1997 CAF Champions League

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.

1997 CAF Champions League
Tournament details
Dates1 February – 14 December 1997
Teams40 (from 40 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsMorocco Raja Casablanca (2nd title)
Runners-upGhana Obuasi Goldfields
Tournament statistics
Matches played86
Goals scored128 (1.49 per match)
1996
1998

Qualifying rounds

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Preliminary round

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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

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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

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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

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

Group A

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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

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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

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Obuasi Goldfields  1–0  Raja Casablanca
  • Adjei   79'

Top goalscorers

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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
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