2011 CAF Confederation Cup

2011 CAF Confederation Cup
Confederation of African Football Confederation Cup
Tournament details
Dates 28 January – 4 December 2011
Teams 52+8 (from 40 associations)
Final positions
Champions Maghreb de Fès (1st title)
Runners-up Club Africain
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The 2011 CAF Confederation Cup was the 8th edition of the Confederation Cup organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The winners qualified to play in the 2012 CAF Super Cup.

Contents

Association team allocation

Theoretically, up to 55 CAF member associations may enter the 2011 CAF Confederation Cup, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to CAF 5-Year Ranking eligible to enter 2 teams in the competition. For this year's competition, CAF used 2005-09 5-Year ranking. As a result, a maximum of 67 teams could enter the tournament – although this level has never been reached.

Seeding

Main article: CAF 5-Year Ranking

CAF calculates points for each entrant association based on their clubs’ performance over the last 5 years in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup, not taking into considering the running year. The criteria for points are the following:[1]

CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup
Winner 5 points 4 points
Runner-up 4 points 3 points
Semi-finalists 3 points 2 points
3rd of the groups 2 points 1 point
4th of the groups 1 point 1 point

The points shall be multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follow:

This system is different from the one used for the 2010 CAF Champions League and previous years.

Entrants list

Below is the entrants list for the competition. Nations are shown according to their 2005–2009 CAF 5-Year Ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated. Teams were also seeded using their individual team 2006–2010 5-Year Ranking. The top twelve sides (shown in bold) received byes to the first qualifying round.

Association Club Qualifying method
Associations with two entrants (Ranked 1–12)
Tunisia
(1st – 96 pts)		 Etoile Sahel 2009–10 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third place
Olympique Béja 2009–10 Tunisian President Cup winner
Egypt
(2nd – 87 pts)		 Ismaily 2009–10 Egyptian Premier League third place
Haras El Hodood 2009–10 Egypt Cup winner
Nigeria
(3rd – 75 pts)		 Sunshine Stars 2009–10 Nigeria Premier League third place
Kaduna United 2010 Nigerian FA Cup winner
Sudan
(4th – 54 pts)		 Al-Khartoum 2010 Sudan Premier League third place
Al-Nil Al-Hasahesa 2010 Sudan Premier League fourth place
Congo DR
(5th – 46 pts)		 Saint Eloi Lupopo 2010 Linafoot third place
Motema Pembe 2010 Coupe du Congo winner
Algeria
(6th – 27 pts)		 JS Kabylie 2009–10 Algerian Championnat National third place
CA Batna 2009–10 Algerian Cup runner-up
Morocco
(=7th – 20 pts)		 Difaa El Jadida 2009–10 Botola third place
FUS RabatTH 2010 Coupe du Trône winner
Maghreb de Fès 2010 Coupe du Trône runner-up
Mali
(=7th – 20 pts)		 Centre Salif Keita 2009–10 Malian Première Division third place
AS Real Bamako 2010 Malian Cup winner
Cameroon
(9th – 19 pts)		 Tiko United 2009–10 Cameroonian Premier League third place
Fovu Baham 2010 Cameroonian Cup winner
Côte d'Ivoire
(=10th – 18 pts)		 Séwé Sports 2010 Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division third place
Africa Sports 2010 Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire de football winner
Angola
(=10th – 18 pts)		 1º de Agosto 2010 Girabola (XXXII) third place
AS Aviação 2010 Angolan Cup winner
Zimbabwe
(12th – 17 pts)		 Highlanders
(one entrant only)		 2010 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League third place
Associations with one entrant (Fewer ranking points than the 12th CAF association)
Ghana
(13th – 12 pts)		 Ashanti Gold 2009–10 Ghana Premier League runner-up
Zambia
(14th – 10 pts)		 Nchanga Rangers 2010 Zambian Premier League runner-up
Libya
(15th – 9 pts)		 Al-Nasr 2009–10 Libyan Cup winner
South Africa
(16th – 7 pts)		 Wits 2009–10 Nedbank Cup winner
Equatorial Guinea
(17th – 2 pts)		 CD Elá Nguema 2010 Equatoguinean Premier League runner-up
Gabon
(=18th – 1 pt)		 Missile 2010 Coupe du Gabon Interclubs runner-up
Guinea
(=18th – 1 pt)		 FC Séquence 2010 Guinée Coupe Nationale winner
Benin USS Kraké 2009–10 Benin Premier League third place
Burkina Faso USFA 2010 Coupe du Faso winner
Burundi AS Inter Star 2009–10 Burundi Premier League runner-up
Central African Republic Diplomates 2010 Central African Republic Coupe Nationale winner
Chad Foullah Edifice 2010 Coupe de Ligue de N'Djaména winner
Congo AC Léopard 2010 Coupe du Congo de Foot-ball winner
Ethiopia Dedebit 2009–10 Ethiopian Cup winner
Kenya Sofapaka 2010 FKL Cup winner
Madagascar AS Adema 2010 Coupe de Madagascar winner
Mauritania ASC Tevragh-Zeïna 2010 Mauritania Cup winner
Mozambique CD Maxaquene 2010 Taça de Moçambique winner
Niger Sahel SC 2010 Niger Premier League runner-up
Réunion US Sainte-Marienne 2010 Coupe de la Réunion winner
Rwanda Etincelles 2009–10 Rwandan Premier League runner-up
Senegal Touré Kunda Footpro 2010 Senegal FA Cup winner
Sierra Leone Ports Authority 2009–10 Sierra Leone National Premier League third place
Swaziland Mbabane Highlanders 2010 Swazi Cup winner
Tanzania Young Africans 2009–10 Tanzanian Premier League runner-up
Togo Dynamic Togolais 2009 Togolese Championnat National fourth place (no league in 2010)
Uganda Victors 2010 Ugandan Cup winner
Zanzibar KMKM 2010 Zanzibar Premier League runner-up
Notes

Moreover, the eight losers from the 2011 CAF Champions League second round entered the play-off round:

Dates

Schedule of dates for 2011 competition.[2]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying Preliminary round 20 December 2010
(Cairo, Egypt)[3]		 28–30 January 11–13 February
25–27 February†
First round 18–20 March 1–3 April
Second round
(1st Round of 16)		 22–24 April 6–8 May
Play-off round
(2nd Round of 16)		 15 May 2011
(Cairo, Egypt)[4]		 27–29 May 10–12 June
Group stage Matchday 1 15–17 July
Matchday 2 29–31 July
Matchday 3 12–14 August
Matchday 4 26–28 August
Matchday 5 9–11 September
Matchday 6 16–18 September
Knock-out stage Semifinals 14–16 October 28–30 October
Final 18–20 November 2–4 December

† The second leg of the preliminary round matches are postponed to 25–27 February in case the club have at least three players in the 2011 African Nations Championship.[5]

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2011 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

The fixtures for the preliminary, first and second qualifying rounds were announced on 20 December 2010.[6]

Qualification ties were 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 applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).[7]

Preliminary round

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
ASC Tevragh-Zeïna 1–0 AS Real Bamako 0–0 1–0
Missile 4–1 AS Inter Star 4–0 0–1
AC Léopard 3–1 Etincelles 1–1 2–0
Touré Kunda Footpro 4–3 Ports Authority 2–1 2–2
CA Batna 4–4 (5–6 p) Al-Nasr 2–2 2–2
Dynamic Togolais 0–0 (2–4 p) Sahel SC 0–0 0–0
USS Kraké 2–5 Maghreb de Fès 1–1 1–4
Séwé Sports 0–2 Ashanti Gold 0–1 0–1
Foullah Edifice 2–1 CD Elá Nguema 2–0 0–1
AS Aviação 0–0 (4–5 p) Sofapaka 0–0 0–0
Highlanders w/o1 Nchanga Rangers 1–1 —
AS Adema 1–1 (a) CD Maxaquene 0–0 1–1
US Sainte-Marienne 1–4 Wits 1–0 0–4
Centre Salif Keita 3–3 (a) Difaa El Jadida 2–2 1–1
Fovu Baham 3–4 USFA 2–1 1–3
FC Séquence 1–2 Africa Sports 0–1 1–1
Diplomates 1–3 Tiko United 0–0 1–3
KMKM 0–6 Motema Pembe 0–4 0–2
Mbabane Highlanders 2–2 (1–4 p) Victors 1–1 1–1
Young Africans 4–6 Dedebit 4–4 0–2
Notes

First round

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
JS Kabylie 3–1 ASC Tevragh-Zeïna 1–0 2–1
Al-Nil Al-Hasahesa 2–3 Missile 1–1 1–2
1º de Agosto 2–1 AC Léopard 2–0 0–1
FUS Rabat 3–2 Touré Kunda Footpro 2–0 1–2
Al-Khartoum w/o2 Al-Nasr — —
Maghreb de Fès 2–1 Sahel SC 0–0 2–1
Etoile Sahel 4–2 Ashanti Gold 3–0 1–2
Kaduna United 2–1 Foullah Edifice 2–0 0–1
Ismaily 2–4 Sofapaka 2–0 0–4
Saint Eloi Lupopo 3–0 Nchanga Rangers 1–0 2–0
Wits 1–3 AS Adema 1–1 0–2
Olympique Béja 2–3 Difaa El Jadida 2–0 0–3
Africa Sports w/o3 USFA — —
Sunshine Stars 3–0 Tiko United 2–0 1–0
Victors 1–2 Motema Pembe 1–1 0–1
Haras El Hodood 5–1 Dedebit 4–0 1–1
Notes

Second round

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Missile 3–3 (0–3 p) JS Kabylie 3–0 0–3
FUS Rabat 1–2 1º de Agosto 1–1 0–1
Maghreb de Fès 5–3 Al-Khartoum 5–1 0–2
Kaduna United w/o4 Etoile Sahel — —
Saint Eloi Lupopo 2–2 (a) Sofapaka 2–1 0–1
Difaa El Jadida 3–1 AS Adema 3–0 0–1
Sunshine Stars 2–1 USFA 2–0 0–1
Haras El Hodood 3–3 (3–4 p) Motema Pembe 2–1 1–2
Notes

Play-off round

In the play-off round, the winners from the second round play against the losers from the 2011 CAF Champions League second round.[7] The winners of the CAF Confederation Cup second round host the second leg at home.

The draw for the play-off round and group stage was held on 15 May 2011.[10] For the play-off round draw, the top-seeded loser from the Champions League and the top-seeded winner from the Confederation Cup would not be drawn against each other. Moreover, the winners of the two ties they are involved in would be drawn into different groups in the group stage draw.[11]

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
ES Sétif 1–3 Kaduna United 1–0 0–3
Diaraf 1–3 JS Kabylie 1–1 0–2
Club Africain 4–3 Sofapaka 3–0 1–3
Al-Ittihad 0–1 Sunshine Stars —5 0–1
ZESCO United 1–2 Maghreb de Fès 1–0 0–2
Simba 1–2 Motema Pembe 1–0 0–2
ASEC Mimosas 5–1 1º de Agosto 4–0 1–1
Inter Luanda 5–2 Difaa El Jadida 3–0 2–2
Notes

Group stage

Main article: 2011 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the Semifinals

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Club Africain 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11
Inter Luanda 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10
ASEC Mimosas 6 2 1 3 5 6 −1 7
Kaduna United 6 1 2 3 5 9 −4 5
  ASEC CA INC KAD
ASEC Mimosas – 1–1 1–0 2–1
Club Africain 1–0 – 2–0 0–0
Inter Luanda 1–0 2–1 – 4–1
Kaduna United 2–1 0–1 1–1 –

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Maghreb de Fès 6 4 2 0 8 2 +6 14
Sunshine Stars 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11
Motema Pembe 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8
JS Kabylie 6 0 0 6 1 9 −8 0
  JSK MAS DCMP SUN
JS Kabylie – 0–1 0–2 1–2
Maghreb de Fès 1–0 – 3–0 1–0
Motema Pembe 2–0 1–1 – 0–0
Sunshine Stars 1–0 1–1 2–0 –

Knock-out stage

Main article: 2011 CAF Confederation Cup knock-out stage

Semifinals

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Sunshine Stars 0–1 Club Africain 0–1 0–0
Inter Luanda 2–2 (a) Maghreb de Fès 2–1 0–1

Final

Main article: 2011 CAF Confederation Cup Final
Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Club Africain 1–1 (5–6 p) Maghreb de Fès 1–0 0–1

Champion

 CAF Confederation Cup Winners 2011 

Maghreb de Fès
First title

See also

References

  1. ^ CAF Club Competitions entry procedures for 2011 released
  2. ^ Proposed Dates for Interclubes Competitions 2011
  3. ^ Draw for 2011 Interclubs rescheduled for Dec. 20
  4. ^ CAF Meetings and Inter-Clubs Competitions draw set for May 15th 2011
  5. ^ CL and CC: matches postponed
  6. ^ Fixtures for preliminary round, first qualifying round, and second qualifying round
  7. ^ a b Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup
  8. ^ a b CAF Interclubs matches venues and dates reviewed
  9. ^ Etoile du Sahel out of Confed Cup
  10. ^ Draw of the 2nd 1/8th final; Draw of the Group Matches
  11. ^ Orange CAF Confederation Cup draw procedures
  12. ^ Coupe de la Confédération: Rattrapage pour les radiés de la Ligue des champions

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