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{{short description|33rd edition of the CAF Champions League}}
{{Infobox International Football Competition
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = CAF Champions League
| tourney_name = CAF Champions League
| year = 1997
| year = 1997
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| num_teams = 40
| num_teams = 40
| associations = 40
| associations = 40
| venues =
| cities =
| champion_other = {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Raja Casablanca]]
| champion_other = {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Raja Casablanca]]
| count = 2
| count = 2
| second_other = {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Ashanti Gold SC]]
| second_other = {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Ashanti Gold SC|Obuasi Goldfields]]
| third_other =
| third_other =
| fourth_other =
| fourth_other =
| matches =
| matches = 86
| goals =
| goals = 128
| attendance =
| top_scorer =
| prevseason = [[1996 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1996]]
| prevseason = [[1996 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1996]]
| nextseason = [[1998 CAF Champions League|1998]]
| nextseason = [[1998 CAF Champions League|1998]]
}}
}}


The '''1997 CAF Champions League''' was the 33rd awarding of [[Africa]]'s premier club [[association football|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 [[Ashanti Gold SC]] of [[Ghana]] on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]] in the final to win their second title.
The '''1997 CAF Champions League''' was the 33rd season of [[Africa]]'s premier club [[association football|football]] tournament organized by [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]], and the inaugural season under the revamped ''[[CAF Champions League]]'' title and format. [[Raja Casablanca]] of [[Morocco]] defeated [[Ashanti Gold SC|Obuasi Goldfields]] of [[Ghana]] on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]] in the final to win their second title.


==Qualifying Stage==
==Qualifying rounds==


===Preliminary Round===
===Preliminary round===
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[AS CotonTchad]]'''|CHA|[[Walkover|w/o]]<sup>1</sup>|[[AS Tempête Mocaf]]|CTA|–|–}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[AS CotonTchad]]'''|CHA|[[Walkover|w/o]]<sup>1</sup>|[[AS Tempête Mocaf]]|CTA|–|–}}
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<sup>2</sup> [[Blue Waters F.C.|Blue Waters FC]] withdrew.
<sup>2</sup> [[Blue Waters F.C.|Blue Waters FC]] withdrew.


===First Round===
===First round===
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[USM Alger]]'''|ALG|9–2|[[CD Travadores]]|CPV|6–1|3–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[USM Alger]]'''|ALG|9–2|[[CD Travadores]]|CPV|6–1|3–1}}
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{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Raja Casablanca]]'''|MAR|5–1|[[SONACOS]]|SEN|3–1|2–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Raja Casablanca]]'''|MAR|5–1|[[SONACOS]]|SEN|3–1|2–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Mbilinga FC]]'''|GAB|6–4|[[DC Motema Pembe]]|COD|3–0|3–4}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Mbilinga FC]]'''|GAB|6–4|[[DC Motema Pembe]]|COD|3–0|3–4}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Africa Sports National]]'''|CIV|4–2|[[AS CotonTchad]]|CHA|3–0|1–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Africa Sports National|Africa Sports]]'''|CIV|4–2|[[AS CotonTchad]]|CHA|3–0|1–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Primeiro de Agosto]]'''|ANG|3–2|[[Notwane FC]]|BOT|1–1|2–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Primeiro de Agosto]]'''|ANG|3–2|[[Notwane FC]]|BOT|1–1|2–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Zamalek SC]]'''|EGY|3–1|[[Saint-George SA|Saint George]]|ETH|var2=1996|2–0|1–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]]'''|EGY|3–1|[[Saint-George SA|Saint George]]|ETH|var2=1996|2–0|1–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Mufulira Wanderers]]'''|ZAM|5–1|[[APR FC]]|RWA|4–1|1–0|var2=1962}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Mufulira Wanderers]]'''|ZAM|5–1|[[APR FC]]|RWA|4–1|1–0|var2=1962}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Club Africain]]'''|TUN|4–3|[[Djoliba AC]]|MLI|3–2|1–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Club Africain]]'''|TUN|4–3|[[Djoliba AC]]|MLI|3–2|1–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Faucon Flacq SC|Sunrise Flacq United]]|MRI|1–3|'''[[JS Saint-Pierroise]]'''|REU|1–0|0–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Faucon Flacq SC|Sunrise Flacq United]]|MRI|1–3|'''[[JS Saint-Pierroise]]'''|REU|1–0|0–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Tusker F.C.|Kenya Breweries]]|KEN|0–0 (4-5 [[Kicks from the penalty mark|p]])|'''[[Al-Hilal (Omdurman)|Al-Hilal]]'''|SDN|0–0|0–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Tusker F.C.|Kenya Breweries]]|KEN|0–0 (4-5 [[Kicks from the penalty mark|p]])|'''[[Al-Hilal (Omdurman)|Al-Hilal]]'''|SDN|0–0|0–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Ashanti Gold SC]]'''|GHA|4–2|[[Junior Professional Football Club|Junior Professionals]]|LBR|3–0|1–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Ashanti Gold SC|Obuasi Goldfields]]'''|GHA|4–2|[[Junior Professional Football Club|Junior Professionals]]|LBR|3–0|1–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[CAPS United]]'''|ZIM|7–6|[[Express FC|Express Red Eagles FC]]|UGA|5–2|2–4}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[CAPS United]]'''|ZIM|7–6|[[Express FC|Express Red Eagles]]|UGA|5–2|2–4}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Orlando Pirates]]'''|RSA|1–0|[[Roma Rovers]]|LES|1–0|0–0|var2=1987}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Orlando Pirates]]'''|RSA|1–0|[[Roma Rovers]]|LES|1–0|0–0|var2=1987}}
|}
|}


===Second Round===
===Second round===
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[USM Alger]]'''|ALG|3–2|[[Udoji United]]|NGA|3–0|0–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[USM Alger]]'''|ALG|3–2|[[Udoji United]]|NGA|3–0|0–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Unisport de Bafang|Unisport FC]]|CMR|2–4|'''[[Clube Ferroviário de Maputo|Ferroviário]]'''|MOZ|1–0|1–4}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Unisport de Bafang|Unisport FC]]|CMR|2–4|'''[[Clube Ferroviário de Maputo|Ferroviário]]'''|MOZ|1–0|1–4}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Raja Casablanca]]'''|MAR|4–1|[[Mbilinga FC]]|GAB|3–0|1–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Raja Casablanca]]'''|MAR|4–1|[[Mbilinga FC]]|GAB|3–0|1–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Africa Sports National]]|CIV|1–6|'''[[Primeiro de Agosto]]'''|ANG|1–1|0–5}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Africa Sports National|Africa Sports]]|CIV|1–6|'''[[Primeiro de Agosto]]'''|ANG|1–1|0–5}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Zamalek SC]]'''|EGY|6–2|[[Mufulira Wanderers]]|ZAM|5–2|1–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]]'''|EGY|6–2|[[Mufulira Wanderers]]|ZAM|5–2|1–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Club Africain]]'''|TUN|11–1|[[JS Saint-Pierroise]]|REU|6–1|5–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Club Africain]]'''|TUN|11–1|[[JS Saint-Pierroise]]|REU|6–1|5–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Al-Hilal (Omdurman)|Al-Hilal]]|SDN|2–3|'''[[Ashanti Gold SC]]'''|GHA|2–1|0–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Al-Hilal (Omdurman)|Al-Hilal]]|SDN|2–3|'''[[Ashanti Gold SC|Obuasi Goldfields]]'''|GHA|2–1|0–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[CAPS United]]|ZIM|1–3|'''[[Orlando Pirates]]'''|RSA|1–2|0–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[CAPS United]]|ZIM|1–3|'''[[Orlando Pirates]]'''|RSA|1–2|0–1}}
|}
|}


==Group stage==
==Group stage==
{{main article|1997 CAF Champions League group stage}}
{{main|1997 CAF Champions League group stage}}

{|class="wikitable"
!Key to colours in group tables
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|Group winners advance to the Knockout stage
|}


===Group A===
===Group A===
{{:1997 CAF Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group A|show_matches=y}}
{|

===Group B===
{{:1997 CAF Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group B|show_matches=y}}

==Final==
{{main|1997 CAF Champions League Final}}

{{football box
|date = 30 November 1997
|time = {{UTZ|--:--|0}}
|team1 = [[Ashanti Gold SC|Obuasi Goldfields]] {{flagicon|GHA}}
|score = 1–0
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Raja Casablanca]]
|goals1 =
*[[Lawrence Adjei|Adjei]] {{goal|79}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Len Clay Stadium]], [[Obuasi]]
|attendance =
|referee = [[Sinko Zeli]] ([[Ivorian Football Federation|Ivory Coast]])
}}

{{football box
|date = 14 December 1997
|time = {{UTZ|--:--|1}}
|team1 = [[Raja Casablanca]] {{flagicon|MAR}}
|score = 1–0
|report =
|team2 = {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Ashanti Gold SC|Obuasi Goldfields]]
|goals1 =
*[[Abdelkarim Nazir|Nazir]] {{goal|78}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Stade Mohamed V]], [[Casablanca]]
|attendance =
|referee = [[Lim Kee Chong]] ([[Mauritius Football Association|Mauritius]])
|penalties1 =
*[[Omar Nejjary|Nejjary]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Reda Ereyahi|Ereyahi]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Brahim Sabir|Sabir]] {{penmiss}}
*[[Jonas Ogandaga|Ogandaga]] {{penmiss}}
*[[Abdellatif Jrindou|Jrindou]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Rimi Zitouni|Zitouni]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Abdelilah Fahmi|Fahmi]] {{pengoal}}
|penaltyscore = 5–4
|penalties2 =
*[[Joe Okyere|Okyere]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Yaw Owusu|Owusu]] {{penmiss}}
*[[Princeton Owusu-Ansah|Ansah]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Anthony Ahinful|Ahinful]] {{penmiss}}
*[[Abdul Rahman Issah|Issah]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Ibrahima Koné (footballer, born 1969)|Koné]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Edward Agyeman Duah|Duah]] {{penmiss}}
}}

==Top goalscorers==
{{Expand section|date=June 2019}}

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

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Rank
!Name
!Team
!Goals
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|1
|
|align="left"|{{flagicon|TOG}} [[Kossi Noutsoudje]]
{{Fb cl2 header navbar}}
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Ashanti Gold SC|Obuasi Goldfields]]
{{Fb cl2 team |nat=MAR |t=[[Raja Casablanca]] |w=3 |d=2 |l=1 |gf=10 |ga=6 |bc=#ccffcc}}
|rowspan=2|7
{{Fb cl2 team |nat=ALG |t=[[USM Alger]] |w=3 |d=2 |l=1 |gf=9 |ga=6 }}
{{Fb cl2 team |nat=ANG |t=[[Primeiro de Agosto]] |w=3 |d=1 |l=2 |gf=7 |ga=9 }}
{{Fb cl2 team |nat=RSA |t=[[Orlando Pirates]] |w=0 |d=1 |l=5 |gf=5 |ga=10 }}
|}
|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ALG}} [[Tarek Hadj Adlane]]
!width=150|&nbsp;
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ALG}} [[USM Alger]]
!width=50|[[Orlando Pirates|ORL]]
!width=50|[[Primeiro de Agosto|PRI]]
!width=50|[[Raja Casablanca|RAC]]
!width=50|[[USM Alger|USM]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=1|3
!style="text-align:right"|[[Orlando Pirates]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ALG}} [[Billel Dziri]]
|—
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ALG}} [[USM Alger]]
|1–2
|6
|1–2
|1–1
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|4
!style="text-align:right"|[[Primeiro de Agosto]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ANG}} [[Waldemar Dias Muanza Teca|Muanza]]
|2–1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ANG}} [[Primeiro de Agosto]]
|—
|rowspan=2|5
|1–1
|2–1
|-
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Abdelkarim Nazir]]
!style="text-align:right"|[[Raja Casablanca]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Raja Casablanca]]
|1–0
|4–0
|—
|0–2
|-
|-
|rowspan=1|6
!style="text-align:right"|[[USM Alger]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ALG}} [[Nacer Zekri]]
|2–1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ALG}} [[USM Alger]]
|1–0
|4
|2–2
|—
|}
|}

===Group B===
{|
|-
|-
|rowspan=5|7
|
|align="left"|{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Ahmed El-Kass]]
{{Fb cl2 header navbar}}
|align="left"|{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]]
{{Fb cl2 team |nat=GHA |t=[[Ashanti Gold SC]] |w=3 |d=1 |l=2 |gf=10 |ga=5 |bc=#ccffcc}}
|rowspan=5|3
{{Fb cl2 team |nat=EGY |t=[[Zamalek SC]] |w=3 |d=0 |l=3 |gf=7 |ga=8 }}
{{Fb cl2 team |nat=TUN |t=[[Club Africain]] |w=2 |d=2 |l=2 |gf=3 |ga=4 }}
{{Fb cl2 team |nat=MOZ |t=[[Clube Ferroviário de Maputo|Ferroviário Maputo]] |w=2 |d=1 |l=3 |gf=5 |ga=8 }}
|}
|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Joe Okyere]]
!width=150|&nbsp;
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Ashanti Gold SC|Obuasi Goldfields]]
!width=50|[[Club Africain|AFR]]
!width=50|[[Clube Ferroviário de Maputo|FER]]
!width=50|[[Ashanti Gold SC|GOL]]
!width=50|[[Zamalek SC|ZAM]]
|-
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GAB}} [[Jonas Ogandaga]]
!style="text-align:right"|[[Club Africain]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Raja Casablanca]]
|—
|1–0
|0–0
|2–0
|-
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Mustapha Moustawdaa]]
!style="text-align:right"|[[Clube Ferroviário de Maputo|Ferroviário Maputo]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Raja Casablanca]]
|0–0
|—
|2–1
|2–0
|-
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|TOG}} [[Lantame Ouadja]]
!style="text-align:right"|[[Ashanti Gold SC]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|TUN}} [[Club Africain]]
|2–0
|4–0
|—
|3–1
|-
!style="text-align:right"|[[Zamalek SC]]
|2–0
|2–1
|2–0
|—
|}
|}

==Knockout stage==

===Final===
{{main article|1997 CAF Champions League Final}}
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Ashanti Gold SC]]|GHA|1–1 (4–5 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|p]])|'''[[Raja Casablanca]]'''|MAR|1–0|0–1}}
|}

==Champions==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto; width: 20%"
|-
!1997 CAF Champions League<br/>Winners
|-
|{{flagicon|MAR|size=100px}}
|-
|'''[[Raja Casablanca]]'''<br />'''Second Title'''
|}
|}


==External links==
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060717202407/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/afcup97.html#cc Results at RSSSF.com]
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup97.html 1997 African Club Competitions] at [[RSSSF]]


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[[Category:1997 CAF Champions League]]

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Latest revision as of 22:08, 26 June 2023

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 →

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[edit]

Preliminary round[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
AS CotonTchad Chad w/o1 Central African Republic AS Tempête Mocaf – –
Mogas 90 FC Benin 1–2 Cape Verde CD Travadores 1–0 0–2
Muni Sport Republic of the Congo 5–1 Equatorial Guinea Café Sportif 4–1 1–0
Junior Professionals Liberia 2–1 Burkina Faso RC Bobo 2–0 0–1
St.-Michel United Seychelles 1–5 Madagascar FC BFV 1–2 0–3
Notwane FC Botswana w/o2 Namibia Blue Waters FC – –
Limbe Leaf Wanderers Malawi 2–5 Lesotho Roma Rovers 1–0 1–5
Young Africans Tanzania 0–1 Uganda 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[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
USM Alger Algeria 9–2 Cape Verde CD Travadores 6–1 3–1
Udoji United Nigeria 4–2 Guinea AS Kaloum Star 3–1 1–1
Unisport FC Cameroon 2–2 (5-4 p) Republic of the Congo Muni Sport 2–0 0–2
Ferroviário Mozambique 5–0 Madagascar FC BFV 4–0 1–0
Raja Casablanca Morocco 5–1 Senegal SONACOS 3–1 2–0
Mbilinga FC Gabon 6–4 Democratic Republic of the Congo DC Motema Pembe 3–0 3–4
Africa Sports Ivory Coast 4–2 Chad AS CotonTchad 3–0 1–2
Primeiro de Agosto Angola 3–2 Botswana Notwane FC 1–1 2–1
Zamalek Egypt 3–1 Ethiopia Saint George 2–0 1–1
Mufulira Wanderers Zambia 5–1 Rwanda APR FC 4–1 1–0
Club Africain Tunisia 4–3 Mali Djoliba AC 3–2 1–1
Sunrise Flacq United Mauritius 1–3 Réunion JS Saint-Pierroise 1–0 0–3
Kenya Breweries Kenya 0–0 (4-5 p) Sudan Al-Hilal 0–0 0–0
Obuasi Goldfields Ghana 4–2 Liberia Junior Professionals 3–0 1–2
CAPS United Zimbabwe 7–6 Uganda Express Red Eagles 5–2 2–4
Orlando Pirates South Africa 1–0 Lesotho Roma Rovers 1–0 0–0

Second round[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
USM Alger Algeria 3–2 Nigeria Udoji United 3–0 0–2
Unisport FC Cameroon 2–4 Mozambique Ferroviário 1–0 1–4
Raja Casablanca Morocco 4–1 Gabon Mbilinga FC 3–0 1–1
Africa Sports Ivory Coast 1–6 Angola Primeiro de Agosto 1–1 0–5
Zamalek Egypt 6–2 Zambia Mufulira Wanderers 5–2 1–0
Club Africain Tunisia 11–1 Réunion JS Saint-Pierroise 6–1 5–0
Al-Hilal Sudan 2–3 Ghana Obuasi Goldfields 2–1 0–2
CAPS United Zimbabwe 1–3 South Africa Orlando Pirates 1–2 0–1

Group stage[edit]

Main article: 1997 CAF Champions League group stage
Key to colours in group tables
Group winners advance to the Knockout stage

Group A[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RCA USM PRI ORL
1 Morocco Raja Casablanca 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 Final — 0–2 4–0 1–0
2 Algeria USM Alger 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 2–2 — 1–0 2–1
3 Angola Primeiro de Agosto 6 3 1 2 7 9 −2 10 1–1 2–1 — 2–1
4 South Africa 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[edit]

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

Main article: 1997 CAF Champions League Final
Obuasi Goldfields Ghana1–0Morocco Raja Casablanca
  • Adjei 79'
Raja Casablanca Morocco1–0Ghana Obuasi Goldfields
Penalties
 5–4

Top goalscorers[edit]

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

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

External links[edit]

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