1997 CAF Champions League
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 1 February – 14 December 1997 |
Teams | 40 (from 40 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Raja Casablanca (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Obuasi Goldfields |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 86 |
Goals scored | 128 (1.49 per match) |
The 1997 CAF Champions League was the 33rd awarding of Africa's premier club football tournament prize organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the inaugural prize under the current CAF Champions League format. Raja Casablanca of Morocco defeated Obuasi Goldfields of Ghana on penalties in the final to win their second title.
Qualifying rounds[]
Preliminary round[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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AS CotonTchad | w/o1 | AS Tempête Mocaf | – | – |
Mogas 90 FC | 1–2 | CD Travadores | 1–0 | 0–2 |
Muni Sport | 5–1 | Café Sportif | 4–1 | 1���0 |
Junior Professionals | 2–1 | RC Bobo | 2–0 | 0–1 |
St.-Michel United | 1–5 | FC BFV | 1–2 | 0–3 |
Notwane FC | w/o2 | Blue Waters FC | – | – |
Limbe Leaf Wanderers | 2–5 | Roma Rovers | 1–0 | 1–5 |
Young Africans | 0–1 | Express Red Eagles FC | 0–0 | 0–1 |
1 AS Tempête Mocaf were disqualified for not paying the entry fee.
2 Blue Waters FC withdrew.
First round[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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USM Alger | 9–2 | CD Travadores | 6–1 | 3–1 |
Udoji United | 4–2 | AS Kaloum Star | 3–1 | 1–1 |
Unisport FC | 2–2 (5-4 p) | Muni Sport | 2–0 | 0–2 |
Ferroviário | 5–0 | FC BFV | 4–0 | 1–0 |
Raja Casablanca | 5–1 | SONACOS | 3–1 | 2–0 |
Mbilinga FC | 6–4 | DC Motema Pembe | 3–0 | 3–4 |
Africa Sports | 4–2 | AS CotonTchad | 3–0 | 1–2 |
Primeiro de Agosto | 3–2 | Notwane FC | 1–1 | 2–1 |
Zamalek | 3–1 | Saint George | 2–0 | 1–1 |
Mufulira Wanderers | 5–1 | APR FC | 4–1 | 1–0 |
Club Africain | 4–3 | Djoliba AC | 3–2 | 1–1 |
Sunrise Flacq United | 1–3 | JS Saint-Pierroise | 1–0 | 0–3 |
Kenya Breweries | 0–0 (4-5 p) | Al-Hilal | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Obuasi Goldfields | 4–2 | Junior Professionals | 3–0 | 1–2 |
CAPS United | 7–6 | Express Red Eagles | 5–2 | 2–4 |
Orlando Pirates | 1–0 | Roma Rovers | 1–0 | 0–0 |
Second round[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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USM Alger | 3–2 | Udoji United | 3–0 | 0–2 |
Unisport FC | 2–4 | Ferroviário | 1–0 | 1–4 |
Raja Casablanca | 4–1 | Mbilinga FC | 3–0 | 1–1 |
Africa Sports | 1–6 | Primeiro de Agosto | 1–1 | 0–5 |
Zamalek | 6–2 | Mufulira Wanderers | 5–2 | 1–0 |
Club Africain | 11–1 | JS Saint-Pierroise | 6–1 | 5–0 |
Al-Hilal | 2–3 | Obuasi Goldfields | 2–1 | 0–2 |
CAPS United | 1–3 | Orlando Pirates | 1–2 | 0–1 |
Group stage[]
Key to colours in group tables |
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Group winners advance to the final |
Group A[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | RAC | USM | PRI | ORL | |
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Raja Casablanca | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | — | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | |
USM Alger | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
Primeiro de Agosto | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 10 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | |
Orlando Pirates | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — |
Source: rsssf.com
Group B[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | GOL | ZAM | CA | FER | |
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Obuasi Goldfields | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 10 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
Zamalek | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
Club Africain | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 8 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | |
Ferroviário Maputo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 7 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — |
Source: rsssf.com
Knockout stage[]
Final[]
Obuasi Goldfields | 1–0 | Raja Casablanca |
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Referee: (Ivory Coast)
Raja Casablanca | 1–0 | Obuasi Goldfields |
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Penalties | ||
5–4 |
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
Top goalscorers[]
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The top scorers from the 1997 CAF Champions League are as follows:
Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
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1 | Kossi Noutsoudje | Obuasi Goldfields | +7 |
2 | Tarek Hadj Adlane | USM Alger | 7 |
3 | Billel Dziri | USM Alger | 6 |
4 | Primeiro de Agosto | 5 | |
Raja Casablanca | 5 | ||
6 | Nacer Zekri | USM Alger | 4 |
7 | Ahmed El-Kass | Zamalek | 3 |
Obuasi Goldfields | 3 | ||
Jonas Ogandaga | Raja Casablanca | 3 | |
Mustapha Moustawdaa | Raja Casablanca | 3 | |
Lantame Ouadja | Club Africain | 3 |
External links[]
- African Club Competitions 1997 - rsssf.com
Categories:
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- 1997 in African football
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