1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup

The 1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup was the eighth edition of association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation specifically for its members cup holders.

1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup
Tournament details
Teams29
Final positions
ChampionsSaudi Arabia Al Nassr (1st title)
Runners-upSouth Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Third placeChina Beijing Guoan
Fourth placeTurkmenistan Köpetdag Aşgabat

First round

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West Asia

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Kairat Almaty 4–2 Vakhsh Qurghonteppa3–01–2
Köpetdag Aşgabat 6–3 Neftchi Farg'ona4–02–3
Al Shabab 4–31 Al Ahli Hudayda2–02–3
Al Nijmeh 0–3 Al Ittihad0–00–3
Bahrain club 4–5 Kazma2–32–2
Al-Seeb 3–4 Al Shorta3–20–2
Bargh Shiraz bye
Al-Nassr bye
AiK Bishkek withdrew

1 both matches in UAE

East Asia

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
East Bengal 11–0 Tribhuvan Club8–03–0
Old Benedictines 0–8 Abahani KC0–50–3
Beijing Guoan 12–01 New Radiant4–08–0
Instant Dict 3–6 Singapore Armed Forces2–31–3
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 9–1 Hải Quan5–14–0
Royal Thai Air Force 2–1 Melaka Telekom0–02–1
Verdy Kawasaki bye
PSM Makassar bye

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

Second round

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West Asia

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Kairat Almaty 3–3(a) Köpetdag Aşgabat3–10–2
Al Shabab (w/o)1 Al-Nassr
Bargh Shiraz 2–3 Al Shorta1–11–2
Al Ittihad 1–02 Kazma1–00–0

1 Al Shabab withdrew
2 both matches in Qatar

East Asia

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Royal Thai Air Force 1–2 PSM Makassar1–20–0
Singapore Armed Forces 0–8 Suwon Samsung Bluewings0–20–6
Abahani KC 0–3 Beijing Guoan0–10–2
Verdy Kawasaki 5–3 East Bengal5–20–1

Quarterfinals

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West Asia

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Köpetdag Aşgabat 5–1 Al Shorta4–01–1
Al-Nassr 3–2 Al Ittihad0–03–2

East Asia

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Verdy Kawasaki 0–3 Beijing Guoan0–20–1
PSM Makassar 0–13 Suwon Samsung Bluewings0–10–12

Semifinals

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Third place match

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Final

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References

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