1998 CAF Champions League final

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1998 CAF Champions League Final
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Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium hosted the podium where ASEC Mimosas lifted the trophy
Event 1998 CAF Champions League
on aggregate
First leg
Date28 November 1998
Venue National Sports Stadium, Harare
Referee Karim Daho (Algeria)
Attendance45 000
Second leg
Date12 December 1998
Venue Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Referee Mourad Daami (Tunisia)
Attendance50 000
1997
1999

The 1998 CAF Champions League Final is the final of the 1998 CAF Champions League, the 34th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 2nd edition under the current CAF Champions League format.

Contents

The final is contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Dynamos FC of Zimbabwe and ASEC Mimosas of Côte d'Ivoire. The first leg was hosted by Dynamos FC at the National Sports Stadium in Harare on 28 November 1998, while the second leg was hosted by ASEC Mimosas at the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan on 12 December 1998. ASEC Mimosas won on aggregate and it earns the right to play in the 1999 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 1998 African Cup Winners' Cup. [1]

Qualified teams

In the following table, finals until 1996 were in the African Cup of Champions Club era, since 1997 were in the CAF Champions League era.

TeamRegionPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Dynamos Harare COSAFA (Southern Africa) none
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas WAFU (West Africa) 1995

Venues

Harare National Stadium

Harare, Zimbabwe hosted the first leg. Harare secondst.jpg
Harare, Zimbabwe hosted the first leg.

Harare National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in Harare, Zimbabwe, with a maximum capacity of 60,000 people. [2] It is the largest stadium in Zimbabwe. Located in Harare just a Few meters from Heroes Acre. It is used mostly for football matches, but is also used for rugby union. CAPS United F.C. use the venue, which opened in 1987, for most of their home games.

The stadium has hosted many important events since its construction such as the 1995 All-Africa Games.

Although it is not the stadium of Dynamos, it was used in the CAF Champions League because it is larger than Rufaro Stadium (stadium of the team) that has a capacity of 35,000 spectators.

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny

Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire hosted the second leg. Felicia3.jpg
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire hosted the second leg.

Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium, nicknamed Le Félicia, is a multi-purpose stadium, which can host football, rugby union and athletics, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It is the national stadium of the Ivory Coast national football team. It is named after the first president of the country, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, and is located in the commune of Le Plateau. The stadium has a capacity of 50,000. [3] It also hosts matches of the ASEC Abidjan. It has been the site of several deadly stampedes.

Road to final

Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Dynamos Harare Round Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legQualifying roundsOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Flag of Malawi.svg Telecom Wanderers 4–2 2–1 (A) 2–1 (H)First round Flag of Burkina Faso.svg RC Bobo 4–2 0–1 (A) 4–1 (H)
Flag of Mozambique.svg Ferroviário Maputo 2–1 1–1 (H) 1–0 (A)Second round Flag of Gabon.svg FC 105 Libreville 4–2 2–0 (H) 2–2 (A)
OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult
Flag of Nigeria.svg Eagle Cement 3–0 (H)Matchday 1 Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca 1–0 (A)
Flag of Ghana.svg Hearts of Oak 1–1 (A)Matchday 2 Flag of Tanzania.svg Young Africans 2–1 (H)
Flag of Tunisia.svg Étoile du Sahel 1–0 (H)Matchday 3 Flag of South Africa.svg Manning Rangers 3–1 (H)
Flag of Tunisia.svg Étoile du Sahel 0–1 (A)Matchday 4 Flag of South Africa.svg Manning Rangers 0–1 (A)
Flag of Nigeria.svg Eagle Cement 1–0 (A)Matchday 5 Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca 1–1 (H)
Flag of Ghana.svg Hearts of Oak 0–1 (H)Matchday 6 Flag of Tanzania.svg Young Africans 3–0 (A)

Group A Winner
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Dynamos Harare 631263+310
Flag of Ghana.svg Hearts of Oak 631276+110
Flag of Tunisia.svg ES Sahel 6303117+49
Flag of Nigeria.svg Eagle Cement 620431186
Source: [ citation needed ]
Final standings

Group B Winner
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas 6411104+613
Flag of South Africa.svg Manning Rangers 631296+310
Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca 6222127+58
Flag of Tanzania.svg Young Africans 6024519142
Source: [ citation needed ]

Format

The final was decided over two legs, with aggregate goals used to determine the winner. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule would have been applied, and if still level, the tie would have proceeded directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).

Matches

First leg

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)

Second leg

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'

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