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.
| بطولة الأندية العربية لأبطال الدوري 1997 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Tunisia |
| City | Tunis Sfax |
| Teams | 10 (from 2 confederations) (from 9 associations) |
| Venue(s) | 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(s) | Ali Maher (5 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Faouzi Rouissi |
| Best goalkeeper | Boubaker Zitouni |
Preliminary round
editZone 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)
editPreliminary round tournament held in Sfax, Tunisia.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
Source: UTC+01:00
| WA Tlemcen | 1 - 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ghouti |
| CS Sfaxien | 4 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gomis Bouaziz Trabelsi Bechaouch |
| CS Sfaxien | 2 - 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gomis Ylyes |
| OC Khouribga | 1 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed El-Zarkaoui |
| WA Tlemcen | 3 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
editGroup stage
editThe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Al-Ahli | 3 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Souied Sérgio |
Mounir Lotfi |
Referee: 
Saïd Belghoula
| Club Africain | 0 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| WA Tlemcen | 7 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Djalti Aissa Aidara Djawed Yadel Kamel Habri Abdelmadji Kendouci |
| Al-Ahli | 1 – 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sérgio |
Abdeljalil Hadda as Camacho Rezki Amrouche |
Referee: 
Ali Abou Djassim
| Al-Ahli | 1 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hamza Salah |
Referee: 
Jamel El Ghandour
Group B
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| CS Sfaxien | 3 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Gomez Abdelay N'day |
Abdelhamid Al Assoussi |
Referee: 
Abdelrahman
| Al-Ahly | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Koushary |
| Kazma | 2 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
Knockout stage
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 21 november – Tunis | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 23 november – Tunis | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 21 november – Tunis | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 (4) | ||||||
| 2 (1) | ||||||
Semi-finals
edit| Club Africain | 2 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hamdi Marzouki El Hadi Daa |
Skander Souayah Mohamed Salah Meftah |
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| Penalties | ||
|
4 - 1 |
|
Referee: Said Belqola
| Al-Ahly | 3 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Khashaba Maher Walid |
Referee: 
Taj Addin Fares
Miloud Heraz
El-Aid
Final
editWinners
edit| 1997 Arab Club Champions Cup |
|---|
Club Africain First title |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
edit| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |
Awards
edit- Highest Scorer
- Man of the Competition
- Best Goalkeeper
- Fair Play team of the tournament
External links
edit- 12th Arab Club Champions Cup 1997 - rsssf.com