title: FIFA Confederations Cup 1997
text: De FIFA Confederations Cup 1997 was het eerste toernooi onder de vlag van de FIFA nadat de 2 vorige edities gespeeld werden onder de naam Koning Fahd Cup. Deze editie werd georganiseerd door Saoedi-Arabië van 12 december tot en met 21 december 1997 en alle winnaars van de 4 verschillende continenten werden uitgenodigd. Het toernooi werd gewonnen door Brazilië die in de finale Australië met 6-0 versloeg. Brazilië was het eerste team dat zowel de FIFA Wereldkampioenschap voetbal 1994 won en de FIFA Confederations Cup 1997. Brazilië werd tevens kampioen van de Copa América van 1997. Dezelfde prestatie deed ook Frankrijk in 2001. In 2005 deed Brazilië het voor de tweede keer.
  
  Deelnemende landen
  
  Speelstad
  
  Scheidsrechters
  
  Groepsfase
  
  Groep A 
  
  {{footballbox
  | date = 12 december«onderlinge duels»
  | time = 16:15 uur (AST)
  | team1 = | score = 0 – 3
  | team2 = 
  | goals2 =  César Sampaio   Romário   Romário
  | stadium = King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
  | attendance = 45.000
  | referee = Nikolai Levnikov (RUS)}}
  {{footballbox
  | date =12 december«onderlinge duels»
  | time = 19:00 uur (AST)
  | team1 = | score = 3 – 1
  | team2 = 
  | goals1 = Mark Viduka   John Aloisi   Damien Mori 
  | goals2 =  Luis Hernández
  | stadium = King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
  | attendance = 15.000
  | referee = Pirom Un-Prasert (THA)}}
  {{footballbox
  | date = 14 december«onderlinge duels»
  | time = 17:50 uur (AST)
  | team1 = | score = 0 – 5
  | team2 = 
  | goals2 =  Francisco Palencia   Francisco Palencia   Cuauhtémoc Blanco   Braulio Luna   Cuauhtémoc Blanco
  | stadium = King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
  | attendance = 15.000
  | referee = Ian McLeod (RSA)}}
  {{footballbox
  | date = 14 december«onderlinge duels»
  | time = 20:00 uur (AST)
  | team1 = | score = 0 – 0
  | team2 = 
  | stadium = King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
  | attendance = 15.000
  | referee = Lucien Bouchardeau (NGR)}}
  {{footballbox
  | date = 16 december«onderlinge duels»
  | time = 17:50 uur (AST)
  | team1 = | score = 1 – 0
  | team2 = 
  | goals1 = Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi 
  | stadium = King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
  | attendance = 20.000
  | referee = Javier Castrilli (ARG)}}
  {{footballbox
  | date = 16 december«onderlinge duels»
  | time = 20:00 uur (AST)
  | team1 = | score = 3 – 2
  | team2 = 
  | goals1 = Romário   Denílson   Junior Baiano 
  | goals2 =  Cuauhtémoc Blanco   Jesús Ramón Ramirez
  | stadium = King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
  | attendance = 20.000
  | referee = Pirom Un-Prasert (THA)}}
  
  Groep B 
  
  {{footballbox
  | date=13 december«onderlinge duels»
  | time = 17:50 uur (AST)
  | team1=VA Emiraten 
  | score = 0 – 2
  | team2=
  | goals2 =  Nicolás Olivera   Antonio Pacheco
  | stadium = King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
  | attendance = 4.000
  | referee=Ramesh Ramdhan (T&T)}}
  {{footballbox
  | date = 13 december«onderlinge duels»
  | time = 20:00 uur (AST)
  | team1 = | score = 2 – 2
  | team2 = 
  | goals1 =Brendan Augustine Helman Mkhalele 
  | goals2 =  Vladimír Šmicer   Vladimír Šmicer
  | stadium = King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
  | attendance = 7.500
  | referee = Javier Castrilli (ARG)}}
  
  {{footballbox
  | date=15 december«onderlinge duels»
  | time = 17:50 uur (AST)
  | team1=VA Emiraten 
  | score = 1 – 0
  | team2=
  | goals1 = Hassan Mubarak 
  | stadium = King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
  | attendance = 11.000
  | referee=René Ortubé (BOL)}}
  {{footballbox
  | date = 15 december«onderlinge duels»
  | time = 20:00 uur (AST)
  | team1 = | score = 1 – 2
  | team2 = 
  | goals1 =Horst Siegl 
  | goals2 =  Nicolás Olivera   Marcelo Zalayeta
  | stadium = King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
  | attendance = 9.000
  | referee = Saad Mane (KUW)}}
  
  {{footballbox
  | date=17 december«onderlinge duels»
  | time = 17:50 uur (AST)
  | team1=VA Emiraten 
  | score = 1 – 6
  | team2=
  | goals1 = Adnan Al-Talyani 
  | goals2 =  Mohamed Al-Zahiri   Pavel Nedvěd   Pavel Nedvěd   Vladimír Šmicer   Vladimír Šmicer   Vladimír Šmicer
  | stadium = King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
  | attendance = 8.000
  | referee=René Ortubé (BOL)}}
  {{footballbox
  | date=17 december«onderlinge duels»
  | time = 20:00 uur (AST)
  | team1 = | score = 4 – 3
  | team2=| goals1 = Darío Silva   Álvaro Recoba   Darío Silva   Christian Callejas 
  | goals2 =  Lucas Radebe   Helman Mkhalele   Pollen Ndlanya
  | stadium = King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
  | attendance = 8.000
  | referee=Ramesh Ramdhan (T&T)}}
  
  Knock-outfase
  
   Halve finale 
  {{footballbox
  | date = 19 december«onderlinge duels»
  | time = 15:15 uur (AST)
  | team1 = 
  | score = 2 – 0
  | report =
  | team2 = | goals1 =Romário Ronaldo 
  | stadium = King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
  | attendance = 28.000
  | referee = Lucien Bouchardeau (NGR)}}
  {{footballbox
  | date = 19 december«onderlinge duels»
  | time = 19:00 uur (AST)
  | team1 = 
  | score = 0 – 1 (n.v.)
  | team2 = | goals2 =  Harry Kewell
  | stadium = King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
  | attendance = 22.000
  | referee = Nikolai Levnikov (RUS)}}
  
   Troostfinale 
  {{footballbox
  | date=21 december«onderlinge duels»
  | time = 17:50 uur (AST)
  | team1=| report = (verslag)
  | score = 1 – 0
  | team2=| goals1 = Edvard Lasota 
  | stadium = King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
  | attendance = 27.000
  | referee=Lucien Bouchardeau (NGR)}}
  
   Finale 
  
   Topscorers 7 doelpunten  Romário5 doelpunten  Vladimír Šmicer4 doelpunten'''
    Ronaldo
  
  FIFA Confederations Cup
  Voetbal in 1997
  Voetbal in Saoedi-Arabië
  Sportevenement in Saoedi-Arabië