1997 CAF Champions League group stage

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The group stage of the 1997 CAF Champions League was played from 22 August to 9 November 1997. A total of eight teams competed in the group stage.[1]

Format[]

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners of each group advanced directly to the final.

Groups[]

The matchdays were 22–24 August, 5–7 September, 19–21 September, 1–12 October, 24–26 October, and 7–9 November 1997.[2]

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners advance to the final

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts RAC USM PRI ORL
Morocco Raja Casablanca 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 — 0–2 4–0 1–0
Algeria USM Alger 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 2–2 — 1–0 2–1
Angola Primeiro de Agosto 6 3 1 2 7 9 −2 10 1–1 2–1 — 2–1
South Africa Orlando Pirates 6 0 1 5 5 10 −5 1 1–2 1–1 1–2 —
Source: rsssf.com
Orlando Pirates South Africa1–2Angola Primeiro de Agosto
? ?' ?' Nsilulu
?'
USM Alger Algeria2–2Morocco Raja Casablanca
Hadj Adlane 17', 85' 39'
90+3' Fahmi
Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers
Attendance: 15,000
USM Alger Algeria2–1South Africa Orlando Pirates
Ghoul 11' (pen.)
Hadj Adlane 47'		 41' Ngobe
Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)
Primeiro de Agosto Angola1–1Morocco Raja Casablanca
90' 55' Moustawdaa
Primeiro de Agosto Angola2–1Algeria USM Alger
?'
Kiss ?' (pen.)		 ?' Zekri
Referee: Magassa Sidi Bekaye (Mali)
Raja Casablanca Morocco1–0South Africa Orlando Pirates
Khalif 7'
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Primeiro de Agosto Angola2–1South Africa Orlando Pirates
22' (o.g.)
Makita ?'		 30' (pen.) ?
Raja Casablanca Morocco0–2Algeria USM Alger
68', 75' Dziri
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: ? (Ghana)
Raja Casablanca Morocco4–0Angola Primeiro de Agosto
Ereyahi 20'
28'
Jrindou 45'
Ogandaga ?'
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Orlando Pirates South Africa1–1Algeria USM Alger
? ?' 17' Hadj Adlane
Referee: Charle Masembi (Uganda)
USM Alger Algeria1–0Angola Primeiro de Agosto
Dziri 11'
Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers
Attendance: 50 000
Orlando Pirates South Africa1–2Morocco Raja Casablanca
Lekoelea 88' soccer ball with red X (pen.) 12' Khalif
26', 90+4'

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts GOL ZAM CA FER
Ghana Obuasi Goldfields 6 3 1 2 10 5 +5 10 — 3–1 2–0 4–0
Egypt Zamalek 6 3 0 3 7 8 −1 9 2–0 — 2–0 2–1
Tunisia Club Africain 6 2 2 2 3 4 −1 8 0–0 2–0 — 1–0
Mozambique Ferroviário Maputo 6 2 1 3 5 8 −3 7 2–1 2–0 0–0 —
Source: rsssf.com
Zamalek Egypt2–1Mozambique Ferroviário Maputo
4'
El-Said 40'		 ?' ?
Club Africain Tunisia0–0Ghana Obuasi Goldfields
Ferroviário Maputo Mozambique2–1Ghana Obuasi Goldfields
Club Africain Tunisia2–0Egypt Zamalek
Ferroviário Maputo Mozambique0–0Tunisia Club Africain
Obuasi Goldfields Ghana3–1Egypt Zamalek
Noutsoudje 61', 90+4', 90+5' 90+3'
Ferroviário Maputo Mozambique2–0Egypt Zamalek
Obuasi Goldfields Ghana2–0Tunisia Club Africain
13'
Noutsoudje 74'
Zamalek Egypt2–0Tunisia Club Africain
Abdel-Aziz 43' (pen.)
53'
Obuasi Goldfields Ghana4–0Mozambique Ferroviário Maputo
30', 66'
43'
Noutsoudje 73'
Club Africain Tunisia1–0Mozambique Ferroviário Maputo
Zamalek Egypt2–0Ghana Obuasi Goldfields
Marei 35'
Sabry 71' (pen.)

References[]

  1. ^ "CAF Champions League 1997 - Group stage". Goalzz. 1997.
  2. ^ "CAF Champions League 1997 - Group stage fixtures". Goalzz. 1997.

External links[]

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