| بطولة الأندية العربية لأبطال الدوري 1997 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Tunisia |
| City | Tunis Sfax |
| Teams | 10 (from 2 confederations) (from 9 associations) |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Club Africain (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Al-Ahly |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 53 (3.53 per match) |
| Top scorer | Ali Maher (5 goals) |
| Best player | Faouzi Rouissi |
| Best goalkeeper | Boubaker Zitouni |
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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
[edit]Zone 1 (Gulf Area)
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Kazma SC advanced to the final tournament.
Zone 2 (Red Sea)
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Al Ahly and Al-Ahli advanced to the final tournament.
Zone 3 (North Africa)
[edit]Preliminary round tournament held in Sfax, Tunisia.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS Sfaxien
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
 WA Tlemcen
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
 OC Khouribga
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
 Al-Shat
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
Source: UTC+01:00
9 October 1997
18:00 UTC
| CS Sfaxien | 4 – 0 | Aschat S.C. |
|---|---|---|
Gomis  26' Bouaziz 32' Trabelsi 37' Bechaouch 80' |
11 October 1997
16:00 UTC
| CS Sfaxien | 2 - 0 | WA Tlemcen |
|---|---|---|
| Gomis 6' Ylyes 14' |
11 October 1997
18:00 UTC
| OC Khouribga | 1 – 0 | Aschat S.C. |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed El-Zarkaoui |
13 October 1997
18:00 UTC
| WA Tlemcen | 3 – 0 | Aschat S.C. |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Djalti Aissa Aidara Aissa Aidara |
CS Sfaxien and WA Tlemcen advanced to the final tournament.
Zone 4 (East Region)
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Al-Wehdat and Shabab Al-Am'ari advanced to the final tournament.
Final tournament
[edit]Group stage
[edit]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
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club Africain
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
 Al-Ahli
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| WA Tlemcen
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 4 |
 Al-Wehdat
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
14 November 1997
13:45 UTC
| Al-Ahli | 3 – 1 | Al-Wehdat |
|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Souied 44' Sérgio 54' (pen.), 89' |
Mounir Lotfi 86' |
Referee: 
Saïd Belghoula
Saïd Belghoula14 November 1997
16:00 UTC
| Club Africain | 0 – 0 | WA Tlemcen |
|---|---|---|
16 November 1997
14:00 UTC
| WA Tlemcen | 7 – 0 | Al-Wehdat |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Djalti 35' (pen.), 76' Aissa Aidara 43', 89'Djawed Yadel 50'Kamel Habri 60'Abdelmadji Kendouci 86' |
16 November 1997
17:00 UTC
| Al-Ahli | 1 – 3 | Club Africain |
|---|---|---|
| Sérgio 45+3' |
Abdeljalil Hadda as Camacho 40', 83' Rezki Amrouche 67' |
Referee: 
Ali Abou Djassim
Ali Abou DjassimGroup B
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahly
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 7 |
| CS Sfaxien
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 |
 Kazma
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
 Shabab Al-Am'ari
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
14 November 1997
16:00 UTC
| CS Sfaxien | 3 – 1 | Kazma |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Gomez 15', 35' Abdelay N'day 67' |
Abdelhamid Al Assoussi 28' |
Referee: 
Abdelrahman
Abdelrahman16 November 1997
14:00 UTC
| Al-Ahly | 2 – 0 | Kazma |
|---|---|---|
| H. Hassan 20' Maher 90+2' |
Referee: 
Tedj Eddine El Ferssi
Tedj Eddine El FerssiKnockout stage
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 21 november – Tunis | ||||||
| Al-Ahly | 3 | |||||
| 23 november – Tunis | ||||||
| Al-Ahli Jeddah | 0 | |||||
| Club Africain (aet) | 2 | |||||
| 21 november – Tunis | ||||||
| Al-Ahly | 1 | |||||
| Club Africain (p) | 2 (4) | |||||
| CS Sfaxien | 2 (1) | |||||
Semi-finals
[edit]21 November 1997
14:00 UTC
| Club Africain | 2 – 2 | CS Sfaxien |
|---|---|---|
| Hamdi Marzouki 41' El Hadi Daa 51' |
Skander Souayah 38' (pen.) Mohamed Salah Meftah 45' |
|
| Penalties | ||
|
4 - 1 |
|
Referee: Said Belqola
Said Belqola21 November 1997
14:00 UTC
| Al-Ahly | 3 – 0 | Al-Ahli Jeddah |
|---|---|---|
| Khashaba 19' (pen.) Maher 42' Walid 81' |
Referee: Taj Addin Fares
Miloud Heraz
El-Aid
Taj Addin Fares Miloud Heraz
El-Aid
Final
[edit]
Winners
[edit]| 1997 Arab Club Champions Cup |
|---|
 Club Africain First title |
Statistics
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maher
|
Al-Ahly
|
5 |
Awards
[edit]
Maher (5 goals)
External links
[edit]- 12th Arab Club Champions Cup 1997 - rsssf.com