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.

Preliminary round

Zone 1 (Gulf Area)

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advanced to the final tournament.''

Zone 2 (Red Sea)

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and Al-Ahli advanced to the final tournament.''

Zone 3 (North Africa)

Preliminary round tournament held in

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and

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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

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Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semi-Finals

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Final

Winners

Statistics

Goalscorers

Awards

;Highest Scorer * Maher (5 goals) ;Man of the Competition *

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;Best Goalkeeper * Boubaker Zitouni ;Fair Play team of the tournament *

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