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1996–97 Asian Club Championship

1996–1997 Asian Club Championship
Tournament details
Dates ?? 1996 – March 1997
Teams 26
Final positions
Champions South Korea Pohang Steelers (1st title)
Runners-up South Korea Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
Third place Iran Persepolis
Fourth place Iraq Al-Zawraa
Tournament statistics
Matches played 50
Goals scored 155 (3.1 per match)
1995

The 1996–97 Asian Club Championship was the 16th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the AFC region (Asia). It determined that year's club champion of association football in Asia.

Pohang Steelers of South Korea won the final and became Asian champions for the first time.

1West Riffa withdrew.
2Al-Sharjah withdrew.

1 The 2nd leg was cancelled due to political violence in Sri Lanka.
2GD Artilheiros withdrew.


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