1998 CAF Champions League

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1998 CAF Champions League
Tournament details
Dates30 January – 12 December
Teams42 (from 42 associations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Dynamos Harare
Tournament statistics
Matches played87
Goals scored155 (1.78 per match)
← 1997
1999 →

The 1998 CAF Champions League was the 34th awarding of Africa's premier club football tournament prize organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 2nd edition under the current CAF Champions League format. ASEC Mimosas of Ivory Coast defeated Dynamos Harare of Zimbabwe in the final to win their first title.

Contents

Qualifying rounds

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
St.-Michel United Flag of Seychelles.svg 2–8 Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Ethiopian Coffee SC 1–01–8
Rayon Sport Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg 6–1 Flag of Burundi.svg Maniema FC 6–1w/o1
Telecom Wanderers Flag of Malawi.svg 4–1 Flag of Botswana.svg BDF XI 3–01–1
Mbabane Swallows Flag of Eswatini.svg 1–6 Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg LDF 1–40–2
Mdlaw Megbi Flag of Eritrea.svg 0–2 Flag of Kenya.svg Utalii 0–10–1
SS Saint-Louisienne Flag of France.svg 1–3 Flag of Mauritius.svg Sunrise Flacq United 1–20–1
Deportivo Mongomo Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg w/o 2 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Muni Sport ––
Wallidan FC Flag of The Gambia.svg 0–2 Flag of Senegal.svg AS Douanes 0–00–2
Mogas 90 FC Flag of Benin.svg w/o 2 Flag of Sierra Leone.svg East End Lions ––
Tourbillon FC Flag of Chad.svg w/o 3 Flag of the Central African Republic.svg AS Tempête Mocaf ––

1 Maniema FC withdrew after the 1st leg.
2 Muni Sport and East End Lions both withdrew.
3 AS Tempête Mocaf were disqualified for not paying the entry fee.

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Ethiopian Coffee SC Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg 3–3 (a) Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 1–12–2
Rayon Sport Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg 3–3 (a) Flag of Tanzania.svg Young Africans 2–21–1
Telecom Wanderers Flag of Malawi.svg 2–4 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Dynamos Harare 1–21–2
Sunrise Flacq United Flag of Mauritius.svg 0–4 Flag of Mozambique.svg Ferroviário 0–40–0
KCC Flag of Uganda.svg 1–3 Flag of Zambia.svg Power Dynamos 0–11–2
LDF Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg 4–5 Flag of South Africa.svg Manning Rangers 3–31–2
Utalii Flag of Kenya.svg 4–3 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Merrikh 4–00–3
CI Kamsar Flag of Guinea.svg 3–5 Flag of Tunisia.svg ES Sahel 1–22–3
Deportivo Mongomo Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg 3–13 Flag of Angola.svg Petro Atlético 1–42–9
Eagle Cement Flag of Nigeria.svg 4–3 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg AS Vita Club 4–10–2
RC Bobo Flag of Burkina Faso.svg 2–4 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas 1–01–4
Dynamic Lomé Flag of Togo.svg 5–9 Flag of Gabon.svg FC 105 Libreville 3–32–6
AS Douanes Flag of Senegal.svg 2–1 Flag of Algeria.svg CS Constantine 2–10–0
Mogas 90 FC Flag of Benin.svg 1–6 Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca 0–01–6
Tourbillon FC Flag of Chad.svg 1–4 Flag of Cameroon.svg Coton Sport FC 0–01–4
Djoliba AC Flag of Mali.svg 0–1 Flag of Ghana.svg Hearts of Oak 0–00–1

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Ethiopian Coffee SC Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg 3–8 Flag of Tanzania.svg Young Africans 2–21–6
Dynamos Harare Flag of Zimbabwe.svg 2–1 Flag of Mozambique.svg Ferroviário 1–11–0
Power Dynamos Flag of Zambia.svg 0–4 Flag of South Africa.svg Manning Rangers 0–20–2
Utalii Flag of Kenya.svg 1–1 (2-4 p) Flag of Tunisia.svg ES Sahel 1–00–1
Petro Atlético Flag of Angola.svg 0–3 Flag of Nigeria.svg Eagle Cement 0–10–2
ASEC Mimosas Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 4–2 Flag of Gabon.svg FC 105 Libreville 2–02–2
AS Douanes Flag of Senegal.svg 1–2 Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca 1–00–2
Coton Sport FC Flag of Cameroon.svg 2–2 (a) Flag of Ghana.svg Hearts of Oak 2–10–1

Group stage

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners advance to the Knockout stage

Group A

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification RCA USM PRI ORL
1 Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca 6321106+411 Final —0–24–01–0
2 Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger 632196+3112–2—1–02–1
3 Flag of Angola.svg Primeiro de Agosto 631279−2101–12–1—2–1
4 Flag of South Africa.svg Orlando Pirates 6015510−511–21–11–2—
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification RCA USM PRI ORL
1 Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca 6321106+411 Final —0–24–01–0
2 Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger 632196+3112–2—1–02–1
3 Flag of Angola.svg Primeiro de Agosto 631279−2101–12–1—2–1
4 Flag of South Africa.svg Orlando Pirates 6015510−511–21–11–2—
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Final

Dynamos Harare Flag of Zimbabwe.svg 0–0 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas
National Sports Stadium, Harare
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Karim Daho (Algeria)
ASEC Mimosas Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 4–2 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Dynamos Harare
  • Camara Soccerball shade.svg30', 38'
  • Sié Soccerball shade.svg43'
  • Zaki Soccerball shade.svg52'
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

Top goalscorers

The top scorers from the 1998 CAF Champions League are as follows:

RankNameTeamGoals
1 Flag of Ethiopia.svg Aseged Tesfaye Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopian Coffee SC 6
Flag of Morocco.svg Reda Ereyahi Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca
3 Flag of Morocco.svg Mustapha Moustawdaa Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca 4
4 Flag of Angola.svg Zico Flag of Angola.svg Petro Atlético 3
Flag of Nigeria.svg Musa Flag of Nigeria.svg Eagle Cement

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