2017 CAF Champions League

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2017 CAF Champions League
2017 Total CAF Champions League
Tournament details
Dates10 February – 4 November 2017
Teams55 (from 43 associations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad AC (2nd title)
Runners-up Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly
Tournament statistics
Matches played138
Goals scored318 (2.3 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Tunisia.svg Taha Yassine Khenissi (7 goals)
2016
2018

The 2017 CAF Champions League (officially the 2017 Total CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) [1] was the 53rd edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 21st edition under the current CAF Champions League title.

Contents

Starting from this season, the group stage was expanded from eight to 16 teams, divided into four groups of four, and the knockout stage expanded from 4 to 8 teams. [2] [3]

Wydad AC defeated Al Ahly in the final to win their second African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League title, [4] and qualified as the CAF representative at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, and also earned the right to play against the winners of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup, TP Mazembe, in the 2018 CAF Super Cup. [5] Mamelodi Sundowns were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Wydad Casablanca.

Association team allocation

All 56 CAF member associations may enter the CAF Champions League, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to their CAF 5-year ranking eligible to enter two teams in the competition. [5] As a result, theoretically a maximum of 68 teams could enter the tournament – although this level has never been reached.

For the 2017 CAF Champions League, the CAF uses the 2011–2015 CAF 5-year ranking, which calculates points for each entrant association based on their clubs’ performance over those 5 years in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup. The criteria for points are the following: [6]

CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup
Winners5 points4 points
Runners-up4 points3 points
Losing semi-finalists3 points2 points
3rd place in groups2 points1 point
4th place in groups1 point1 point

The points are multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follows:

Teams

The following 55 teams from 43 associations entered the competition.

Associations are shown according to their 2011–2015 CAF 5-year ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated.

AssociationTeamQualifying method
Associations eligible to enter two teams (Ranked 1–12)
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia
(1st – 100 pts)
Étoile du Sahel 2015–16 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 champions
Espérance de Tunis 2015–16 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 runners-up
Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
(2nd – 80 pts)
Al Ahly 2015–16 Egyptian Premier League champions
Zamalek 2015–16 Egyptian Premier League runners-up
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo
(3rd – 69 pts)
TP Mazembe 2015–16 Linafoot champions
AS Vita Club 2015–16 Linafoot runners-up
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
(4th – 64 pts)
USM Alger 2015–16 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 champions
JS Saoura 2015–16 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 runners-up
Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan
(5th – 51 pts)
Al-Hilal 2016 Sudan Premier League champions
Al-Merrikh 2016 Sudan Premier League runners-up
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
(6th – 27 pts)
Mamelodi Sundowns Title holders (2016 CAF Champions League winners)
2015–16 South African Premier Division champions
Bidvest Wits 2015–16 South African Premier Division runners-up
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo
(T-7th – 24 pts)
AC Léopards 2016 Congo Ligue 1 champions
Diables Noirs 2016 Congo Ligue 1 runners-up
Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
(T-7th – 24 pts)
FUS Rabat 2015–16 Botola champions
Wydad AC 2015–16 Botola runners-up
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast
(T-9th – 23 pts)
AS Tanda 2015–16 Côte d'Ivoire Ligue 1 champions
Séwé Sport 2015–16 Côte d'Ivoire Ligue 1 runners-up
Flag of Mali.svg Mali
(T-9th – 23 pts)
Stade Malien 2016 Malian Première Division champions
AS Real Bamako 2016 Malian Première Division runners-up
Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon
(11th – 19 pts)
UMS de Loum 2016 Elite One champions
Coton Sport 2016 Elite One runners-up
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
(12th – 12 pts)
Enugu Rangers 2016 Nigeria Professional Football League champions
Rivers United 2016 Nigeria Professional Football League runners-up
Associations eligible to enter one team
Flag of Angola.svg Angola
(13th – 7 pts)
1º de Agosto 2016 Girabola champions
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
(T-14th – 4 pts)
Wa All Stars 2016 Ghanaian Premier League champions
Flag of Libya.svg Libya
(T-14th – 4 pts)
Al-Ahli Tripoli 2016 Libyan Premier League champions
Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia
(T-14th – 4 pts)
Zanaco 2016 Zambia Super League champions
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia
(17th – 3 pts)
Saint George 2015–16 Ethiopian Premier League champions
Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana Township Rollers 2015–16 Botswana Premier League champions
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso Rail Club du Kadiogo 2015–16 Burkinabé Premier League champions
Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi Vital'O 2015–16 Burundi Premier League champions
Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros Ngaya Club 2016 Comoros Premier League champions
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea Sony Elá Nguema 2015–16 Equatoguinean Primera División champions
Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon CF Mounana 2015–16 Gabon Championnat National D1 champions
Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia Gambia Ports Authority 2015–16 GFA League First Division champions
Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea Horoya 2015–16 Guinée Championnat National champions
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Tusker 2016 Kenyan Premier League champions
Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho Lioli 2015–16 Lesotho Premier League champions
Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia Barrack Young Controllers 2016 Liberian First Division League champions
Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar CNaPS Sport 2016 THB Champions League champions
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000 2015–16 Mauritian Premier League champions
Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique Ferroviário Beira 2016 Moçambola champions
Flag of Niger.svg Niger AS FAN 2015–16 Niger Premier League champions
Flag of France.svg Réunion Saint-Louisienne 2015 Réunion Premier League runners-up [Note REU]
Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda APR 2015–16 Rwanda National Football League champions
Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal US Gorée 2015–16 Senegal Premier League champions
Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles Côte d'Or 2016 Seychelles First Division champions
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone Johansen 2016 Sierra Leonean FA Cup winners [Note SLE]
Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan Atlabara 2015 South Sudan Football Championship champions [Note SSD]
Flag of Eswatini.svg Swaziland Royal Leopards 2015–16 Swazi Premier League champions
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania Young Africans 2015–16 Tanzanian Premier League champions
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda KCCA 2015–16 Uganda Super League champions
Flag of Zanzibar.svg Zanzibar Zimamoto 2015–16 Zanzibar Premier League champions
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe CAPS United 2016 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League champions
Notes
  1. ^
    Réunion (REU): Réunion were represented by Saint-Louisienne, 2015 Réunion Premier League runners-up, as the 2016 Réunion Premier League was not completed by the end of the year.
  2. ^
    Sierra Leone (SLE): Sierra Leone were represented by Johansen, the 2016 Sierra Leonean FA Cup winners, as the league was not played in 2016.
  3. ^
    South Sudan (SSD): South Sudan were represented by Atlabara, the 2015 South Sudan Football Championship champions, as the league was not played in 2016.
Associations which did not enter a team

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics). [7] [8]

PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
QualifyingPreliminary round21 December 2016
(Cairo, Egypt)
10–12 February 201717–19 February 2017
First round10–12 March 201717–19 March 2017
Group stageMatchday 126 April 2017
(Cairo, Egypt)
12–14 May 2017
Matchday 223–24 May 2017
Matchday 32–4 June 2017
Matchday 420–21 June 2017
Matchday 530 June – 2 July 2017
Matchday 67–9 July 2017
Knockout stageQuarter-finals15–17 September 201722–24 September 2017
Semi-finals29 September – 1 October 201720–22 October 2017
Final27–29 October 20173–5 November 2017

The calendar was amended from the original one for the following dates: [8]

Qualifying rounds

The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 21 December 2016 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. [9] [10] In the qualifying rounds, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14). [5]

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Rail Club du Kadiogo Flag of Burkina Faso.svg 3–1 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Diables Noirs 3–0 0–1
Sony Elá Nguema Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg 1–5 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Merrikh 0–1 1–4
AS Real Bamako Flag of Mali.svg 0–4 Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers United 0–0 0–4
AS Tanda Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 4–3 Flag of Niger.svg AS FAN 3–0 1–3
US Gorée Flag of Senegal.svg 1–2 Flag of Guinea.svg Horoya 0–0 1–2
Johansen Flag of Sierra Leone.svg 1–4 Flag of Morocco.svg FUS Rabat 1–1 0–3
Wa All Stars Flag of Ghana.svg 1–5 Flag of Libya.svg Al-Ahli Tripoli 1–3 0–2
KCCA Flag of Uganda.svg 2–2 (a) Flag of Angola.svg 1º de Agosto 1–0 1–2
CF Mounana Flag of Gabon.svg 3–0 Flag of Burundi.svg Vital'O 2–0 1–0
Zanaco Flag of Zambia.svg 1–0 Flag of Rwanda.svg APR 0–0 1–0
Ngaya Club Flag of the Comoros.svg 2–6 Flag of Tanzania.svg Young Africans 1–5 1–1
Barrack Young Controllers Flag of Liberia.svg 1–1 (7–6 p) Flag of Mali.svg Stade Malien 1–0 0–1
Zimamoto Flag of Zanzibar.svg 3–4 Flag of Mozambique.svg Ferroviário Beira 2–1 1–3
JS Saoura Flag of Algeria.svg 1–1 (a) Flag of Nigeria.svg Enugu Rangers 1–1 0–0
Royal Leopards Flag of Eswatini.svg 1–4 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg AS Vita Club 0–1 1–3
Gambia Ports Authority Flag of The Gambia.svg 1–0 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Séwé Sport 1–0 0–0
CNaPS Sport Flag of Madagascar.svg 4–4 (a) Flag of Botswana.svg Township Rollers 2–1 2–3
Coton Sport Flag of Cameroon.svg 7–2 Flag of South Sudan.svg Atlabara 2–0 5–2
Saint-Louisienne Flag of France.svg 3–4 Flag of South Africa.svg Bidvest Wits 2–1 1–3
Lioli Flag of Lesotho.svg 1–2 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg CAPS United 0–0 1–2
Côte d'Or Flag of Seychelles.svg 0–5 Flag of Ethiopia.svg Saint George 0–2 0–3
AC Léopards Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg 2–2 (a) Flag of Cameroon.svg UMS de Loum 1–0 1–2
Tusker Flag of Kenya.svg 2–3 Flag of Mauritius.svg AS Port-Louis 2000 1–1 1–2

First round

The 16 winners of the first round advanced to the group stage, while the 16 losers of the first round entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
USM Alger Flag of Algeria.svg 2–1 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Rail Club du Kadiogo 2–0 0–1
Rivers United Flag of Nigeria.svg 3–4 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Merrikh 3–0 0–4
Étoile du Sahel Flag of Tunisia.svg 5–1 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg AS Tanda 3–0 2–1
Espérance de Tunis Flag of Tunisia.svg 4–3 Flag of Guinea.svg Horoya 3–1 1–2
Al-Ahli Tripoli Flag of Libya.svg 3–3 (a) Flag of Morocco.svg FUS Rabat 2–0 1–3
Mamelodi Sundowns Flag of South Africa.svg 3–2 Flag of Uganda.svg KCCA 2–1 1–1
Wydad AC Flag of Morocco.svg 1–1 (5–4 p) Flag of Gabon.svg CF Mounana 1–0 0–1
Young Africans Flag of Tanzania.svg 1–1 (a) Flag of Zambia.svg Zanaco 1–1 0–0
Ferroviário Beira Flag of Mozambique.svg 2–2 (4–1 p) Flag of Liberia.svg Barrack Young Controllers 2–0 0–2
Zamalek Flag of Egypt.svg 5–3 Flag of Nigeria.svg Enugu Rangers 4–1 1–2
Gambia Ports Authority Flag of The Gambia.svg 1–3 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg AS Vita Club 1–1 0–2
Coton Sport Flag of Cameroon.svg 2–1 Flag of Madagascar.svg CNaPS Sport 1–0 1–1
Al Ahly Flag of Egypt.svg 1–0 Flag of South Africa.svg Bidvest Wits 1–0 0–0
TP Mazembe Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 1–1 (a) Flag of Zimbabwe.svg CAPS United 1–1 0–0
AC Léopards Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg 0–3 Flag of Ethiopia.svg Saint George 0–1 0–2
Al-Hilal Flag of Sudan.svg 5–2 Flag of Mauritius.svg AS Port-Louis 2000 3–0 2–2

Group stage

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification ESS CFB MER HIL
1 Flag of Tunisia.svg Étoile du Sahel 6330134+912 Quarter-finals 5–0 3–0 (awd.) [lower-alpha 1] 1–1
2 Flag of Mozambique.svg Ferroviário Beira 62226828 1–1 1–0 0–0
3 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Merrikh 62136937 1–2 2–1 2–1
4 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Hilal 60424844 1–1 0–3 (awd.) [lower-alpha 1] 1–1
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. 1 2 FIFA suspended the Sudan Football Association on 7 July 2017. [11] As a result, both Al-Hilal and Al-Merrikh could not play their final group matches against Ferroviário Beira and Étoile du Sahel respectively, and the matches were awarded as 3–0 wins to their opponents. [12]

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification USM AHT ZAM CAP
1 Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger 6321125+711 Quarter-finals 3–0 2–0 4–1
2 Flag of Libya.svg Al-Ahli Tripoli 62311110+19 1–1 0–0 4–2
3 Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek 61326826 [lower-alpha 1] 1–1 2–2 2–0
4 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg CAPS United 6204101666 [lower-alpha 1] 2–1 2–4 3–1
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head results: Zamalek 2–0 CAPS United, CAPS United 3–1 Zamalek (Zamalek won on away goals).

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification EST MSD STG VIT
1 Flag of Tunisia.svg Espérance de Tunis 6330114+712 Quarter-finals 0–0 4–0 3–1
2 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns 623164+29 1–2 0–0 1–1
3 Flag of Ethiopia.svg Saint George 61232755 [lower-alpha 1] 0–0 0–1 1–0
4 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg AS Vita Club 612371145 [lower-alpha 1] 2–2 1–3 2–1
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head results: Saint George 1–0 AS Vita Club, AS Vita Club 2–1 Saint George (Saint George won on away goals).

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification WAC AHL ZAN COT
1 Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad AC 640273+412 Quarter-finals 2–0 1–0 2–0
2 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 632173+411 [lower-alpha 1] 2–0 0–0 3–1
3 Flag of Zambia.svg Zanaco 632142+211 [lower-alpha 1] 1–0 0–0 2–1
4 Flag of Cameroon.svg Coton Sport 6006212100 0–2 0–2 0–1
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head results: Al-Ahly 0–0 Zanaco, Zanaco 0–0 Al-Ahly (tied on head-to-head results, ranked on total goal difference).

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the eight teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 26 & 27). [5]

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
Flag of Libya.svg Al Ahli Tripoli 0 0 0
Flag of Tunisia.svg Étoile du Sahel 0 2 2
Flag of Tunisia.svg Étoile du Sahel 2 2 4
Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 1 6 7
Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 2 2 4
Flag of Tunisia.svg Espérance de Tunis 2 1 3
Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 1 0 1
Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad AC 1 1 2
Flag of Mozambique.svg Ferroviário Beira 1 0 1(a)
Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger 1 0 1 (a)
Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger 0 1 1
Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad AC 0 3 3
Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns 1 0 1 (2)
Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad AC 0 1 1 (3)

Quarter-finals

In the quarter-finals, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group, with the group winners hosting the second leg. [5]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Al Ahli Tripoli Flag of Libya.svg 0–2 Flag of Tunisia.svg Étoile du Sahel 0–0 0–2
Al Ahly Flag of Egypt.svg 4–3 Flag of Tunisia.svg Espérance de Tunis 2–2 2–1
Ferroviário Beira Flag of Mozambique.svg 1–1 (a) Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger 1–1 0–0
Mamelodi Sundowns Flag of South Africa.svg 1–1 (2–3 p) Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad AC 1–0 0–1

Semi-finals

In the semi-finals, the four quarter-final winners played in two ties, with the order of legs decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw. [13]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Étoile du Sahel Flag of Tunisia.svg 4–7 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 2–1 2–6
USM Alger Flag of Algeria.svg 1–3 Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad AC 0–0 1–3

Final

In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the order of legs decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw. [14]

Al Ahly Flag of Egypt.svg 1–1 Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad AC
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Report
Wydad AC Flag of Morocco.svg 1–0 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly
Report
Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Wydad Casablanca won 2–1 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers

  Team eliminated / inactive for this round.
RankPlayerTeamMD1MD2MD3MD4MD5MD6QF1QF2SF1SF2F1F2Total
1 Flag of Tunisia.svg Taha Yassine Khenissi Flag of Tunisia.svg ES Tunis 122117
2 Flag of Morocco.svg Achraf Bencharki Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad AC 11215
3 Flag of Morocco.svg Walid Azaro Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 134
Flag of Algeria.svg Oussama Darfalou Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger 121
Flag of Rwanda.svg Tady Etekiama Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg AS Vita Club 22
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Diogo Acosta Flag of Tunisia.svg Étoile du Sahel 213
Flag of Nigeria.svg Junior Ajayi Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 111
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Brian Amidu Flag of Zimbabwe.svg CAPS United 21
Flag of Algeria.svg Farouk Chafaï Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger 111
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Ronald Chitiyo Flag of Zimbabwe.svg CAPS United 21
Flag of Morocco.svg Walid El Karti Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad AC 111
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Ronald Pfumbidzai Flag of Zimbabwe.svg CAPS United 111
Flag of Egypt.svg Moamen Zakaria Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 111

Prize money

In 2017, the fixed amount of prize money paid to the clubs is as follows: [15]

Final
position
Money awarded to clubNational
Association share 5%
WinnerUS$2,500,000US$125,000
Runners-upUS$1,250,000US$62,500
Semi-finalistsUS$800,000US$40,000
Quarter-finalistsUS$650,000US$32,500
3rd in group stageUS$550,000US$27,500
4th in group stageUS$550,000US$27,500

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