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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = Nehru Cup
| year = 1997
| other_titles =
| image =
| size =
| caption =
| country = India
| dates = 30 March – 12 April
| num_teams = 5
| confederations = 2
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion_other = {{fb|IRQ|1991}}
| count = 2
| second_other = {{fbu|19|UZB|name=Uzbekistan U-19}}
| matches = 10
| goals = 37
| attendance =
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|IRQ|1991}} [[Sadiq Saadoun]] (4 goals)
| player =
| prevseason = [[1995 Nehru Cup|1995]]
| nextseason = [[2007 Nehru Cup|2007]]
}}

The '''1997 Nehru Cup''' was held in [[Kochi]], [[India]]. The [[Nehru Cup]] is an international [[association football]] tournament, organised by the [[All India Football Federation]], which was launched in 1982. Participating nations in 1997 were [[Iraq]], [[China]], [[India]], [[Ghana]] and [[Uzbekistan]].<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nehru97.html Nehru Cup 1997]. RSSSF</ref> The winner of the [[Nehru Cup]] was Iraq, whilst India did not record a single win, in drawing three matches and losing one.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wildstat.com/p/130/ch/ASI_NGC_1997/stg/all/tour/all |title=Nehru Cup 1997, all matches |publisher=Wildstat.com |date= |accessdate=2012-09-28}}</ref> In the semi final match, more than 60,000 tickets were sold.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kolkatafootball.com/nehru_cup_india/index.html#5 |title=NEHRU CUP INDIA - 2012 | Indian Football News | kolkatafootball.com |publisher=Kolkatafootballs.com |date= |accessdate=2012-09-28}}</ref>

==Matches==

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n

|team1=IRQ|name_IRQ={{fb|IRQ|1991}}
|team2=UZB|name_UZB={{fbu|19|UZB|name=Uzbekistan U-19}}
|team3=IND|name_IND={{fb|IND}}
|team4=CHN|name_CHN={{fb|CHN}} B
|team5=GHA|name_GHA={{flagicon|GHA}} Ghana XI
|win_IRQ=4|draw_IRQ=0|loss_IRQ=0|gf_IRQ=10|ga_IRQ=1
|win_UZB=1|draw_UZB=2|loss_UZB=1|gf_UZB=7|ga_UZB=11
|win_IND=0|draw_IND=3|loss_IND=1|gf_IND=4|ga_IND=5
|win_CHN=0|draw_CHN=3|loss_CHN=1|gf_CHN=1|ga_CHN=3
|win_GHA=0|draw_GHA=2|loss_GHA=2|gf_GHA=4|ga_GHA=6

|status_IND=H|status_text_H=Host

|col_A=green1|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A|result3=A|result4=A
|update=complete|source=
}}

{{footballbox
|date= 30 March 1997
|time=
|team1= {{fb-rt|IRQ|1991}}
|score= 2–0
|aet =
|report=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nehru97.html
|team2= {{fb|CHN}} B
|goals1= [[Haidar Mahmoud|Mahmoud]] {{goal|30}} [[Alaa Kadhim|Kadhim]] {{goal|73}}
|goals2=
|stadium=
|attendance=10,000
|referee=}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 1 April 1997
|time=
|team1= {{fb-rt|IND}}
|score= 0–0
|aet =
|report=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nehru97.html
|team2= {{fb|CHN}} B
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=
|attendance=
|referee=}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 2 April 1997
|time=
|team1= {{fb-rt|IRQ|1991}}
|score= 6–1
|aet =
|report=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nehru97.html
|team2= {{fbu|19|UZB|name=Uzbekistan U-19}}
|goals1= [[Haidar Mahmoud|Mahmoud]] {{goal|13}} [[Sadiq Saadoun|Saadoun]] {{goal|36||49}} [[Laith Hussein|Hussein]] {{goal|49}} [[Haidar Najim|Najim]] {{goal|83}} [[Sabah Jeayer|Jeayer]] {{goal|89}}
|goals2= Mataliev {{goal|70}}
|stadium=
|attendance=
|referee=}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 3 April 1997
|time=
|team1= Ghana XI {{flagicon|GHA}}
|score= 0–0
|aet =
|report=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nehru97.html
|team2= {{fb|CHN}} B
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=
|attendance=20,000
|referee=}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 4 April 1997
|time=
|team1= {{fb-rt|IND}}
|score= 2–2
|aet =
|report=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nehru97.html
|team2= {{fbu|19|UZB|name=Uzbekistan U-19}}
|goals1= [[I.M. Vijayan|Vijayan]] {{goal|41}} [[Carlton Chapman|Chapman]] {{goal|86}}
|goals2= Soliev Anvarjon {{goal|24}} [[Andrey Akopyants|Akopyants]] {{goal|81}}
|stadium=
|attendance=20,000
|referee=}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 5 April 1997
|time=
|team1= {{fb-rt|IRQ|1991}}
|score= 1–0
|aet =
|report=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nehru97.html
|team2= {{flagicon|GHA}} Ghana XI
|goals1= [[Sadiq Saadoun|Saadoun]] {{goal|70}}
|goals2=
|stadium=
|attendance=7,000
|referee=}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 6 April 1997
|time=
|team1= {{fb-rt|IND}}
|score= 0–1
|aet =
|report=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nehru97.html
|team2= {{fb|IRQ|1991}}
|goals1=
|goals2= [[Qahtan Chathir|Chathir]] {{goal|24}}
|stadium=
|attendance=25,000
|referee=}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 7 April 1997
|time=
|team1= {{fbu-rt|19|UZB|name=Uzbekistan U-19}}
|score= 3–2
|aet =
|report=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nehru97.html
|team2= {{flagicon|GHA}} Ghana XI
|goals1= Ponamarev {{goal|43}} Mataliev {{goal|75}} [[Andrey Akopyants|Akopyants]] {{goal|85}}
|goals2= Sekyi Yam {{goal|33||57}}
|stadium=
|attendance=20,000
|referee=}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 8 April 1997
|time=
|team1= {{fb-rt|IND}}
|score= 2–2
|aet =
|report=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nehru97.html
|team2= {{flagicon|GHA}} Ghana XI
|goals1= [[I.M. Vijayan|Vijayan]] {{goal|10}} [[Baichung Bhutia|Bhutia]] {{goal|53}}
|goals2= Alex Donkor {{goal|37}} Oa Princeton {{goal|80}}
|stadium=
|attendance=35,000
|referee=}}
----

===Semi-finals===
{{footballbox
|date= 9 April 1997
|time=
|team1= {{fbu-rt|19|UZB|name=Uzbekistan U-19}}
|score= 2–1
|aet =
|report=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nehru97.html
|team2= {{fb|CHN}} B
|goals1= Khoshimov {{goal}} [[Andrey Akopyants|Akopyants]] {{goal}}
|goals2= Qui Zhong Hui {{goal}}
|stadium=
|attendance= 15,000
|referee=
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 10 April 1997
|time=
|team1= {{fb-rt|IRQ|1991}}
|score= 1–1
|aet = yes
|report=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nehru97.html
|team2= {{fb|IND}}
|goals1= [[Sadiq Saadoun|Saadoun]] {{goal}}
|goals2= [[Carlton Chapman|Chapman]] {{goal}}
|stadium=
|attendance= 1,00,000
|referee=
|penaltyscore=4–2
}}
----

===Third place match===
{{footballbox
|date= 11 April 1997
|time=
|team1= {{fb-rt|CHN}} B
|score= 2–1
|aet =
|report=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nehru97.html
|team2= {{fb|IND}}
|goals1= Bao Wen Jie {{goal}} Huang Yong {{goal}}
|goals2= [[Baichung Bhutia|Bhutia]] {{goal}}
|stadium=
|attendance= 18,500
|referee=
}}
----

===Final===
{{footballbox
|date= 12 April 1997
|time=
|team1= {{fb-rt|IRQ|1991}}
|score= 3–1
|aet =
|report=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nehru97.html
|team2= {{fbu|19|UZB|name=Uzbekistan U-19}}
|goals1= [[Hussam Fawzi|Fawzi]] {{goal|5}} Kuralev {{goal|?|o.g.}} [[Laith Hussein|Hussein]] {{goal|60}}
|goals2= Mataliev {{goal}}
|stadium=
|attendance= 15,000
|referee=
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Nehru Cup}}

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[[Category:Nehru Cup]]
[[Category:1996–97 in Iraqi football]]
[[Category:1996–97 in Indian football]]
[[Category:1996–97 in Ghanaian football]]
[[Category:1997 in Chinese football]]
[[Category:1997 in Uzbekistani football]]
[[Category:1997 in Asian football]]

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