The 1997–98
Asian Club Championship
The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competitio ...
was the 17th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the
AFC
AFC may stand for:
Organizations
* Action for Children, a UK children's charity
* AFC Enterprises, the franchisor of Popeye's Chicken and Biscuits
* Africa Finance Corporation, a pan-African multilateral development finance institution
* A ...
region (Asia). It determined that year's club champion of
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
in
Asia
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...
.
Pohang Steelers
The Pohang Steelers (Hangul: 포항 스틸러스) are a South Korean professional football club based in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province that compete in the K League 1, the top flight of South Korean football. The Steelers were founded on 1 ...
of
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
won their 2nd consecutive Asian Champions title, beating
Dalian Wanda
Wanda Group (), or the Dalian Wanda Group (), is a Chinese multinational conglomerate founded in Dalian, Liaoning and headquartered in Beijing. It is a private property developer and owner of Wanda Cinemas and the Hoyts Group.
With inves ...
6–5 on penalties.
First round
West Asia
Byes:
Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia),
Navbahor Namangan (Uzbekistan),
Nisa Aşgabat
Nisa Aşgabat is a Turkmen football club based in Aşgabat. They relegated from the top division in Turkmen football in 2006 and currently play in the second division, the Birinji liga. Their home stadium is Nisa-Çandybil Stadium which can h ...
(Turkmenistan),
Persepolis FC
Persepolis Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پرسپولیس, Bâšgâh-e Futbâl-e Perspolis) is an Iranian professional association football, football club based in Tehran, that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Persepo ...
(Iran),
Taraz Zhambyl (Kazakhstan).
1 Al-Nasr
Al Nassr Football Club ( ar, نادي النصر السعودي; '' Naṣr'' meaning ''Victory'') is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Riyadh. Formed in 1955, the club plays its home games at the Mrsool Park. Their home colours are yellow ...
withdrew.
2 Riffa
Riffa ( ar, الرفاع, ) is the second largest city in the Kingdom of Bahrain by area size. Riffa is divided into three parts: , and . The city is completely located in the Southern Governorate.
The city is growing fast: during the 2001 c ...
withdrew.
3 First leg also reported 1–2.
East Asia
Intermediate Round
Central Asia
Second round
West Asia
East Asia
Quarterfinals
West Asia
----
----
----
----
----
East Asia
----
----
----
----
----
Semifinals
----
Third place match
Final
References
Asian Club Competitions 1998at RSSSF.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:1997-98 Asian Club Championship
1998 in Asian football
1997 in Asian football
Asian Club Championship seasons