The 1997 CAF Cup was the sixth football club tournament season that took place for the runners-up of each African country's domestic league. It was won by ES Tunis in two-legged final victory against Petro Atlético.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | - 29 November 1997 |
| Teams | 34 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  ES Tunis (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Petro Atlético |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 54 |
| Goals scored | 143 (2.65 per match) |
← 1996 1998 → | |
Preliminary round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ASKO Kara 
|
dq1 |  Dragons de l'Ouémé
|
— | — |
Simba SC 
|
5–1 |  Dire Dawa Locomotive
|
4–1 | 1–0 |
- Notes
- 1 Dragons de l'Ouémé disqualified for not having submitted players' licenses in time.
First round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
DSA Antananarivo 
|
1–1 (4–2 p) |  US Stade Tamponnaise
|
1–0 | 0–1 |
Umtata Bucks 
|
w/o |  Centre Chiefs
|
— | — |
Kampala City Council 
|
4–2 |  Rwanda FC
|
3–0 | 1–2 |
AS Bantous 
|
3–3 (a) |  ASLAD de Moundou
|
1–1 | 2–2 |
Textil do Pungue 
|
w/o |  C&M Sales
|
— | — |
| Petro Atlético
|
7–1 |  AS Cheminots
|
5–0 | 2–1 |
Kabwe Warriors 
|
w/o |  Chief Santos
|
— | — |
| Simba SC
|
1–4 |  AFC Leopards
|
1–1 | 0–3 |
| ES Tunis
|
8–3 | ASKO Kara
|
7–0 | 1–3 |
Stade d'Abidjan 
|
3–4 |  US Forces Armées
|
2–3 | 1–1 |
USM Aïn Beïda 
|
2–1 |  Stade Malien
|
1–0 | 1–1 |
Asante Kotoko 
|
3–2 |  AS Mangasport
|
2–0 | 1–2 |
Coton Sport FC 
|
6–0 |  Dragón FC
|
5–0 | 1–0 |
KAC Marrakesh 
|
2–0 |  ASC Linguère
|
1–0 | 1–0 |
Mighty Barrolle 
|
dq1 |  Jasper United
|
— | — |
Horoya AC 
|
1–2 | Chabab Mohammédia
|
0–0 | 1–2 |
- Notes
- 1 Mighty Barrolle disqualified for not having submitted players' licenses in time.
Second round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre Chiefs
|
2–4 | DSA Antananarivo
|
1–2 | 1–2 |
| Kampala City Council
|
1–01 | AS Bantous
|
1–0 | — |
| Petro Atlético
|
3–0 | C&M Sales
|
1–0 | 2–0 |
| AFC Leopards
|
w/o | Kabwe Warriors
|
— | — |
| US Forces Armées
|
2–5 | ES Tunis
|
1–1 | 1–4 |
| Asante Kotoko
|
2–4 | USM Aïn Beïda
|
1–1 | 1–3 |
| KAC Marrakesh
|
1–2 | Coton Sport FC
|
1–1 | 0–1 |
| Chabab Mohammédia
|
2–2 (3–4 p) | Jasper United
|
2–0 | 0–2 |
- Notes
- 1 Played as one leg in Uganda due to the civil war in Zaire (afterwards called Democratic Republic of the Congo).
Quarter-finals
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSA Antananarivo
|
0–2 | Jasper United
|
0–0 | 0–2 |
| Petro Atlético
|
5–1 | USM Aïn Beïda
|
2–0 | 3–1 |
| Kampala City Council
|
3–2 | AFC Leopards
|
2–2 | 1–0 |
| ES Tunis
|
5–4 | Coton Sport FC
|
4–1 | 1–3 |
Semi-finals
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper United
|
3–5 | Petro Atlético
|
2–1 | 1–4 |
| Kampala City Council
|
1–9 | ES Tunis
|
1–3 | 0–6 |
Final
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petro Atlético
|
1–2 | ES Tunis
|
1–0 | 0–2 |
Winners
edit| 1997 African Cup Winners' Cup Winners |
|---|
 ES Tunis First title |
External links
edit- CAF Cup 1997 - rsssf.com