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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 February – 14 December 1997 |
| Teams | 40 (from 40 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Raja Casablanca (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Obuasi Goldfields |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 86 |
| Goals scored | 128 (1.49 per match) |
← 1996 1998 → | |
Qualifying rounds
editPreliminary round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | 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
edit| 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 |
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
edit| 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
|
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
edit| 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 | 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 | — |
Group B
edit
| 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 | — |
Final
edit| Obuasi Goldfields | 1–0 | Raja Casablanca |
|---|---|---|
|
Referee: Sinko Zeli (Ivory Coast)
| Raja Casablanca | 1–0 | Obuasi Goldfields |
|---|---|---|
|
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| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 | ||
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
Top goalscorers
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The top scorers from the 1997 CAF Champions League are as follows:
