1997 Arab Club Champions Cup

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1997 Arab Club Champions Cup
بطولة الأندية العربية لأبطال الدوري 1997
Tournament details
Host countryTunisia
City Tunis
Sfax
Teams10 (from 2 confederations) (from 9 associations)
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Ahly
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored53 (3.53 per match)
Top scorer Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Maher (5 goals)
Best player Flag of Tunisia.svg Faouzi Rouissi
Best goalkeeper Flag of Tunisia.svg 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.

Contents

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.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Tunisia.svg CS Sfaxien 320162+46
Flag of Algeria.svg WA Tlemcen 320142+26
Flag of Morocco.svg OC Khouribga 320131+26
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg Al-Shat 300308−80
Source: UTC+01:00
WA Tlemcen Flag of Algeria.svg 1 - 0 Flag of Morocco.svg OC Khouribga
Ghouti Soccerball shade.svg5'
Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax, Tunisia
CS Sfaxien Flag of Tunisia.svg 4 – 0 Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg Aschat S.C.
Gomis Soccerball shade.svg26'
Bouaziz Soccerball shade.svg32'
Trabelsi Soccerball shade.svg37'
Bechaouch Soccerball shade.svg80'
Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax, Tunisia
CS Sfaxien Flag of Tunisia.svg 2 - 0 Flag of Algeria.svg WA Tlemcen
Gomis Soccerball shade.svg6'
Ylyes Soccerball shade.svg14'
Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax, Tunisia
OC Khouribga Flag of Morocco.svg 1 – 0 Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg Aschat S.C.
Mohamed El-Zarkaoui Soccerball shade.svg
Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax, Tunisia
CS Sfaxien Flag of Tunisia.svg 0 – 2 Flag of Morocco.svg OC Khouribga
Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax, Tunisia
WA Tlemcen Flag of Algeria.svg 3 – 0 Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg Aschat S.C.
Mohamed Djalti Soccerball shade.svg
Aissa Aidara Soccerball shade.svg
Aissa Aidara Soccerball shade.svg
Stade Taïeb Mhiri, 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

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain 321063+37
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli 320154+16
Flag of Algeria.svg WA Tlemcen 311171+64
Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat 3003313−100
Source: [ citation needed ]
Al-Ahli Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 3 – 1 Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat
Ibrahim Souied Soccerball shade.svg44'
Sérgio Soccerball shade.svg54' (pen.), 89'		Mounir Lotfi Soccerball shade.svg86'
Referee: Flag of Morocco.svg Saïd Belghoula
Club Africain Flag of Tunisia.svg 0 – 0 Flag of Algeria.svg WA Tlemcen
Attendance: 10.000
Referee: Flag of Kuwait.svg Saad Kamil
WA Tlemcen Flag of Algeria.svg 7 – 0 Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat
Mohamed Djalti Soccerball shade.svg35' (pen.), 76'
Aissa Aidara Soccerball shade.svg43', 89'
Djawed Yadel Soccerball shade.svg50'
Kamel Habri Soccerball shade.svg60'
Abdelmadji Kendouci Soccerball shade.svg86'
Attendance: 5.000
Referee: Flag of Egypt.svg Jamil Achour
Al-Ahli Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1 – 3 Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain
Sérgio Soccerball shade.svg45+3' Abdeljalil Hadda as Camacho Soccerball shade.svg40', 83'
Rezki Amrouche Soccerball shade.svg67'
Referee: Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ali Abou Djassim
Al-Ahli Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1 – 0 Flag of Algeria.svg WA Tlemcen
Hamza Salah Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Referee: Flag of Egypt.svg Jamel El Ghandour
Club Africain Flag of Tunisia.svg 3 – 2 Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Ahly 3210101+97
Flag of Tunisia.svg CS Sfaxien 321082+67
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kazma 310236−33
Flag of Palestine.svg Shabab Al-Am'ari 3003113−120
Source: [ citation needed ]
CS Sfaxien Flag of Tunisia.svg 3 – 1 Flag of Kuwait.svg Kazma
Luis Gomez Soccerball shade.svg15', 35'
Abdelay N'day Soccerball shade.svg67'		Abdelhamid Al Assoussi Soccerball shade.svg28'
Referee: Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdelrahman
Al-Ahly Flag of Egypt.svg 2 – 0 Flag of Kuwait.svg Kazma
H. Hassan Soccerball shade.svg20'
Maher Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Referee: Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Tedj Eddine El Ferssi
CS Sfaxien Flag of Tunisia.svg 4 – 0 Flag of Palestine.svg Shabab Al Am'ari
Al-Ahly Flag of Egypt.svg 1 – 1 Flag of Tunisia.svg CS Sfaxien
Koushary Soccerball shade.svg
Kazma Flag of Kuwait.svg 2 – 1 Flag of Palestine.svg Shabab Al Am'ari

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 21 november – Tunis
 
 
 Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Ahly 3
 
 23 november – Tunis
 
 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli Jeddah 0
 
 Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain (aet)2
 
 21 november – Tunis
 
 Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Ahly 1
 
 Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain (p)2 (4)
 
 
 Flag of Tunisia.svg CS Sfaxien 2 (1)
 

Semi-finals

Club Africain Flag of Tunisia.svg 2 – 2 Flag of Tunisia.svg CS Sfaxien
Hamdi Marzouki Soccerball shade.svg41'
El Hadi Daa Soccerball shade.svg51'		 Skander Souayah Soccerball shade.svg38' (pen.)
Mohamed Salah Meftah Soccerball shade.svg45'
Penalties
4 - 1
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg 18. Nabil Chaouch
  • Soccerball shad check.svg 17. Ilyes Essmaili
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg 5. Gomis
Referee: Flag of Morocco.svg Said Belqola
Al-Ahly Flag of Egypt.svg 3 – 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli Jeddah
Khashaba Soccerball shade.svg19' (pen.)
Maher Soccerball shade.svg42'
Walid Soccerball shade.svg81'
Referee: Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Taj Addin Fares
Flag of Algeria.svg Miloud Heraz
Flag of Lebanon.svg El-Aid


Final

Club Africain Flag of Tunisia.svg 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Ahly
Rouissi Soccerball shade.svg4'
Limam Soccerball shade gold.svg114'		 Maher Soccerball shade.svg20'
Attendance: 35.000
Referee: Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ali Bujsaim

Winners

1997 Arab Club Champions Cup
Flag of Tunisia.svg
Club Africain
First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Egypt.svg Maher Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Ahly 5

Awards

Highest Scorer
Man of the Competition
Best Goalkeeper
Fair Play team of the tournament
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