1997 CAF Champions League group stage

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The group stage of the 1997 CAF Champions League was played from 22 August to 9 November 1997. A total of eight teams competed in the group stage.[1]

Format[edit]

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners of each group advanced directly to the final.

Groups[edit]

The matchdays were 22–24 August, 5–7 September, 19–21 September, 1–12 October, 24–26 October, and 7–9 November 1997.[2]

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners advance to the final

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Morocco Raja Casablanca 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 Final
2 Algeria USM Alger 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11
3 Angola Primeiro de Agosto 6 3 1 2 7 9 −2 10
4 South Africa Orlando Pirates 6 0 1 5 5 10 −5 1
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Orlando Pirates South Africa1–2Angola Primeiro de Agosto
? ?' ?' Nsilulu
?' Muanza
USM Alger Algeria2–2Morocco Raja Casablanca
Hadj Adlane 17', 85' 39' Nazir
90+3' Fahmi
Attendance: 15,000
USM Alger Algeria2–1South Africa Orlando Pirates
Ghoul 11' (pen.)
Hadj Adlane 47'		 41' Ngobe
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)
Primeiro de Agosto Angola1–1Morocco Raja Casablanca
Fuidimau 90' 55' Moustawdaa
Primeiro de Agosto Angola2–1Algeria USM Alger
Fuidimau ?'
Kiss ?' (pen.)		 ?' Zekri
Referee: Magassa Sidi Bekaye (Mali)
Raja Casablanca Morocco1–0South Africa Orlando Pirates
Khalif 7'
Primeiro de Agosto Angola2–1South Africa Orlando Pirates
Lushozi 22' (o.g.)
Makita ?'		 30' (pen.) ?
Raja Casablanca Morocco0–2Algeria USM Alger
68', 75' Dziri
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: ? (Ghana)
Raja Casablanca Morocco4–0Angola Primeiro de Agosto
Ereyahi 20'
Nazir 28'
Jrindou 45'
Ogandaga ?'
Orlando Pirates South Africa1–1Algeria USM Alger
? ?' 17' Hadj Adlane
Referee: Charle Masembi (Uganda)
USM Alger Algeria1–0Angola Primeiro de Agosto
Dziri 11'
Attendance: 50 000
Orlando Pirates South Africa1–2Morocco Raja Casablanca
Lekoelea 88' soccer ball with red X (pen.) 12' Khalif
26', 90+4' Nazir

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ghana Obuasi Goldfields 6 3 1 2 10 5 +5 10 Final
2 Egypt Zamalek 6 3 0 3 7 8 −1 9
3 Tunisia Club Africain 6 2 2 2 3 4 −1 8
4 Mozambique Ferroviário Maputo 6 2 1 3 5 8 −3 7
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Zamalek Egypt2–1Mozambique Ferroviário Maputo
Abdel Maguid 4'
El-Said 40'		 ?' ?
Club Africain Tunisia0–0Ghana Obuasi Goldfields
Ferroviário Maputo Mozambique2–1Ghana Obuasi Goldfields
Club Africain Tunisia2–0Egypt Zamalek
Ferroviário Maputo Mozambique0–0Tunisia Club Africain
Obuasi Goldfields Ghana3–1Egypt Zamalek
Noutsoudje 61', 90+4', 90+5' 90+3' Ramadan
Ferroviário Maputo Mozambique2–0Egypt Zamalek
Obuasi Goldfields Ghana2–0Tunisia Club Africain
Joe Okyere 13'
Noutsoudje 74'
Zamalek Egypt2–0Tunisia Club Africain
Abdel-Aziz 43' (pen.)
Ramadan 53'
Obuasi Goldfields Ghana4–0Mozambique Ferroviário Maputo
Joe Okyere 30', 66'
Kofi 43'
Noutsoudje 73'
Club Africain Tunisia1–0Mozambique Ferroviário Maputo
Zamalek Egypt2–0Ghana Obuasi Goldfields
Marei 35'
Sabry 71' (pen.)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "CAF Champions League 1997 - Group stage". Goalzz. 1997.
  2. ^ "CAF Champions League 1997 - Group stage fixtures". Goalzz. 1997.

External links[edit]

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