The Asian Club Championship 1997-98 was the 17th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the AFC

Asian Football Confederation

The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...

 region (Asia). It determined that year's club champion of association football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 in Asia

Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

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Pohang Steelers

Pohang Steelers

Pohang Steelers are a South Korean professional football club based in Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do. They were originally called POSCO, after the Pohang Iron and Steel Company that owned it...

 of South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

 won their 2nd consecutive Asian Champions title, beating Dalian Wanda 6-5 on penalties.

West Asia

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¹ Al-Nasr

Al-Nasr Sports Club

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 withdrew.

² Al-Hilal withdrew.

East Asia

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Central Asia

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West Asia

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East Asia

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West Asia

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Team	|W	|L	|GA	|Pts
Persepolis FC Persepolis FC Persepolis Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Tehran. Persepolis F.C. is the football club of the multisport Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club....	3	2	1	0	3	1
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Al-Hilal Al-Hilal Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club , also known simply as Al-Hilal, is a Saudi Arabian sports club based in the country's capital of Riyadh and best known for its professional football team, known as Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club...	3	2	0	1	6	3
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Navbahor Namangan Navbahor Namangan Navbahor Namangan is a Uzbekistani football club based in Namangan. The club's name means New Spring as it can be depicted from its logo, Nav bahor. They play in the top division in Uzbekistan football league-Oliy Liga...	3	0	2	1	2	4	−2	2
Al-Ansar	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

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East Asia

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Team	|W	|L	|GA	|Pts
Pohang Steelers Pohang Steelers Pohang Steelers are a South Korean professional football club based in Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do. They were originally called POSCO, after the Pohang Iron and Steel Company that owned it...	3	2	0	1	8	4
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Dalian Wanda	3	2	0	1	7	4
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Kashima Antlers Kashima Antlers are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island"....	3	2	0	1	6	3
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Finance and Revenue	3	0	0	3	2	12	−10	0

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Semifinals

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Third place match

Final

Champions

Asian Club Championship 1997-98   Pohang Steelers Pohang Steelers Pohang Steelers are a South Korean professional football club based in Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do. They were originally called POSCO, after the Pohang Iron and Steel Company that owned it... Second Title