COSAFA Cup 1997
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COSAFA Cup 1997 1997 COSAFA Castle Cup |
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| Number of nations | 9 (5 finalists) |
| South African champions |
 Zambia
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| venue | - |
| opening | April 12, 1997 |
| Endgame | August 31, 1997 |
| Gates | 45 |
| Top scorer |
 Adelino 4 goals
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The first edition of the COSAFA-Cup , officially COSAFA Castle Cup 1997 , took place from April 12th to August 31st, 1997 . 5 soccer teams from South Africa played here for the title of South African champion. Zambia won its first title. The preliminary round took place from March 1st to 16th. Tanzania took part in the tournament for the last time.
Game mode
Eight of the nine participating countries played against each other in the first round. Tanzania was set as a bye for the finals. The four winners qualified for the finals and played in a group stage for the title of South African champions.
1st round / qualification
The first round took place from March 1 to March 16, 1997. Zambia, Malawi, Namibia and Mozambique qualified for the finals in the first round.
| March 1, 1997 in Gaborone | |||
 Botswana |
- |
 Malawi
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1: 4 (1: 1) |
| March 2, 1997 in Maseru | |||
.svg){kind=small} Lesotho |
- |
Zambia
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0: 2 (0: 2) |
| March 3, 1997 in Somhlolo | |||
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Swaziland |
- |
Mozambique
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0: 4 (0: 2) |
| March 16, 1997 in Windhoek | |||
 Namibia
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- |
 Zimbabwe |
2: 1 a.d. (1: 1, 0: 0) |
Finals
| Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Zambia
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4th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9: 4 | +5 | 8th |
| 2. |
Namibia
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4th | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6: 3 | +3 | 6th |
| 3. |
Mozambique
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4th | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7: 5 | +2 | 5 |
| 4th |
 Tanzania
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4th | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4: 7 | −3 | 3 |
| 5. |
Malawi
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4th | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5:12 | −7 | 2 |
| April 12, 1997 in Lilongwe | |||
| Malawi | - | Mozambique | 2: 2 (0: 1) |
| April 19, 1997 in Lusaka | |||
| Zambia | - | Malawi | 4: 0 (2: 0) |
| May 31, 1997 in Mwanza | |||
| Tanzania | - | Namibia | 0-0 |
| June 15, 1997 in Maputo | |||
| Mozambique | - | Tanzania | 3: 0 (0: 0) |
| May 30, 1997 in Windhoek | |||
| Namibia | - | Malawi | 4: 1 (1: 0) |
| July 5, 1997 in Arusha | |||
| Tanzania | - | Zambia | 2: 2 (0: 0) |
| July 20, 1997 in Maputo | |||
| Mozambique | - | Namibia | 1: 1 (1: 1) |
| August 2, 1997 in Lusaka | |||
| Zambia | - | Mozambique | 2: 1 (0: 0) |
| August 9, 1997 in Lilongwe | |||
| Malawi | - | Tans | 1: 1 (0: 1) |