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1997 CAF Champions League
The 1997 CAF Champions League was the 33rd season of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by CAF, and the inaugural season under the revamped ''CAF Champions League'' title and format. Raja Casablanca of Morocco defeated Obuasi Goldfields of Ghana on penalties in the final to win their second title. Qualifying rounds Preliminary round 1 AS Tempête Mocaf were disqualified for not paying the entry fee. 2 Blue Waters FC withdrew. First round Second round Group stage Group A Group B Knockout stage Final Top goalscorers The top scorers from the 1997 CAF Champions League are as follows: External links1997 African Club Competitionsat RSSSF The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) is an international organization dedicated to collecting statistics about association football. The foundation aims to build an exhaustive archive of football-related information from around the ... {{DEFAULTSOR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raja Casablanca
Raja Club Athletic ( ar, نادي الرجاء الرياضي, Nādī ar-Rajāʾ ar-Riyāḍī, zgh, ⴰⵙⵔⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵕⴰⵊⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵏⵓⵏ), commonly referred to as Raja CA, Raja Casablanca or simply RCA is a professional Football team, football club based in Casablanca, Morocco, that competes in Botola, the top flight of Moroccan football league system, Moroccan football. Founded on 20 March 1949 in the district of Derb Sultan, the club has traditionally worn a green home kit since inception. Raja CA is a well known club for the success of its football section, very popular in and outside the country. Raja sits at the for training and plays home games in the 67,000 capacity Stade Mohammed V in downtown Casablanca since 1955. Unlike most African sporting entities, Raja's members have owned and operated the club throughout its history. The club is one of the most widely supported teams in Africa. Raja is one of two founding members of Botola that have List of u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cafe Bank Sportif
Café Band Sportif, commonly known as Café Sportif, is an Equatoguinean football club based in Malabo that plays in the Equatoguinean Second Division. In 1996 the team has won Equatoguinean Premier League. Achievements *Equatoguinean Premier League: 1 ::1996 Performance in CAF competitions *CAF Champions League: 1 appearance ::1997 CAF Champions League The 1997 CAF Champions League was the 33rd season of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by CAF, and the inaugural season under the revamped ''CAF Champions League'' title and format. Raja Casablanca of Morocco defeated Obuasi G ... – First Round External links References Football clubs in Equatorial Guinea Sport in Malabo {{EquatorialGuinea-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AS Kaloum Star
Association Sportive Kaloum , also known as A.S.K, is a football club based in Conakry, Guinea. In the 1960s A.S.K was known as Conakry I, and won three titles under that name. Due to the problems in sponsoring in 2008, the club was relegated to Ligue 2. Achievements National *Guinée Championnat National: 13 ::Champion: 1965, 1969, 1970, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2007, 2014 *Guinée Coupe Nationale: 7 ::Winner:: 1985, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2015 * Guinée Super Coupe: 1 ::Winner: 2015 * Tournoi Ruski Alumini: 2 :: 2003, 2007 International * CAF Cup: 0 ::Runner-up: 1992 * UFOA Cup: 0 ::Runner-up: 1977 Performance in CAF competitions :1 US Gorée withdrew :2 Invincible Eleven withdrew Statistics *Best position: Semifinalist (continental) *Best position at cup competitions: Quarterfinals *Appearances at the CAF championship competitions: 14 *Appearances at the CAF cup competitions: 10 *Best position at the CAF Cup: Finalist *Appearances at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udoji United
Udoji United was a Nigerian football team founded in 1990 in Enugu before moving to Awka in 1993. It was owned by Oscar Udoji, Owner and CEO of Solgas Petroleum Limited and Superior Motors Limited and son of former businessman/administrator Chief Jerome Oputa Udoji. After their first season in 1991, they won promotion to the Nigeria Premier League. The team won the title in 1996, thus becoming the Nigerian representative in the CAF Champions League's debut in 1997. They were demoted after the 1998 season but won promotion back to the top league the next season after winning the Division. They however were demoted back after the 2000 season by one point and soon sold. Achievements *Nigeria Premier League: 1 ::1996 * Professional Second Division: 1 ::1999 Performance in CAF competitions *CAF Champions League: 1 appearance ::1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USM Alger
Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة الجزائر); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its colours are red and black. Their home stadium, Omar Hamadi Stadium, has a capacity of 10,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. The club has one of Algeria's most prominent football charts, as it won the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 8 times, the Algerian Cup 8 times and the Algerian Super Cup 2 times, Internationally, USM Alger has won the UAFA Club Championship once in 2013. The IFFHS ranks the USMA in the 18th place of the best African teams of the decade between 2001–2010. USMA reached the final of the 2015 CAF Champions League but they lost to TP Mazembe. With the past of the Union Sportive Musulmane d'Alger (former name of the USMA), winner of the first 1962–63 Algerian Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Express FC
Express Football Club, abbreviated as Express, is a Ugandan football club from Kampala, the largest city and capital of Uganda. The club play their home games at the Muteesa II Wankulukuku Stadium. History Express FC is popularly referred to by the club fans as the Red Eagles and has also been known as the Express Sports Club. The club is one of the oldest football clubs in Uganda, having been founded in October 1957 by managers of the Uganda Express Newspapers. The main architect of the club's foundation was Jolly Joe Kiwanuka, the owner of the newspaper, who was ably supported by Paul Ssengendo, Hannington Kiwanuka, Dr. Banabas Kiwanuka, Gaster Nsubuga and Bishop Dr. Dunstan Nsubuga. The Red Eagles were among the first Ugandan clubs to use football boots and since the club was revived in 1979 they have ever been relegated from the top tier league. They are the only Super League side that has never featured in the promotional mini leagues. Hassan Mubiru finished the club and l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Africans
Young Africans Sports Club, commonly referred as Yanga is a Tanzanian professional football club based in Jangwani, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Founded in 1935, the club play their home games at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium. Nicknamed "Yanga" (Young Boys), the club has won 28 league titles and number of domestic cups, and have participated in multiple CAF Champions League editions. They have won the CECAFA Club Championship five times. The club became a symbol of the anti-colonial movement. Young Africans became associated with nationalists and freedom fighters, and inspired the political party TANU to adopt yellow and green as their primary colours. The club is currently in a process that will keep the club ownership 49% for investors and the rest 51% to the club members. The club holds a long-standing rivalry with their cross-city rivals Simba, whom they contest the Dar es Salaam (better known as Kariakoo) derby. The rivalry was ranked 5th as one of the most famous African d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roma Rovers
Roma Rovers Football Club is a Lesotho football club based in the town of Roma in the Maseru District. The team currently plays in Lesotho Premier League. In 1996 the team won the Lesotho Premier League. Stadium Currently the team plays at the Machabeng Stadium. Fans Most of the Football Club's fans are students attending the National University of Lesotho. Honours *Lesotho Premier League: 1996 * Lesotho National First Division Champions: 2015 Performance in CAF competitions *1997 CAF Champions League The 1997 CAF Champions League was the 33rd season of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by CAF, and the inaugural season under the revamped ''CAF Champions League'' title and format. Raja Casablanca of Morocco defeated Obuasi G ...: 1 appearance References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTL Wanderers
Mighty Mukuru Wanderers Football Club is a Malawian football club based in Blantyre. They currently play in Malawi's TNM Super League. History The Mighty Mukuru Wanderers FC is one of the most successful teams in the Malawi Premier Division, based in Blantyre. Mighty Mukuru Wanderers is a Malawian Club based in Blantyre, Malawi. Founded in 1962 by Portuguese immigrants. It is the oldest active club in Malawi and one of the first to play in Association football. The founders of the club had a background of supporting FC Porto back in their home land and they adopted the Blue and White colors of Wanderers from the Portuguese giants. The clubs first official base was Portuguese club at Chichiri in Blantyre. Rumor has it that the current club house was built after a white Portuguese girl fell in love with club legend Yasin Osman which did not please the white Portuguese, and the club house was built specifically for African players after this incident to deter future love relationsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Waters F
Blue is one of the three primary colours in the RYB colour model (traditional colour theory), as well as in the RGB (additive) colour model. It lies between violet and cyan on the spectrum of visible light. The eye perceives blue when observing light with a dominant wavelength between approximately 450 and 495 nanometres. Most blues contain a slight mixture of other colours; azure contains some green, while ultramarine contains some violet. The clear daytime sky and the deep sea appear blue because of an optical effect known as Rayleigh scattering. An optical effect called Tyndall effect explains blue eyes. Distant objects appear more blue because of another optical effect called aerial perspective. Blue has been an important colour in art and decoration since ancient times. The semi-precious stone lapis lazuli was used in ancient Egypt for jewellery and ornament and later, in the Renaissance, to make the pigment ultramarine, the most expensive of all pigments. In the eigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notwane FC
Notwane FC is a football club from Botswana based in Gaborone. It is named after the Notwane River. Notwane is owned by GMG Global Investments, a subsidiary of GMG Holdings and recently made major scoop by signing former South African international players, former Orlando Pirates player Benedict Vilakazi and former Mamelodi Sundowns player Manqoba Ngwenya History Notwane were founded in 1965 and played in the first season of the Botswana Premier League. They were relegated from the top flight for the first time in 2015. The team sued the Botswana Football Association in 1992 after the BFA allowed Township Rollers a place in the premier league. Notwane were promoted again in 2017. However, Notwane suffered financial difficulties which led to a financial dispute with coach 'Pio' Paul in 2018. Achievements *Botswana Premier League: 3 ::1978, 1996, 1998 * Botswana Challenge Cup: 4 ::1978, 1995, 1997, 2006 * Botswana Independence Cup: 2 ::2003, 2004 Performance in CAF competit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC BFV
FC BFV is a Madagascar, Malagasy football (soccer), football club based in Antananarivo, Madagascar. The team has won the THB Champions League in 1996, qualifying them for the 1997 CAF Champions League. The team currently plays in the Malagasy Second Division. Achievements *THB Champions League: 1 ::1996 Performance in CAF competitions *CAF Champions League: 1 appearance ::1997 CAF Champions League - first round References External links Football clubs in Madagascar, BFV Antananarivo {{Madagascar-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
