1997 CAF Champions League group stage

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

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

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
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts RAC USM PRI ORL
Raja Casablanca 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 — 0–2 4–0 1–0
USM Alger 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 2–2 — 1–0 2–1
Primeiro de Agosto 6 3 1 2 7 9 −2 10 1–1 2–1 — 2–1
Orlando Pirates 6 0 1 5 5 10 −5 1 1–2 1–1 1–2 —
Source: rsssf.com
Orlando Pirates 1–2 Primeiro de Agosto
?  ?'  ?' Nsilulu
 ?' Muanza
USM Alger 2–2 Raja Casablanca
Hadj Adlane  17', 85'  39' Nazir
 90+3' Fahmi
Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers
Attendance: 15,000
USM Alger 2–1 Orlando Pirates
Ghoul  11' (pen.)
Hadj Adlane  47'		  41' Ngobe
Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)
Primeiro de Agosto 1–1 Raja Casablanca
Fuidimau  90'  55' Moustawdaa
Primeiro de Agosto 2–1 USM Alger
Fuidimau  ?'
Kiss  ?' (pen.)		  ?' Zekri
Referee: Magassa Sidi Bekaye (Mali)
Raja Casablanca 1–0 Orlando Pirates
Khalif  7'
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Primeiro de Agosto 2–1 Orlando Pirates
Lushozi  22' (o.g.)
Makita  ?'		  30' (pen.) ?
Raja Casablanca 0–2 USM Alger
 68', 75' Dziri
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: ? (Ghana)
Raja Casablanca 4–0 Primeiro de Agosto
Ereyahi  20'
Nazir  28'
Jrindou  45'
Ogandaga  ?'
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Orlando Pirates 1–1 USM Alger
?  ?'  17' Hadj Adlane
Referee: Charle Masembi (Uganda)
USM Alger 1–0 Primeiro de Agosto
Dziri  11'
Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers
Attendance: 50 000
Orlando Pirates 1–2 Raja Casablanca
Lekoelea  88' (pen.) 12' Khalif
 26', 90+4' Nazir

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts GOL ZAM CA FER
Obuasi Goldfields 6 3 1 2 10 5 +5 10 — 3–1 2–0 4–0
Zamalek 6 3 0 3 7 8 −1 9 2–0 — 2–0 2–1
Club Africain 6 2 2 2 3 4 −1 8 0–0 2–0 — 1–0
Ferroviário Maputo 6 2 1 3 5 8 −3 7 2–1 2–0 0–0 —
Source: rsssf.com
Zamalek 2–1 Ferroviário Maputo
Abdel Maguid  4'
El-Said  40'		  ?' ?
Club Africain 0–0 Obuasi Goldfields
Ferroviário Maputo 2–1 Obuasi Goldfields
Club Africain 2–0 Zamalek
Ferroviário Maputo 0–0 Club Africain
Obuasi Goldfields 3–1 Zamalek
Noutsoudje  61', 90+4', 90+5'  90+3' Ramadan
Ferroviário Maputo 2–0 Zamalek
Obuasi Goldfields 2–0 Club Africain
Joe Okyere  13'
Noutsoudje  74'
Zamalek 2–0 Club Africain
Abdel-Aziz  43' (pen.)
Ramadan  53'
Obuasi Goldfields 4–0 Ferroviário Maputo
Joe Okyere  30', 66'
Kofi  43'
Noutsoudje  73'
Club Africain 1–0 Ferroviário Maputo
Zamalek 2–0 Obuasi Goldfields
Marei  35'
Sabry  71' (pen.)
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References
  1. "CAF Champions League 1997 - Group stage". Goalzz. 1997.
  2. "CAF Champions League 1997 - Group stage fixtures". Goalzz. 1997.
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