The 1997 Asian Super Cup was the 3rd Asian Super Cup, a football match played between the winners of the previous season's Asian Club Championship and Asian Cup Winners Cup competitions. The 1997 competition was contested by Pohang Steelers of South Korea, who won the 1996–97 Asian Club Championship, and Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia, the winners of the 1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.
Route to the Super Cup Pohang Steelers
OpponentsRoundScore1Pohang Steelers goalscorers PSM Makassar First round 4–1 ? Thai Farmers Bank Second round 5–1 ? Yokohama Marinos Quarterfinals 2–2 Lee Young-Sang , Rade Bogdanovic New Radiant Quarterfinals 6–0 Cho Jin-Ho (p) , Serhiy Konovalov Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma Quarterfinals 0–0 Persepolis Semifinals 3–1 ? Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma Final 2–1 (AET) Park Tae-Ha , Park Ji-Ho (p) 1Pohang Steelers goals always recorded first.
Al Hilal
OpponentsRoundScore1Al Hilal goalscorers Al Qadisiyah First round (w/o)2 ? Al Arabi Second round 7–0 ? Al Nasr Quarterfinals 5–0 (w/o)3 ? Esteghlal Semifinals 0–0 (AET, 5 PK 4) Nagoya Grampus Eight Final 3–0 Al Jaber , Al Thunayan , Bassir 1 Al Hilal goals always recorded first. 2 Al Qadisiyah withdrew 3 Al Nasr withdrew after 1st leg
Game summary
First leg
Second leg
References Asian Super Cup 1997