1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 26 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i |
| Fourth place |  Esteghlal |
The 1996 association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation specifically for its members cup holders.
First round
West Asia
| 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 (3–0 p )
|
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
| 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
West Asia
| 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
| 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
West Asia
| 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
| 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
Al Hilal | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Esteghlal |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 | ||
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Referee: Saeed Abdullah (United Arab Emirates
)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
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 1–0 | Esteghlal |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Ki-Nam 7' |
Final
Al Hilal | 3–1 | Nagoya Grampus Eight |
|---|---|---|
| Al Jaber 17' Al Thunayan 76' Bassir 82' |
Report | Tetsuo Nakanishi 57' |
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 26,104
Referee: Ali Mandani (Kuwait
)