1997 Afro-Asian Club Championship

1997 Afro-Asian Club Championship
Zamalek won on away goals
First leg
Date 16 November 1997
Venue Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang
Second leg
Date 5 December 1997
Venue Cairo Stadium, Cairo
Referee Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

The 1997 Afro-Asian Club Championship, was the 10th Afro-Asian Club Championship competition endorsed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and Asian Football Confederation (AFC), contested between the winners of the African Champions' Cup and the Asian Club Championship.

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Korean team Pohang Steel the 1996–97 Asian Club Championship winner. and Egyptian team Zamalek, the 1996 African Cup of Champions Clubs winner, The first leg was hosted by Pohang Steel at the Pohang Steel Yard in Pohang on 16 November 1997, while the second leg was hosted by Zamalek at Cairo Stadium in Cairo on 5 December 1997.

Aggregate was 2–2, Zamalek won on away goals, became the only club to win the Championship for 2 times.

Teams

Team Qualification Previous participation (bold indicates winners)
South Korea Pohang Steelers 1996–97 Asian Club Championship winner None
Egypt Zamalek 1996 African Cup of Champions Clubs winner 1987, 1994

Match details

First leg

16 November 1997
Pohang Steelers South Korea 2–1 Egypt Zamalek
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Mostafa  77'
Pohang Steelers
Zamalek

Pohang Steelers:
GK
CB
CB
CB
RM
CM
CM
LM
CM
CF
CF
Substitutes:
Manager:

Zamalek:
GK Egypt Nader El-Sayed
RB Egypt Ayman Abdel-Aziz
CB Egypt Sami El-Sheshini  ?'
CB Egypt Medhat Abdel-Hady
CB Egypt Mohamed El-Kot
LB Egypt Tarek Mostafa
CF 12Egypt Ismail Youssef (c)
CM Egypt Essam Marei  ?'
MF Egypt Akram Abdel-Majeed  ?'
CM Egypt Ahmed Abdullah
CF Egypt
Substitutes:
CB Egypt Yehia Nabil  ?'
MD Egypt Ahmed Metwali  ?'
MF 17Egypt Mohamed Sabry  ?'
Manager:
Netherlands Ruud Krol

Second leg

Zamalek
Pohang Steelers

Zamalek:
GK Egypt Nader El-Sayed
CB Egypt Ayman Abdel-Aziz
CB Egypt Sayed Hanafi
LB Egypt Medhat Abdel-Hady
CM Egypt Yehia Nabil
CM Egypt Mohamed El-Kot
RW 12 Egypt Ismail Youssef (c)
AM 14 Egypt Osama Nabih
AM 17 Egypt Mohamed Sabry  ?'
FW Egypt Akram Abdel-Majeed  ?'
FW Egypt Ahmed Abdullah  ?'
Substitutions:
RW Egypt Tarek Mostafa  ?'
MD Egypt Ahmed Metwali  ?'
MD Egypt Essam Marei  ?'
Manager:
Netherlands Ruud Krol

Pohang Steelers:
GK
CB
CB
CB
RM
CM
CM
LM
CM
CF
CF
Substitutes:
Manager:

1997 Afro-Asian Club
Championship winners
Egypt
Zamalek
Second title

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