CAF Confederation Cup
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The CAF Confederation Cup is an international club association football
competition run by the Confederation of African Football
.
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.
.
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.
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.
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.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
competition run by the Confederation of African Football
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...
.
Qualification
From the top twelveCAF 5-Year Ranking
The Confederation of African Football football CAF 5-Year Ranking is used to determine the number of clubs that each CAF member association may enter in the region's club competitions...
placed CAF
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...
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.
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 ruleAway goals rule
The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal...
.
The eight teams eliminated from the 1/8th finals of the CAF Champions League
CAF Champions League
The CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the...
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 |
The Super Cup
The winning team of the CAF Confederation Cup will take the engagement of playing the CAF Super CupCAF Super Cup
The CAF Super Cup is an annual African association football competition contested between the winners of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. The competition was first held in 1993 and is organised by the Confederation of African Football...
against the champion of the CAF Champions League
CAF Champions League
The CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the...
. 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
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...
in 2004 by merging both the African Cup Winners' Cup
African Cup Winners' Cup
The African Cup Winners' Cup was a football competition that started in 1975 and merged with the CAF Cup in 2004 to form the CAF Confederations Cup...
and the CAF Cup
CAF Cup
The CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runner-ups of member associations who haven't qualified to one of the two pre-existing CAF international club competitions the African Cup of Champions Clubs or the African Cup Winners' Cup.-Format:Only runner-ups of...
in a single competition based upon the European model of the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
which was also the adopted model while creating the CAF Cup
CAF Cup
The CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runner-ups of member associations who haven't qualified to one of the two pre-existing CAF international club competitions the African Cup of Champions Clubs or the African Cup Winners' Cup.-Format:Only runner-ups of...
previously in 1992.
Tournaments
| Year | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance |
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| 2004 Details |
 Accra Hearts of Oak SC |
1 – 1 | Asante Kotoko FC |
Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra Accra Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous... |
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| Asante Kotoko FC |
1 – 1 (7 - 8 Pen) |
Accra Hearts of Oak SC |
Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi Kumasi Kumasi is a city in southern central Ghana's Ashanti region. It is located near Lake Bosomtwe, in the Rain Forest Region about northwest of Accra. Kumasi is approximately north of the Equator and north of the Gulf of Guinea... |
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| Accra Hearts of Oak SC won 8 – 7 on penalties (2 – 2 on aggregate) | |||||
| 2005 Details |
 Dolphins FC |
1 – 0 |  FAR RabatFAR Rabat Forces Armées Royales de Rabat is a Moroccan football club based in Morocco's capital city .The club was founded in 1958 soon after Morocco had gained their independence, and is one of the most famous football clubs in Morocco with Raja and Wydad. FAR stands for , roughly translated to mean Royal... |
Liberation Stadium Liberation Stadium Liberation Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Elekahia area of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Dolphins F.C.. The stadium has a capacity of 25,000 people.... , Port Harcourt |
12,000 |
| FAR Rabat FAR Rabat Forces Armées Royales de Rabat is a Moroccan football club based in Morocco's capital city .The club was founded in 1958 soon after Morocco had gained their independence, and is one of the most famous football clubs in Morocco with Raja and Wydad. FAR stands for , roughly translated to mean Royal... |
3 – 0 | Dolphins FC |
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat Rabat Rabat , is the capital and third largest city of the Kingdom of Morocco with a population of approximately 650,000... |
40,000 | |
| FAR Rabat FAR Rabat Forces Armées Royales de Rabat is a Moroccan football club based in Morocco's capital city .The club was founded in 1958 soon after Morocco had gained their independence, and is one of the most famous football clubs in Morocco with Raja and Wydad. FAR stands for , roughly translated to mean Royal... won 3 – 1 on aggregate |
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| 2006 Details |
FAR Rabat FAR Rabat Forces Armées Royales de Rabat is a Moroccan football club based in Morocco's capital city .The club was founded in 1958 soon after Morocco had gained their independence, and is one of the most famous football clubs in Morocco with Raja and Wydad. FAR stands for , roughly translated to mean Royal... |
1 – 1 |  ES SahelÉtoile Sportive du Sahel The Étoile Sportive du Sahel is a sports club from Sousse in the Sahel region of Tunisia, known primarily for its football team. The club also has sections for handball, volleyball, basketball, judo and wrestling... |
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat Rabat Rabat , is the capital and third largest city of the Kingdom of Morocco with a population of approximately 650,000... |
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| ES Sahel Étoile Sportive du Sahel The Étoile Sportive du Sahel is a sports club from Sousse in the Sahel region of Tunisia, known primarily for its football team. The club also has sections for handball, volleyball, basketball, judo and wrestling... |
0 – 0 | FAR Rabat FAR Rabat Forces Armées Royales de Rabat is a Moroccan football club based in Morocco's capital city .The club was founded in 1958 soon after Morocco had gained their independence, and is one of the most famous football clubs in Morocco with Raja and Wydad. FAR stands for , roughly translated to mean Royal... |
Stade Olympique de Sousse Stade Olympique de Sousse Stade Olympique de Sousse is a multi-purpose stadium in Sousse, Tunisia. It is currently used by the football team Etoile Sahel, and was used for the 2004 African Cup of Nations. The stadium holds 30,000 people.-External links:*... , Sousse Sousse Sousse is a city in Tunisia. Located 140 km south of the capital Tunis, the city has 173,047 inhabitants . Sousse is in the central-east of the country, on the Gulf of Hammamet, which is a part of the Mediterranean Sea. The name may be of Berber origin: similar names are found in Libya and in... |
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| ES Sahel Étoile Sportive du Sahel The Étoile Sportive du Sahel is a sports club from Sousse in the Sahel region of Tunisia, known primarily for its football team. The club also has sections for handball, volleyball, basketball, judo and wrestling... finish 1 – 1 on aggregate but won by the away goal |
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| 2007 Details |
 Al-Merreikh SC |
2 – 4 | CS Sfax |
Al Merreikh Stadium, Omdurman Omdurman Omdurman is the second largest city in Sudan and Khartoum State, lying on the western banks of the River Nile, opposite the capital, Khartoum. Omdurman has a population of 2,395,159 and is the national centre of commerce... |
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| CS Sfax |
1 – 0 | Al-Merreikh SC |
Stade Taïeb Mhiri Stade Taïeb Mhiri Stade Taïeb Mhiri is a multi-purpose stadium in Sfax, Tunisia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Club Sportif Sfaxien. The stadium, built in 1938, holds 20,000 people and was used for the 2004 African Cup of Nations.... , Sfax Sfax Sfax is a city in Tunisia, located southeast of Tunis. The city, founded in AD 849 on the ruins of Taparura and Thaenae, is the capital of the Sfax Governorate , and a Mediterranean port. Sfax has population of 340,000... |
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| CS Sfax won 5 – 2 on aggregate | |||||
| 2008 Details |
CS Sfax |
0 – 0 | ES Sahel Étoile Sportive du Sahel The Étoile Sportive du Sahel is a sports club from Sousse in the Sahel region of Tunisia, known primarily for its football team. The club also has sections for handball, volleyball, basketball, judo and wrestling... |
Stade Taïeb Mhiri Stade Taïeb Mhiri Stade Taïeb Mhiri is a multi-purpose stadium in Sfax, Tunisia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Club Sportif Sfaxien. The stadium, built in 1938, holds 20,000 people and was used for the 2004 African Cup of Nations.... , Sfax Sfax Sfax is a city in Tunisia, located southeast of Tunis. The city, founded in AD 849 on the ruins of Taparura and Thaenae, is the capital of the Sfax Governorate , and a Mediterranean port. Sfax has population of 340,000... |
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| ES Sahel Étoile Sportive du Sahel The Étoile Sportive du Sahel is a sports club from Sousse in the Sahel region of Tunisia, known primarily for its football team. The club also has sections for handball, volleyball, basketball, judo and wrestling... |
2 – 2 | CS Sfax |
Stade Olympique de Sousse Stade Olympique de Sousse Stade Olympique de Sousse is a multi-purpose stadium in Sousse, Tunisia. It is currently used by the football team Etoile Sahel, and was used for the 2004 African Cup of Nations. The stadium holds 30,000 people.-External links:*... , Sousse Sousse Sousse is a city in Tunisia. Located 140 km south of the capital Tunis, the city has 173,047 inhabitants . Sousse is in the central-east of the country, on the Gulf of Hammamet, which is a part of the Mediterranean Sea. The name may be of Berber origin: similar names are found in Libya and in... |
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| CS Sfax finish 2 – 2 on aggregate but won by the away goals | |||||
| 2009 Details |
 ES SetifES Sétif Entente Sportive Sétifienne , commonly referred to as ES Sétif or ESS for short, is an Algerian professional football club based in Sétif currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1... |
2 – 0 |  Stade MalienStade Malien Stade Malien is a Malian football and sports club based in Bamako. One of the two dominant clubs of Malian football, their eastern Bamako training grounds host other sports as well, including a successful basketball club.-Football club:... |
Stade 8 Mai 1945 Stade 8 Mai 1945 8 May 1945 Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Sétif, Algeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of ES Sétif. The stadium holds 25,000 people.-External links:*... , Setif Sétif Sétif |Colonia]]) is a town in northeastern Algeria. It is the capital of Sétif Province and it has a population of 239,195 inhabitants as of the 1998 census. Setif is located to the east of Algiers and is the second most important Wilaya after the country's capital. It is 1,096 meters above sea... |
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| Stade Malien Stade Malien Stade Malien is a Malian football and sports club based in Bamako. One of the two dominant clubs of Malian football, their eastern Bamako training grounds host other sports as well, including a successful basketball club.-Football club:... |
2 – 0 (3 - 2 Pen) |
ES Setif ES Sétif Entente Sportive Sétifienne , commonly referred to as ES Sétif or ESS for short, is an Algerian professional football club based in Sétif currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1... |
Stade 26 mars Stade 26 mars Stade 26 mars is located in the southern neighborhoods of Bamako, Mali. It serves as a home ground for domestic football club Stade Malien and is the national stadium. It has a capacity of 50,000 as an all-seater stadium... , Bamako Bamako Bamako is the capital of Mali and its largest city with a population of 1.8 million . Currently, it is estimated to be the fastest growing city in Africa and sixth fastest in the world... |
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| Stade Malien Stade Malien Stade Malien is a Malian football and sports club based in Bamako. One of the two dominant clubs of Malian football, their eastern Bamako training grounds host other sports as well, including a successful basketball club.-Football club:... won 3 – 2 on penalties (2 – 2 on aggregate) |
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| 2010 Details |
FUS Rabat FUS de Rabat Fath Union Sport de Rabat is a Moroccan football club currently playing in the first division. The club was founded on 10 April 1946. 'Fath Union Sport de Rabat' is actually the name of the sports club which encompasses everything from Basketball to the game of Chess... |
0 – 0 | CS Sfax |
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat Rabat Rabat , is the capital and third largest city of the Kingdom of Morocco with a population of approximately 650,000... |
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| CS Sfax |
2 – 3 | FUS Rabat FUS de Rabat Fath Union Sport de Rabat is a Moroccan football club currently playing in the first division. The club was founded on 10 April 1946. 'Fath Union Sport de Rabat' is actually the name of the sports club which encompasses everything from Basketball to the game of Chess... |
Stade Taïeb Mhiri Stade Taïeb Mhiri Stade Taïeb Mhiri is a multi-purpose stadium in Sfax, Tunisia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Club Sportif Sfaxien. The stadium, built in 1938, holds 20,000 people and was used for the 2004 African Cup of Nations.... , Sfax Sfax Sfax is a city in Tunisia, located southeast of Tunis. The city, founded in AD 849 on the ruins of Taparura and Thaenae, is the capital of the Sfax Governorate , and a Mediterranean port. Sfax has population of 340,000... |
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| FUS Rabat FUS de Rabat Fath Union Sport de Rabat is a Moroccan football club currently playing in the first division. The club was founded on 10 April 1946. 'Fath Union Sport de Rabat' is actually the name of the sports club which encompasses everything from Basketball to the game of Chess... won 3 – 2 on aggregate |
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| 2011 Details 2011 CAF Confederation Cup The 2011 CAF Confederation Cup is the 8th edition of the Confederation Cup organized by the Confederation of African Football . The winners will play in the 2012 CAF Super Cup.-Association team allocation:... |
Club Africain Club Africain The Club Africain , also known as CA or Al Nadi Al Ifriki, is a Tunisian omnisport club founded in 1920 in Tunis. Club Africain football section is best known for its section of football... |
1 – 0 | Maghreb AS Fez |
Olympique Stadium of Rades Stade 7 November National stadium of Rades is a multi-purpose stadium in Rades, Tunisia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it also has facilities for athletics. The stadium holds 65,000 and was built in 2001 for the 2001 Mediterranean Games and is considered to be one of the best stadiums in... , Rades Radès Radès is a harbour city in Ben Arous Governorate, Tunisia. Situated 9 kilometres south-east of the capital Tunis, some consider it a Tunis suburb, and parts of the harbour installations of Tunis are located in Radès.... |
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| Maghreb AS Fez |
– | Club Africain Club Africain The Club Africain , also known as CA or Al Nadi Al Ifriki, is a Tunisian omnisport club founded in 1920 in Tunis. Club Africain football section is best known for its section of football... |
Fez Stadium Fez Stadium Fez Stadium or the Complexe Sportif de Fès is a multi-purpose stadium in Fes, Morocco.It is currently used mostly for football matches and it also has athletics facilities, the stadium holds 45,000 and was built in 2003.... , Fes Fes Fes or Fez is the second largest city of Morocco, after Casablanca, with a population of approximately 1 million . It is the capital of the Fès-Boulemane region.... |
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Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS Sfaxien |
2 | 1 | 2007, 2008 | 2010 |
| ES Sahel Étoile Sportive du Sahel The Étoile Sportive du Sahel is a sports club from Sousse in the Sahel region of Tunisia, known primarily for its football team. The club also has sections for handball, volleyball, basketball, judo and wrestling... |
1 | 1 | 2006 | 2008 |
| FAR Rabat FAR Rabat Forces Armées Royales de Rabat is a Moroccan football club based in Morocco's capital city .The club was founded in 1958 soon after Morocco had gained their independence, and is one of the most famous football clubs in Morocco with Raja and Wydad. FAR stands for , roughly translated to mean Royal... |
1 | 1 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Accra Hearts of Oak SC |
1 | 0 | 2004 | — |
| Stade Malien Stade Malien Stade Malien is a Malian football and sports club based in Bamako. One of the two dominant clubs of Malian football, their eastern Bamako training grounds host other sports as well, including a successful basketball club.-Football club:... |
1 | 0 | 2009 | — |
| FUS Rabat |
1 | 0 | 2010 | — |
| ES Sétif ES Sétif Entente Sportive Sétifienne , commonly referred to as ES Sétif or ESS for short, is an Algerian professional football club based in Sétif currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1... |
0 | 1 | — | 2009 |
| Asante Kotoko FC |
0 | 1 | — | 2004 |
| Dolphins FC Dolphins FC Dolphins FC are a Nigerian football team based in Port Harcourt.-History:In 2004-2005 they placed 6th in the Nigerian Premier League. Representing their country in the 2005 CAF Confederation Cup, they reached the finals, losing to Morocco's FAR Rabat . They play their home games at Liberation... |
0 | 1 | — | 2005 |
| Al-Merreikh SC |
0 | 1 | — | 2007 |
Performance by country
| N° | Nation | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 |