The 1998 Asian Super Cup was the 4th Asian Super Cup, a football match played between the winners of the previous season's Asian Club Championship and Asian Cup Winners Cup competitions. The 1998 competition was contested by Pohang Steelers of South Korea, who won the 1997–98 Asian Club Championship, and Al-Nassr of Saudi Arabia, the winners of the 1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.

Route to the Super Cup

Pohang Steelers

OpponentsRoundScore1Pohang Steelers goalscorers
Bangladesh MohammedanFirst round13–0N/A
Maldives VictorySecond round15–0N/A
Japan Kashima AntlersQuarterfinals2–1Park Tae-Ha 36', Lee Dong-Guk 56'
China Dalian WandaQuarterfinals1–2Serhiy Konovalov 66'
Myanmar Finance and RevenueQuarterfinals5–1Baek Seung-Chul 15', Lee Dong-Guk 56', Serhiy Konovalov 60', Park Tae-Ha 81' 88'
Saudi Arabia Al-HilalSemifinals1–0Park Tae-Ha 45'
China Dalian WandaFinal0–0 AET 6–5 pen

1Pohang Steelers goals always recorded first.

Al-Nassr

OpponentsRoundScore1Al-Nassr goalscorers
United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab Al-ArabiSecond round(w/o)2
Qatar Al-IttihadQuarterfinals3–2Mamadou Sow ,Hussein Hadi , Mohaisen Al-Jam'an ,
Turkmenistan Köpetdag AşgabatSemifinals2–1Mohaisen Al-Jam'an 11', Majed Abdullah 39'
South Korea Suwon Samsung BluewingsFinal1–0Hristo Stoichkov 9'

1 Al-Nassr goals always recorded first. 2 Al-Shabab Al-Arabi withdrew.

Game summary

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Pohang Steelers South Korea1–1 (a)Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr1–10–0

First leg

South Korea Pohang Steelers1–1Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
Jeon Kyeong-Joon 45'Fahad Al-Bishi 35'

Second leg

Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia0–0South Korea Pohang Steelers
Asian Super Cup 1998 winners
1st title