The 1997 CAF Cup was the sixth football club tournament season that took place for the runners-up of each African country's domestic league. It was won by

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in two-legged final victory against

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Preliminary round

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disqualified for not having submitted players' licenses in time.

First round

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disqualified for not having submitted players' licenses in time.

Second round

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due to the civil war in

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(afterwards called

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Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Winners

External links

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