| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | India |
| Dates | 30 March – 12 April |
| Teams | 5 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Iraq (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Uzbekistan U-19 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 36 (2.77 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Sadiq Saadoun (4 goals) |
| ← 1995 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. The winner of the Nehru Cup was Iraq, whilst India did not record a single win, in drawing three matches and losing one. In the semi-final match, more than 60,000 tickets were sold.
Matches
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 12 |
| Uzbekistan U-19
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 5 |
 India (H)
|
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
 China
|
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 |
 Ghana XI
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
(H) Host
| Iraq | 2–0 | China |
|---|---|---|
Mahmoud  30'Kadhim 73' |
Report |
| India | 0–0 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Iraq | 6–1 | Uzbekistan U-19 |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud 13' Saadoun 36', 49'Hussein 49'Najim 83'Jeayer 89' |
Report | Mataliev 70' |
| Ghana XI | 0–0 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| India | 2–2 | Uzbekistan U-19 |
|---|---|---|
| Vijayan 41' Chapman 86' |
Report | Soliev 24' Akopyants 81' |
| Iraq | 1–0 | Ghana XI |
|---|---|---|
| Saadoun 70' |
Report |
| India | 0–1 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Chathir 24' |
| Uzbekistan U-19 | 3–2 | Ghana XI |
|---|---|---|
| Ponomarev 43' Mataliev 75'Akopyants 85' |
Report | Yam 33', 57' |
| India | 2–2 | Ghana XI |
|---|---|---|
| Vijayan 10' Bhutia 53' |
Report | Donkor 37' Owusu-Ansah 80' |
Knock-out stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 9 April | ||||||
| Uzbekistan U-19 | 2 | |||||
| 11 April | ||||||
| China | 1 | |||||
 Iraq | 3 | |||||
| 10 April | ||||||
| Uzbekistan U-19 | 1 | |||||
| Iraq (pen) | 1 (4) | |||||
| India | 1 (2) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 12 April | ||||||
| China | 2 | |||||
| India | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Uzbekistan U-19 | 2–1 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Hashimov ?' Akopyants ?' |
Report | Qui Zhong Hui ?' |
| Iraq | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | India |
|---|---|---|
| Saadoun ?' |
Report | Chapman ?' |
| Penalties | ||
| 4–2 | ||
Third place match
| China | 2–1 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Bao Wen Jie ?' Yong ?' |
Report | Bhutia ?' |
Final
| Iraq | 3–1 | Uzbekistan U-19 |
|---|---|---|
| Fawzi 5' Kuralev ?' (o.g.)Hussein 60' |
Report | Mataliev ?' |
Winners
| 1997 Nehru Cup champion |
|---|
 Iraq Second title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 36 goals scored in 13 matches, for an average of 2.77 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
- U-19 Mataliev
- U-19 Andrey Akopyants
2 goals
1 goal
- Qui Zhong Hui
- Bao Wen Jie
- Huang Yong
- XI Alex Donkor
- XI Princeton Owusu-Ansah
- Alaa Kadhim
- Haidar Najim
- Sabah Jeayer
- Qahtan Chathir
- Hussam Fawzi
- U-19 Anvarjon Soliev
- U-19 Vyacheslav Ponomarev
- U-19 Hikmat Hashimov
1 own goal
- U-19 Kuralev (against Iraq)
References
- Nehru Cup 1997. RSSSF
- "Nehru Cup 1997, all matches". Wildstat.com. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- "NEHRU CUP INDIA - 2012 | Indian Football News | kolkatafootball.com". Kolkatafootballs.com. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
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