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.
Qualifying rounds
Preliminary round
1 AS Tempête Mocaf were disqualified for not paying the entry fee. 2 Blue Waters FC withdrew.
First round
Second round
Group stage
Key to colours in group tablesGroup winners advance to the Knockout stage
Group A
Group B
Final
Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 1997 CAF Champions League are as follows:
RankNameTeamGoals1 Kossi Noutsoudje Obuasi Goldfields7 Tarek Hadj Adlane USM Alger3 Billel Dziri USM Alger64 Muanza Primeiro de Agosto5 Abdelkarim Nazir Raja Casablanca6 Nacer Zekri USM Alger47 Ahmed El-Kass Zamalek3 Joe Okyere Obuasi Goldfields Jonas Ogandaga Raja Casablanca Mustapha Moustawdaa Raja Casablanca Lantame Ouadja Club Africain
External links 1997 African Club Competitions at RSSSF