| Tourney Name: | CAF Champions League |
| Year: | 1997 |
| Size: | 200px |
| Dates: | 1 February – 14 December 1997 |
| Num Teams: | 40 |
| Associations: | 40 |
| Champion Other: |  Raja Casablanca |
| Count: | 2 |
| Second Other: |  Obuasi Goldfields |
| Matches: | 86 |
| Goals: | 128 |
| Prevseason: | 1996 |
| Nextseason: | 1998 |
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.
|}1 AS Tempête Mocaf were disqualified for not paying the entry fee.
2 Blue Waters FC withdrew.
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See main article: 1997 CAF Champions League group stage.
See main article: 1997 CAF Champions League Final.
The top scorers from the 1997 CAF Champions League are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kossi Noutsoudje | Obuasi Goldfields | 7 |
| Tarek Hadj Adlane | USM Alger | ||
| 3 | Billel Dziri | USM Alger | 6 |
| 4 | Muanza | Primeiro de Agosto | 5 |
| Abdelkarim Nazir | Raja Casablanca | ||
| 6 | Nacer Zekri | USM Alger | 4 |
| 7 |  Ahmed El-Kass | Zamalek | 3 |
| Joe Okyere | Obuasi Goldfields | ||
 Jonas Ogandaga | Raja Casablanca | ||
| Mustapha Moustawdaa | Raja Casablanca | ||
| Lantame Ouadja |  Club Africain |