The 1997 Arab Cup Winners' Cup was the eighth edition of the

Arab Cup Winners' Cup The Arab Cup Winners' Cup () was a football (soccer), football competition between the winning clubs of national cup competitions in Arab nations. It started in 1989 and merged with the Arab Club Champions Cup and Arab Super Cup in 2002 to form th ...

held in

Ismailia Ismailia ( ', ) is a city in north-eastern Egypt. Situated on the west bank of the Suez Canal, it is the capital of the Ismailia Governorate. The city had an estimated population of about 1,434,741 according to the statistics issued by the Cen ...

Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...

between 15 – 25 August 1997. The teams represented Arab nations from Africa and Asia.

MC Oran (), known as , commonly referred to as MC Oran for short, is an Algerian professional Association football, football club based in Oran. Founded on 1 January 1917, the club was known as Mouloudia Chaâbia Ouahrania from 1971 to 1977, Mouloudia P ...

from

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won the final against Al-Shabab from

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. It was decided at first that Al-Ansar would organize and host the eighth edition in

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from 14 to 24 August 1997 and

Olympique Khouribga Olympique Club de Khouribga, known simply as OCK, is a Moroccan professional football club based in Khouribga. History The club was founded in 1923 and is considered one of the oldest clubs in Morocco. The club first entered the first division ...

would participate as the holders. However it was Al-Ismaily who hosted the tournament in Ismailia.

Qualifying round

Zone 1 (Gulf Area)

Participating teams:

Al-Muharraq Muharraq () is Bahrain's List of cities in Bahrain, third most populous city and served as its capital until 1932 when it was replaced by Manama. The population of Muharraq in 2020 was 263,373. Muharraq served as the country’s capital until ...

(Bahrain),

Al-Arabi Kuwait Al-Arabi Sporting Club () is a multi-sport club based in Mansuriya district of Kuwait City. The most notable section is its professional football team in the Kuwait Premier League. Al-Arabi SC was named ''Al-ʿUrūba'' () at the beginning o ...

(Kuwait), Al-Ittihad Doha (Qatar) and team from UA Emirates. ''

& Al-Ittihad Doha advanced to the final tournament.''

Zone 2 (Red Sea)

Participating teams: Al-Shabab (Saudi Arabia),

Al-Merrikh Al-Merrikh Sporting Club () is a Sudanese professional football club based in the city of Omdurman. Their home stadium is Al-Merrikh Stadium, which is locally known as The Red Castle. Founded in 1908, Al-Merrikh is one of the oldest football cl ...

(Sudan), Al-Ahli Al Hudaydah (Yemen). '' Al-Shabab advanced to the final tournament.''

Zone 3 (North Africa)

Participating teams:

USM Blida Union Sportive Madinat Blida (), known as USM Blida or simply USMB, is a football club based in Blida, Algeria. They play in the Inter-Régions Division, the third tier of Algerian football. Founded in 1932, they have played their home games at ...

(Algeria),

Al-Ahly Benghazi Al Ahly Sports Cultural and Social Club (), known as Al Ahly SCSC, is a Libyan sports club based in Benghazi. Al Ahly has its roots in a political party, the Omar al Mukhtar society. History Al-Ahly SC Libya was made a professional football c ...

(Libya) and

Wydad Casablanca Wydad Athletic Club (, ), often known outside Morocco as Wydad Casablanca, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional football team that competes in Botola, the top tier of the Moroccan football ...

(Morocco). USM Blida (the runners-up of the 1996 Algerian cup) was replaced by

(the winners of the 1996 Algerian cup). ''

advanced to the final tournament.''

Zone 4 (East Region)

Participating teams:

Al-Wehdat Al-Wehdat Sports Club () is a Jordanian sports club founded in 1956. They compete in the Jordanian Pro League, the top flight of Jordanian football. The club is based in and represents the Amman New Camp, a Palestinian refugee camp also know ...

(Jordan), Balata YC (Palestine) ''

and Balata YC advanced to the final tournament.''

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knock-out stage

Al-Ittihad Doha withdrew the knock-out stage, Al-Ahli Tripoli to semifinals instead.

Semi-finals

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Final

Winners

References

External links

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