1997 CAF Champions League

1997 CAF Champions League
Tournament details
Dates 1 February – 14 December 1997
Teams 48 (from 48 associations)
Final positions
Champions Raja Casablanca (2nd title)
Runners-up Goldfields
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1998 →

The 1997 CAF Champions League was the 33rd edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 1st edition under the current CAF Champions League format. Raja Casablanca of Morocco defeated Goldfields of Ghana on penalties in the final to win their second title.

Contents

Qualifying Stage

Preliminary round

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
AS CotonTchad w/o AS Tempête Mocaf 1 -
Mogas 90 FC 1-2 CD Travadores 1-0 0-2
Munisport 5-1 Café Band Sportif 4-1 1-0
Junior Professionals 2-1 Racing Bobo Dioulasso 2-0 0-1
Saint Michel United 1-5 FC BFV 1-2 0-3
Notwane FC w/o Blue Waters 2 -
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 withdrew.

First round

Team 1   Agg.   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
(p) Unisport de Bafang 2-2 Munisport 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 Al-Hilal Omdurman (p) 0-0 0-0
Goldfields 4-2 Junior Professionals 3-0 1-2
CAPS United 7-6 Express Red Eagles FC 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  
USM Alger 3-2 Udoji United 3-0 0-2
Unisport de Bafang 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 Omdurman 2-3 Goldfields 2-1 0-2
CAPS United 1-3 Orlando Pirates 1-2 0-1

Group stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Raja Casablanca 11 6 3 2 1 10 6 4
USM Alger 11 6 3 2 1 9 6 3
Primeiro de Agosto 10 6 3 1 2 7 9 -2
Orlando Pirates 1 6 0 1 5 5 10 -5
August 22, 1997
Orlando Pirates 1–2 Primeiro de Agosto
August 24, 1997
USM Alger 2–2 Raja Casablanca
September 5, 1997
USM Alger 2–1 Orlando Pirates
September 7, 1997
Primeiro de Agosto 1–1 Raja Casablanca
September 19, 1997
Primeiro de Agosto 2–1 USM Alger
September 21, 1997
Raja Casablanca 1–0 Orlando Pirates
October 1, 1997
Primeiro de Agosto 2–1 Orlando Pirates
October 12, 1997
Raja Casablanca 0–2 USM Alger
October 24, 1997
Raja Casablanca 4–0 Primeiro de Agosto
October 26, 1997
Orlando Pirates 1–1 USM Alger
November 8, 1997
USM Alger 1–0 Primeiro de Agosto
Orlando Pirates 1–2 Raja Casablanca

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Goldfields 10 6 3 1 2 10 5 5
Zamalek 9 6 3 0 3 7 8 -1
Club Africain 8 6 2 2 2 3 4 -1
Ferroviário 7 6 2 1 3 5 8 -3
August 22, 1997
Zamalek 2–1 Ferroviário
August 24, 1997
Club Africain 0–0 Goldfields
September 6, 1997
Ferroviário 2–1 Goldfields
September 7, 1997
Club Africain 2–0 Zamalek
September 19, 1997
Ferroviário 0–0 Club Africain
September 21, 1997
Goldfields 3–1 Zamalek
October 1, 1997
Ferroviário 2–0 Zamalek
October 12, 1997
Goldfields 2–0 Club Africain
October 24, 1997
Zamalek 2–0 Club Africain
October 26, 1997
Goldfields 4–0 Ferroviário
November 7, 1997
Club Africain 1–0 Ferroviário
November 9, 1997
Zamalek 2–0 Goldfields

Knockout stage

Final

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Goldfields 1–1 (4–5 p) Raja Casablanca 1–0 0–1

Champions

1997 CAF Champions League
Winners
Raja Casablanca
Second Title

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