2010 CAF Champions League
2010 CAF Champions League| Tournament details |
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| Dates |
12 February – 13 November 2010 |
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| Teams |
58 (from 45 associations) |
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| Final positions |
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| Champions |
 TP Mazembe (4th title) |
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| Runners-up |
 Espérance ST |
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The 2010 CAF Champions League was the 46th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 14th edition under the current CAF Champions League format. The winner, TP Mazembe qualified for the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup,[1] and also played in the 2011 CAF Super Cup.
Association team allocation
- Theoretically, up to 55 CAF member associations entered the 2010 CAF Champions League.
- The 12 highest ranked associations according to CAF 5-Year Ranking were eligible to enter 2 teams in the competition. For this year's competition, CAF used 2004-08 5-Year ranking. As a result, a maximum of 67 teams entered the tournament - although this level has never been reached.
Below is the qualification scheme for the competition. Nations are shown according to their CAF 5-Year Ranking - those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated:
Unranked associations have no ranking points and hence are equal 20th.
Bolded clubs received a bye in the preliminary round, entering the tournament in the first round.
1 Hearts of Oak, the champion of Ghana, did not enter the competition, citing financial problems.
2 A position was included for a representative of the association at the time of the draw, but the association eventually withdrew without sending a team.
Schedule
| Round |
1st leg |
2nd leg |
| Preliminary round |
12–14 February |
26–28 February |
| First round |
19–21 March |
2–4 April |
| Second round |
23–25 April |
7–9 May |
| Group stage |
16–18 July
30 July–1 August
13–15 August
27–29 August
10–12 September
17–19 September |
| Semifinals |
1–3 October |
15–17 October |
| Final |
29–31 October |
12–14 November |
Qualifying rounds
Preliminary Round
Six teams received byes: Al-Ahly (Egypt), ASEC Mimosas (Côte d'Ivoire), Heartland (Nigeria), TP Mazembe (Congo DR), Al-Hilal Omdurman (Sudan) and Dynamos (Zimbabwe).
First round
Second round
Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables |
| Group winners and runners-up advance to the Semi-finals |
Group A
Group B
Knock-out stage
Semifinals
Final
See also
References
External links
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African Champions Cup era, 1964–1996 | | Seasons | |
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| Domestic leagues |
- Algeria
- Angola
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
- Libya
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Morocco
- Nigeria
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- South Africa
- Sudan
- Tunisia
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| Domestic cups |
- Algeria
- Angola
- Egypt
- Libya
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| Supercups | |
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| Regional cups | |
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| CAF competitions | |
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ASC Linguère
US Stade Tamponnaise
Al-Hilal Omdurman
Atlético Petróleos Luanda
JS Kabylie
ASFA Yennenga
Gaborone United
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Heartland
Ferroviário Maputo