2013 CAF Confederation Cup

International football competition in Africa CAF Confederation Cup 2013 2013 Orange CAF Confederation Cup 16 February – 30 November 2013 51+8 41 TUN CS Sfaxien 3 COD TP Mazembe 129 300 CIV Vincent Die FoneyeTAN Mbwana SamattaMOZ Sonito(6 goals) 2012 2014 The 2013 CAF Confederation Cup (also known as the 2013 Orange CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 10th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The winner earned the right to play in the 2014 CAF Super Cup.Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/Regulation/cc%20Eng.pdf Confédération Africaine de Football 14 December 2011 The defending champions AC Léopards did not enter the tournament as they qualified for the 2013 CAF Champions League and reached the group stage. In the final, CS Sfaxien of Tunisia defeated TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and were crowned CAF Confederation Cup champions for a record third time.http://www.cafonline.com/competition/confederation-cup_2010/news/18829-sfaxien-claim-third-confed-cup-title.html Sfaxien claim third Confed Cup title CAF 30 November 2013 Association team allocation All 56 CAF member associations may enter the CAF Confederation Cup, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to their CAF 5-year ranking eligible to enter two teams in the competition. The title holders could also enter if they had not already qualified for the CAF Champions League or CAF Confederation Cup. As a result, theoretically a maximum of 69 teams could enter the tournament (plus eight teams eliminated from the CAF Champions League which entered the play-off round) – although this level has never been reached. For the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup, the CAF used the 2007–2011 CAF 5-year ranking, which calculated points for each association based on their clubs’ performance over those 5 years in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup. The criteria for points were 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 were multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follows: 2011 – 5 2010 – 4 2009 – 3 2008 – 2 2007 – 1 Teams The following teams entered the competition. Teams in bold received a bye to the first round. The other teams entered the preliminary round. Associations are shown according to their 2007–2011 CAF 5-year ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated. AssociationTeamQualifying methodAssociations eligible to enter two teams (Ranked 1–12)TUN Tunisia(1st – 100 pts)CS Sfaxien2011–12 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third placeÉtoile du Sahel2011–12 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 fourth placeNGA Nigeria(2nd – 70 pts)Lobi Stars2012 Nigeria Premier League third placeHeartland2012 Nigerian FA Cup winnerEGY Egypt(3rd – 64 pts)Ismaily2010–11 Egyptian Premier League third placeNote EGY 1ENPPI2011 Egypt Cup winnerNote EGY 1MAR Morocco(4th – 62 pts)Wydad AC2011–12 Botola third placeFAR Rabat2012 Coupe du Trône runner-upCOD Congo DR(5th – 49 pts)DC Motema Pembe2012 Linafoot third placeCS Don Bosco2012 Coupe du Congo winnerSDN Sudan(6th – 47 pts)Al-Ahly Shendi2012 Sudan Premier League third placeAl-Khartoum2012 Sudan Premier League fourth placeALG Algeria(7th – 43 pts)USM Alger(one entrant only)2011–12 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third placeCMR Cameroon(8th – 19 pts)Panthère du Ndé2012 Cameroonian Premier League third placeUnisport Bafang2012 Cameroonian Cup winnerANG Angola(9th – 18 pts)Petro de Luanda2012 Taça de Angola winnerRecreativo da Caála2012 Taça de Angola runner-upMLI Mali(10th – 16 pts)US Bougouni2012 Malian Cup winnerOnze Créateurs2012 Malian Cup runner-upCIV Ivory Coast(T-12th – 11 pts)ASEC Mimosas2012 Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division third placeStella Club d'Adjamé2012 Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire de football winnerAssociations eligible to enter one teamLBY Libya(T-12th – 11 pts)Al-Nasr2009–10 Libyan Cup winnerNote LBYZAM Zambia(14th – 10 pts)Power Dynamos2012 Zambian Premier League runner-upNIG Niger(15th – 4 pts)Sahel2012 Niger Cup winnerGHA Ghana(16th – 2 pts)New Edubiase United2011–12 Ghanaian FA Cup winnerRSA South Africa(17th – 1 pt)SuperSport United2012 Nedbank Cup winnerBEN BeninMogas 902012 Benin Cup winnerBOT BotswanaGaborone United2012 Botswana FA Challenge Cup winnerBFA Burkina FasoRail Club du Kadiogo2012 Coupe du Faso winnerBDI BurundiLLB Académic2012 Burundian Cup winnerCTA Central African RepublicAnges de Fatima2012 Central African Republic Coupe Nationale finalistCHA ChadElect-Sport2012 Coupe de Ligue de N'Djaména winnerCGO CongoDiables Noirs2012 Coupe du Congo winnerEQG Equatorial GuineaThe Panthers2012 Equatoguinean Cup winnerETH EthiopiaDedebit2011–12 Ethiopian Premier League runner-upGAB GabonUS Bitam2011–12 Gabon Championnat National D1 runner-upGAM GambiaGamtel2012 Gambian Cup winnerGUI GuineaSéquence2012 Guinée Coupe Nationale winnerKEN KenyaGor Mahia2012 FKF President's Cup winnerLBR LiberiaBarrack Young Controllers II2012 Liberian Cup winnerMAD MadagascarTCO Boeny2012 Coupe de Madagascar winnerMOZ MozambiqueLiga Muçulmana2012 Taça de Moçambique winnerRWA RwandaPolice2011–12 Primus National Football League runner-upSTP São Tomé and PríncipeDesportivo de Guadalupe2012 Taça Nacional de São Tomé e Príncipe runner-upSEN SenegalHLM2012 Senegal FA Cup winnerSEY SeychellesAnse Réunion2012 Seychelles FA Cup winnerSLE Sierra LeoneJohansen2011–12 Sierra Leone National Premier League fourth placeSSD South SudanEl Nasir2012 South Sudan National Cup winnerSWZ SwazilandMbabane Highlanders2012 Swazi Cup runner-upTAN TanzaniaAzam2011–12 Tanzanian Premier League runner-upTOG TogoAS Douanes Lomé2011–12 Togolese Championnat National runner-up Notes disc Note EGY 2 Egypt (EGY): The 2011–12 Egyptian Premier League third place and the 2012 Egypt Cup winner would originally represent Egypt in this tournament, but due to their cancellation, the 2010–11 Egyptian Premier League third place and the 2011 Egypt Cup winner were selected to represent Egypt.http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=175985 ar:الأهلي والزمالك وإنبي يمثلون مصر أفريقياً العام المقبل..والإسماعيلي والحرس عربياً kooora.com 20 May 2012 ar Note LBY Libya (LBY): As there were no club football in Libya in 2012, the 2009–10 Libyan Cup winner (last completed season) was selected to represent Libya.http://www.alayam.com/mobile/newsdetails.aspx?id=109524 ar:الاتحاد والنصر يعودان الى الواجهة الافريقية ليمثلا كرة القدم الليبية alayam.com ar 2012-11-10 https://archive.today/20130101230005/http://www.alayam.com/mobile/newsdetails.aspx?id=109524 2013-01-01 dead The following associations did not enter a team: Zimbabwe (11th – 13 pts), Cape Verde, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Namibia, Réunion, Somalia, Uganda, Zanzibar. Moreover, the eight losers of the 2013 CAF Champions League second round entered the play-off round. ETH Saint George TUN CA Bizertin COD TP Mazembe NGA Enugu Rangers ALG JSM Béjaïa MAR FUS Rabat MLI Stade Malien ALG ES Sétif Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws held at CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt). PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legQualifyingPreliminary round9 December 2012http://www.cafonline.com/competition/champions-league_2010/news/16072-caf-champions-league-draw-set-for-sunday-in-cairo.html CAF Champions League draw set for Sunday in Cairo Cafonline.com 8 December 201215–17 February 20131–3 March 2013First round15–17 March 20135–7 April 2013Second round19–21 April 20133–5 May 2013Play-off round7 May 2013http://www.cafonline.com/football/news/16976-drawing-of-lots-of-caf-interclubs-competitions-for-the-year-2013.html Drawing of lots of CAF Interclubs competitions for the year 2013 Cafonline.com 23 April 201317–19 May 201331 May–2 June 2013Group stageMatchday 114 May 201319–21 July 2013Matchday 22–4 August 2013Matchday 316–18 August 2013Matchday 430 August–1 September 2013Matchday 513–15 September 2013Matchday 620–22 September 2013Knock-out stageSemi-finals4–6 October 201318–20 October 2013Final22–24 November 201329 November–1 December 2013 Qualifying rounds 2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds The draw for the preliminary, first and second qualifying rounds was held on 9 December 2012, and the fixtures were announced by the CAF on 10 December 2012.Orange CAF Confederation Cup 2013 fixtures http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/Comp/CC_2013_-_After_Draw%5B1%5D.pdf Confédération Africaine de Football 10 December 2012 Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. 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 shoot-out (no extra time was played). Preliminary round Gor Mahia KEN 5–0 Anse Réunion SEY 0–0 5–0 CS Don Bosco COD 3–4 SuperSport United RSA 0–1 3–3 Gaborone United BOT 2–3 Liga Muçulmana MOZ 2–2 0–1 Mogas 90 BEN w/oA AS Douanes Lomé TOG — — Rail Club du Kadiogo BFA 2–1 Sahel NIG 1–1 1–0 LLB Académic BDI 2–1 Police RWA 1–0 1–1 Panthère du Ndé CMR 3–1 Elect-Sport CHA 2–0 1–1 Desportivo de Guadalupe STP 1–17 US Bitam GAB 0–5 1–12 Anges de Fatima CTA 2–5 Dedebit ETH 0–4 2–1 TCO Boeny MAD 3–3 (5–3 p) Mbabane Highlanders SWZ 1–2 2–1 Gamtel GAM 5–2 HLM SEN 2–1 3–1 New Edubiase United GHA 1–1 (4–5 p) Diables Noirs CGO 1–0 0–1 The Panthers EQG 3–0 Séquence GUI 1–0 2–0 Power Dynamos ZAM 1–2 Recreativo da Caála ANG 1–0 0–2 Unisport Bafang CMR 0–3 US Bougouni MLI 0–1 0–2 Stella Club d'Adjamé CIV 1–4 Onze Créateurs MLI 1–1 0–3 Barrack Young Controllers II LBR 1–0 Johansen SLE 1–0 0–0 Azam TAN 8–1 El Nasir SSD 3–1 5–0 Al-Nasr LBY 1–0 Al-Khartoum SDN 0–0 1–0 |} Notes A AS Douanes advanced to the first round after Mogas 90 withdrew. First round ENPPI EGY 3–0 Gor Mahia KEN 3–0 0–0 Petro Luanda ANG 0–2 SuperSport United RSA 0–0 0–2 Lobi Stars NGA 4–8 Liga Muçulmana MOZ 3–1 1–7 Wydad AC MAR 4–1 AS Douanes Lomé TOG 3–0 1–1 Rail Club du Kadiogo BFA 2–3B ASEC Mimosas CIV 1–2 1–1 DC Motema Pembe COD 1–2 LLB Académic BDI 1–0 0–2 USM Alger ALG 4–2 Panthère du Ndé CMR 1–0 3–2 Heartland NGA w/oC US Bitam GAB 2–1 — Al-Ahly Shendi SDN 1–0 Dedebit ETH 1–0 0–0 Ismaily EGY 4–2 TCO Boeny MAD 2–0 2–2 CS Sfaxien TUN 7–3 Gamtel GAM 4–2 3–1 Diables Noirs CGO 6–1 The Panthers EQG 6–1 0–0 Recreativo da Caála ANG 6–0 US Bougouni MLI 4–0 2–0 Étoile du Sahel TUN 5–3 Onze Créateurs MLI 2–1 3–2 Barrack Young Controllers II LBR 1–2 Azam TAN 1–2 0–0 FAR Rabat MAR 2–1 Al-Nasr LBY 1–0 1–1 |} Notes B 2 Order of legs reversed after original draw. C US Bitam advanced to the second round after Heartland arrived late for the second leg, as per ruling made by the CAF. Second round ENPPI EGY 3–1 SuperSport United RSA 0–0 3–1 Liga Muçulmana MOZ 3–3 (a) Wydad AC MAR 2–0 1–3 ASEC Mimosas CIV 1–1 (2–4 p) LLB Académic BDI 1–0 0–1 USM Alger ALG 0–3 US Bitam GAB 0–0 0–3 Al-Ahly Shendi SDN 0–0 (3–4 p) Ismaily EGY 0–0 0–0 CS Sfaxien TUN 4–2 Diables Noirs CGO 3–1 1–1 Recreativo da Caála ANG 2–7 Étoile du Sahel TUN 1–1 1–6 Azam TAN 1–2 FAR Rabat MAR 0–0 1–2 |} Play-off round The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 May 2013.http://www.cafonline.com/competition/confederation-cup_2010/news/17096-an-all-moroccan-clash-as-fus-rabat-and-asfar-drawn-in-orange-confederation-cup.html An all Moroccan clash as FUS Rabat and ASFAR drawn in Orange Confederation Cup Confederation of African Football 7 May 2013 The winners of the Confederation Cup second round were drawn against the losers of the Champions League second round, with the former hosting the second leg. Stade Malien MLI 6–0 LLB Académic BDI 5–0 1–0 Enugu Rangers NGA w/oD CS Sfaxien TUN 1–0 0–0 FUS Rabat MAR 4–3 FAR Rabat MAR 1–0 3–3 CA Bizertin TUN 3–1 Ismaily EGY 3–0 0–1 ES Sétif ALG 2–2 (5–3 p) US Bitam GAB 2–0 0–2 JSM Béjaïa ALG 3–4 Étoile du Sahel TUN 2–2 1–2 TP Mazembe COD 5–2 Liga Muçulmana MOZ 4–0 1–2 Saint George ETH 3–3 (a) ENPPI EGY 2–0 1–3 |} Notes D 4 CS Sfaxien advanced to the group stage after Enugu Rangers, which had originally won 1–0 on aggregate, was ruled by the CAF to have fielded an ineligible player in the second leg and thus disqualified. Group stage 2013 CAF Confederation Cup group stage The draw for the group stage was held on 14 May 2013.http://www.cafonline.com/competition/confederation-cup_2010/news/17146-orange-caf-confederation-draw-result.html Orange CAF Confederation draw result Confederation of African Football 14 May 2013 The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. Each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals. Tiebreakers Tiebreakers The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned Goal difference in games between the teams concerned Away goals scored in games between the teams concerned Goal difference in all games Goals scored in all games Group A Group A Group B Group B Knockout stage 2013 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage Knock-out ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. 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 shoot-out (no extra time was played). Bracket Semi-finals Final TUN CA Bizertin 0 0 0 TUN CS Sfaxien 0 1 1 MLI Stade Malien 1 0 1 COD TP Mazembe 2 1 3 TUN CS Sfaxien 2 1 3 COD TP Mazembe 0 2 2 Semi-finals In the semi-finals, the group A winners played the group B runners-up and the group B winners played the group A runners-up, with the group winners hosting the second leg. CA Bizertin TUN 0–1 CS Sfaxien TUN 0–0 0–1 Stade Malien MLI 1–3 TP Mazembe COD 1–2 0–1 |} Final 2013 CAF Confederation Cup Final In the final, the order of the legs was decided by a draw. 23 November 2013 18:00 UTC+1 CS Sfaxien TUN 2–0 Report COD TP Mazembe Ndong 16Khenissi 90+1 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon) 30 November 2013 15:30 UTC+2 TP Mazembe COD 2–1 Report TUN CS Sfaxien Traoré 10Samatta 24 Ben Youssef 88 Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi Daniel Bennett (South Africa) CS Sfaxien won 3–2 on aggregate. Top scorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1CIV Vincent Die FoneyeEGY ENPPI6TAN Mbwana SamattaCOD TP Mazembe6MOZ SonitoMOZ Liga Muçulmana64CIV Franck GuedegbeGAB US Bitam5CIV Idrissa KouyatéTUN CS Sfaxien5TUN Mossaâb SassiTUN Étoile du Sahel57TUN Fakhreddine Ben YoussefTUN CS Sfaxien4GAB Étienne Alain DjissikadiéGAB US Bitam4TUN Taha Yassine KhenissiTUN CS Sfaxien4CIV Losseni KomaraCGO Diables Noirs4 Source:http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/131020/football-leading-caf-confederation-cup-scorers Leading CAF Confederation Cup scorers Agence France-Presse October 20, 2013 See also 2013 CAF Champions League 2014 CAF Super Cup References 2 External links http://www.cafonline.com/competition/confederation-cup_2010 Orange CAF Confederation Cup 2013 2