Football - African Club Tournaments

 

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Confederation Cup

Super Cup

CAF Cup

Cup Winners' Cup

 

CAF Champions League

The premier tournament in African club football. It began as the African Champions Cup, adopting its current name in 1997. From 2004 the competition has been open to runners-up from the leading African league. The winner gains entry to the FIFA World Club Cup. Until 2020, the final had always been held over two legs, apart from the inaugural year when it was a single match in Accra, Gha.
From 2020-2022 the final was staged at a single venue:

2020 - Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egy, 2021 & 2022 - Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca , 2022 -  Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca


YEAR
WINNERS
RUNNERS-UP
1964
ORYX DOUALA (Cmr)
Stade Malien (Mli)
1965
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-
1966
STADE ABIDJAN (Civ)
Real Bamako (Mli)
1967
ENGLEBERT (Cod)
Asante Kotoko (Gha)
1968
ENGLEBERT (Cod)
Etoile Filante (Tgo)
1969
ISMAILY (Uar)
Englebert (Cod)
1970
A KOTOKO (Gha)
Englebert (Cod)
1971
C YAOUNDE (Cmr)
Asante Kotoko (Gha)
1972
HAFIA (Gin)
Simba (Tza)
1973
VITA (Zai)
Asante Kotoko (Gha)
1974
C BRAZZAVILLE (Cog)
Ghazl Mehalla (Egy)
1975
HAFIA (Gin)
Enugu Rangers (Nga)
1976
MC ALGIERS (Alg)
Hafia Conakry (Gin)
1977
HAFIA (Gin)
Hearts of Oak (Gha)
1978
C YAOUNDE (Cmr)
Hafia Conakry (Gin)
1979
UNION DOUALA (Cmr)
Hearts of Oak (Gha)
1980
C YAOUNDE (Cmr)
Bilima (Zai)
1981
TIZI-OUZOU (Alg)
Vita (Zai)
1982
AHLY (Egy)
Asante Kotoko (Gha)
1983
A KOTOKO (Gha)
Al Ahly (Egy)
1984
ZAMALEK (Egy)
Shooting Stars (Nga)
1985
FAR RABAT (Mor)
Bilima (Zai)
1986
ZAMALEK (Egy)
Africa Sports (Civ)
1987
AL AHLY (Egy)
Hilal Omdurman (Sdn)
1988
SETIF (Alg)
Iwuanyanwu (Nga)
1989
RAJA (Mor)
MC Oran (Alg)
1990
KABYLIE (Alg)
Nkana (Zmb)
1991
AFRICAIN (Tun)
Villa (Uga)
1992
WYDAD (Mor)
Hilal Omdurman (Sdn)
1993
ZAMALEK (Egy)
Asante Kotoko (Gha)
1994
ESPERANCE (Tun)
Zamalek (Egy)
1995
ORL PIRATES (Rsa)
Mimosas Abidjan (Civ)
1996
ZAMALEK (Egy)
Shooting Stars (Nga)
1997
RAJA (Mor)
Obuasi G'fields (Gha)
1998
ASEC ABIDJAN (Civ)
Dynamos (Zwe)
1999
RAJA (Mor)
Esperance (Tun)
2000
HEARTS (Gha)
Esperance (Tun)
2001
AL AHLY (Egy)
Mamelodi (Rsa)
2002
ZAMALEK (Egy)
R C'anca (Mor)
2003
ENYIMBA (Nga)
Ismaily (Egy)
2004
ENYIMBA (Nga)
Etoile Sahel (Tun)
2005
AL AHLY (Egy)
Etoile Sahel (Tun)
2006
AL AHLY (Egy)
Sfaxien (Tun)
2007
ETOILE SAHEL (Tun)
Al Ahly (Egy)
2008
AL AHLY (Egy)
Cotonsport (Cmr)
2009
MAZEMBE (Cod)
Heartland (Nga)
2010
MAZEMBE (Cod)
Esperance (Tun)
2011 ESPERANCE (Tun) Wydad C'anca (Mor)
2012 AL AHLY (Egy) Esperance (Tun)
2013 AL AHLY (Egy) Orlando Pirates (RSA)
2014 ES SETIF (Alg) Vita Club (Cod)
2015 TP MAZEMBE (Cod) USM Alger (Alg)
2016 MAMELODI (Rsa) Zamalek (Egy)
2017 WYDAD C'ANCA (Mor) Al Ahly (Egy)
2018 ESPERANCE (Tun) Al Ahly (Egy)
2019 ESPERANCE (Tun) Wydad C'anca (Mor)
2020 AL AHLY (Egy) Zamalek (Egy)
2021 AL AHLY (Egy) Kaizer Chiefs (RSA)
2022 WYDAD C'ANCA (Mor) AL Ahly (Egy)
2023 AL AHLY (Egy) Wydad C'anca (Mor)

CAF Confederation Cup

This tournament is the second-tier event in African club football. It was created as a merger of the old Cup-Winners' and CAF Cups. Domestic cup winners and third-placed league teams from the top 12 footballing nations on the continent, plus the runners-up from all the other leagues take part. Until 2020, the final was held over two legs.

YEAR
WINNERS
RUNNERS-UP
2004
HEARTS (Gha)
Asante Kotoko (Gha)
2005
FAR RABAT (Mor)
Dolphins (Nga)
2006
ETOILE SAHEL (Tun)
FAR Rabat (Mor)
2007
SFAXIEN (Tun)
Merrikh (Sdn)
2008
SFAXIEN (Tun)
Etoile Sahel (Tun)
2009
STADE MALIEN (Mli)
Setif (Alg)
2010
FUS RABAT (Mor)
Sfaxien (Tun)
2011 FEZ (Mor)
Africain (Tun)
2012 AC LEOPARDS (Cog)
Djoliba (Mli)
2013 SFAXIEN (Tun) Mazembe (Cod)
2014 AL AHLY (Egy) Sewe Sport (Civ)
2015 ETOILE SAHEL (Tun) Orl Pirates (Rsa)
2016 MAZEMBE (Cod) MO Bejaia (Alg)
2017 MAZEMBE (Cod) Supersport Utd (RSA)
2018 RAJA (Mor) Vita (Cod)
2019 ZAMALEK (Egy) Berkane (Mor)
2020 BERKANE (Mor) Pyramids (Egy)
2021 RAJA (Mor) JS Kabylie (Alg)
2022 BERKANE (Mor) Orlando Pirates (RSA)
2023 USM ALGER (Alg) Young Africans (Tan)
 
 
CAF Super Cup

Contested annually by the reigning African Champions League and Confederation Cup holders.
The final venues have been: 1993 & 1999 - Abidjan, Civ, 1994 & 1996 - Johannesburg, RSA; 1995 - Alexandria, Egy; 1997, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009 & 2014 - Cairo, Egy; 1998, 2000 & 2018 - Casablanca, Mor;1999 - Abidjan, Civ; 2001 - Kumasi, Gha; 2004 & 2005 - Aba, Nga; 2007 - Addis Ababa, Eth; 2008 & 2012 - Rades, Tun; 2010 & 2011 - Lumbumbashi (Stade de La Kenya), Cod, 2013 - Borg El Arab, Egy; 2015 - Blida, Alg; 2016 - Lubumbashi (Stade Mazembe), Cod; 2017 - Pretoria, RSA; 2019 & 2020 - Doha (Thani bin Jassim), Qat, 2021 - Doha (Jassim bin Hamad), Qat   


YEAR
WINNERS
RUNNERS-UP
1993
AFRICA SP (Civ)
W Casablanca (Mor)
1994
ZAMALEK (Egy)
Ahly (Egy)
1995
ESPERANCE (Tun)
Motema Pembe (Zai)
1996
ORL PIRATES (Rsa)
Kabylie (Alg)
1997
ZAMALEK (Egy)
Mekawleen (Egy)
1998
ETOILE SAHEL (Tun)
R Casablanca (Mor)
1999
ASEC ABIDJAN (Civ)
Esperance (Tun)
2000
RAJA (Mor)
Africa Sports (Civ)
2001
HEARTS (Gha)
Zamalek (Egy)
2002
AL AHLY (Egy)
Kaiser Chiefs (Rsa)
2003
ZAMALEK (Egy)
W Casablanca (Mor)
2004
ENYIMBA (Nga)
Etoile Sahel (Tun)
2005
ENYIMBA (Nga)
Hearts of Oak (Gha)
2006
AHLY (Egy)
FAR Rabat (Mor)
2007
AHLY (Egy)
Etoile Sahel (Tun)
2008
ETOILE SAHEL (Tun)
Sfaxien (Tun)
2009
AHLY (Egy)
Sfaxien (Tun)
2010 MAZEMBE (Cod) Stade Malien (Mli)
2011 MAZEMBE (Cod) FUS Rabat (Mor)
2012 MAGHREB FEZ (Mor) Esperance (Tun)
2013 AHLY (Egy) Leopards (Cog)
2014 AHLY (Egy) Sfaxien (Tun)
2015 SETIF (Alg) Ahly (Egy)
2016 MAZEMBE (Cod) Etoile Sahel (Tun)
2017 MAMELODI (RSA) Mazembe (Cod)
2018 WYDAD (Mor) Mazembe (Cod)
2019 RAJA (Mor) Tunis (Tun)
2020 ZAMALEK (Egy) Tunis (Tun)
2021 AHLY (Egy) Berkane (Mor)
2022 BERKANE (Mor) Wydad (Mor)
2023 ALGER (Alg) Ahly (Egy)

 

CAF Cup

Now defunct, this tournament was for the runners-up of the respective domestic leagues in Africa. Contested annually by the reigning African Champions League and Confederation Cup holders. Algeria-based club Kabylie earned the right to keep the original trophy, named after former Nigeria Sports Director Moshood Abiola when they won the CAF Cup for the third time in 2002. The final was held over two legs.

YEAR
WINNERS
RUNNERS-UP
1992
S'TING STARS (Nga)
Villa (Uga)
1993
STELLA ADJAME (Civ)
Simba (Tza)
1994
BENDEL INS (Nga)
Pr de Maio (Ago)
1995
ETOILE SAHEL (Tun)
Kaloum Star (Gin)
1996
K MARRAKECH (Mor)
Etoile Sahel (Tun)
1997
ESPERANCE (Tun)
Atl Petroleos (Ago)
1998
SFAXIEN (Tun)
Jeanne d'Arc (Sen)
1999
ETOILE SAHEL (Tun)
W Casablanca (Mor)
2000
KABYLIE (Alg)
Ismaily (Egy)
2001
KABYLIE (Alg)
Etoile Sahel (Tun)
2002
KABYLIE (Alg)
Tonnerre (Cmr)
2003
RAJA (Mor)
Cotonsport (Cmr)

African Cup Winners' Cup

Africa's version of the European Cup Winners' Cup ended in 2004, when it merged with the CAF Cup to create the Confederation Cup. The final was held over two legs.

YEAR
WINNERS
RUNNERS-UP
1975
T YAOUNDE (Cmr)
Stella Adjame (Civ)
1976
S'TING STARS (Nga)
Tonnerre (Cmr)
1977
ENUGU R'GERS (Nga)
Canon (Cmr)
1978
HOROYA (Gin)
Hussein Dey (Alg)
1979
CANON (Cmr)
Gor Mahia (Ken)
1980
MAZEMBE (Cod)
Africa Sports (Civ)
1981
UNION DOUALA (Cmr)
St'nery Stores (Nga)
1982
MEKAWLEEN (Egy) 
P Dynamos (Zmb)
1983
MEKAWLEEN (Egy)
Agaza Lome (Tgo)
1984
AHLY (Egy)
Canon Yaounde (Cmr)
1985
AHLY (Egy)
Leventis United (Nga)
1986
AHLY (Egy)
Sogara (Gab)
1987
GOR MAHIA (Ken)
Esperance (Tun)
1988
BIZERTIN (Tun)
Ranchers Bees (Nga)
1989
MERRIKH (Egy)
Bendel United (Nga)
1990
BCC LIONS (Nga)
Africain (Tun)
1991
P DYNAMOS (Zam)
BCC Lions (Nga)
1992
AFRICA SP (Civ)
Vital'o (Bdi)
1993
AHLY (Egy)
Africa Sports (Civ)
1994
M PEMBA (Cod)
Kenya B'weries (Ken)
1995
KABYLIE (Alg)
Julius Berger (Nga)
1996
MEKAWLEEN (Egy) 
Sodigraf (Cod)
1997
ETOILE SAHEL (Tun)
FAR Rabat (Mor)
1998
ESPERANCE (Tun)
Pr de Agosto (Ago)
1999
AFRICA SP (Civ)
Africain (Tun)
2000
ZAMALEK (Egy)
Canon (Cmr)
2001
KAIZER CHIEFS (Rsa)
Interclube (Ago)
2002
W C'BLANCA (Mor)
Asante Kotoko (Gha)
2003
ETOILE SAHEL (Tun)
Julius Berger (Nga)

 

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