This page details statistics of CAF Confederation Cup .
Club | Titles | Runners-up | Seasons won | Seasons runners-up |
---|---|---|---|---|
CS Sfaxien | 3 | 1 | 2007, 2008, 2013 | 2010 |
RS Berkane | 2 | 2 | 2020, 2022 | 2019, 2024 |
Étoile du Sahel | 2 | 1 | 2006, 2015 | 2008 |
TP Mazembe | 2 | 1 | 2016, 2017 | 2013 |
Zamalek | 2 | 0 | 2019, 2024 | |
Raja CA | 2 | 0 | 2018, 2021 | |
FAR Rabat | 1 | 1 | 2005 | 2006 |
Hearts of Oak | 1 | 0 | 2004 | |
Stade Malien | 1 | 0 | 2009 | |
FUS Rabat | 1 | 0 | 2010 | |
MAS Fez | 1 | 0 | 2011 | |
AC Léopards | 1 | 0 | 2012 | |
Al Ahly | 1 | 0 | 2014 | |
USM Alger | 1 | 0 | 2023 | |
Orlando Pirates | 0 | 2 | 2015, 2022 | |
Asante Kotoko | 0 | 1 | 2004 | |
Dolphins FC | 0 | 1 | 2005 | |
Al-Merrikh | 0 | 1 | 2007 | |
ES Sétif | 0 | 1 | 2009 | |
Club Africain | 0 | 1 | 2011 | |
Djoliba AC | 0 | 1 | 2012 | |
Séwé Sport | 0 | 1 | 2014 | |
MO Béjaïa | 0 | 1 | 2016 | |
SuperSport United | 0 | 1 | 2017 | |
AS Vita Club | 0 | 1 | 2018 | |
Pyramids | 0 | 1 | 2020 | |
JS Kabylie | 0 | 1 | 2021 | |
Young Africans | 0 | 1 | 2023 |
Nation | Winners | Runners-up | Winning clubs | Runners-up |
---|---|---|---|---|
Morocco | 7 | 2 | Raja Casablanca (2) RS Berkane (2) FAR Rabat (1) FUS Rabat (1) MAS Fez (1) | FAR Rabat (1) RS Berkane (1) |
Tunisia | 5 | 3 | CS Sfaxien (3) Étoile du Sahel (2) | Étoile du Sahel (1) CS Sfaxien (1) Club Africain (1) |
Egypt | 3 | 1 | Zamalek (2) Al-Ahly (1) | Pyramids (1) |
Congo DR | 2 | 2 | TP Mazembe (2) | TP Mazembe (1) AS Vita Club (1) |
Algeria | 1 | 3 | USM Alger (1) | ES Sétif (1) MO Béjaïa (1) JS Kabylie (1) |
Ghana | 1 | 1 | Hearts of Oak (1) | Asante Kotoko (1) |
Mali | 1 | 1 | Stade Malien (1) | Djoliba AC (1) |
Congo | 1 | 0 | AC Léopards (1) | — |
South Africa | 0 | 3 | — | Orlando Pirates (2) SuperSport United (1) |
Ivory Coast | 0 | 1 | — | Séwé Sport (1) |
Nigeria | 0 | 1 | — | Dolphins FC (1) |
Sudan | 0 | 1 | — | Al-Merrikh (1) |
Tanzania | 0 | 1 | — | Young Africans (1) |
Team in Bold: | Finalist team in season |
The following is a list of clubs that have played in the CAF Confederation Cup. The list is arrayed in order of number of clubs that reached the group stage.
564 clubs participated in the Confederation Cup (22 editions, as of 2025), 283 teams participated only once. 125 teams from 33 countries qualified to the group stage.
Teams in bold qualified for the knockout phase (2004-2008 for final, 2009-2016 for semi-finals, since 2017 for quarter-finals).
Teams in bold qualified for the knockout phase (2004-2008 for final, 2009-2016 for semi-finals, since 2017 for quarter-finals).
Years marked with *: transferred from Champions League.
Last updated after 2022-23 group stage Matchday 6
Most titles: 3
CS Sfaxien in 2007, 2008, 2013
Teams winning on debut: 4
Étoile du Sahel 2006
CS Sfaxien 2007
Stade Malien 2009
FUS Rabat 2010
Successive title wins: 2
CS Sfaxien 2007, 2008
TP Mazembe 2016, 2017
Most appearances: 13
CS Sfaxien (2007-2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019-2023)
Most consecutive appearances: 9
Al-Ahly Shendi (2012-2020)
Most consecutive matches without losing: 13
Étoile du Sahel recorded best undefeated streak through two seasons: 2006 (10 games) and 2008 (3 games)
Undefeated through whole season:
Étoile du Sahel 2006 in 10 games (8-2-0 record)
Most goals scored in a season: 34
SuperSport United 2017
Raja Casablanca 2018
Most goals conceded in a season: 25
105 Libreville 2005
Biggest win: 11 goals margin
US Bitam - Desportivo de Guadalupe 12-1 (2 March 2013)
Biggest aggregate win: 16 goals margin
US Bitam - Desportivo de Guadalupe 17-1 (0-5, 12-1; 17 February, 2 March 2013)
Most goals scored in a single game: 13
US Bitam - Desportivo de Guadalupe 12-1 (2 March 2013)
Top goalscorer in a single season: 15
Abdelmalek Ziaya 2009
Most group stage appearances: 9
CS Sfaxien (2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Most consecutive group stage appearances: 6
Étoile du Sahel (2013-2016, 2019, 2021)
Most consecutive group stage appearances in successive editions: 5
RS Berkane (2018-2022)
Most times advanced past group stage: 7
CS Sfaxien
Most time advanced past group stage as group winners: 5
CS Sfaxien
Most times eliminated in group stage: 4
ASEC Mimosas (2011, 2014, 2018, 2022)
Most times qualified to group stage but failed to go past it: 3
Haras El Hodoud
Most group stage matches played: 54
CS Sfaxien
Most group stage matches won: 25
CS Sfaxien
Most appearances without group stage qualification: 7
Sahel SC
Most teams from one nation/league: 22
Nigeria Premier League; nine teams qualified only once, eight teams managed to qualify to the group stage and five to the knockout stages.
Fewest teams from one nation/league: 0
No teams played in the competition from the following associations. The only leagues without Confederation Cup representative (2004-):
Cape Verdean Football Championship
Eritrean Premier League
Undefeated through group stage:
The following teams went undefeated through the group stage, with CS Sfaxien being the only team to achieve this feat three times and FAR Rabat twice.
FAR Rabat 2005 (5-1-0) and 2023 (4-2-0)
Dolphins 2005 (4-2-0)
Étoile du Sahel 2006 (6-0-0 joint record)
Maghreb de Fès 2011 (4-2-0)
Al-Merreikh 2012 (4-2-0)
CS Sfaxien 2013 (4-2-0), 2019 (3-3-0) and 2021 (2-4-0)
FUS Rabat 2016 (3-3-0)
TP Mazembe 2017 (3-3-0)
SuperSport United 2017 (2-4-0)
Al-Masry 2018 (3-3-0)
Horoya 2020 (4-2-0)
Zanaco 2020 (2-4-0)
Raja Casablanca 2021 (6-0-0 joint record)
JS Kabylie 2021 (3-3-0)
Winless in group stage:
The following teams went winless through the group stage with no teams doing it more than once.
Fello Star 2005 (0-0-6 joint record)
ASFAN 2010 (0-2-4)
Haras El Hodoud 2010 (0-3-3)
JS Kabylie 2011 (0-0-6 joint record)
Stade Malien 2012 (0-3-3)
ASEC 2014 (0-3-3)
CS Sfaxien 2015 (0-2-4)
Al-Ahli Tripoli 2016 (0-2-4)
Platinum Stars 2017 (0-3-3)
CF Mounana 2017 (0-0-6 joint record)
UD Songo 2018 (0-3-3)
Al-Hilal 2018 (0-3-3)
Salitas 2019 (0-4-2)
FC San Pédro 2020 (0-3-3)
FC Nouadhibou 2020 (0-2-4)
Bidvest Wits 2020 (0-2-4)
ESAE 2020 (0-1-5)
Namungo 2021 (0-0-6 joint record)
Coton Sport 2022 (0-3-3)
Royal Leopards 2022 (0-0-6 joint record)
Motema Pembe 2023 (0-3-3)
All 6 wins in group stage:
Étoile du Sahel 2006
Raja Casablanca 2021
All 6 losses in group stage:
Fello Star 2005
JS Kabylie 2011
CF Mounana 2017
Namungo 2021
Royal Leopards 2022
Most goals scored in group stage (single season): 15
Étoile du Sahel 2006
Orlando Pirates 2022
Most goals scored in group stage (total): 70
CS Sfaxien
Most goals conceded in group stage (single season) 18:
Royal Leopards 2022
Most goals conceded in group stage (total): 39
Étoile du Sahel
Fewest goals scored in group stage: 0
Namungo 2021, 0-9 goal difference
Fewest goals conceded in group stage: 0
Raja Casablanca 2021, 13-0 goal difference
Best goal difference in group stage: +13
Raja Casablanca 2021, 13-0 goal difference
Worst goal difference in group stage: -13
ESAE 2020, 1-14 goal difference
Royal Leopards 2022 5-18 goal difference
Biggest win in a group stage match: 6 goals margin
Ismaily - FC 105 6-0 (25 September 2005)
ES Sétif - Santos 6-0 (28 August 2009)
Raja Casablanca - Aduana Stars 6-0 (29 August 2018)
Pyramids - FC Nouadhibou 6-0 (8 December 2019)
Most goals scored in a group stage match: 8
CF Mounana - SuperSport United 3-5 (23 May 2017)
RS Berkane - USGN 5-3 (13 February 2022)
Royal Leopards - Orlando Pirates 2-6 (27 February 2022)
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