1998 CAF Champions League final

September 2022 1998 CAF Champions League final StadeFHB.jpg Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium hosted the podium where ASEC Mimosas lifted the trophy 1998 CAF Champions League Dynamos Harare ZIM 30px 2 ASEC Mimosas CIV 30px 4 on aggregate First leg 0 0 28 November 1998 National Sports Stadium Harare Karim Daho (Algeria) 45 000 Second leg 2 4 12 December 1998 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny Abidjan Mourad Daami (Tunisia) 50 000 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. 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.Ligue des Champions - CAF - 1998 http://afrik11.com/champions-league-caf/champions-league-caf-1998.html afrik11.com 17 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20111013200211/http://afrik11.com/champions-league-caf/champions-league-caf-1998.html 2011-10-13 dead 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)ZIM Dynamos HarareCOSAFA (Southern Africa)noneCIV ASEC MimosasWAFU (West Africa)1995 Venues Harare National Stadium thumb|170px|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.Zim stadia 'shameful' Farayi Machamire DailyNews Live 4 March 2017 14 January 2019 https://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2017/03/04/zim-stadia-shameful 7 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191207165124/https://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2017/03/04/zim-stadia-shameful dead 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 thumb|right|200px|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.July 2023 It also hosts matches of the ASEC Abidjan. It has been the site of several deadly stampedes. Road to final 1998 CAF Champions League ZIM Dynamos HarareRoundCIV ASEC MimosasOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legQualifying roundsOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legMWI Telecom Wanderers4–22–1 (A)2–1 (H)First roundBFA RC Bobo4–20–1 (A)4–1 (H)MOZ Ferroviário Maputo2–11–1 (H)1–0 (A)Second roundGAB FC 105 Libreville4–22–0 (H)2–2 (A)OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultNGA Eagle Cement3–0 (H)Matchday 1MAR Raja Casablanca1–0 (A)GHA Hearts of Oak1–1 (A)Matchday 2TAN Young Africans2–1 (H)TUN Étoile du Sahel1–0 (H)Matchday 3RSA Manning Rangers3–1 (H)TUN Étoile du Sahel0–1 (A)Matchday 4RSA Manning Rangers0–1 (A)NGA Eagle Cement1–0 (A)Matchday 5MAR Raja Casablanca1–1 (H)GHA Hearts of Oak0–1 (H)Matchday 6TAN Young Africans3–0 (A)n Group A Group A WinnerFinal standingsn Group B Group B Winner 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 28 November 1998 --:-- 2 Dynamos Harare ZIM 0–0 CIV ASEC Mimosas National Sports Stadium, Harare 45,000 Karim Daho (Algeria) Second leg 12 December 1998 --:-- 0 ASEC Mimosas CIV 4–2 ZIM Dynamos Harare Camara 30 38 Sié 43 Zaki 52 Phiri 60 Owusu 81 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan 50,000 Mourad Daami (Tunisia) References External links Champions' League 1998 - Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 1998 *Final Category:ASEC Mimosas matches Category:Dynamos F.C. matches Category:Football matches in Abidjan Category:Football in Harare Category:Football matches in Zimbabwe Category:November 1998 sports events in Africa Category:December 1998 sports events in Africa Category:1998 in Zimbabwean sport Category:1998 in Ivorian football