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
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Pohang Steelers
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Further information: 1996–97 Asian Club Championship
Opponents
Round
Score1
Pohang Steelers goalscorers
PSM Makassar
First round
4–1
?
Thai Farmers Bank
Second round
5–1
?
Yokohama Marinos
Quarterfinals
2–2
Lee Young-Sang 48', Rade Bogdanovic 75'
New Radiant
Quarterfinals
6–0
Cho Jin-Ho 32'49'(p) 83'89', Serhiy Konovalov 34'61'
Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
Quarterfinals
0–0
Persepolis
Semifinals
3–1
?
Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
Final
2–1 (AET)
Park Tae-Ha 78', Park Ji-Ho 117'(p)
1Pohang Steelers goals always recorded first.
Al Hilal
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Further information: 1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup
Opponents
Round
Score1
Al 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 16', Al Thunayan 75', Bassir 82'
1 Al Hilal goals always recorded first. 2 Al Qadisiyah withdrew 3 Al Nasr withdrew after 1st leg