1997 Korea Cup

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.

1997 Korea Cup

Tournament details
Host country	South Korea
Dates	12–16 June
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	South Korea (12th title)
Runners-up	FR Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	15 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Rade Bogdanović Choi Moon-sik Seo Jung-won Slaviša Jokanović (2 goals each)
Best player(s)	Ha Seok-ju[1]
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Squads

Main article: 1997 Korea Cup 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
FR 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	FR 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

12 June 1997

17:00 (UTC+9)

FR Yugoslavia	3–1	Ghana
Jokanović 57' (pen.) Bogdanović 68', 90'	Report	R. Boateng 56'

Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul

Referee: Ahn Bong-ki (South Korea)

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12 June 1997

19:00 (UTC+9)

South Korea	3–1	Egypt
Park Kun-ha 12' Yoo Sang-chul 65' Choi Moon-sik 77'	Report	Khashaba 23'

Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 23,830

Referee: Selearajen Subramaniam (Malaysia)

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14 June 1997

17:00 (UTC+9)

South Korea	3–0	Ghana
Seo Jung-won 5' Choi Moon-sik 49' Choi Yong-soo 54'	Report

Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon

Attendance: 7,329

Referee: Russamee Jindamai (Thailand)

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14 June 1997

19:00 (UTC+9)

FR Yugoslavia	0–0	Egypt
	Report

Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon

Referee: Kwon Jong-cheol (South Korea)

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16 June 1997

17:00 (UTC+9)

Egypt	2–0	Ghana
Emam 14' Sabry 80'	Report

Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul

Referee: Park Hae-yong (South Korea)

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16 June 1997

19:00 (UTC+9)

South Korea	1–1	FR Yugoslavia
Seo Jung-won 19'	Report	Jokanović 55' (pen.)

Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 21,563

Referee: Selearajen Subramaniam (Malaysia)

See also

• Korea Cup
• South Korea national football team results