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']
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