1997 Korea Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Korea
Dates12–16 June
Teams4
Final positions
Champions South Korea (12th title)
Runners-up Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored15 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Rade Bogdanović
South Korea Choi Moon-sik
South Korea Seo Jung-won
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slaviša Jokanović
(2 goals each)
Best player(s)South Korea Ha Seok-ju[1]

The 1997 Korea Cup (Korean: 97 코리아컵 국제축구대회) was the 22nd competition of Korea Cup. It was held from 12 to 16 June 1997, and was won by South Korea for the 12th time.

Squads

Team FIFA Ranking[2] Recent result Continent
 South Korea 36th place 1996 AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals AFC
 Egypt 33rd place 1996 African Cup of Nations quarter-finals CAF
 Ghana 35th place 1996 African Cup of Nations 4th place CAF
 Yugoslavia 48th place UEFA

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  South Korea (C, H) 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7
2  Yugoslavia 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
3  Egypt 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Ghana 3 0 0 3 1 8 7 0
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Matches

Yugoslavia 31 Ghana
Report R. Boateng 56'
Referee: Ahn Bong-ki (South Korea)

South Korea 31 Egypt
Report Khashaba 23'
Attendance: 23,830
Referee: Selearajen Subramaniam (Malaysia)

South Korea 30 Ghana
Report
Attendance: 7,329
Referee: Russamee Jindamai (Thailand)

Yugoslavia 00 Egypt
Report
Referee: Kwon Jong-cheol (South Korea)

Egypt 20 Ghana
Report
Referee: Park Hae-yong (South Korea)

South Korea 11 Yugoslavia
Seo Jung-won 19' Report Jokanović 55' (pen.)
Attendance: 21,563
Referee: Selearajen Subramaniam (Malaysia)

See also

References

  1. 한국 축구'아쉬운 우승'. Naver.com (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 17 June 1997. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  2. "FIFA Men's Ranking - 14 May 1997". FIFA. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
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