2016 CAF Confederation Cup

International football competition in Africa CAF Confederation Cup 2016 2016 Orange CAF Confederation Cup 12 February – 6 November 2016 51+8 39 COD TP Mazembe 1 ALG MO Béjaïa 128 294 ZAM Rainford Kalaba (7 goals) 2015 2017 The 2016 CAF Confederation Cup (officially the 2016 Orange CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). TP Mazembe defeated MO Béjaïa in the final to win their first CAF Confederation Cup title, and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2016 CAF Champions League in the 2017 CAF Super Cup.Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/Regulations%20and%20Official%20Documents/Competitions%20Regulation/CC%20Eng%20-%20May%2022%20%202016.pdf Confédération Africaine de Football 23 May 2016 Étoile du Sahel were the defending champions, and after qualifying for the 2016 CAF Champions League, they entered the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup after they lost in the Champions League second round, but were eliminated in the semi-finals. Association team allocation All 56 CAF member associations might enter the CAF Champions League, 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. As a result, theoretically a maximum of 69 teams could enter the tournament (plus eight teams eliminated from the CAF Champions League which enter the play-off round) – although this level had never been reached. For the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup, the CAF used the 2010–2014 CAF 5-year ranking, which calculates points for each entrant association based on their clubs’ performance over those 5 years in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup. 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 follows: 2014 – 5 2013 – 4 2012 – 3 2011 – 2 2010 – 1 Teams The following 59 teams from 39 associations 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 2010–2014 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 – 105 pts)Espérance de Tunis2014–15 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third placeStade Gabèsien2014–15 Tunisian Cup runner-upEGY Egypt(2nd – 81 pts)ENPPI2014–15 Egyptian Premier League third placeMisr Lel Makkasa2014–15 Egyptian Premier League fourth placeCOD DR Congo(3rd – 63 pts)CS Don Bosco2014–15 Linafoot third placeFC Saint-Éloi Lupopo2015 Coupe du Congo winnerALG Algeria(4th – 44 pts)MC Oran2014–15 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third placeCS Constantine2014–15 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 fifth placeSDN Sudan(5th – 33 pts)Al-Ahly Shendi2015 Sudan Premier League third placeKhartoum2015 Sudan Premier League fourth placeCIV Ivory Coast(6th – 30 pts)SC Gagnoa2014–15 Côte d'Ivoire Ligue 1 third placeAfrica Sports2015 Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire de football winnerMAR Morocco(7th – 29 pts)Kawkab Marrakech2014–15 Botola third placeFUS Rabat2015 Coupe du Trône runner-upCMR Cameroon(T-8th – 26 pts)New Star de Douala2015 Elite One third placeUMS de Loum2015 Cameroonian Cup winnerCGO Congo(T-8th – 26 pts)Vita Club Mokanda2015 Congo Premier League sixth place before abandonedDiables Noirs2015 Coupe du Congo winnerMLI Mali(T-8th – 26 pts)USFAS Bamako2014–15 Malian Première Division third placeAS Bakaridjan2014–15 Malian Première Division fourth placeNGA Nigeria(11th – 22 pts)Nasarawa United2015 Nigeria Professional Football League third placeAkwa United2015 Nigerian FA Cup winnerRSA South Africa(12th – 16 pts)Bidvest Wits2014–15 South African Premier Division third placeAjax Cape Town2014–15 Nedbank Cup runner-upAssociations eligible to enter one teamANG Angola(13th – 11 pts)Sagrada Esperança2015 Taça de Angola runner-upLBY Libya(14th – 7 pts)Al-Ittihad Tripoli2013–14 Libyan Premier League runner-up (no league in 2015)GHA Ghana(T-15th – 6 pts)Medeama2015 Ghanaian FA Cup winnerZAM Zambia(T-15th – 6 pts)Zanaco2015 Zambian Premier League runner-upETH Ethiopia(17th – 4 pts)Defence Force2015 Ethiopian Cup winnerNIG Niger(T-18th – 1 pt)AS SONIDEP2015 Niger Cup winnerZIM Zimbabwe(T-18th – 1 pt)Harare City2015 Cup of Zimbabwe winnerBOT BotswanaGaborone United2014–15 Mascom Top 8 Cup winnerBFA Burkina FasoUSFA2015 Coupe du Faso winnerBDI BurundiAtlético Olympic2015 Burundian Cup runner-upCHA ChadRenaissance2015 Chad Premier League third placeCOM ComorosFomboni Club2015 Comoros Cup winnerEQG Equatorial GuineaDeportivo Mongomo2015 Equatoguinean Cup winnerGAB GabonCF Mounana2015 Coupe du Gabon Interclubs winnerGAM GambiaWallidan2015 Gambian Cup winnerGUI GuineaAS Kaloum2015 Guinée Coupe Nationale winnerKEN KenyaBandari2015 FKF President's Cup winnerLBR LiberiaBarrack Young Controllers II2015 Liberian Cup winnerMAD MadagascarAS Adema2015 Coupe de Madagascar runner-upMOZ MozambiqueLiga Desportiva de Maputo2015 Taça de Moçambique winnerRWA RwandaPolice2015 Rwandan Cup winnerSEN SenegalGénération Foot2015 Senegal FA Cup winnerSEY SeychellesLight Stars2015 Seychelles FA Cup winnerSSD South SudanAtlabara2015 South Sudan Football Championship championTAN TanzaniaAzam2014–15 Tanzanian Premier League runner-upUGA UgandaSC Villa2014–15 Ugandan Cup winnerZAN ZanzibarJKU2014–15 Zanzibar Premier League runner-up +Teams entering the play-off roundLosers of the 2016 CAF Champions League second roundRSA Mamelodi SundownsSDN Al-MerrikhCOD TP MazembeTUN Étoile du SahelMLI Stade MalienTAN Young AfricansLBY Al-Ahli TripoliALG MO Béjaïa +Associations which did not enter a team22em BEN Benin CPV Cape Verde CTA Central African Republic DJI Djibouti ERI Eritrea GNB Guinea-Bissau LES Lesotho MWI Malawi MTN 1959 Mauritania MRI Mauritius NAM Namibia REU Réunion STP São Tomé and Príncipe SLE Sierra Leone SOM Somalia SWZ Swaziland TOG Togo Notably two team take part in the competition that do not currently play in their national top-division. They are Barrack Young Controllers II (2nd tier) and Génération Foot (2nd). Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows.http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/AAG%20MEN/Flash%20CL%20EN%202015-%20Web.pdf Orange CAF CL FINAL 2015: CAF Flash Magazine CAF For the first time, some rounds of matches were officially scheduled in midweek (in italics) instead of on weekends.http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=ETXch2u8U02jVFtKs164ng%3d%3d CAF clubs create history with midweek games CAF 18 April 2016 PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legQualifyingPreliminary round11 December 2015(Dakar, Senegal)http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=4AEvuBG9iy7eUYXZXECw3g%3d%3d Preliminary draw for CC and CL 2016 conducted CAF 11 December 201512–14 February 201626–28 February 2016First round11–13 March 201618–20 March 2016Second round8–10 April 201619–20 April 2016Play-off round21 April 2016(Cairo, Egypt)http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=4ZrxTWFCG1EBxlj0fAl70w%3D%3D Draw for Confed Cup 2nd 1/8th round holds April 21 CAF 19 April 20166–8 May 201617–18 May 2016Group stageMatchday 124 May 2016(Cairo, Egypt)http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=32a1nGpcrLDiSw2mO39lAg%3d%3d Accreditation for Interclubs Group Phase draw CAF 9 May 201617–19 June 2016Matchday 228–29 June 2016Matchday 315–17 July 2016Matchday 426–27 July 2016Matchday 512–14 August 2016Matchday 623–24 August 2016Knockout stageSemi-finals16–18 September 201623–25 September 2016Final28–30 October 20164–6 November 2016 Qualifying rounds 2016 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds Draw Format Preliminary round Preliminary round Notes A MC Oran won on walkover after Wallidan withdrew.http://www.lequotidien-oran.com/index.php?news=5223323 MC Oran - Après le forfait d'Al Wallidan Le Quotidien d'Oran M. Benboua 6 January 2016 B The CAF announced on 2 March 2016 that UMS de Loum won on walkover after Deportivo Mongomo were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player.http://www.africatopsports.com/2016/03/03/coupe-de-la-confederation-le-club-de-mongomo-disqualifie/ Coupe de la Confédération: le club de Mongomo disqualifié Africa Top Sports 3 March 2016 C JKU won on walkover after Gaborone United withdrew.http://www.supersport.com/football/caf-confederations-cup/news/160209/Gaborone_United_pull_out_of_Confed_Cup Gaborone United pull out of Confed Cup SuperSport 9 February 2016 First round First round Second round Second round Bracket Play-off round Play-off round Notes D 4 The CAF announced on 24 May 2016 that Mamelodi Sundowns won their Champions League second round tie on walkover after AS Vita Club were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player in their preliminary round tie against Mafunzo.http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=H%2b74FOGEYXZf2OxECtqwlA%3d%3d Disqualification of AS Vita Club CAF 24 May 2016 Mamelodi Sundowns played in the Confederation Cup play-off round before they were reinstated to the Champions League. Group stage 2016 CAF Confederation Cup group stage Africa Africa location map without rivers.svg 500 right Location of teams of the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup group stage.8px Group A.8px Group B. Africa 36.75 5.066667 80 MO Béjaïa Red pog.svg top Africa -11.666667 27.466667 80 TP Mazembe Red pog.svg top Africa 5.3 -1.983333 80 Medeama Red pog.svg top Africa 32.902222 13.185833 80 Al-Ahli Green pog.svg top Africa 34.020882 -6.84165 80 FUS Green pog.svg top Africa 31.63 -8.008889 80 Kawkab Green pog.svg top Africa -6.8 39.283333 80 Y. Africans Red pog.svg top Africa 35.833333 10.633333 80 ES Sahel Green pog.svg top Draw Format TiebreakersTiebreakers Group A yes no_hide_class_rules 200 Group B yes no_hide_class_rules 200 Knockout stage 2016 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage Format Bracket Bracket Semi-finals Semi-finals Final 2016 CAF Confederation Cup Final Final Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1ZAM Rainford KalabaCOD TP Mazembe72COD Jonathan BolingiCOD TP Mazembe6ANG LoveANG Sagrada Esperança4MAR Mohammad El FakihMAR Kawkab Marrakech5GHA Abass MohammedGHA MedeamaMAR Mohammed NahiriMAR FUS Rabat7MAR Abdelilah AmimiMAR Kawkab Marrakech4MAR Abdessalam BenjellounMAR FUS RabatTUN Ahmed HosniTUN Stade Gabèsien10TUN Ahmed AkaïchiTUN Étoile du Sahel3EGY Amr BarakatEGY Misr Lel MakkasaMAR Mourad BatnaMAR FUS RabatTUN Hichem EssifiTUN Stade GabèsienTUN Haythem JouiniTUN Espérance de TunisCIV Tchétché KipréTAN AzamTUN Hamza LahmarTUN Étoile du SahelZIM Raphael ManuvireZIM Harare CityTUN Iheb MsakniTUN Étoile du SahelGHA Nana PokuEGY Misr Lel Makkasa See also 2016 CAF Champions League 2017 CAF Super Cup References 2 External links Orange CAF Confederation Cup 2016, CAFonline.com 2016 2