1999 African Cup Winners' Cup

African Cup Winners' Cup 1999 31 January - 4 December 1999 38 1 CIV Africa Sports 2 TUN Club Africain 70 191 1998 2000 The 1999 African Cup Winners' Cup was the twenty-fifth season of Africa's second oldest club football tournament organised by CAF. Ivorian club Africa Sports appeared in and won their second African Cup Winners' Cup title after defeating former African champions Club Africain of Tunisia 2–1 over the two-legged final. Association team allocation A total of 38 teams from 38 CAF associations qualified for the tournament after winning their respective premier domestic cups. Of the 38 teams that qualified for the tournament 2 did not participate in it; Ethiopian club Coffee FC, who were set to appear in the first round, withdrew before their first leg tie with AS Inter Star. Burundian club AS Inter Star, who had received a bye into the second round following the withdrawal of Coffee FC, would themselves withdraw before their first leg tie with Power Dynamos. Format The tournament consisted of five rounds preceding a two-legged final. Preliminary round - The 12 lowest ranked teams - whose rankings were determined by their association's performances at previous CAF club tournaments - were drawn against each other in 6 matches consisting of two-legs each. First round - The 6 winners from the preliminary round were then drawn against the remaining 26 clubs, resulting in 16 matches consisting of two-legs each. Second round - The 16 winners from the first round were then drawn against each other, resulting in 8 matches consisting of two-legs each. Quarter-finals - The 8 winners from the second round were then drawn against each other, resulting in 4 matches consisting of two-legs each. Semi-finals - The 4 victorious quarter-finalists were then drawn against each other in 2 semi-finals consisting of two-legs each. Final - The victorious semi-finalists contested a two-legged final to determine the champion. The away goals rule was used to determine the victors in the event of a match being tied over the two-legs. If it was not possible to determine a winner using the away goals rule, the tie went to a penalty shootout to determine the winner. Preliminary round The first legs were played on 30 & 31 January, and the second legs were played on 14 February 1999. Matches Anges de Fatima CAF 9-2 Union Vesper EQG 6-0 3-2 Mogas 90 FC BEN 0-1 LPRC Oilers LBR 0-0 0-1 Bata Bullets MWI 4-3 Hintsa ERI 4-2 0-1 FC Djivan MAD 1-3 Defence Force XI BOT 0-0 1-3 AS Marsouins REU 6-3 Arsenal LES 5-0 1-3 1987 Fire Brigade SC MRI 4-4(2-3 pen) St Michel United SEY 2-2 2-2 |} First round The first legs were played from 12 to 14 March, and the second legs were played from 26 to 28 March 1999. Matches WA Tlemcen ALG 2-4 Al-Shat LBY 1-2 1-2 1977 AS Mineurs GUI 1-1(4-3 pen) LPRC Oilers LBR 1-0 0-1 FAR Rabat MAR 2-1 ASC Yeggo SEN 2-0 0-1 Wikki Tourists NGA 4-1 Renaissance FC CHA 4-0 0-1 Africa Sports CIV 3-1 Stade Malien MLI 2-0 1-1 Simba FC UGA 3-2 Tanzania Stars TAN 2-1 1-1 Dynamo Douala CMR 3-1 Anges de Fatima CAF 3-0 0-1 Club Africain TUN 4-0 ASFB BFA 3-0 1-0 Power Dynamos ZAM 7-3 St Michel United SEY 6-1 1-2 Coffee FC ETH 1996 w/oAS Inter Star walkover [1] AS Inter Star BDI - - Mathare United' KEN 4-3 Bata Bullets MWI 2-0 2-3 Petro Atlético ANG 3-4 AS Dragons COD 2-0 1-4 1997 Maxaquene MOZ 3-3(6-5 pen) AS Marsouins REU 2-1 1-2 Orlando Pirates RSA 9-1 Defence Force XI BOT 6-0 3-1 Al-Masry EGY 1-1(4-3 pen) Al-Merreikh SUD 1-0 0-1 Asante Kotoko GHA 3-2 Ndzimba GAB 2-0 1-2 |} Notes: AS Inter Star walkover [1] Coffee FC withdrew before their first leg tie against AS Inter Star, handing AS Inter Star a walkover into the second round. Second round The first legs were played between from 30 April-2 May, and the second legs were played from 14 to 16 May 1999. Matches AS Mineurs GUI 6-0 Al-Shat LBY 3-0 3-0 1977 Wikki Tourists NGA 0-3 FAR Rabat MAR 0-1 0-2 Simba FC UGA 0-3 Africa Sports CIV 0-1 0-2 Club Africain TUN 6-1 Dynamo Douala CMR 4-0 2-1 AS Inter Star BDI w/oPower Dynamos walkover [1] Power Dynamos ZAM - - AS Dragons COD 4-2 Mathare United KEN 3-1 1-1 1997 Orlando Pirates RSA 7-5 Maxaquene MOZ 3-1 4-4 Asante Kotoko GHA 1-1(2-4 pen) Al-Masry EGY 1-0 0-1 |} Notes: Power Dynamos walkover [1] AS Inter Star withdrew before their first leg tie against Power Dynamos, handing Power Dynamos a walkover into the second round. Quarter-finals The first legs were played on 4 & 5 September, and the second legs were played from 19 to 26 September 1999. Matches Power Dynamos ZAM 2-3 Club Africain TUN 1-1 1-2 AS Dragons COD 1-3 Al-Masry EGY 1-0 0-3 1997 Orlando Pirates RSA 4-1 AS Mineurs GUI 1-0 3-1 FAR Rabat MAR 1-2 Africa Sports CIV 1-1 0-1 |} Semi-finals The first legs were played on 10 October, and the second legs were played on 23 & 24 October 1999. Matches Club Africain TUN 4-0 Al-Masry EGY 0-0 4-0 Africa Sports CIV 4-4(3-0 pen) Orlando Pirates RSA 3-1 1-3 |} Final 1999 African Cup Winners' Cup Final Africa Sports CIV 2–1 Club Africain TUN 1–0 1–1 |} First leg 21 November 1999 Africa Sports CIV 1 – 0 TUN Club Africain F. Keïta 30 Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan Second leg 4 December 1999 Club Africain TUN 1 – 1 CIV Africa Sports Amrouche 33 A. Keïta 32 Stade El Menzah, Tunis 45,000 Falla N'Doye (Senegal) Africa Sports won the two-legged final 2–1 on aggregate. External links Results available on CAF Official Website Results available on RSSSF Category:African Cup Winners' Cup 2