Group 1
In Malaysia:
March 16, 1997
Chinese Taipei vs. Saudi Arabia
Malaysia vs. Bangladesh
March 18
Bangladesh vs. Chinese Taipe
Malaysia vs. Saudi Arabia
March 20
Bangladesh vs. Saudi Arabia
Malaysia vs. Chinese Taipei
In Saudi Arabia:
March 27
Chinese Taipei vs. Malaysia
Saudi Arabia vs. Bangladesh
March 29
Chinese Taipei vs. Bangladesh
Saudi Arabia vs. Malaysia
March 29
Bangladesh vs. Malaysia
Saudi Arabia vs. Chinese Taipei
Group 2
In Syria:
June 2, 1997
Syria vs. Kyrgyzstan
Maldives vs. Iran
June 4
Syria vs. Maldives
Kyrgyzstan vs. Iran
June 6
Syria vs. Iran
Kyrgyzstan vs. Maldives
In Tehran, Iran:
June 9
Iran vs. Kyrgyzstan
Maldives vs. Syria
June 11
Iran vs. Maldives
Kyrgyzstan vs. Syria
June 15
Iran vs. Syria
Maldives vs. Kyrgyzstan
Group 3
In Bahrain:
April 8, 1997
Jordan vs. United Arab Emirates
April 11
Bahrain vs. United Arab Emirates
April 14
Bahrain vs. Jordan
In United Arab Emirates:
April 19
Jordan vs. Bahrain
April 22
United Arab Emirates vs. Bahrain
April 26
United Arab Emirates vs. Jordan
Group 4
In Bosher, Oman:
May 23, 1997
Nepal vs. Macao
Oman vs. Japan
May 25
Macao vs. Japan
Oman vs. Nepal
May 27
Nepal vs. Japan
Oman vs. Macao
In Tokyo, Japan:
June 22
Japan vs. Macao
Nepal vs. Oman
June 25
Japan vs. Nepal
Macao vs. Oman
June 28
Japan vs. Oman
Macao vs. Nepal
Group 5
April 6, 1997
Indonesia vs. Cambodia
April 13
Indonesia vs. Yemen
April 20
Cambodia vs. Yemen
April 27
Cambodia vs. Indonesia
May 9
Yemen vs. Uzbekistan
May 16
Yemen vs. Cambodia
May 25
Uzbekistan vs. Cambodia
June 1
Indonesia vs. Uzbekistan
June 13
Yemen vs. Indonesia
June 20
Uzbekistan vs. Indonesia
June 29
Cambodia vs. Uzbekistan
July 13
Uzbekistan vs. Yemen
Group 6
Feb. 23, 1997
Hong Kong vs. South Korea
March 2
Thailand vs. South Korea
March 9
Thailand vs. Hong Kong
March 16
Hong Kong vs. Thailand
May 28
South Korea vs. Hong Kong
June 1
South Korea vs. Thailand
Group 7
April 13, 1997
Lebanon vs. Singapore
April 26
Singapore vs. Kuwait
May 8
Kuwait vs. Lebanon
May 24
Singapore vs. Lebanon
June 5
Kuwait vs. Singapore
June 22
Lebanon vs. Kuwait
Group 8
May 4
China vs. Turkmenistan
Tajikistan vs. Vietnam
May 11
Vietnam vs. China
Turkmenistan vs. Tajikistan
May 18
Vietnam vs. Turkmenistan
Tajikistan vs. China
June 1
Vietnam vs. Tajikistan
Turkmenistan vs. China
June 8
China vs. Vietnam
Tajikistan vs. Turkmenistan
June 15
China vs. Tajikistan
Turkmenistan vs. Vietnam
Group 9
May 11, 1997
Kazakhstan vs. Pakistan
May 23
Pakistan vs. Iraq
June 6
Iraq vs. Kazakhstan
June 11
Pakistan vs. Kazakhstan
June 20
Iraq vs. Pakistan
June 29
Kazakhstan vs. Iraq