The 1st CAF Champions League 1997
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1997 Champions - Raja Casablanca (Morocco)
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The premier club championship in Africa, commenced 1997, succeeding the African Cup of Champions Clubs (1964-96). Open to all CAF affiliated National League Champions, plus the defending champion club. Preliminary, First & Second Rounds, provide eight teams then divided into two, four team leagues. Winners of each mini league, play off the Final to decide the championship. Traditionally, North African clubs dominate at the highest level and since 1981, only Asante Kotoko (Ghana 1983) and Orlando Pirates (South Africa 1995), have broken the monopoly. All ties played through two legs - home & away. |
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Finals (First leg in Casablanca - Second leg in Accra ) |
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Nov 30 |
Raja Casablanca (Morocco)
win 5-4 on penalties |
0-1 |
1-0 |
Obuasi Goldfields (Ghana) |
Dec 13 |
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League Stage |
| Group A Table |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
P |
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Raja Casablanca |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
6 |
11 |
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USM Alger |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
6 |
11 |
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Primeiro de Agosto |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
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Orlando Pirates |
6 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
1 |
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| Group B Table |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
P |
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Obuasi Goldfields |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
4 |
10 |
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Zamalek |
6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
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Club Africain |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
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Ferroviario Maputo |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
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Group A Matches |
Group B Matches |
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Round 1 (August 22-24) |
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Orlando Pirates (South Africa) |
1-2 |
Primeiro de Agosto (Angola) |
Zamalek (Egypt) |
2-1 |
Ferroviario (Mozambique) |
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USM Alger (Algeria) |
2-2 |
Raja Casablanca (Morocco) |
Club Africain (Tunisia) |
0-0 |
Obuasi Goldfields (Ghana) |
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Round 2 (September 5-7) |
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Primeiro de Agosto (Angola) |
1-1 |
Raja Casablanca (Morocco) |
Ferroviario (Mozambique) |
2-1 |
Obuasi Goldfields (Ghana) |
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USM Alger (Algeria) |
2-1 |
Orlando Pirates (South Africa) |
Club Africain (Tunisia) |
2-0 |
Zamalek (Egypt) |
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Round 3 (September 19-21) |
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Primeiro de Agosto (Angola) |
2-1 |
USM Alger (Algeria) |
Ferroviario (Mozambique) |
0-0 |
Club Africain (Tunisia) |
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Raja Casablanca (Morocco) |
1-0 |
Orlando Pirates (South Africa) |
Obuasi Goldfields (Ghana) |
3-1 |
Zamalek (Egypt) |
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Round 4 October 10-12) |
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Primeiro de Agosto (Angola) |
2-1 |
Orlando Pirates (South Africa) |
Ferroviario (Mozambique) |
2-0 |
Zamalek (Egypt) |
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Raja Casablanca (Morocco) |
0-2 |
USM Alger (Algeria) |
Obuasi Goldfields (Ghana) |
2-0 |
Club Africain (Tunisia) |
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Round 5 (October 24-26) |
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Raja Casablanca (Morocco) |
4-0 |
Primeiro de Agosto (Angola) |
Obuasi Goldfields (Ghana) |
4-0 |
Ferroviario (Mozambique) |
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Orlando Pirates (South Africa) |
1-1 |
USM Alger (Algeria) |
Zamalek (Egypt) |
2-0 |
Club Africain (Tunisia) |
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Round 6 (November 9) |
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USM Alger (Algeria) |
1-0 |
Primeiro de Agosto (Angola) |
Club Africain (Tunisia) |
1-0 |
Ferroviario (Mozambique) |
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Orlando Pirates (South Africa) |
1-2 |
Raja Casablanca (Morocco) |
Zamalek (Egypt) |
2-0 |
Obuasi Goldfields (Ghana) |
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Second Round (First Leg May 3 - Second Leg May 17) |
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USM Alger |
3-0 |
0-2 |
Udoji United |
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Unisport Bafang |
1-0 |
0-4 |
Ferroviario Maputo |
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Raja Casablanca |
3-0 |
1-1 |
Mbilinga |
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Africa Sports |
1-1 |
0-5 |
Primeiro de Agosto |
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Zamalek |
5-2 |
1-0 |
Mufulira Wanderers |
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Club Africain |
6-1 |
5-0 |
St Pierroise |
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Al Hilal |
2-1 |
0-2 |
Obuasi Goldfields |
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Caps United |
1-2 |
0-1 |
Orlando Pirates |
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First Round ( First Leg March 7-8-9 - Second Leg March 22 & 23) |
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USM Alger (Algeria) |
6-1 |
3-1 |
CD Travadores (Cape Verde) |
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Udoji United (Nigeria) |
3-1 |
1-1 |
AS Kaloum (Guinea) |
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Unisport Bafang (Cameroon) |
2-0 |
0-2 |
Munisport (Congo) (aet 5-4 pen) |
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Ferroviario Maputo (Mozambique) |
4-0 |
1-0 |
FC BFV (Madagascar) |
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Raja Casablanca (Morocco) |
3-1 |
2-0 |
Sonacos Diourbel (Senegal) |
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Mbilinga (Gabon) |
3-0 |
3-4 |
Daring Club Motema Pembe (Zaire) |
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Africa Sports (Cote d'Ivoire) |
3-0 |
1-2 |
Ascot (Chad) |
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Primeiro Agosto (Angola) |
1-1 |
2-1 |
Notwane (Botswana) |
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Zamalek (Egypt) |
2-0 |
1-1 |
St George (Ethiopia) |
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Mufulira Wanderers (Zambia) |
4-1 |
1-0 |
APR FC (Rwanda) |
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Club Africain (Tunisia) |
3-2 |
1-1 |
Djoliba (Mail) |
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Sunrise (Mauritius) |
2-1 |
0-3 |
St Pierroise Reunion) |
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Kenya Breweries (Kenya) |
0-0 |
0-0 |
Al Hilal (Sudan) (aet 4-5 pen) |
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Goldfields (Ghana) |
3-0 |
1-2 |
Junior Professionals (Liberia) |
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Caps United (Zimbabwe) |
5-2 |
2-4 |
Express Red Eagles (Uganda) |
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Orlando Pirates (South Africa) |
1-0 |
0-0 |
Roma Rovers (Lesotho) |
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Preliminary Round ( First Leg Feb 1-2 - Second Leg Feb 15 & 16) |
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Mogas 90 (Benin) |
1-0 |
0-2 |
CD Travadores (Cape Verde) |
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Unisport (Congo) |
4-1 |
1-0 |
Cafe Band Sportif (Equatorial Guinea) |
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Junior Professionals (Liberia) |
2-0 |
0-1 |
Racing Club Bobo Dialassou (Burkina Faso) |
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Saint Michel United (Seychelles) |
1-2 |
0-3 |
FC BFV (Madagascar) |
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Notwane (Botswana) |
w/o |
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Blue Waters (Namibia) |
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Limbe Leaf Wanderers (Malawi) |
1-0 |
1-5 |
Roma Rovers (Lesotho) |
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Young Africans (Tanzania) |
0-0 |
0-1 |
Express (Uganda) |
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Niger and Central African Republic disqualified for not paying annual fees. Swaziland withdrew from Champions Cup; the place of Kaizer Chiefs (South Africa) who withdrew because of financial reasons is replaced by Orlando Pirates.
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In all cases the first named club will play at home in the first leg
w signifies withdrawal
w/o signifies walk over
D signifies disqualification
P signifies postponed
Teams in BOLD
advance to next round |