The 1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup was the eighth edition of association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation specifically for its members cup holders.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 29 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Al Nassr (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| Third place |  Beijing Guoan |
| Fourth place |  Köpetdag Aşgabat |
First round
editWest Asia
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kairat Almaty 
|
4–2 |  Vakhsh Qurghonteppa
|
3–0 | 1–2 |
| Köpetdag Aşgabat
|
6–3 |  Neftchi Farg'ona
|
4–0 | 2–3 |
Al Shabab 
|
4–31 |  Al Ahli Hudayda
|
2–0 | 2–3 |
Al Nijmeh 
|
0–3 |  Al Ittihad
|
0–0 | 0–3 |
Bahrain club 
|
4–5 |  Kazma
|
2–3 | 2–2 |
Al-Seeb 
|
3–4 |  Al Shorta
|
3–2 | 0–2 |
Bargh Shiraz 
|
bye | |||
| Al-Nassr
|
bye | |||
AiK Bishkek 
|
withdrew |
1 both matches in UAE
East Asia
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
East Bengal 
|
11–0 |  Tribhuvan Club
|
8–0 | 3–0 |
Old Benedictines 
|
0–8 |  Abahani KC
|
0–5 | 0–3 |
| Beijing Guoan
|
12–01 |  New Radiant
|
4–0 | 8–0 |
Instant Dict 
|
3–6 |  Singapore Armed Forces
|
2–3 | 1–3 |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 
|
9–1 |  Hải Quan
|
5–1 | 4–0 |
Royal Thai Air Force 
|
2–1 |  Melaka Telekom
|
0–0 | 2–1 |
Verdy Kawasaki 
|
bye | |||
PSM Makassar 
|
bye |
1 Both matches played in China, 1st leg at Beijing, 2nd leg at Wenzhou.
Second round
editWest Asia
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kairat Almaty
|
3–3(a) | Köpetdag Aşgabat
|
3–1 | 0–2 |
| Al Shabab
|
(w/o)1 | Al-Nassr
|
||
| Bargh Shiraz
|
2–3 | Al Shorta
|
1–1 | 1–2 |
| Al Ittihad
|
1–02 | Kazma
|
1–0 | 0–0 |
1 Al Shabab withdrew
2 both matches in Qatar
East Asia
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Thai Air Force
|
1–2 | PSM Makassar
|
1–2 | 0–0 |
| Singapore Armed Forces
|
0–8 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings
|
0–2 | 0–6 |
| Abahani KC
|
0–3 | Beijing Guoan
|
0–1 | 0–2 |
| Verdy Kawasaki
|
5–3 | East Bengal
|
5–2 | 0–1 |
Quarterfinals
editWest Asia
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köpetdag Aşgabat
|
5–1 | Al Shorta
|
4–0 | 1–1 |
| Al-Nassr
|
3–2 | Al Ittihad
|
0–0 | 3–2 |
East Asia
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdy Kawasaki
|
0–3 | Beijing Guoan
|
0–2 | 0–1 |
| PSM Makassar
|
0–13 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings
|
0–1 | 0–12 |
Semifinals
edit| Al-Nassr | 2–1 | Köpetdag Aşgabat |
|---|---|---|
Mohaisen Al-Jam'an  11' Majed Abdullah 39' |
Magdiýew 79' |
| Beijing Guoan | 0–5 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
|---|---|---|
| Olăroiu 36' Lee Ki-Hyung 58' Park Kun-Ha 73' (pen.), 84' Cho Hyun 90' |