1997 CAF Champions League

1997 CAF Champions League

Tournament details
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)
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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.

Qualifying rounds

Preliminary round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
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.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
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.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
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

Main article: 1997 CAF Champions League group stage

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

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		RCA	USM	PRI	ORL
1	Raja Casablanca	6	3	2	1	10	6	+4	11	Final		—	0–2	4–0	1–0
2	USM Alger	6	3	2	1	9	6	+3	11			2–2	—	1–0	2–1
3	Primeiro de Agosto	6	3	1	2	7	9	−2	10			1–1	2–1	—	2–1
4	Orlando Pirates	6	0	1	5	5	10	−5	1			1–2	1–1	1–2	—

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		GOL	ZAM	CA	FER
1	Obuasi Goldfields	6	3	1	2	10	5	+5	10	Final		—	3–1	2–0	4–0
2	Zamalek	6	3	0	3	7	8	−1	9			2–0	—	2–0	2–1
3	Club Africain	6	2	2	2	3	4	−1	8			0–0	2–0	—	1–0
4	Ferroviário Maputo	6	2	1	3	5	8	−3	7			2–1	2–0	0–0	—

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Final

Main article: 1997 CAF Champions League Final

30 November 1997

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Obuasi Goldfields	1–0	Raja Casablanca
Adjei 79'

Len Clay Stadium, Obuasi

Referee: Sinko Zeli (Ivory Coast)

14 December 1997

--:-- UTC+1

Raja Casablanca	1–0	Obuasi Goldfields
Nazir 78'
Penalties
Nejjary Ereyahi Sabir Ogandaga Jrindou Zitouni Fahmi	5–4	Okyere Owusu Ansah Ahinful Issah Koné Duah

Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca

Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

Top goalscorers

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

Rank	Name	Team	Goals
1	Kossi Noutsoudje	Obuasi Goldfields	7
	Tarek Hadj Adlane	USM Alger
3	Billel Dziri	USM Alger	6
4	Muanza	Primeiro de Agosto	5
	Abdelkarim Nazir	Raja Casablanca
6	Nacer Zekri	USM Alger	4
7	Ahmed El-Kass	Zamalek	3
	Joe Okyere	Obuasi Goldfields
	Jonas Ogandaga	Raja Casablanca
	Mustapha Moustawdaa	Raja Casablanca
	Lantame Ouadja	Club Africain

External links

• 1997 African Club Competitions at RSSSF