1997 CAF Champions League

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1997 CAF Champions League
Tournament details
Dates1 February – 14 December 1997
Teams40 (from 40 associations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca (2nd title)
Runners-up Flag of Ghana.svg Obuasi Goldfields
Tournament statistics
Matches played86
Goals scored128 (1.49 per match)
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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.

Contents

Qualifying rounds

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
AS CotonTchad Flag of Chad.svg w/o 1 Flag of the Central African Republic.svg AS Tempête Mocaf ––
Mogas 90 FC Flag of Benin.svg 1–2 Flag of Cape Verde.svg CD Travadores 1–00–2
Muni Sport Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg 5–1 Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Café Sportif 4–11–0
Junior Professionals Flag of Liberia.svg 2–1 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg RC Bobo 2–00–1
St.-Michel United Flag of Seychelles.svg 1–5 Flag of Madagascar.svg FC BFV 1–20–3
Notwane FC Flag of Botswana.svg w/o 2 Flag of Namibia.svg Blue Waters FC ––
Limbe Leaf Wanderers Flag of Malawi.svg 2–5 Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg Roma Rovers 1–01–5
Young Africans Flag of Tanzania.svg 0–1 Flag of Uganda.svg Express Red Eagles FC 0–00–1

1 AS Tempête Mocaf were disqualified for not paying the entry fee.
2 Blue Waters FC withdrew.

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
USM Alger Flag of Algeria.svg 9–2 Flag of Cape Verde.svg CD Travadores 6–13–1
Udoji United Flag of Nigeria.svg 4–2 Flag of Guinea.svg AS Kaloum Star 3–11–1
Unisport FC Flag of Cameroon.svg 2–2 (5-4 p) Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Muni Sport 2–00–2
Ferroviário Flag of Mozambique.svg 5–0 Flag of Madagascar.svg FC BFV 4–01–0
Raja Casablanca Flag of Morocco.svg 5–1 Flag of Senegal.svg SONACOS 3–12–0
Mbilinga FC Flag of Gabon.svg 6–4 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DC Motema Pembe 3–03–4
Africa Sports Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 4–2 Flag of Chad.svg AS CotonTchad 3–01–2
Primeiro de Agosto Flag of Angola.svg 3–2 Flag of Botswana.svg Notwane FC 1–12–1
Zamalek Flag of Egypt.svg 3–1 Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Saint George 2–01–1
Mufulira Wanderers Flag of Zambia.svg 5–1 Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg APR FC 4–11–0
Club Africain Flag of Tunisia.svg 4–3 Flag of Mali.svg Djoliba AC 3–21–1
Sunrise Flacq United Flag of Mauritius.svg 1–3 Flag of France.svg JS Saint-Pierroise 1–00–3
Kenya Breweries Flag of Kenya.svg 0–0 (4-5 p) Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Hilal 0–00–0
Obuasi Goldfields Flag of Ghana.svg 4–2 Flag of Liberia.svg Junior Professionals 3–01–2
CAPS United Flag of Zimbabwe.svg 7–6 Flag of Uganda.svg Express Red Eagles 5–22–4
Orlando Pirates Flag of South Africa.svg 1–0 Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg Roma Rovers 1–00–0

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
USM Alger Flag of Algeria.svg 3–2 Flag of Nigeria.svg Udoji United 3–00–2
Unisport FC Flag of Cameroon.svg 2–4 Flag of Mozambique.svg Ferroviário 1–01–4
Raja Casablanca Flag of Morocco.svg 4–1 Flag of Gabon.svg Mbilinga FC 3–01–1
Africa Sports Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 1–6 Flag of Angola.svg Primeiro de Agosto 1–10–5
Zamalek Flag of Egypt.svg 6–2 Flag of Zambia.svg Mufulira Wanderers 5–21–0
Club Africain Flag of Tunisia.svg 11–1 Flag of France.svg JS Saint-Pierroise 6–15–0
Al-Hilal Flag of Sudan.svg 2–3 Flag of Ghana.svg Obuasi Goldfields 2–10–2
CAPS United Flag of Zimbabwe.svg 1–3 Flag of South Africa.svg Orlando Pirates 1–20–1

Group stage

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners advance to the Knockout stage

Group A

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification RCA USM PRI ORL
1 Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca 6321106+411 Final —0–24–01–0
2 Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger 632196+3112–2—1–02–1
3 Flag of Angola.svg Primeiro de Agosto 631279−2101–12–1—2–1
4 Flag of South Africa.svg Orlando Pirates 6015510−511–21–11–2—
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification GOL ZAM CA FER
1 Flag of Ghana.svg Obuasi Goldfields 6312105+510 Final —3–12–04–0
2 Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek 630378−192–0—2–02–1
3 Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain 622234−180–02–0—1–0
4 Flag of Mozambique.svg Ferroviário Maputo 621358−372–12–00–0—
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Final

Obuasi Goldfields Flag of Ghana.svg 1–0 Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca
  • Adjei Soccerball shade.svg79'
Len Clay Stadium, Obuasi
Referee: Sinko Zeli (Ivory Coast)
Raja Casablanca Flag of Morocco.svg 1–0 Flag of Ghana.svg Obuasi Goldfields
Penalties
5–4
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

Top goalscorers

The top scorers from the 1997 CAF Champions League are as follows:

RankNameTeamGoals
1 Flag of Togo.svg Kossi Noutsoudje Flag of Ghana.svg Obuasi Goldfields 7
Flag of Algeria.svg Tarek Hadj Adlane Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger
3 Flag of Algeria.svg Billel Dziri Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger 6
4 Flag of Angola.svg Muanza Flag of Angola.svg Primeiro de Agosto 5
Flag of Morocco.svg Abdelkarim Nazir Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca
6 Flag of Algeria.svg Nacer Zekri Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger 4
7 Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed El-Kass Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek 3
Flag of Ghana.svg Joe Okyere Flag of Ghana.svg Obuasi Goldfields
Flag of Gabon.svg Jonas Ogandaga Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca
Flag of Morocco.svg Mustapha Moustawdaa Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca
Flag of Togo.svg Lantame Ouadja Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain

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