| Tourney Name: | FIFA Confederations Cup |
| Year: | 1997 |
| Other Titles: | Arabic: 1997 السعودية |
| Size: | 160px |
| Country: | Saudi Arabia |
| City: | Riyadh |
| Dates: | 12–21 December |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Confederations: | 6 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champion: | BRA |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second: | AUS |
| Third: | CZE |
| Fourth: | URU |
| Matches: | 16 |
| Goals: | 52 |
| Attendance: | 333500 |
| Top Scorer: |  Romário (7 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 1995 |
| Nextseason: | 1999 |
The 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup was the first Confederations Cup to be organized by FIFA. The tournament had previously been played in 1992 and 1995 as the King Fahd Cup. This edition of the tournament was hosted by Saudi Arabia, as with the previous editions, in December 1997 and was the first to feature representatives from all of the FIFA confederations.
It was won by Brazil, who, in a rematch of their goalless group stage encounter, beat Australia 6–0 in the final. After winning the 1997 tournament, Brazil became the first country to be the reigning champion of both major FIFA tournaments (the World Cup and the Confederations Cup), as well as champion of their respective confederation by winning the 1997 Copa América. This feat has since been accomplished once by France, victorious in the 1998 World Cup, UEFA Euro 2000 and the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup.
| Team | Confederation | Qualification method | Date qualification secured | Participation no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC | Hosts and 1996 AFC Asian Cup winners | align=center | 3rd | |
| CONMEBOL | 1994 FIFA World Cup winners | 17 July 1994 | 1st | |
| CONMEBOL | 1995 Copa América winners | 22 July 1995 | 1st | |
| CONCACAF | 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners | 20 January 1996 | 2nd | |
| CAF | 1996 African Cup of Nations winners | 3 February 1996 | 1st | |
| UEFA | UEFA Euro 1996 runners-up1 | 30 June 1996 | 1st | |
| OFC | 1996 OFC Nations Cup winners | 1 November 1996 | 1st | |
| AFC | 1996 AFC Asian Cup runners-up2 | 21 December 1996 | 1st | |
1Germany, the UEFA Euro 1996 winner, declined to participate. Czech Republic, the runners-up, were invited to their place.
2The United Arab Emirates was awarded a spot in the competition because Saudi Arabia had won the 1996 AFC Asian Cup.
All matches were played in 67,000-seat King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.
See main article: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup squads.
See main article: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 | ||
| (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 3 |
See main article: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 1 |
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See main article: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup knockout stage.
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See main article: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Final.
| Golden Ball | Golden Shoe | FIFA Fair Play Trophy |
|---|---|---|
| Denílson | Romário | |
| Silver Ball | Silver Shoe | |
| Romário |  Vladimír Šmicer | |
| Bronze Ball | Bronze Shoe | |
| Vladimír Šmicer | Ronaldo |
Romário received the Golden Shoe award for scoring seven goals. In total, 52 goals were scored by 32 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.
Mark Viduka John Aloisi Damian Mori Harry Kewell César Sampaio Denílson Júnior Baiano Horst Siegl Edvard Lasota
Luis Hernández Braulio Luna Ramón Ramírez
