1997 Afro-Asian Club Championship
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| Zamalek won on away goals | |||||||
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| Date | 16 November 1997 | ||||||
| Venue | Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang | ||||||
| Referee | Masayoshi Okada (Japan) | ||||||
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| 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
Cairo Stadium
in Cairo on 5 December 1997.
Aggregate was 2–2, Zamalek won on away goals, became the first (and only) club to win the Championship for 2 times.
Teams
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 Pohang Steelers
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1996–97 Asian Club Championship winner | None |
 Zamalek
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1996 African Cup of Champions Clubs winner | 1987, 1994 |
Match details
First leg
Zamalek | ||
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Hwang Sun-hong  7'Park Tae-ha 53' |
Mostafa 77' |
Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)
        Pohang Steelers
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  Zamalek
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Second leg
Zamalek | 1–0 | Pohang Steelers |
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| Sabry 19' |
Cairo Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia
)Zamalek
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Pohang Steelers
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| 1997 Afro-Asian Club Championship winners |
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 Zamalek Second title |