2012 CAF Confederation Cup

International football competition in Africa CAF Confederation Cup 2012 130px 18 February – 25 November 2012 48+8 37 CGO AC Léopards 1 MLI Djoliba 124 285 CGO Rudy NdeyMLI Ismaïla DiarraZIM Edward Sadomba(5 goals) 2011 2013 The 2012 CAF Confederation Cup (also known as the 2012 Orange CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 9th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). AC Léopards from the Republic of the Congo won their first title, defeating Djoliba from Mali with a 4–3 win on aggregate in the final. They earned the right to play in the 2013 CAF Super Cup. Association team allocation Theoretically, up to 55 CAF member associations may enter the 2012 CAF Confederation Cup, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to CAF 5-year ranking eligible to enter 2 teams in the competition. For this year's competition, CAF used 2006-10 5-Year ranking. As a result, a maximum of 67 teams could enter the tournament – although this level has never been reached. Ranking system CAF 5-year ranking CAF calculates points for each entrant association based on their clubs’ performance over the last 5 years in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup, not taking into considering the running year. The criteria for points are the following:CAF disowns club ranking published by some websites http://www.cafonline.com/football/news/10006-caf-disowns-club-ranking-published-by-some-websites.html Cafonline.com 9 June 2011 14 December 2011 CAF Champions LeagueCAF Confederation CupWinner5 points4 pointsRunner-up4 points3 pointsLosing semi-finalists3 points2 points3rd place in groups2 points1 point4th place in groups1 point1 point The points are multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follow: 2010 – 5 2009 – 4 2008 – 3 2007 – 2 2006 – 1 Entrants list Below is the entrants list for the competition. Nations are shown according to their 2006–2010 CAF 5-year ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated. Teams were also seeded using their individual 2007–2011 5-Year team Ranking. The top sixteen sides (shown in bold) received byes to the first qualifying round. AssociationClubQualifying methodAssociations with two entrants (Ranked 1–12)TUN Tunisia(1st - 97 pts)CS Sfaxien2010–11 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third placeClub Africain2010–11 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 fourth placeEGY Egypt(2nd - 81 pts)ENPPI(one entrant only)2010–11 Egypt Cup winnerCOD Congo DR(3rd - 60 pts)Saint Eloi Lupopo2011 Linafoot third placeUS Tshinkunku2011 Coupe du Congo winnerNGA Nigeria(4th - 58 pts)Warri Wolves2010–11 Nigeria Premier League third placeHeartland2011 Nigerian FA Cup winnerSDN Sudan(5th - 47 pts)Alamal Atbara2011 Sudan Premier League third placeAl-Ahly Shendi2011 Sudan Premier League fourth placeALG Algeria(6th - 45 pts)ES Sétif(one entrant only)2010–11 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third placeMAR Morocco(7th - 27 pts)Wydad AC2010–11 Botola third placeCODM Meknès2011 Coupe du Trône runner-upMLI Mali(8th - 21 pts)AS Real Bamako2010–11 Malian Première Division third placeCercle Olympique de Bamako2011 Malian Cup winnerZIM Zimbabwe(9th - 18 pts)Motor Action2011 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League third placeHwange2011 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League fourth placeCMR Cameroon(11th - 14 pts)Union Douala2010–11 Cameroonian Premier League third placeUnisport Bafang2011 Cameroonian Cup runner-upCIV Ivory Coast(=12th - 13 pts)†Séwé Sports2011 Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division third placeASEC Mimosas2011 Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire de football winnerAssociations with one entrant (Fewer ranking points than the 12th CAF association)ANG Angola(=12th - 13 pts)†Interclube2011 Angola Cup winnerZAM Zambia(=12th - 13 pts)†Red Arrows2011 Zambian Premier League runner-upGHA Ghana(15th - 6 pts)Nania2010–11 Ghanaian FA Cup winnerNIG Niger(=16th - 5 pts)Sahel SC2011 Niger Cup winnerRSA South Africa(=16th - 5 pts)Black Leopards2011 Nedbank Cup runner-upEQG Equatorial Guinea(18th - 1 pt)Atlético Semu2011 Equatoguinean Cup winnerBEN BeninDragons2011 Benin Cup winnerBOT BotswanaExtension Gunners2011 Botswana FA Challenge Cup winnerBFA Burkina FasoÉtoile Filante2011 Coupe du Faso winnerBDI BurundiLLB Académic2011 Burundian Cup winnerCTA Central African RepublicAS Tempête Mocaf2011 Central African Republic Coupe Nationale winnerCHA ChadRenaissance2011 Coupe de Ligue de N'Djaména winnerCGO CongoAC Léopards2011 Coupe du Congo winnerETH EthiopiaSaint George SA2010–11 Ethiopian Cup winnerGAB GabonAS Mangasport2011 Coupe du Gabon Interclubs winnerGAM GambiaGamtel2011 Gambian Cup winnerGUI GuineaFC Séquence2011 Guinée Coupe Nationale winnerGNB Guinea-BissauADR Desportivo de Mansabá2011 Taça Nacional da Guiné Bissau winnerKEN KenyaGor Mahia2011 FKL Cup winnerLBR LiberiaInvincible Eleven2011 Liberian Cup winnerMAD MadagascarTana Formation2011 Coupe de Madagascar runner-upMOZ MozambiqueFerroviário de Maputo2011 Taça de Moçambique winnerRWA RwandaKiyovu Sports2010–11 Rwandan Premier League runner-upSEN SenegalCasa Sport2011 Senegal FA Cup winnerSLE Sierra LeoneFC Kallon2011 Sierra Leone National Premier League runner-upSWZ SwazilandRoyal Leopards2011 Swazi Cup winnerTAN TanzaniaSimba2010–11 Tanzanian Premier League runner-upZanzibar ZanzibarJamhuri2011 Zanzibar Premier League runner-up Notes Associations that did not enter a team: Libya (seeded 10th with 16 ranking points and entitled to two entrants), Cape Verde, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Namibia, Réunion, São Tomé and Príncipe, Seychelles, Somalia, Togo, Uganda † According to the formula for calculating the CAF 5-year ranking, Angola, Ivory Coast and Zambia are tied 12th place with 13 ranking points. As stated in local media reports, Ivory Coast have two entrants,Super division 2011 (10e journée) / Asec-AFAD 1-2 : Les Académiciens en Ligue des Champions 2011 Super Division (10th day) / Asec-AFAD 1-2: Academicians in the Champions League fr http://news.abidjan.net/h/417509.html 14 December 2011 Le Patriote (Abidjan) 24 November 2011 while Angola and Zambia have one entrant.CAF diminui participação angolana nas afrotaças Angolan participation in CAF club competitions decreases pt http://www.portalangop.co.ao/motix/pt_pt/noticias/desporto/2011/6/30/CAF-diminui-participacao-angolana-nas-afrotacas,90257fc2-a11f-4ded-84b4-dff35c8f9c78.html 14 December 2011 Agência AngolaPress 28 July 2011Nkwazi Demoted, Arrows Finish Second http://www.lusakatimes.com/2011/11/06/nkwazi-demoted-arrows-finish/ 14 December 2011 Lusaka Times 6 November 2011 Unranked associations have no ranking points and hence are equal 19th. Moreover, eight losers from the 2012 CAF Champions League second round entered the play-off round: CMR Coton Sport CIV AFAD Djékanou MLI Djoliba MLI Stade Malien MAR Maghreb de Fès SDN Al-Hilal SDN Al-Merreikh ZIM Dynamos Round and draw dates Schedule of dates for 2012 competition.Dates fixed for Inter-clubs Competitions 2012 http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/Comp/2012%20Interclubs%20calendar.pdf Confédération Africaine de Football 30 June 2011 14 December 2011 Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg Qualifying Preliminary round 9 December 2011 (Cairo, Egypt) 17–19 February 2–4 March First round 23–25 March 6–8 April Second round(1st Round of 16) 27–29 April 11–13 May Play-off round(2nd Round of 16) 15 May 2012 (Cairo, Egypt)http://www.cafonline.com/football/news/14030-caf-meetings-and-inter-clubs-competitions-draw-set-for-may-15th-2012.html CAF Meetings and Inter-Clubs Competitions draw set for May 15th 2012 Cafonline.com 7 May 2012 29 June–1 July 13–15 July Group stage Matchday 1 3–5 August Matchday 2 17–19 August Matchday 3 31 August–2 September Matchday 4 14–16 September Matchday 5 5–7 October Matchday 6 19–21 October Knock-out stage Semifinals 2–4 November 9–11 November Final 16–18 November 23–25 November Qualifying rounds 2012 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds The fixtures for the preliminary, first and second qualifying rounds were announced on 9 December 2011.Fixtures of the preliminary round - 16th CC 2012 http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/Fixtures%20CC%202012.pdf Confédération Africaine de Football 9 December 2011 14 December 2011 Qualification ties were decided over two legs, with aggregate goals used to determine the winner. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time was played).Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/Regulation/cc%20Eng.pdf Confédération Africaine de Football 14 December 2011 Preliminary round Dragons BEN 1–2 Étoile Filante BFA 1–0 0–2 Nania GHA w/o1 FC Séquence GUI — — Union Douala CMR 1–2 FC Kallon SLE 1–0 0–2 Black Leopards RSA 3–1 Motor Action ZIM 1–1 2–0 Red Arrows ZAM 0–1 Royal Leopards SWZ 0–0 0–1 AS Mangasport GAB 0–5 Saint George SA ETH 0–1 0–4 Kiyovu Sports RWA 2–3 Simba TAN 1–1 1–2 Ferroviário de Maputo MOZ 4–0 Gor Mahia KEN 3–0 1–0 Séwé Sports CIV 0–1 Unisport Bafang CMR 0–1 0–0 AC Léopards CGO 4–2 AS Tempête Mocaf CTA 2–0 2–2 LLB Académic BDI 5–0 Atlético Semu EQG 3–0 2–0 Renaissance CHA 4–2 Sahel SC NIG 2–0 2–2 ADR Desportivo de Mansabá GNB w/o2 Invincible Eleven LBR — — Gamtel GAM 1–1 (4–3 p) Casa Sport SEN 1–0 0–1 Extension Gunners BOT 2–3 Tana Formation MAD 2–1 0–2 Jamhuri Zanzibar 1–7 Hwange ZIM 0–3 1–4 |} Notes Note 1: FC Séquence advanced to the first round after Nania withdrew. Note 2: Invincible Eleven advanced to the first round after ADR Desportivo de Mansabá withdrew. First round Étoile Filante BFA 2–4 ASEC Mimosas CIV 2–2 0–2 FC Séquence GUI 0–5 CODM Meknès MAR 0–2 0–3 FC Kallon SLE 0–2 Warri Wolves NGA 0–0 0–2 Black Leopards RSA 6–4 Saint Eloi Lupopo COD 4–2 2–2 Royal Leopards SWZ 3–2 US Tshinkunku COD 1–1 2–1 Saint George SA ETH 1–3 Club Africain TUN 1–1 0–2 Simba TAN 3–3 (a) ES Sétif ALG 2–0 1–3 Ferroviário de Maputo MOZ 0–3 Al-Ahly Shendi SDN 0–1 0–2 Unisport Bafang CMR 1–2 Heartland NGA 0–0 1–2 AC Léopards CGO 3–2 CS Sfaxien TUN 1–2 2–0 LLB Académic BDI 2–5 ENPPI EGY 1–1 1–4 Renaissance CHA 4–5 Cercle Olympique de Bamako MLI 3–2 1–3 Invincible Eleven LBR 1–6 Wydad AC MAR 0–2 1–4 Gamtel GAM 2–3 AS Real Bamako MLI 1–0 1–3 Tana Formation MAD 2–2 (5–6 p) Interclube ANG 2–0 0–2 Hwange ZIM 1–1 (a) Alamal Atbara SDN 1–1 0–0 |} Second round ASEC Mimosas CIV 1–1 (a) CODM Meknès MAR 1–1 0–0 Warri Wolves NGA 3–3 (a) Black Leopards RSA 3–1 0–2 Royal Leopards SWZ 2–5 Club Africain TUN 0–1 2–4 Simba TAN 3–3 (8–9 p) Al-Ahly Shendi SDN 3–0 0–3 Heartland NGA 4–4 (a) AC Léopards CGO 3–2 1–2 ENPPI EGY 3–4 Cercle Olympique de Bamako MLI 3–1 0–3 Wydad AC MAR 3–1 AS Real Bamako MLI 3–0 0–1 Interclube ANG 6–1 Alamal Atbara SDN 4–1 2–0 |} Play-off round In the play-off round, the winners from the second round played against the losers from the 2012 CAF Champions League second round. The winners of the CAF Confederation Cup second round hosted the second leg at home. The draw for the play-off round and group stage was held on 15 May 2012.http://www.cafonline.com/football/news/14184-caf-interclubs-final-draw-result.html CAF interclubs final draw result Confédération Africaine de Football 15 May 2012 For the play-off round draw, two teams were seeded (using their individual 2007–2011 5-Year team Ranking),http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/CL_players12/CC_CL_RANKING%20TEAMS.pdf Orange Champions League and Orange Confederation Cup club ranking Confédération Africaine de Football 15 May 2012 and for the group stage draw, the winners of the play-off round ties involving them were seeded into Pot 1, and the winners of the remaining ties were seeded into Pot 2. Each group contained one team from Pot 1 and three teams from Pot 2.http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/CL_players12/Procedures%20of%20the%20draw%20CC.pdf Orange Confederation Cup Draw procedure Confédération Africaine de Football 15 May 2012 Maghreb de Fès MAR 1–2 AC Léopards CGO 1–0 0–2 Al-Hilal SDN 3–0 Cercle Olympique de Bamako MLI 2–0 1–0 AFAD Djékanou CIV 0–1 Wydad AC MAR 0–1 0–0 Al-Merreikh SDN 3–2 Black Leopards RSA 3–2 0–0 Djoliba MLI 2–2 (4–3 p) Club Africain TUN 2–0 0–2 Dynamos ZIM 0–1 Interclube ANG 0–0 0–1 Stade Malien MLI 4–1 CODM Meknès MAR 3–0 1–1 Coton Sport CMR 1–2 Al-Ahly Shendi SDN 1–0 0–2 |} Group stage 2012 CAF Confederation Cup group stage The matchdays were 3–5 August, 17–19 August, 31 August–2 September, 14–16 September, 5–7 October, and 19–21 October.http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/Comp/CC_fixtures15_05.pdf Orange Confederation Cup fixtures Confédération Africaine de Football 15 May 2012 Key to colours in group tables Group winners and runners-up advance to the Semifinals Group A Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsSDN Al-Merreikh642083+514SDN Al-Hilal6321116+511ANG Interclube612337−45SDN Al-Ahly Shendi610539−63 AHLHILMERINTAl-Ahly Shendi—1–20–11–2Al-Hilal2–0—1–13–0Al-Merreikh2–03–2—1–0Interclube0–11–10–0— Group B Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsMLI Djoliba641197+213CGO AC Léopards 623186+29MAR Wydad AC6132101006MLI Stade Malien6033610−43 LEODJOSMAWACAC Léopards—3–01–01–1Djoliba1–1—2–12–1Stade Malien1–10–2—3–3Wydad AC3–11–21–1— Knock-out stage 2012 CAF Confederation Cup knock-out stage Bracket Semi-Finals Final SUD Al-Hilal 2 0 2 (6) MLI Djoliba 0 2 2 (7) CGO AC Léopards 2 0 2 SUD Al-Merrikh 1 0 1 MLI Djoliba 2 1 3 CGO AC Léopards 2 2 4 Semifinals Al-Hilal SDN 2–2 (6–7 p) Djoliba MLI 2–0 0–2 AC Léopards CGO 2–1 Al-Merrikh SDN 2–1 0–0 |} Final 2012 CAF Confederation Cup Final 18 November 2012 20:00 UTC±00:00 Djoliba MLI 2–2 Report CGO AC Léopards Bagayoko 36 pen.S. Coulibaly 74 Kivouri 22Ngouelou 87 Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako Daniel Bennett (South Africa) 25 November 2012 15:30 UTC+01:00 AC Léopards CGO 2–1 Report MLI Djoliba Gandzé 24Ndey 45 S. Coulibaly 34 Stade Denis Sassou Nguesso, Dolisie Néant Alioum (Cameroon) AC Léopards won 4–3 on aggregate. Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 CGO Rudy Ndey CGO AC Léopards 5 MLI Ismaïla Diarra MLI Cercle Olympique de Bamako 5 ZIM Edward Sadomba SDN Al-Hilal 5 4 ANG Moco ANG Interclube 4 BDI Abdul Razak Fiston BDI LLB Académic 4 ETH Adane Girma ETH Saint George SA 4 MLI Alou Bagayoko MLI Djoliba 4 SDN Mudather El Tahir SDN Al-Hilal 4 SDN Ahmed El-Basha SDN Al-Merreikh 4 CHA Ezechiel Ndouassel TUN Club Africain 4 See also 2012 CAF Champions League 2013 CAF Super Cup References 2 External links CAF Confederation Cup 2012 2