

==Second round==

===West Asia=== {{TwoLegStart}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Al-Ansar SC|Al-Ansar]]'''|LIB|4–0|[[Al-Wahda (San'a')|Al-Wahda]]|YEM|2–0|2–0}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Al-Zawraa]]|IRQ|0–2|'''[[Persepolis FC|Persepolis]]'''|IRN|0–0|0–2|var1=1991}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]]'''|KSA|3–2|[[Al-Rayyan Sports Club|Al-Rayyan]]|QAT|3–2|0–0}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Navbahor Namangan]]'''|UZB|8–3|[[Nisa Aşgabat]]|TKM|6–1|2–2|var2=1997}} |}

===East Asia=== {{TwoLegStart}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Pohang Steelers]]'''|KOR|15–0|[[Victory Sports Club|Victory SC]]|MDV|3–0|12–0|var1=1997}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Finance and Revenue (Myanmar)|Finance and Revenue]]'''|MYA|var1=1974|4–4 ([[Away goals rule|a]])|[[Đồng Tháp F.C.]]|VIE|0–1|4–3}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i]]|KOR|2–6|'''[[Kashima Antlers]]'''|JPN|1–5|1–1|var1=1997|var2=1870}} {{TwoLegResult|[[South China AA|South China]]|HKG|1–6|'''[[Dalian Shide|Dalian Wanda]]'''|CHN|0–4|1–2}} |}

==Quarterfinals== ===West Asia=== {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=y

|team1=PRS|name_PRS={{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis FC|Persepolis]] |team2=HIL|name_HIL={{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]] |team3=NVB|name_NVB={{flagicon|UZB}} [[Navbahor Namangan]] |team4=ANS|name_ANS={{flagicon|LIB}} [[Al-Ansar SC|Al-Ansar]]|status_ANS=H |win_PRS=2|draw_PRS=1|loss_PRS=0|gf_PRS=3|ga_PRS=1 |win_HIL=2|draw_HIL=0|loss_HIL=1|gf_HIL=6|ga_HIL=3 |win_NVB=0|draw_NVB=2|loss_NVB=1|gf_NVB=2|ga_NVB=4 |win_ANS=0|draw_ANS=1|loss_ANS=2|gf_ANS=1|ga_ANS=4

|col_A=green1|text_A=Advance to [[1997–98 Asian Club Championship#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]] |result1=A|result2=A |update=complete|source= }}

{{football box |date = 22 February 1998 |team1 = [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]] {{flagicon|KSA}} |score = 0–1 |team2 = {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis FC|Persepolis]] |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Mehdi Mahdavikia]] {{goal}} |stadium = [[Lebanon]] }} ---- {{football box |date = 22 February 1998 |team1 = [[Al-Ansar SC|Al-Ansar]] {{flagicon|LIB}} |score = 0–0 |team2 = {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Navbahor Namangan]] |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Lebanon]] }} ---- {{football box |date = 24 February 1998 |team1 = [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]] {{flagicon|KSA}} |score = 3–1 |team2 = {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Navbahor Namangan]] |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Lebanon]] }} ---- {{football box |date = 24 February 1998 |team1 = [[Al-Ansar SC|Al-Ansar]] {{flagicon|LIB}} |score = 0–1 |team2 = {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis FC|Persepolis]] |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Mehdi Mahdavikia]] {{goal}} |stadium = [[Lebanon]] }} ---- {{football box |date = 26 February 1998 |team1 = [[Persepolis FC|Persepolis]] {{flagicon|IRN}} |score = 1–1 |team2 = {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Navbahor Namangan]] |goals1 = [[Alireza Emamifar]] {{goal}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Lebanon]] }} ---- {{football box |date = 26 February 1998 |team1 = [[Al-Ansar SC|Al-Ansar]] {{flagicon|LIB}} |score = 1–3 |team2 = {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]] |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Sami Al-Jaber]] {{goal|15}} [[Shreeda]] {{goal}} [[Nawaf Al-Temyat]] {{goal}} |stadium = [[Lebanon]] | referee = [[Russamee Jindamai]] ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]]) }}

===East Asia=== {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=n

|team1=POH|name_POH={{flagicon|KOR|1997}} [[Pohang Steelers]] |team2=DAL|name_DAL={{flagicon|CHN}} [[Dalian Shide|Dalian Wanda]] |team3=KAS|name_KAS={{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Kashima Antlers]] |team4=F&R|name_F&R={{flagicon|MYA|1974}} [[Finance and Revenue (Myanmar)|Finance and Revenue]] |win_POH=2|draw_POH=0|loss_POH=1|gf_POH=8|ga_POH=4 |win_DAL=2|draw_DAL=0|loss_DAL=1|gf_DAL=7|ga_DAL=4|status_DAL=H |win_KAS=2|draw_KAS=0|loss_KAS=1|gf_KAS=6|ga_KAS=3 |win_F&R=0|draw_F&R=0|loss_F&R=3|gf_F&R=2|ga_F&R=12

|col_A=green1|text_A=Advance to [[1997–98 Asian Club Championship#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]] |result1=A|result2=A |update=complete|source= }}

{{football box |date = 11 February 1998 |team1 = [[Dalian Shide|Dalian Wanda]] {{flagicon|CHN}} |score = 4–1 |team2 = {{flagicon|MYA|1974}} [[Finance and Revenue (Myanmar)|Finance and Revenue]] |goals1 = [[Wang Tao (footballer, born 1970)|Wang Tao]] {{goal|20}} [[Hao Haidong]] {{goal|26}} {{goal|36}} [[Li Ming (footballer, born 1971)|Li Ming]] {{goal|46}} |goals2 = [[Win Aung (footballer)|Win Aung]] {{goal|1}} |stadium = [[Ningbo]], [[Zhejiang]], [[China PR]] |attendance = 8,000}} ---- {{football box |date = 11 February 1998 |team1 = [[Pohang Steelers]] {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} |score = 2–1 |team2 = {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Kashima Antlers]] |goals1 = [[Park Tae-Ha]] {{goal|36}} [[Lee Dong-Gook]] {{goal|56}} |goals2 = [[Jorginho (footballer, born 1964)|Jorginho]] {{goal|58}} |stadium = [[Ningbo]], [[Zhejiang]], [[China PR]] |attendance = 7,000}} ---- {{football box |date = 13 February 1998 |team1 = [[Kashima Antlers]] {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} |score = 3–0 |team2 = {{flagicon|MYA|1974}} [[Finance and Revenue (Myanmar)|Finance and Revenue]] |goals1 = [[Toru Oniki]] {{goal|52}} [[Takayuki Suzuki]] {{goal|88}} {{goal|89}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Ningbo]], [[Zhejiang]], [[China PR]] |attendance = 7,000}} ---- {{football box |date = 13 February 1998 |team1 = [[Pohang Steelers]] {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} |score = 1–2 |team2 = {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Dalian Shide|Dalian Wanda]] |goals1 = [[Serhiy Konovalov]] {{goal|66}} |goals2 = [[Wu Chengying]] {{goal|74}} [[Wei Yimin]] {{goal|79}} |stadium = [[Ningbo]], [[Zhejiang]], [[China PR]] |attendance = 12,000}} ---- {{football box |date = 15 February 1998 |team1 = [[Finance and Revenue (Myanmar)|Finance and Revenue]] {{flagicon|MYA|1974}} |score = 1–5 |team2 = {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} [[Pohang Steelers]] |goals1 = [[Aung Naining]] {{goal|55}} |goals2 = [[Baek Seung-Chul]] {{goal|15}} [[Lee Dong-Gook]] {{goal|56}} [[Serhiy Konovalov]] {{goal|60}} [[Park Tae-Ha]] {{goal|81}} {{goal|88}} |stadium = [[Ningbo]], [[Zhejiang]], [[China PR]] |attendance = 22,000}} ---- {{football box |date = 15 February 1998 |team1 = [[Dalian Shide|Dalian Wanda]] {{flagicon|CHN}} |score = 1–2 |team2 = {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Kashima Antlers]] |goals1 = [[Li Ming (footballer, born 1971)|Li Ming]] {{goal|70}} |goals2 = [[Yasuo Manaka]] {{goal|47}} {{goal|75}} |stadium = [[Ningbo]], [[Zhejiang]], [[China PR]] |attendance = 24,000}}

==Knockout Stage== === Bracket === {{#invoke:RoundN|N4 |style=white-space:nowrap|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high|3rdplace=yes |RD1=[[#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]] |RD2=[[#Final|Final]] |Consol=[[#Third place play-off|Third place play-off]]   |3 April – [[Hong Kong Stadium|Hong Kong]]|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis FC|Persepolis]]|0|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Dalian Shide|Dalian Wanda]] |2 |3 April – [[Hong Kong Stadium|Hong Kong]]|{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} [[Pohang Steelers]]|1|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]] |0  |5 April – [[Hong Kong Stadium|Hong Kong]]|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Dalian Shide|Dalian Wanda]]|0 (5)|{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} [[Pohang Steelers]] {{pso}}|0 (6)  |5 April – [[Hong Kong Stadium|Hong Kong]]|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis FC|Persepolis]] |1|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]] |4 }}

====Semi-finals==== {{football box |date = 3 April 1998 |team1 = [[Persepolis FC|Persepolis]] {{flagicon|IRN}} |score = 0–2 |team2 = {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Dalian Shide|Dalian Wanda]] |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Wang Tao (footballer, born 1970)|Wang Tao]] {{goal|32}} [[Hao Haidong]] {{goal|63}} |stadium = [[Hong Kong Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]] }} ---- {{football box |date = 3 April 1998 |team1 = [[Pohang Steelers]] {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} |score = 1–0 |team2 = {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]] |goals1 = [[Park Tae-ha]] {{goal|45}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Hong Kong Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]] }}

====Third place match==== {{football box | date = 5 April 1998 | team1 = [[Persepolis FC|Persepolis]] {{flagicon|IRN}} | score = 1–4 | team2 = {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]] | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Hong Kong Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]] | event = | time = | round = | score1 = | score2 = | report = | attendance = | referee = }}

====Final==== {{football box |date = 5 April 1998 |team1 = [[Dalian Shide|Dalian Wanda]] {{flagicon|CHN}} |score = 0–0 |aet =yes |penaltyscore =5–6 |team2 = {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} [[Pohang Steelers]] |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Hong Kong Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]] }}

==References== {{Reflist}} *[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup98.html Asian Club Competitions 1998] at RSSSF.com

{{DEFAULTSORT:Asian Club Championship}} [[Category:AFC Champions League Elite seasons|1997–98]] [[Category:1997–98 in Asian men's continental football|Club Championship]]