CAF Confederation Cup

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CAF Confederation Cup
CAF-Confederation-Cup.png
Organising body CAF
Founded2004;20 years ago (2004)
RegionAfrica
Number of teams
  • 16 (group stage)
  • 59 (total)
Qualifier for CAF Super Cup
Related competitions CAF Champions League
Current champions Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger (1st title)
Most successful club(s) Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Sfaxien (3 titles)
Website cafonline.com/confederation-cup
Soccerball current event.svg 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup

The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football club competition established in 2004 from a merger of the CAF Cup and the African Cup Winners' Cup and organized by CAF. [1]

Contents

Clubs qualify for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. It is the second-tier competition of African club football, ranking below the CAF Champions League. The winner of the tournament faces the winner of the aforementioned competition in the following season's CAF Super Cup.

Moroccan clubs have the highest number of victories (7 titles), followed by Tunisia with 5. Morocco have the largest number of winning teams, with five clubs having won the title. The competition has been won by 13 clubs, 5 of which have won it more than once. Club Sfaxien is the most successful club in the competition's history, having won the tournament a record 3 times. USM Alger are the current defending champions, having beaten Young Africans in the 2023 final. [2]

History

Winners
CAF Cup / CAF Confederation Cup
SeasonCAF Cup
2004 Flag of Ghana.svg Hearts of Oak
2005 Flag of Morocco.svg ASFAR
2006 Flag of Tunisia.svg Étoile du Sahel
2007 Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Sfaxien
2008 Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Sfaxien  (2)
2009 Flag of Mali.svg Stade Malien
2010 Flag of Morocco.svg FUS de Rabat
2011 Flag of Morocco.svg MAS Fez
2012 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg AC Léopards
2013 Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Sfaxien  (3)
2014 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly
2015 Flag of Tunisia.svg Étoile du Sahel  (2)
2016 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe
2017 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe  (2)
2018 Flag of Morocco.svg Raja CA
2019 Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek SC
2020 Flag of Morocco.svg RS Berkane
2021 Flag of Morocco.svg Raja CA  (2)
2022 Flag of Morocco.svg RS Berkane  (2)
2023 Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger

2004–2017: Beginnings, Tunisian dominance

In 2004, CAF merged the African Cup Winners' Cup created in 1975 with the CAF Cup introduced in 1992 to form a new competition called the Confederation Cup, which has since become the secondary African club competition.

In the first edition, the Ghanaian club Hearts of Oak won the edition by beating another Ghanaian club, Asante Kotoko in the final on Penalties. [3] The following year, Moroccan club AS FAR won the cup against Nigeria's Dolphin FC. [4] In 2006, Tunisian club Étoile du Sahel won the cup against Moroccan AS FAR (thanks to the away goals rule). [5]

The Tunisian club Club Sfaxien won the cup in 2007 by beating the Sudanese Al Merreikh 5 goals to 2 in aggregate score (4-2, 1-0). [6] The following season, Club Sfaxien again won the cup against another Tunisian club, Étoile du Sahel. [7] In 2009, Stade Malien won the edition by beating the Algerian club ES Sétif in the final, on penalties. [8] The following season, the Moroccan club Fath Union Sport won the cup against Tunisian Club Sfaxien, winning the return match 3 to 2. [9]

In 2011, Moroccan club Maghreb Fès defeated Tunisia's Club Africain in the final, on penalties. [10] The following year, Congolese club AC Léopards beat Malian club Djoliba AC in the final. [11] The 2013 edition saw CS Sfaxien win against Congolese TP Mazembe. [12] In 2014, the Egyptian club Al Ahly obtained its first confederation cup by beating the Ivorian club Séwé FC. [13] In 2015, Étoile du Sahel again won the cup by beating South African club Orlando Pirates. [14] TP Mazembe achieved the double in 2016 and 2017, beating Algerian club MO Béjaïa and South African SuperSport United respectively. [15] [16]

2018–present: Moroccan dominance

Moroccan club Raja CA won in 2018 against Congolese AS Vita Club. [17] In 2019, Zamalek SC beat Moroccan RS Berkane in the final, on Penalties. [18]

In 2020 in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the matches were then played behind closed doors, the Moroccan club RS Berkane beat the Egyptians of Pyramids FC by the score of 1 to 0. [19] Since this season, the final has been played in a single game. In 2021, the Moroccan club Raja CA won the cup for the second time by beating JS Kabylie in the final with a score of 2 to 1. [20]

In 2022, Moroccan club RS Berkane won the cup for the second time, beating South African club Orlando Pirates in the final on penalties. [21] On 3 June 2023, USM Alger became the first Algerian club to win the confederation cup after beating Young Africans in the 2023 final. [22]

Qualification

The competition is composed of domestic cup winners from all 54 CAF member associations and the third-placed-finished club in the domestic leagues of the top twelve-ranked associations discounting/excluding the present year/season.

Format

The competition is played into two phases; the qualification phase and the main phase. [23]

Qualification phase

The competition begins with a preliminary round and then a first qualifying round played in a "trim-down" knock-out format with the away goals rule serving as tiebreakers.

Main phase

The Super Cup

The winners will face the CAF Champions League winners in the CAF Super Cup the following season on the former's home venue.

Sponsorship

In October 2004, MTN contracted a four-year deal to sponsor CAF's competitions worth US$12.5 million, which at that time was the biggest sponsorship deal in African sporting history. [24]

In 2008, CAF put a value of 100 million for a comprehensive and long-term package of its competitions when it opened tenders for a new sponsor, which was scooped up by French telecommunications giant Orange through the signing of an eight-year deal in July the following year, whose terms were not disclosed. [25]

On 21 July 2016, French energy and petroleum giant Total S.A. (renamed TotalEnergies in 2021) secured an eight-year sponsorship package from CAF to sponsor its competitions, beginning with its flagship competition, the Africa Cup of Nations. [26]

Current Sponsors:

Title SponsorOfficial SponsorsFormer SponsorBall Supplier

Prizes

Trophy and medals

Official trophy 2015 caf 3.jpg
Official trophy

Each year, the winning team is presented with the African Champion Clubs' Cup, the current version of which has been awarded since the competition name change in 1997. Forty gold medals are presented to the competition winners and 40 silver medals to the runners-up.

2009–2020

CAF increased the prize money to be shared between the top 16 clubs. [36] [37]

Final
position
Prize money
WinnerUS$1,250,000
Runner-upUS$625,000
Semi-finalistsUS$450,000
Quarter-finalistsUS$350,000
3rd in group stageUS$275,000
4th in group stageUS$275,000

Note: National Associations receive an additional equivalent share of 5% for each amount awarded to clubs.

2023

CAF increased the prize money to be shared between the top 8 clubs. [38]

Final
position
Prize money
WinnerUS$2,000,000
Runner-upUS$1,000,000
Semi-finalistsUS$750,000
Quarter-finalistsUS$550,000
3rd in group stageUS$400,000
4th in group stageUS$400,000

Broadcast coverage

Below are the current broadcast rights holders of this competition: [39]

Country/RegionChannels
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria EPTV
Infobox ASEAN flag.svg  ASEAN beIN Sports
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin ORTB
Flag of Europe.svg  Europe Sportfive
Flag of France.svg  France beIN Sports
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso RTB
Latin America ESPN
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Flag of the Arab League.svg MENA beIN Sports
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa [41]
Western Balkans Sport Klub
Flag of the United States.svg  United States beIN Sports
Sub-Saharan Africa
East Africa

Records and statistics

List of finals

Performance by clubs

Performance in the CAF Confederation Cup by club
Club
TitlesRunners-upSeasons wonSeasons runners-up
Flag of Tunisia.svg CS Sfaxien 31 2007, 2008, 2013 2010
Flag of Tunisia.svg ES Sahel 21 2006, 2015 2008
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 21 2016, 2017 2013
Flag of Morocco.svg RS Berkane 21 2020, 2022 2019
Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca 20 2018, 2021
Flag of Morocco.svg FAR Rabat 11 2005 2006
Flag of Ghana.svg Hearts of Oak 10 2004
Flag of Mali.svg Stade Malien 10 2009
Flag of Morocco.svg FUS Rabat 10 2010
Flag of Morocco.svg MAS Fez 10 2011
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg AC Léopards 10 2012
Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 10 2014
Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek 10 2019
Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger 10 2023
Flag of South Africa.svg Orlando Pirates 02 2015, 2022
Flag of Ghana.svg Asante Kotoko 01 2004
Flag of Nigeria.svg Dolphins FC 01 2005
Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Merrikh 01 2007
Flag of Algeria.svg ES Sétif 01 2009
Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain 01 2011
Flag of Mali.svg Djoliba AC 01 2012
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Séwé Sport 01 2014
Flag of Algeria.svg MO Béjaïa 01 2016
Flag of South Africa.svg SuperSport United 01 2017
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg AS Vita Club 01 2018
Flag of Egypt.svg Pyramids 01 2020
Flag of Algeria.svg JS Kabylie 01 2021
Flag of Tanzania.svg Young Africans 01 2023

Performance by nations

Performances in finals by nation
NationWinnersRunners-upTotal
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 729
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 538
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 224
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 213
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 134
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 112
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 112
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 101
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 033
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 011
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 011
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 011
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 011

Champions by region

Federation (Region)Champion(s)Number
UNAF (North Africa) Club Sfaxien (3), Étoile du Sahel (2), Raja CA (2), RS Berkane (2), Al Ahly (1), FAR Rabat (1), FUS Rabat (1), MAS Fez (1), Zamalek (1), USM Alger (1)15 titles
UNIFFAC (Central Africa) TP Mazembe (2), AC Léopards (1)3 titles
WAFU (West Africa) Hearts of Oak (1), Stade Malien (1)2 titles
CECAFA (East Africa) 0 titles
COSAFA (Southern Africa) 0 titles

Top goalscorers

YearFootballerClubGoals
2004 Flag of Nigeria.svg Ugochukwu Okeke
Flag of Zambia.svg Christopher Katongo
Flag of Nigeria.svg Enugu Rangers
Flag of Zambia.svg Green Buffaloes
5
2005 Flag of Ghana.svg Eric Gawu
Flag of Morocco.svg Khalid El Hirech
Flag of Nigeria.svg Kelechi Osunwa
Flag of Ghana.svg King Faisal Babes
Flag of Tunisia.svg AS Marsa
Flag of Nigeria.svg Dolphins FC
7
2006 Flag of Angola.svg Manucho Flag of Angola.svg Petro Atlético 8
2007 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Trésor Mputu Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 11
2008 Flag of Ghana.svg Eric Bekoe Flag of Ghana.svg Asante Kotoko 10
2009 Flag of Algeria.svg Abdelmalek Ziaya Flag of Algeria.svg ES Sétif 15
2010 Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Abdel-Ghani Flag of Egypt.svg Haras El Hodood 7
2011 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Salakiaku Matondo Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DC Motema Pembe 6
2012 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Rudy Ndey
Flag of Mali.svg Ismaïla Diarra
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Edward Sadomba
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg AC Léopards
Flag of Mali.svg Cercle Olympique de Bamako
Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Hilal
5
2013 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Vincent Die Foneye
Flag of Tanzania.svg Mbwana Samatta
Flag of Mozambique.svg Sonito
Flag of Egypt.svg ENPPI
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe
Flag of Mozambique.svg Liga Muçulmana
6
2014 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Kader Bidimbou
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kudakwashe Musharu
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Koffi Foba
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg AC Léopards
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg How Mine
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas
6
2015 Flag of Algeria.svg Baghdad Bounedjah
Flag of Gabon.svg Georges Ambourouet
Flag of South Africa.svg Thamsanqa Gabuza
Flag of Tunisia.svg Étoile du Sahel
Flag of Gabon.svg CF Mounana
Flag of South Africa.svg Orlando Pirates
6
2016 Flag of Zambia.svg Rainford Kalaba Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 7
2017 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Ben Malango Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 6
2018 Flag of Morocco.svg Mahmoud Benhalib Flag of Morocco.svg Raja CA 9
2019 Flag of Sudan.svg Waleed Al-Shoala Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Hilal 7
2020 Flag of Morocco.svg Karim El Berkaoui Flag of Morocco.svg Hassania Agadir 8
2021 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Ben Malango Flag of Morocco.svg Raja CA 6
2022 Flag of Niger.svg Victorien Adebayor Flag of Niger.svg USGN 6
2023 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Fiston Kalala Mayele Flag of Tanzania.svg Young Africans 7

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