CAF Confederation Cup
The CAF Confederation Cup is an international club association football competition run by the Confederation of African Football. Select club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the second club football competition in the continent behind the CAF Champions League and the equivalent to the UEFA Europa League.
The winner of the tournament faces the winner of the CAF Champions League in the following season's CAF Super Cup.
Qualification
From the top twelve placed CAF member associations, the winner of the domestic cup competition and the third placed club in the domestic league of the considered associations, are eligible to participate in the CAF Confederation Cup, while only domestic cup winners from member associations ranked from 13 till 55 are eligible to participate in the competition.
Format
The competition is played into two phases A and B.[1]
Phase A
The matches of the Preliminary, the 1/16th, the 1/8th rounds are played according to the knock-out system with ties broken via the Away goals rule.
The eight teams eliminated from the 1/8th finals of the CAF Champions League will automatically qualify to play the additional 1/8th finals round of the CAF Confederation Cup.
Phase B
- The eight teams which will qualify for the group matches from the additional 1/8th finals will be divided in two groups of four each. Each team shall play six matches against the other three opponents one match home and one match away and points granted upon the 3-1-0 system.
- The two group winners shall meet in the final which shall be played in two matches, home and away. The team scoring the highest aggregate number of goals in the two matches will be declared winner.
- In case of equality in the number of goals scored during the two matches, the team scoring the greatest number of away goals will be declared winner. If the number of goals scored on the away matches is equal, kicks from the penalty mark will be taken.
Prize Money
| Placement |
Club Share (US Dollars) |
National Association Share |
| Winner |
$ 625 000 |
$ 35 000 |
| Runner-up |
$ 432 000 |
$ 30 000 |
| 2nd of each Group |
$ 239 000 |
$ 25 000 |
| 3rd of each Group |
$ 239 000 |
$ 20 000 |
| 4th of each Group |
$ 150 000 |
$ 15 000 |
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The Super Cup
The winning team of the CAF Confederation Cup will take the engagement of playing the CAF Super Cup against the champion of the CAF Champions League. The match will be played in the following year to that of the concerned competition, in one match, on the CAF Champions League champion's venue.
History
The competition was founded by the CAF in 2004 by merging both the African Cup Winners' Cup and the CAF Cup in a single competition based upon the European model of the UEFA Cup which was also the adopted model while creating the CAF Cup previously in 1992.[3]
Tournaments
| Year |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Venue |
Attendance |
2004
Details |
 Accra Hearts of Oak |
1–1 |
Asante Kotoko |
Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra |
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| Asante Kotoko |
1–1
(7-8 Pen) |
Accra Hearts of Oak |
Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi |
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| Accra Hearts of Oak won 8–7 on penalties (2–2 on aggregate) |
2005
Details |
 Dolphins FC |
1–0 |
 FAR Rabat |
Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt |
12,000 |
| FAR Rabat |
3–0 |
Dolphins FC |
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat |
52,000 |
| FAR Rabat won 3–1 on aggregate |
2006
Details |
FAR Rabat
|
1–1 |
 ES Sahel |
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat |
52,000 |
| ES Sahel |
0–0 |
FAR Rabat |
Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse |
|
| ES Sahel finish 1–1 on aggregate but won by the away goal |
2007
Details |
 Al-Merrikh SC |
2–4 |
CS Sfaxien |
Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman |
|
| CS Sfaxien |
1–0 |
Al-Merrikh SC |
Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax |
|
| CS Sfaxien won 5–2 on aggregate |
2008
Details |
CS Sfaxien |
0–0 |
ES Sahel |
Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax |
|
| ES Sahel |
2–2 |
CS Sfaxien |
Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse |
|
| CS Sfaxien finish 2–2 on aggregate but won by the away goals |
2009
Details |
 ES Setif |
2–0 |
 Stade Malien
|
Stade 8 Mai 1945, Setif |
25,000 |
| Stade Malien |
2–0
(3-2 Pen.) |
ES Setif |
Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako |
35,000 |
| Stade Malien won 3–2 on penalties (2–2 on aggregate) |
2010
Details |
FUS Rabat |
0–0 |
CS Sfax |
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat |
52,000 |
| CS Sfax |
2–3 |
FUS Rabat |
Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax |
|
| FUS Rabat won 3–2 on aggregate |
2011
Details |
Club Africain |
1–0 |
MAS Fez |
Stade 14 January, Radès |
65,000 |
| MAS Fez |
1–0
(6-5 Pen.) |
Club Africain |
Fez Stadium, Fes |
45,000 |
| MAS Fez won 6–5 on penalties (1–1 on aggregate) |
2012
Details |
Djoliba AC |
2–2 |
 AC Léopards |
Stade 26 mars, Bamako |
55,000 |
| AC Léopards |
2–1 |
Djoliba AC |
Stade Denis Sassou Nguesso, Dolisie |
20,000 |
| AC Léopards won 4–3 on aggregate |
2013
Details |
CS Sfaxien |
2–0 |
 TP Mazembe |
Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès |
|
| TP Mazembe |
2–1 |
CS Sfaxien |
Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi |
|
| CS Sfaxien won 3–2 on aggregate |
2014
Details |
 Séwé Sport |
2–1 |
 Al Ahly SC |
Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan |
5,000 |
| Al Ahly SC |
1–0 |
Séwé Sport |
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo |
40,000 |
| Al Ahly SC finish 2–2 on aggregate but won by the away goal |
Performance by club
Performance by country
See also
References
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