North African Cup of Champions

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North African Cup of Champions
Founded2008
Abolished2010
Region North Africa (UNAF)
Number of teams5 (now 4)
Most successful club(s) Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain (2)
Television broadcasters Nessma TV
Soccerball current event.svg 2010 North African Cup of Champions

The North African Cup of Champions was a tournament designed by the Union of North African Football (UNAF) that puts together the winners of the domestic leagues around North Africa. The tournament contains representatives from Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia. [1] [2]

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History

On October 6, the representatives of the Federation of North African Football (FNAF) met in Tunis. They agreed that North Africa, once one of the strongest regions in African football, did not have a regional competition that represented the region. Therefore, the President of the FNAF, the Algerian Mohamed Raouraoua, along with the rest of the FNAF, decided that two new competitions would be started in order to bring together the best sides in North Africa. The Cup of Champions brings together the winners of the five domestic leagues in North Africa, whereas the Cup Winners' Cup matches the winners of the five domestic cup competitions around North Africa.

On 2011 The competition was cancelled because the Arab Spring revolutions. On 2015, the Union of North African Football decided to merge the competition with the North African Cup Winners Cup and created the UNAF Club Cup.

Format

The semi-finals and the final are two-legged affairs.

Prize money

Prize money: [3]

Finals

YearHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttendance
2008
Details
Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain 0 – 0 Flag of Morocco.svg FAR Rabat Stade Olympique d'El Menzah, Tunis 45,000
Flag of Morocco.svg FAR Rabat 0 – 0
(2 - 3 Pen)
Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat 52,000
Club Africain won 3 – 2 on penalties (0 – 0 on aggregate)
2009
Details
Flag of Algeria.svg ES Sétif 1 – 1 Flag of Tunisia.svg ES Tunis Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif 30,000
Flag of Tunisia.svg ES Tunis 1 – 1
(5 - 6 Pen)
Flag of Algeria.svg ES Sétif Stade 14 January, Rades 65,000
ES Sétif won 6 – 5 on penalties (2 – 2 on aggregate)
2010
Details
Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain 2 – 0 Flag of Algeria.svg MC Alger Stade 14 January, Rades 65,000
Flag of Algeria.svg MC Alger 1 – 1 Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain Stade 5 Juillet, Algiers 76,000
Club Africain won 3 – 1 on aggregate

Winners by team

ClubWinnersRunners-up
Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain 20
Flag of Algeria.svg ES Sétif 10
Flag of Algeria.svg MC Alger 01
Flag of Morocco.svg FAR Rabat 01
Flag of Tunisia.svg ES Tunis 01

Winners by country

NationWinnersRunners-up
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 21
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 11
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 01

All-time tables

Clubs

ClubAPldWDLGFGAPtsGD %
Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain 283509311668.25%
Flag of Algeria.svg ES Sétif 14130535262.50%
Flag of Tunisia.svg ES Tunis 14130655162.50%
Flag of Morocco.svg FAR Rabat 14130215162.50%
Flag of Algeria.svg MC Alger 14121234-150.00%
Flag of Libya.svg Al-Ittihad Tripoli 37043693228.57%
Flag of Algeria.svg JS Kabylie 13021232133.33%
Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca 12011131225.00%
Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad Casablanca 12011031325.00%
123872473333380100.00%

Countries

CountryNTAPldWDLGFGAPtsGD %
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 231248015816766.67%
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 33112729911050.00%
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 338152377443.75%
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 137043694330.00%
9123872473333380100.00%

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