The 1997 Arab Club Champions Cup edition, was won by Tunisian side Club Africain, the hosts. It was the 13th tournament and was held from 14 to 23 November 1997.
Preliminary round
Zone 1 (Gulf Area)
Kazma SC advanced to the final tournament.
Zone 2 (Red Sea)
Al Ahly and Al-Ahli advanced to the final tournament.
Zone 3 (North Africa) Preliminary round tournament held in Sfax, Tunisia.
CS Sfaxien and WA Tlemcen advanced to the final tournament.
Zone 4 (East Region)
Al-Wehdat and Shabab Al-Am'ari advanced to the final tournament.
Final tournament
Group stage The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. Each group was played on one leg basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
Winners
Statistics
Goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Maher Al-Ahly5
Awards Highest Scorer Maher (5 goals)
Man of the Competition Faouzi Rouissi
Best Goalkeeper Boubaker Zitouni
Fair Play team of the tournament
External links 12th Arab Club Champions Cup 1997 - rsssf.com