1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup

July 2026 Asian Cup Winners' Cup 1996–97 26 KSA Al Hilal 1 JPN Nagoya Grampus Eight KOR Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i IRN Esteghlal 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup was the seventh edition of association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation specifically for its members cup holders. First round West Asia Navbahor Namangan UZB 6–6 (a) Jawiya IRQ 4–1 2–5 1991 Pakhtakor Dzhabarrasulovsk TJK 1–5 Semetei Kyzyl-Kiya KGZ 0–2 1–3 Turan Daşoguz TKM 1–5 Ordabasy-SKIF Chimkent KAZ 0–0 1–5 Al Hilal SAU (w/o)1 Al Qadisiyah BHR Al Arabi KUW 1–1 (3–0p) Al Ansar LIB 0–1 1–0 Baniyas Club UAE 3–4 Al Ittihad QAT 3–3 0–1 Esteghlal IRN bye Al-Nasr OMN bye |} 1 Al Qadisiyah withdrew East Asia Valencia MDV (w/o)1 Old Benedictines SRI 1–0 Mohammedan BAN 12–12 Electricity of Lao LAO 8–0 4–1 Pahang MAS 1–5 Mastrans Bandung Raya INA 0–1 1–4 Hai Phong VIE (w/o)3 Lam Pak MAC Bellmare Hiratsuka JPN bye Nagoya Grampus Eight JPN bye South China HKG bye colonial Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i KOR 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 Esteghlal IRN 4–4 (a) Navbahor Namangan UZB 1-4 3–0 Semetei Kyzyl-Kiya KGZ 3–7 Ordabasy-SKIF Chimkent KAZ 1–0 2–7 Al Hilal SAU 6–1 Al Arabi KUW 6–0 0–1 Al Ittihad QAT 4–4 (a) Al-Nasr OMN 3–2 1–2 |} East Asia Bellmare Hiratsuka JPN (w/o)1 Valencia MDV 7–0 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i KOR 8–12 Mohammedan BAN 5–0 3–1 Mastrans Bandung Raya INA 1–5 South China HKG 1–1 0–4 colonial Hai Phong VIE 1–4 Nagoya Grampus Eight JPN 1–1 0–3 |} 1 Valencia withdrew after 1st leg 2 1st leg also reported as 5–1 Quarterfinals West Asia Esteghlal IRN 2–1 FC SKIF Ordabasy KAZ 1–0 1–1 Al-Nasr OMN (w/o)1 Al Hilal SAU 0–5 |} 1 Al Nasr withdrew after 1st leg East Asia Bellmare Hiratsuka JPN 1–2 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i KOR 1–0 0–2 Nagoya Grampus Eight JPN 4–2 South China HKG 2–0 2–2 colonial |} Semifinals 24 November 1996 Al Hilal SAU 0–0 yes 5–4 IRN Esteghlal King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh Saeed Abdullah (United Arab Emirates) 24 November 1996 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i KOR 0–5 JPN Nagoya Grampus Eight Donald-Olivier Sié 11 Tetsuo Nakanishi 36 Dragan Stojković 58 Shigeyoshi Mochizuki 71 Kenji Fukuda 89 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Third place match 26 November 1996 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i KOR 1–0 IRN Esteghlal Kim Ki-Nam 7 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Final 26 November 1996 Al Hilal SAU 3–1 http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1996/NOV1996/27-11-1996-8826/8826-02001.jpg JPN Nagoya Grampus Eight Al Jaber 17 Al Thunayan 76 Bassir 82 Tetsuo Nakanishi 57 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh Ali Mandani (Kuwait) 26,104 References Asian Cup Winners Cup 1996 ACWC finals 1996-97 Cup Winners' Cup