1997 UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup
# 1997 UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup

The 1997 UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup was the first UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup and was held in Portugal.

## Teams

* Portugal (host nation)
* France
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Greece
* Ivory Coast
* Nigeria
* Spain

## Group stage

In the following tables:

Key: Pld Matches played, W Won, D Drawn, L Lost, GF Goals for, GA Goals against, GD Goal Difference, Pts Points

* Team qualified for the knockout stage. If place within group is known (1st or 2nd), it is indicated

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Portugal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Ghana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Greece | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| Guinea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 |

## Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 7 February 1997 | 7 February 1997 |
| Portugal | 0 |
| Portugal | 0 | 9 February 1997 | 9 February 1997 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 9 February 1997 | 9 February 1997 |
| Nigeria | 2 | Nigeria | 3 |
| 7 February 1997 | 7 February 1997 | | Nigeria | 3 |
| 7 February 1997 | 7 February 1997 | Spain | 2 |
| Greece | 1 | Spain | 2 |
| Spain | 4 | | |
| Spain | 4 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 9 February 1997 | 9 February 1997 |
| | | Portugal (a.e.t.) | 2 |
| | | Greece | 1 |

### Third-place play-off

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