1997 CAF Champions League
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 1 February – 14 December 1997 |
Teams | 40 (from 40 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 86 |
Goals scored | 128 (1.49 per match) |
The 1997 CAF Champions League was the 33rd season of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by CAF, and the inaugural season under the revamped CAF Champions League title and format. Raja Casablanca of Morocco defeated Obuasi Goldfields of Ghana on penalties in the final to win their second title.
Qualifying rounds
[edit]Preliminary round
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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AS CotonTchad ![]() |
w/o1 | ![]() |
– | – |
Mogas 90 FC ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
1–0 | 0–2 |
Muni Sport ![]() |
5–1 | ![]() |
4–1 | 1–0 |
Junior Professionals ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
2–0 | 0–1 |
St.-Michel United ![]() |
1–5 | ![]() |
1–2 | 0–3 |
Notwane FC ![]() |
w/o2 | ![]() |
– | – |
Limbe Leaf Wanderers ![]() |
2–5 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–5 |
Young Africans ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
0–0 | 0–1 |
1 AS Tempête Mocaf were disqualified for not paying the entry fee.
2 Blue Waters FC withdrew.
First round
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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USM Alger ![]() |
9–2 | ![]() |
6–1 | 3–1 |
Udoji United ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
3–1 | 1–1 |
Unisport FC ![]() |
2–2 (5-4 p) | ![]() |
2–0 | 0–2 |
Ferroviário ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
4–0 | 1–0 |
Raja Casablanca ![]() |
5–1 | ![]() |
3–1 | 2–0 |
Mbilinga FC ![]() |
6–4 | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–4 |
Africa Sports ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
3–0 | 1–2 |
Primeiro de Agosto ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–1 |
Zamalek ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–1 |
Mufulira Wanderers ![]() |
5–1 | ![]() |
4–1 | 1–0 |
Club Africain ![]() |
4–3 | ![]() |
3–2 | 1–1 |
Sunrise Flacq United ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
1–0 | 0–3 |
Kenya Breweries ![]() |
0–0 (4-5 p) | ![]() |
0–0 | 0–0 |
Obuasi Goldfields ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
3–0 | 1–2 |
CAPS United ![]() |
7–6 | ![]() |
5–2 | 2–4 |
Orlando Pirates ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
1–0 | 0–0 |
Second round
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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USM Alger ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
3–0 | 0–2 |
Unisport FC ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–4 |
Raja Casablanca ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
3–0 | 1–1 |
Africa Sports ![]() |
1–6 | ![]() |
1–1 | 0–5 |
Zamalek ![]() |
6–2 | ![]() |
5–2 | 1–0 |
Club Africain ![]() |
11–1 | ![]() |
6–1 | 5–0 |
Al-Hilal ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
2–1 | 0–2 |
CAPS United ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
1–2 | 0–1 |
Group stage
[edit]Key to colours in group tables |
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Group winners advance to the Knockout stage |
Group A
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RCA | USM | PRI | ORL | |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | Final | — | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 10 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — |
Group B
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GOL | ZAM | CA | FER | |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 10 | Final | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 8 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 7 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — |
Final
[edit]Obuasi Goldfields ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Referee: Sinko Zeli (Ivory Coast)
Raja Casablanca ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
5–4 |
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
Top goalscorers
[edit]![]() | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2019) |
The top scorers from the 1997 CAF Champions League are as follows: