1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 26 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Al Hilal (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Nagoya Grampus Eight |
| Third place |  Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i |
| Fourth place |  Esteghlal |
← 1995 1997–98 → | |
The 1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup was the seventh edition of association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation specifically for its members cup holders.
First round
[edit]West Asia
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Navbahor Namangan 
|
6–6 (a) |  Jawiya
|
4–1 | 2–5 |
Pakhtakor Dzhabarrasulovsk 
|
1–5 |  Semetei Kyzyl-Kiya
|
0–2 | 1–3 |
Turan Daşoguz 
|
1–5 |  Ordabasy-SKIF Chimkent
|
0–0 | 1–5 |
| Al Hilal
|
(w/o)1 |  Al Qadisiyah
|
||
Al Arabi 
|
1–1 (3–0p) |  Al Ansar
|
0–1 | 1–0 |
Baniyas Club 
|
3–4 |  Al Ittihad
|
3–3 | 0–1 |
| Esteghlal
|
bye | |||
Al-Nasr 
|
bye |
1 Al Qadisiyah withdrew
East Asia
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Valencia 
|
(w/o)1 |  Old Benedictines
|
1–0 | |
Mohammedan 
|
12–12 |  Electricity of Lao
|
8–0 | 4–1 |
Pahang 
|
1–5 |  Mastrans Bandung Raya
|
0–1 | 1–4 |
Hai Phong 
|
(w/o)3 |  Lam Pak
|
||
| Bellmare Hiratsuka
|
bye | |||
| Nagoya Grampus Eight
|
bye | |||
South China 
|
bye | |||
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
|
bye |
1 Old Benedictines withdrew after 1st leg
2 2nd leg also reported 0–1
3 Lam Pak withdrew before 1st leg
Second round
[edit]West Asia
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esteghlal
|
4–4 (a) | Navbahor Namangan
|
1-4 | 3–0 |
| Semetei Kyzyl-Kiya
|
2–7 | Ordabasy-SKIF Chimkent
|
1–1 | 1–7 |
| Al Hilal
|
6–1 | Al Arabi
|
6–0 | 0–1 |
| Al Ittihad
|
4–4 (a) | Al-Nasr
|
3–2 | 1–2 |
East Asia
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellmare Hiratsuka
|
(w/o)1 | Valencia
|
7–0 | |
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
|
8–12 | Mohammedan
|
5–0 | 3–1 |
| Mastrans Bandung Raya
|
1–5 | South China
|
1–1 | 0–4 |
| Hai Phong
|
1–4 | Nagoya Grampus Eight
|
1–1 | 0–3 |
1 Valencia withdrew after 1st leg
2 1st leg also reported as 5–1
Quarterfinals
[edit]West Asia
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esteghlal
|
2–1 | FC Semetei Kyzyl-Kiya
|
1–0 | 1–1 |
| Al-Nasr
|
(w/o)1 | Al Hilal
|
0–5 |
1 Al Nasr withdrew after 1st leg
East Asia
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellmare Hiratsuka
|
1–2 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
|
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Nagoya Grampus Eight
|
4–2 | South China
|
2–0 | 2–2 |
Semifinals
[edit]| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 0–5 | Nagoya Grampus Eight |
|---|---|---|
Donald-Olivier Sié  11' Tetsuo Nakanishi 36' Dragan Stojković 58' Shigeyoshi Mochizuki 71' Kenji Fukuda 89' |
Third place match
[edit]Final
[edit]| Al Hilal | 3–1 | Nagoya Grampus Eight |
|---|---|---|
| Al Jaber 17' Al Thunayan 76' Bassir 82' |
Report | Tetsuo Nakanishi 57' |
