1997_Arab_Club_Champions_Cup
1997 Arab Club Champions Cup
International football competition
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.
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| 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 |
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Zone 1 (Gulf Area)
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Kazma SC advanced to the final tournament.
Zone 2 (Red Sea)
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Zone 3 (North Africa)
Preliminary round tournament held in Sfax, Tunisia.
More information Team, Pld ...
| 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 |
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More information CS Sfaxien, 4 – 0 ...
| CS Sfaxien | 4 – 0 | Aschat S.C. |
|---|---|---|
Gomis  26' Bouaziz 32' Trabelsi 37' Bechaouch 80' |
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More information WA Tlemcen, 3 – 0 ...
| WA Tlemcen | 3 – 0 | Aschat S.C. |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Djalti Aissa Aidara Aissa Aidara |
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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.
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
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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 |
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More information Al-Ahli, 3 – 1 ...
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Referee: 
Saïd Belghoula
Saïd BelghoulaMore information WA Tlemcen, 7 – 0 ...
| WA Tlemcen | 7 – 0 | Al-Wehdat |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Djalti 35' (p), 76' Aissa Aidara 43', 89'Djawed Yadel 50'Kamel Habri 60'Abdelmadji Kendouci 86' |
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More information Al-Ahli, 1 – 3 ...
| Al-Ahli | 1 – 3 | Club Africain |
|---|---|---|
| Sérgio 48' |
Abdeljalil Hadda as Camacho 48', 84' Rezki Amrouche 67' |
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Referee: 
Ali Abou Djassim
Ali Abou DjassimReferee: 
Jamel El Ghandour
Jamel El GhandourGroup B
More information Team, Pld ...
| 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 |
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More information Al-Ahly, 7 - 0 ...
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More information CS Sfaxien, 3 – 1 ...
| CS Sfaxien | 3 – 1 | Kazma |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Gomez 15', 35' Abdelay N'day 67' |
Abdelhamid Al Assoussi 28' |
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Referee: 
Abdelrahman
AbdelrahmanReferee: 
Tedj Eddine El Ferssi
Tedj Eddine El FerssiKnockout stage
| 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
More information Club Africain, 2 – 2 ...
| Club Africain | 2 – 2 | CS Sfaxien |
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| Hamdi Marzouki 41' El Hadi Daa 51' |
Skander Souayah 38' (pen) Mohamed Salah Meftah 45' |
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| Penalties | ||
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4 - 1 |
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Referee: Said Belqola
Said BelqolaMore information Al-Ahly, 3 – 0 ...
| Al-Ahly | 3 – 0 | Al-Ahli Jeddah |
|---|---|---|
| Khashaba 19' (pen) Maher 42' Walid 81' |
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Referee: Taj Addin Fares
Miloud Heraz
El-Aid
Taj Addin Fares Miloud Heraz
El-Aid
Final
More information Club Africain, 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) ...
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| 1997 Arab Club Champions Cup |
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 Club Africain First title |
Goalscorers
Awards
- Highest Scorer
- Maher (5 goals)
- Man of the Competition
- Best Goalkeeper
- Fair Play team of the tournament
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