1998 CAF Champions League

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = CAF Champions League

| year = 1998

| other_titles =

| image =

| size = 200px

| caption =

| country =

| dates = 30 January – 12 December

| num_teams = 42

| associations = 42

| venues =

| cities =

| champion_other = {{flagicon|CIV}} ASEC Mimosas

| count = 1

| second_other = {{flagicon|ZIM}} Dynamos Harare

| third_other =

| fourth_other =

| matches = 87

| goals = 155

| attendance =

| top_scorer =

| prevseason = 1997

| nextseason = 1999

}}

The 1998 CAF Champions League was the 34th awarding of Africa's premier club football tournament prize organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 2nd edition under the current CAF Champions League format. ASEC Mimosas of Ivory Coast defeated Dynamos Harare of Zimbabwe in the final to win their first title.

Qualifying rounds

{{main|1998 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds}}

=Preliminary round=

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|St.-Michel United|SEY|2–8|Ethiopian Coffee SC|ETH|var2=1996|1–0|1–8}}

{{TwoLegResult|Rayon Sport|RWA|6–1|Maniema FC|BDI|6–1|w/o1|var1=1962}}

{{TwoLegResult|Telecom Wanderers|MWI|var1=1964|4–1|BDF XI|BOT|3–0|1–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Mbabane Swallows|SWZ|1–6|LDF|LES|1–4|0–2|var2=1987}}

{{TwoLegResult|Mdlaw Megbi|ERI|0–2|Utalii|KEN|0–1|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|SS Saint-Louisienne|REU|1–3|Sunrise Flacq United|MRI|1–2|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Deportivo Mongomo|EQG|w/o2|Muni Sport|CGO|–|–}}

{{TwoLegResult|Wallidan FC|GAM|0–2|AS Douanes|SEN|0–0|0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Mogas 90 FC|BEN|w/o2|East End Lions|SLE|–|–}}

{{TwoLegResult|Tourbillon FC|CHA|w/o3|AS Tempête Mocaf|CTA|–|–}}

|}

1 Maniema FC withdrew after the 1st leg.

2 Muni Sport and East End Lions both withdrew.

3 AS Tempête Mocaf were disqualified for not paying the entry fee.

=First round=

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|Ethiopian Coffee SC|ETH|var1=1996|3–3 (a)|Al Ahly|EGY|1–1|2–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Rayon Sport|RWA|3–3 (a)|Young Africans|TAN|2–2|1–1|var1=1962}}

{{TwoLegResult|Telecom Wanderers|MWI|var1=1964|2–4|Dynamos Harare |ZIM|1–2|1–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Sunrise Flacq United|MRI|0–4|Ferroviário |MOZ|0–4|0–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|KCC|UGA|1–3|Power Dynamos |ZAM|0–1|1–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|LDF|LES|4–5|Manning Rangers |RSA|3–3|1–2|var1=1987}}

{{TwoLegResult| Utalii|KEN|4–3|Al-Merrikh|SDN|4–0|0–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|CI Kamsar|GUI|3–5|ES Sahel |TUN|1–2|2–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Deportivo Mongomo|EQG|3–13|Petro Atlético |ANG|1–4|2–9}}

{{TwoLegResult| Eagle Cement|NGA|4–3|AS Vita Club|COD|4–1|0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|RC Bobo|BFA|2–4|ASEC Mimosas |CIV|1–0|1–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|Dynamic Lomé|TOG|5–9|FC 105 Libreville |GAB|3–3|2–6}}

{{TwoLegResult| AS Douanes|SEN|2–1|CS Constantine|ALG|2–1|0–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Mogas 90 FC|BEN|1–6|Raja Casablanca |MAR|0–0|1–6}}

{{TwoLegResult|Tourbillon FC|CHA|1–4|Coton Sport FC |CMR|0–0|1–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|Djoliba AC|MLI|0–1|Hearts of Oak |GHA|0–0|0–1}}

|}

=Second round=

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|Ethiopian Coffee SC|ETH|var1=1996|3–8|Young Africans|TAN|2–2|1–6}}

{{TwoLegResult|Dynamos Harare|ZIM|2–1|Ferroviário|MOZ|1–1|1–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Power Dynamos|ZAM|0–4|Manning Rangers|RSA|0–2|0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Utalii|KEN|1–1 (2-4 p)|ES Sahel|TUN|1–0|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Petro Atlético|ANG|0–3|Eagle Cement|NGA|0–1|0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|ASEC Mimosas|CIV|4–2|FC 105 Libreville|GAB|2–0|2–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|AS Douanes|SEN|1–2|Raja Casablanca|MAR|1–0|0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Coton Sport FC|CMR|2–2 (a)|Hearts of Oak|GHA|2–1|0–1}}

|}

Group stage

{{main|1998 CAF Champions League group stage}}

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!Key to colours in group tables

bgcolor=#ccffcc

|Group winners advance to the Knockout stage

=Group A=

{{:1998 CAF Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group A|show_matches=y}}

=Group B=

{{:1998 CAF Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group B|show_matches=y}}

Final

{{main|1998 CAF Champions League Final}}

{{football box

|date = 28 November 1998

|time = {{UTZ|--:--|2}}

|team1 = Dynamos Harare {{flagicon|ZIM}}

|score = 0–0

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|CIV}} ASEC Mimosas

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = National Sports Stadium, Harare

|attendance = 45,000

|referee = Karim Daho (Algeria)

}}

{{football box

|date = 12 December 1998

|time = {{UTZ|--:--|0}}

|team1 = ASEC Mimosas {{flagicon|CIV}}

|score = 4–2

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|ZIM}} Dynamos Harare

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

|attendance = 50,000

|referee = Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

}}

Top goalscorers

{{Expand section|date=June 2019}}

The top scorers from the 1998 CAF Champions League are as follows:

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!Rank

!Name

!Team

!Goals

rowspan=2|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ETH}} Aseged Tesfaye

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ETH}} Ethiopian Coffee SC

|rowspan=2|6

align="left"|{{flagicon|MAR}} Reda Ereyahi

|align="left"|{{flagicon|MAR}} Raja Casablanca

rowspan=1|3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|MAR}} Mustapha Moustawdaa

|align="left"|{{flagicon|MAR}} Raja Casablanca

|4

rowspan=2|4

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ANG}} Zico

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ANG}} Petro Atlético

|rowspan=2|3

align="left"|{{flagicon|NGR}} Musa

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGR}} Eagle Cement