Ivory Coast 1997


Table:

Pool A

 1. ASEC           34  +24
 2. Issia Wazi     23  + 3   [No GD from Round 14]
 3. SOA            21  + 3
 -------------------------
 4. San Pedro      16  + 3
 5. AS Bouake      16  - 4
 6. Gagnoa         14  -13
 -------------------------
 7. Daloa          13  - 3   Relegated
 8. Oume            9  -13   Relegated [No GD from Round 14]

Pool B
  
 1. Bouna          27  + 7
 2. Africa Sports  26  + 9
 3. Stade          23  + 7
 -------------------------
 4. Man            23  + 2
 5. Abengourou     22  + 3
 6. Stella         17  - 5
 -------------------------
 7. Bassam         15  - 1   Relegated
 8. Lazer         withdrew   Relegated

ASEC, Issia Wazi, SOA, Bouna, Africa Sports, and Stade
qualify for the Super Division

Round 1 [Feb 2]
Pool A
AS Bouake      0-1 ASEC
SOA            2-1 Oume
Issia Wazi     tie San Pedro
Daloa          tie Gagnoa
Pool B
Man            1-0 Africa Sports
Stade          w-l Abengourou      [+3 GD]
Bassam         tie Bouna
Lazer          0-0 Stella          [inferred]

Round 2 [Feb 9]
Pool A
ASEC           0-0 Daloa
San Pedro      0-0 SOA
Oume           tie Gagnoa
Issia Wazi     1-0 AS Bouake
Pool B
Bassam         1-0 Africa Sports
Stade          3-0 Lazer           [inferred]
Bouna          tie Man
Abengourou     w-l Stella          [+2 GD]

Round 3 [Mar 2]
Pool A
ASEC           3-0 Gagnoa
SOA            2-0 Issia Wazi
Daloa          tie AS Bouake
Oume           tie San Pedro
Pool B 
Bassam         2-1 Stade  
Man            2-1 Stella 
Africa Sports  1-0 Lazer 
Bouna          w-l Abengourou      [+1 GD] 

Round 4 [Mar 15]
Pool A
Gagnoa         1-0 SOA
Daloa          w-l Oume            [+1 GD]
ASEC           tie Issia Wazi      [played Mar 18]
AS Bouake      w-l San Pedro       [+1 GD]
Pool B
Lazer          tie Man 
Stella         l-w Stade           [+1 GD]
Abengourou     w-l Bassam          [+1 GD]
Africa Sports  3-2 Bouna           [played later]
 
Round 5 [Apr 5]
Pool A
Oume           0-2 ASEC
SOA            2-0 AS Bouake
San Pedro      2-0 Gagnoa
Issia Wazi     w-l Daloa           [+1 GD]
Pool B
Stella         0-5 Africa Sports
Abengourou     3-1 Lazer 
Stade          l-w Bouna           [played later; +1 GD]
Bassam         w-l Man             [played Apr 10; +2 GD]

Round 6 [Apr 12-13]
Pool A           
SOA            1-2 ASEC
Gagnoa         0-0 Issia Wazi
Oume           1-0 AS Bouake
Daloa          0-0 San Pedro
Pool B
Lazer          0-0 Bassam
Man            1-1 Abengourou
Bouna          0-2 Stella
Africa Sports  l-w Stade           [+1 GD?]

Round 7 [Apr 19]
Pool A
ASEC           2-0 San Pedro
SOA            2-2 Daloa
AS Bouake      0-0 Gagnoa
Issia Wazi     w-l Oume            [inferred +2 GD; reported 1-1]
Pool B         
Abengourou     1-1 Africa Sports
Lazer          0-2 Bouna           [*]
Stade          0-1 Man 
Stella         w-l Bassam          [played later; +1 GD?]

* Match finished 1-1, but evidently was later awarded
  to Bouna due to an attempt by Lazer to bribe the
  referee (see below)

  Lazer withdrew from the league after its president
  was banned from soccer for five years for a match-
  rigging scandal; all its games in the second half
  were not played and its opponents were awarded a
  win (2-0)    

Round 8 [Apr 26-27]
Pool A         
Oume           0-0 SOA
Gagnoa         2-0 Daloa
ASEC           w-l AS Bouake       [+2 GD] 
San Pedro      tie Issia Wazi
Pool B
Africa Sports  1-1 Man
Abengourou     tie Stade
Bouna          tie Bassam
Stella         awd Lazer           [awarded 2-0]

Round 9 [May 10-11]
Pool A
Daloa          1-1 ASEC  
Gagnoa         1-0 Oume
AS Bouake      1-0 Issia Wazi
SOA            tie San Pedro
Pool B
Africa Sports  1-0 Bassam
Man            3-2 Bouna
Stella         tie Abengourou
Lazer          awd Stade          [awarded 0-2]

Round 10 [May 17-18]
Pool A   
Issia Wazi     2-0 SOA
Gagnoa         1-9 ASEC  
AS Bouake      0-0 Daloa
San Pedro      5-1 Oume
Pool B
Stella         2-0 Man
Abengourou     1-2 Bouna
Lazer          awd Africa Sports  [awarded 0-2]
Stade          w-l Bassam         [played May 21; +1 GD?]

Round 11 [May 24]
Pool A
Issia Wazi     0-1 ASEC
SOA            2-1 Gagnoa
San Pedro      l-w AS Bouake      [+1 GD]
Oume           w-l Daloa          [+1 GD]
Pool B
Bouna          1-0 Africa Sports 
Stade          2-1 Stella
Bassam         0-1 Abengourou
Man            awd Lazer           [awarded 2-0]
  
Round 12 [May 31]
Pool A 
ASEC           4-1 Oume
AS Bouake      1-2 SOA
Gagnoa         l-w San Pedro       [+2 GD?]
Daloa          tie Issia Wazi      [played Jun 4]
Pool B         
Bouna          w-l Stade           [+1 GD]
Africa Sports  w-l Stella          [+1 GD] 
Man            w-l Bassam          [+1 GD]
Lazer          awd Abengourou      [awarded 0-2]

Round 13 [Jun 7]
Pool A
ASEC           2-2 SOA
Issia Wazi     1-0 Gagnoa
San Pedro      3-0 Daloa           [*]
AS Bouake      2-1 Oume
Pool B    
Stade          0-1 Africa Sports
Stella         0-2 Bouna 
Abengourou     1-0 Man 
Bassam         awd Lazer           [awarded 2-0]

* Match ended 3-0 for San Pedro; it was later
  awarded to Daloa [something related to one of
  the team's owners], then reinstated as a win 
  for San Pedro

Round 14 [Jun 29]
Pool A
San Pedro      0-1 ASEC  
Daloa          1-1 SOA  
Gagnoa         tie AS Bouake
Oume           l-w Issia Wazi      [unknown GD]
Pool B
Africa Sports  1-0 Abengourou
Man            1-1 Stade
Bassam         0-1 Stella
Bouna          awd Lazer           [awarded 2-0]

Table:

Pool A         

 1. ASEC           34  +24
 2. Issia Wazi     23  + 3   [No GD from Round 14]
 3. SOA            21  + 3
 -------------------------
 4. San Pedro      16  + 3
 5. AS Bouake      16  - 4         
 6. Gagnoa         14  -13
 -------------------------
 7. Daloa          13  - 3   Relegated
 8. Oume            9  -13   Relegated [No GD from Round 14]

Pool B         

 1. Bouna          27  + 7
 2. Africa Sports  26  + 9
 3. Stade          23  + 7         
 -------------------------   
 4. Man            23  + 2
 5. Abengourou     22  + 3
 6. Stella         17  - 5
 -------------------------
 7. Bassam         15  - 1   Relegated
 8. Lazer         withdrew   Relegated

ASEC, Issia Wazi, SOA, Bouna, Africa Sports, and Stade
qualify for the Super Division


Super Division Playoff 

Final Table:

 1. ASEC           10  8  2  0 28- 8 26  Champions
 2. SOA            10  4  3  3 15-13 15  CAF Cup
 3. Africa Sports  10  3  3  4 15-13 12  Cup Winners' Cup
 4. Issia Wazi     10  2  4  4 13-14 10  WAFU Cup (regional)
 5. Stade          10  2  4  4 17-26 10
 6. Bouna          10  2  2  6 10-24  8

Round 1 [Aug 10]
Bouna          0-3 ASEC
Issia Wazi     0-1 Africa Sports   
SOA            2-1 Stade

Round 2 [Aug 17]
Africa Sports  7-1 Stade 
Bouna          1-4 SOA
ASEC           2-1 Issia Wazi

Round 3 [Aug 24]
SOA            0-0 Africa Sports
Stade          1-5 ASEC
Bouna          2-1 Issia Wazi
 
Round 4 [Aug 30]   
Africa Sports  0-1 ASEC
Stade          1-1 Bouna  
Issia Wazi     3-1 SOA 
 
Round 5 [Sep 14]
ASEC           3-1 SOA 
Bouna          0-2 Africa Sports
Stade          1-3 Issia Wazi

Round 6 [Sep 27]
ASEC           5-1 Bouna  
Stade          1-0 SOA 
Africa Sports  1-1 Issia Wazi      
 
Round 7 [Oct 5]    
Stade          2-2 Africa Sports
Issia Wazi     0-2 ASEC
SOA            1-0 Bouna  
 
Round 8 [Oct 11]  
ASEC           2-2 Stade
Africa Sports  1-3 SOA 
Issia Wazi     1-1 Bouna

Round 9 [Oct 19]
ASEC           3-0 Africa Sports
Bouna          2-5 Stade
SOA            1-1 Issia Wazi

Round 10 [Oct 25]  
SOA            2-2 ASEC  
Africa Sports  1-2 Bouna 
Issia Wazi     2-2 Stade 
 
Final Table:

 1. ASEC           10  8  2  0 28- 8 26  Champions
 2. SOA            10  4  3  3 15-13 15  CAF Cup
 3. Africa Sports  10  3  3  4 15-13 12  Cup Winners' Cup
 4. Issia Wazi     10  2  4  4 13-14 10  WAFU Cup (regional)
 5. Stade          10  2  4  4 17-26 10
 6. Bouna          10  2  2  6 10-24  8


Cup 1997

1/16 Finals [Mar 8-9]
ASEC           3-0 Bondoukou
Assoue             RCA
Stade              Gagnoa

1/8 Finals [Mar 22]
Lazer          2-1 Man
Abengourou     0-1 Bassam
Bingerville    2-1 Botro
Bouna          5-1 Daoukro
ASEC           5-2 Stella
Africa Sports  w-l Assoue/RCA       [played later]
AS Bouake          Stade/Gagnoa     [played later]
SOA            l-w Daloa            [played later]

Quarterfinals
unknown

Semifinals
[Jul 5]
Africa Sports  1-1 Bouna            [4-3 pen.]
  [Johnson 38'; O. Ouattara 16']
[Jul 6]
ASEC           3-1 Daloa
  [M. Gouamene 34' 75', Guel 40'; Godwin 35']

Cup Final
ASEC           4-0 Africa Sports
  [Sie 11', Bebeto 33', Baloki 45', Kalou 61']


Super Cup (Coupe Houphouët Boigny; Jan 4, 1998)
ASEC           3-0 Africa Sports 
  [Gouaméné 27', Diomandé 56' (pen), Baloki 63']

1995

1996 (cups)

1998

list of champions

list of cup winners

list of super cup winners


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Prepared and maintained by Eric Boesenberg and Miguel Alvim Gonzalez for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: Eric Boesenberg (boesy@sprynet.com) and Miguel Alvim Gonzalez (miguelgonzalez@openlink.com.br)
Last updated: 27 Mar 2001

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