2017 CAF Confederation Cup
2017 Total CAF Confederation Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Dates | 10 February – 25 November 2017 |
Teams | 52+16 (from 40 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | TP Mazembe (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Supersport United |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 162 |
Goals scored | 369 (2.28 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Ben Malango (6 goals) |
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The 2017 CAF Confederation Cup (officially the 2017 Total CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 14th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Starting from this season, the group stage was expanded from eight to 16 teams, divided into four groups of four, and the knockout stage expanded from 4 to 8 teams.[2][3]
Defending champions TP Mazembe, which entered the Confederation Cup after losing in the 2017 CAF Champions League first round, defeated Supersport United in the final, and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2017 CAF Champions League in the 2018 CAF Super Cup.[4]
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.[4] As a result, theoretically a maximum of 68 teams could enter the tournament (plus 16 teams eliminated from the CAF Champions League which enter the play-off round) – although this level has never been reached.
For the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup, the CAF uses the 2011–2015 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:[5]
CAF Champions League | CAF Confederation Cup | |
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Winners | 5 points | 4 points |
Runners-up | 4 points | 3 points |
Losing semi-finalists | 3 points | 2 points |
3rd place in groups | 2 points | 1 point |
4th place in groups | 1 point | 1 point |
The points are multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follows:
- 2015 – 5
- 2014 – 4
- 2013 – 3
- 2012 – 2
- 2011 – 1
Teams
The following 52 teams from 40 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 2011–2015 CAF 5-year ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated.
A further 16 teams eliminated from the 2017 CAF Champions League enter the play-off round.
- Associations which did not enter a team
Notably one team takes part in the competition that does not currently play in their national top-division. They are MAS Fez (2nd tier).
Kaloum
Horoya
Monrovia teams
Breweries
BYC
Bamako teams
Djoliba
Onze Créateurs
Brazzaville teams
Étoile
CARA
Ouagadougou teams
SONABEL
Rail Kadiogo
Azam
Young Africans
Gauteng teams
SuperSport United
Bidvest Wits
Kampala teams
Vipers
KCCA
Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics).[6][7]
Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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Qualifying | Preliminary round | 21 December 2016 (Cairo, Egypt) |
10–12 February 2017 | 17–19 February 2017 |
First round | 10–12 March 2017 | 17–19 March 2017 | ||
Play-off round | 21 March 2017 (Cairo, Egypt) |
7–9 April 2017 | 14–16 April 2017 | |
Group stage | Matchday 1 | 26 April 2017 (Cairo, Egypt) |
12–14 May 2017 | |
Matchday 2 | 23–24 May 2017 | |||
Matchday 3 | 2–4 June 2017 | |||
Matchday 4 | 20–21 June 2017 | |||
Matchday 5 | 30 June – 2 July 2017 | |||
Matchday 6 | 7–9 July 2017 | |||
Knockout stage | Quarter-finals | 15–17 September 2017 | 22–24 September 2017 | |
Semi-finals | 29 September – 1 October 2017 | 20–22 October 2017 | ||
Final | 17–19 November 2017 | 24–26 November 2017 |
The calendar was amended from the original one for the following dates:[7]
- Quarter-finals first leg: moved from 8–10 September to 15–17 September
- Quarter-finals second leg: moved from 15–17 September to 22–24 September
- Semi-finals second leg: moved from 13–15 October to 20–22 October
Qualifying rounds
The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 21 December 2016 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[8][9]
In the qualifying rounds, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).[4]
Preliminary round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Monrovia Club Breweries | 3–4 | JS Kabylie | 3–0 | 0–4 |
Étoile du Congo | 3–0 | Racing de Micomeseng | 2–0 | 1–0 |
Ifeanyi Ubah | 1–1 (0–3 p) | Al-Masry | 1–0 | 0–1 |
Defence Force | 1–2 | Yong Sports Academy | 1–0 | 0–2 |
AS Douanes Niamey | 1–3 | IR Tanger | 1–2 | 0–1 |
ASSM Elgeco Plus | 1–2 | SuperSport United | 0–0 | 1–2 |
Akanda | 0–1 | Renaissance du Congo | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Bechem United | 3–5 | MC Alger | 2–1 | 1–4 |
RSLAF | 2–1 | Wikki Tourists | 2–0 | 0–1 |
Platinum Stars | 2–0 | UD Songo | 1–0 | 1–0 |
Vipers | 1–1 (a) | Volcan Club | 0–0 | 1–1 |
Orapa United | 2–4 | Mbabane Swallows | 0–1 | 2–3 |
KVZ | 2–4 | Le Messager Ngozi | 2–1 | 0–3 |
APEJES Academy | 2–2 (a) | ASC Niarry Tally | 1–0 | 1–2 |
Wau Salaam | 0–6 | Rayon Sports | 0–4 | 0–2 |
AS SONABEL | 0–3 | SC Gagnoa | 0–0 | 0–3 |
MAS Fez | 3–2 | CARA Brazzaville | 3–0 | 0–2 |
Pamplemousses | 1–2 | Ngezi Platinum | 1–1 | 0–1 |
Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid | 3–0 | St Michel United | 2–0 | 1–0 |
Al-Hilal Benghazi | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Ulinzi Stars | 1–0 | 0–1 |
First round
The 16 winners of the first round advanced to the play-off round, where they were joined by the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Étoile du Congo | 0–1 | JS Kabylie | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Djoliba | w/o[w/o 1] | Al-Masry | 2–0 | — |
CS Sfaxien | 6–1 | Yong Sports Academy | 5–0 | 1–1 |
AS Kaloum | 1–3 | IR Tanger | 1–0 | 0–3 |
Al-Ahly Shendi | 3–6 | SuperSport United | 3–2 | 0–4 |
MC Alger | 3–2 | Renaissance du Congo | 2–0 | 1–2 |
Club Africain | w/o[w/o 2] | RSLAF | 9–1 | — |
Vipers | 2–3 | Platinum Stars | 1–0 | 1–3 |
Azam | 1–3 | Mbabane Swallows | 1–0 | 0–3 |
ZESCO United | 4–2 | Le Messager Ngozi | 2–0 | 2–2 |
ASEC Mimosas | 2–1 | APEJES Academy | 2–0 | 0–1 |
Onze Créateurs | w/o[w/o 1] | Rayon Sports | 1–0 | — |
MAS Fez | 3–2 | SC Gagnoa | 3–1 | 0–1 |
Recreativo do Libolo | 2–1 | Ngezi Platinum | 2–1 | 0–0 |
SM Sanga Balende | 1–1 (3–5 p) | Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid | 1–0 | 0–1 |
Smouha | 4–3 | Ulinzi Stars | 4–0 | 0–3 |
Notes:
Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 21 March 2017, 11:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[13][14] The winners of the Confederation Cup first round were drawn against the losers of the Champions League first round, with the teams from the Confederation Cup hosting the second leg.
The 16 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Young Africans | 1–4 | MC Alger | 1–0 | 0–4 |
TP Mazembe | 2–0 | JS Kabylie | 2–0 | 0–0 |
AC Léopards | 3–4 | Mbabane Swallows | 1–0 | 2–4 |
FUS Rabat | 3–2 | MAS Fez | 2–1 | 1–1 |
Enugu Rangers | 2–5 | ZESCO United | 2–2 | 0–3 |
CF Mounana | 2–1 | ASEC Mimosas | 2–1 | 0–0 |
Rail Club du Kadiogo | 1–4 | CS Sfaxien | 1–2 | 0–2 |
Bidvest Wits | 0–1 | Smouha | 0–0 | 0–1 |
CNaPS Sport | 1–1 (a) | Recreativo do Libolo | 1–1 | 0–0 |
KCCA | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Al-Masry | 1–0 | 0–1 |
Gambia Ports Authority | 1–4 | Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid | 1–1 | 0–3 |
AS Port-Louis 2000 | 3–6 | Club Africain | 1–2 | 2–4 |
Rivers United | 2–0 | Rayon Sports | 2–0 | 0–0 |
Barrack Young Controllers | 1–6 | SuperSport United | 1–1 | 0–5 |
AS Tanda | 2–2 (4–5 p) | Platinum Stars | 2–0 | 0–2 |
Horoya | 4–3 | IR Tanger | 2–0 | 2–3 |
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 26 April 2017, 14:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[15][16][17] The 16 teams, all winners of the play-off round of qualifying, were drawn into four groups of four. The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown in parentheses).[18]
Pot | Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
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Teams |
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In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.
Tiebreakers |
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The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations III. 20 & 21):[4]
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Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CAF | FUS | KCC | RIV | |
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1 | Club Africain | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 12 | Quarter-finals | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | |
2 | FUS Rabat | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9[a] | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||
3 | KCCA | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 9[a] | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | Rivers United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — |
Notes:
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CSS | MCA | MBS | PST | |
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1 | CS Sfaxien | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 13 | Quarter-finals | — | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
2 | MC Alger | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
3 | Mbabane Swallows | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | 4–2 | ||
4 | Platinum Stars | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ZES | HLU | RLB | SMO | |
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1 | ZESCO United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10[a] | Quarter-finals | — | 3–0 (awd.)[b] | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
2 | Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10[a] | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||
3 | Recreativo do Libolo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 7 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | ||
4 | Smouha | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — |
Notes:
- ^ a b Head-to-head results: Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 1–0 ZESCO United, ZESCO United 3–0 Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid.
- ^ FIFA suspended the Sudan Football Association on 7 July 2017.[19] As a result, Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid could not play their final group match against ZESCO United, and the match was awarded as a 3–0 win to their opponents.[20] Initially, Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid were disqualified from the CAF Confederation Cup,[21] but following the lifting of the suspension on 13 July,[22] they were reinstated to the competition, and advanced to the knockout stage instead of Recreativo do Libolo.[20]
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TPM | SSU | HOR | MOU | |
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1 | TP Mazembe | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 12 | Quarter-finals | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
2 | SuperSport United | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 10 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 4–1 | ||
3 | Horoya | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | CF Mounana | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 0 | 0–1 | 3–5 | 0–1 | — |
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, the eight teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 26 & 27).[4]
Bracket
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
TP Mazembe | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
TP Mazembe | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
FUS Rabat | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
FUS Rabat | 1 | 0 | 1 (5 p) | ||||||||||||||
CS Sfaxien | 0 | 1 | 1 (4 p) | ||||||||||||||
TP Mazembe | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
SuperSport United | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
SuperSport United | 0 | 2 | 2 (a) | ||||||||||||||
ZESCO United | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
SuperSport United | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Club Africain | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
MC Alger | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Club Africain | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Quarter-finals
In the quarter-finals, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group, with the group winners hosting the second leg.[4]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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MC Alger | 1–2 | Club Africain | 1−0 | 0–2 |
SuperSport United | 2–2 (a) | ZESCO United | 0−0 | 2–2 |
FUS Rabat | 1–1 (5–4 p) | CS Sfaxien | 1−0 | 0−1 |
Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid | 1–7 | TP Mazembe | 1−2 | 0–5 |
Semi-finals
In the semi-finals, the four quarter-final winners played in two ties, with the order of legs decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw.[16]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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SuperSport United | 4−2 | Club Africain | 1−1 | 3−1 |
TP Mazembe | 1−0 | FUS Rabat | 1−0 | 0−0 |
Final
In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the order of legs decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw.[16]
TP Mazembe | 2–1 | SuperSport United |
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Report |
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TP Mazembe won 2–1 on aggregate.
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Team | MD1 | MD2 | MD3 | MD4 | MD5 | MD6 | QF1 | QF2 | SF1 | SF2 | F1 | F2 | Total |
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1 | Ben Malango | TP Mazembe | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
2 | Jeremy Brockie | SuperSport United | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
Sabelo Ndzinisa | Mbabane Swallows | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Hichem Nekkache | MC Alger | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
5 | Saber Khalifa | Club Africain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
Thabo Mnyamane | SuperSport United | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
7 | Karim Aouadhi | CS Sfaxien | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
Firas Chaouat | CS Sfaxien | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Jean Francis Ebélé Dipita | Horoya | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Mohamed Fouzair | FUS Rabat | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Bradley Grobler | SuperSport United | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Manoubi Haddad | Club Africain | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Derrick Nsibambi | KCCA | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Thuso Phala | SuperSport United | 1 | 2 |
See also
References
- ^ "Total, Title Sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations and Partner of African Football". CAF. 21 July 2016.
- ^ "16 Clubs for Group Phase of CC and CL effective 2017". CAF. 11 May 2016.
- ^ "New adopted format for Club Competitions". CAF. 30 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.
- ^ "CAF disowns club ranking published by some websites". Cafonline.com. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "CAF Flash Magazine: Final 2016 Orange Confederation Cup" (PDF). CAF.
- ^ a b "Calendar for Interclubs knockout stages amended". CAF. 25 July 2017.
- ^ "Interclubs 2017: Draw Result". CAF. 21 December 2016.
- ^ "Total CAF Confederation Cup draw result" (PDF). CAF.
- ^ "FIFA Suspends Malian Football Association (FEMAFOOT)". FIFA.com. 17 March 2017. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017.
- ^ "CAF CC: Rayon Sports qualifies to Play-off Round". Fédération Rwandaise de Football Association. 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Sierra Leone Sports: RSLAF withdraws from CAF competition". Awoko. 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Draw for CC 2nd 1/16th final set for March 21". CAF. 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Derbies, rivalries headline path to CC group phase". CAF. 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Accreditation for Interclubs Group Phase Draw". CAF. 23 March 2017.
- ^ a b c "DRAW Ceremony : Total CAF Champions League 2017 & Total CAF Confederation Cup 2017 - English". YouTube. 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Draw results for CC group phase". CAF. 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Procedure for CC group phase draw". CAF. 26 April 2017.
- ^ "FIFA suspends Sudan Football Association". FIFA.com. 7 July 2017.
- ^ a b "DECISIONS OF CAF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE – 20 JULY 2017". CAF. 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Sudanese clubs disqualified following FIFA suspension". CAF. 7 July 2017.
- ^ "FIFA lifts suspension of Sudan Football Association (SFA)". FIFA.com. 13 July 2017.
External links
- Total Confederation Cup 2017, CAFonline.com