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	Obuasi Goldfields

The 1997 CAF Champions League was the 33rd awarding of Africa's premier club football tournament prize organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the inaugural prize 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.

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
Muni Sport	5–1	Café Band 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/o	Blue Waters FC	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 FC	2–2	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 National	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 FC	2–4	Ferroviário	1–0	1–4
Raja Casablanca	4–1	Mbilinga FC	3–0	1–1
Africa Sports National	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

Main article: 1997 CAF Champions League group stage

Group A


Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Raja Casablanca	6	3	2	1	10	6	+4	11
USM Alger	6	3	2	1	9	6	+3	11
Primeiro de Agosto	6	3	1	2	7	9	−2	10
Orlando Pirates	6	0	1	5	5	10	−5	1

	ORL	PRI	RAC	USM
Orlando Pirates	—	1–2	1–2	1–1
Primeiro de Agosto	2–1	—	1–1	2–1
Raja Casablanca	1–0	4–0	—	0–2
USM Alger	2–1	1–0	2–2	—

Group B


Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Obuasi Goldfields	6	3	1	2	10	5	+5	10
Zamalek SC	6	3	0	3	7	8	−1	9
Club Africain	6	2	2	2	3	4	−1	8
Ferroviário Maputo	6	2	1	3	5	8	−3	7

	CA	FER	GOL	ZAM
Club Africain	—	1–0	0–0	2–0
Ferroviário Maputo	0–0	—	2–1	2–0
Obuasi Goldfields	2–0	4–0	—	3–1
Zamalek SC	2–0	2–1	2–0	—

Knockout stage

Final

Main article: 1997 CAF Champions League Final

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

Champions

1997 CAF Champions League Winners

Raja Casablanca Second Title

External links

Results at RSSSF.com

African Cup of Champions Clubs and CAF Champions League

African Champions Cup era, 1964–1996

Seasons	1964–65 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

Finals	1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

Champions League era, 1997–present

Seasons	1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Finals	1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

List of finals Records and statistics

International club football

FIFA FIFA Club World Cup List of association football clubs

Africa	CAF – Champions League Confederation Cup Super Cup Top-division clubs

Asia	AFC – Champions League AFC Cup Top-division clubs

Europe	UEFA – Champions League Europa League Super Cup Top-division clubs

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Champions League Top-division clubs

Oceania	OFC – Champions League Top-division clubs

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana Recopa Sudamericana Top-division clubs

See also: International women's club football

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