2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup
2021–22 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Dates | Qualifying: 10 September 2021 – 5 December 2021 Competition proper: |
Teams | Competition proper: 16 Total: 51+16 (from 39 associations) |
The 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup (officially the 2021–22 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons)[1] is the 19th edition of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), under the current CAF Confederation Cup title after the merger of CAF Cup and African Cup Winners' Cup.
The winners of the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2021–22 CAF Champions League in the .[2]
The previous Winner of the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup is Raja CA, but will not defend its title as it participates in the 2021–22 CAF Champions League
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.[2] 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 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup, the CAF uses the 2016–2020 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:[3][4][5]
CAF Champions League | CAF Confederation Cup | |
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Winners | 6 points | 5 points |
Runners-up | 5 points | 4 points |
Losing semi-finalists | 4 points | 3 points |
Losing quarter-finalists (from 2017) | 3 points | 2 points |
3rd place in groups | 2 points | 1 point |
4th place in groups | 1 point | 0.5 point |
The points are multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follows:
- 2020–21: x 6
- 2019–20: × 5
- 2018–19: × 4
- 2018: × 3
- 2017: × 2
- 2016: × 1
Teams[]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, associations may abandon their domestic competitions and select the representatives in CAF club competitions.[6] Associations may register their representatives during the engagement window between 1 September and 20 October 2020. All engaged teams must respect the Club Licensing procedure and cooperate with their respective Associations, as non-licensed clubs would be refused participation.[7]
The following 49 teams from 37 associations entered the competition.
- Teams in bold received a bye to the second round.
- The other teams entered the first round.
Associations are shown according to their 2016–2020 CAF 5-Year Ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score (in parentheses) indicated.
Association | Rank (Pts) | Team | Qualifying method |
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Cameroon | 13 (14) | Coton Sport FC | runners-up |
Senegal | 14 (13) | Diambars FC | winners |
Libya | 15 (11) | Al Ahli Tripoli | winners |
Kenya | 17 (9) | Gor Mahia F.C. | 2021 FKF President's Cup winners |
Congo | 18 (8) | CSMD Diables Noirs | winners |
Uganda | 18 (8) | runners-up | |
Mali | 20 (6.5) | Binga FC | winners[citation needed] |
Rwanda | 22 (6) | A.S. Kigali | winners |
Eswatini | 23 (5) | Young Buffaloes F.C. | 2020–21 Eswatini Premier League runners-up |
Ethiopia | 24 (4) | Ethiopian Coffee S.C. | 2020–21 Ethiopian Premier League runners-up |
Botswana | 25 (3) | Orapa United F.C. | winners |
Togo | 25 (3) | ASC Kara | runners-up |
Benin | 27 (2.5) | Les Buffles du Borgou | winners |
Mauritania | 27 (2.5) | ASAC Concorde | winners |
Burkina Faso | 29 (2) | ASFA Yennenga | runners-up |
Burundi | — | winners | |
Comoros | — | winners | |
Djibouti | — | FC Dikhil | winners |
Equatorial Guinea | — | Futuro Kings FC | winners |
Niger | — | AS Police | winners |
Somalia | — | Horseed FC | winners |
South Sudan | — | Atlabara FC | winners |
Zanzibar | — | Mafunzo F.C. | winners |
Madagascar | — | winners | |
Liberia | — | MC Breweries | winners |
[TAN] Both the winners Simba SC and runner-ups Young Africans S.C. of the qualified for the 2021-22 CAF Champions League resulting in the slot usually allocated to the winner or runner-up of the Tanzania FA Cup to be awarded to the fourth placed team in the .
- Notes
- ^ Egypt (EGY): The 2020–21 Egyptian Premier League was not finished by the CAF deadline. As a result, the Egyptian Football Association announced that Al Masry and Pyramids, who were at third and fourth place after 29 rounds respectively, will represent Egypt in the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup.[8]
Schedule[]
Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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Qualifying | First round | 13 August 2021 | 10–12 September 2021 | 17–19 September 2021 |
Second round | 15–17 October 2021 | 22–24 October 2021 | ||
Play-off round | 26 October 2021 | 28 November 2021 | 5 December 2021 | |
Group stage | Matchday 1 | 28 December 2021 | 13 February 2022 | |
Matchday 2 | 20 February 2022 | |||
Matchday 3 | 27 February 2022 | |||
Matchday 4 | 13 March 2022 | |||
Matchday 5 | 20 March 2022 | |||
Matchday 6 | 3 April 2022 | |||
Knockout stage | Quarter-finals | April 2022 | 17 April 2022 | 22 April 2022 |
Semi-finals | 8 May 2022 | 15 May 2022 | ||
Final | May 2022 |
Qualifying rounds[]
First round[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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US Ben Guerdane | 3–2 | AS Police | 3–1 | 0–1 |
AS FAR | 3–1 | Les Buffles du Borgou | 3–1 | 0–0 |
Diambars FC | 3–0[A] | Wakriya AC | ||
AS Ashanti Golden Boys | 2–4[A] | Bayelsa United | ||
ASC Kara | 3–4 | ASAC Concorde | 3–0 | 0–4 |
Azam | 4–1 | Horseed | 3–1 | 1–0 |
URA Football Club | 5–2 | Ethiopian Coffee | 2–1 | 3–1 |
Atlabara | 0–4 | Al-Ahli Merowe | 0–2 | 0–2 |
Futuro Kings | 2–4 | Marumo Gallants | 2–1 | 0–3 |
AS Mangasport | 0–0 (2–3 p) | Orapa United | 0–0 | 0–0 |
0–1 | CSMD Diables Noirs | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
Red Arrows | 2–1 | Young Buffaloes | 2–1 | 0–0 |
1–8 | AS Kigali | 1–2 | 0–6 | |
Binga FC | 5–0 | MC Breweries | 3–0 | 2–0 |
ASFA Yennenga | 2–1 | FC San Pédro | 0–0 | 2–1 |
FC Dikhil | 0–3 | Biashara United | 0–1 | 0–2 |
0–4[B] | Al Ahli Tripoli | |||
2–1 | Kabwe Warriors | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
Mafunzo | 0–4 | Interclube | 0–1 | 0–3 |
Notes:
- ^ a b The match involving Guinean clubs were played over a single leg, and not in the Guinean territory due to the political and security situation in Guinea following the 2021 Guinean coup d'état.[9]
- ^ The first leg originally scheduled to be played on 12 September 2021 at El-Obeid Stadium, El-Obeid, was called off due to concerns over the suitablity of match venue.[10] The match was then played over a single leg, at the venue initially planned for the second leg.
Second round[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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US Ben Guerdane | 0–5 | RS Berkane | 0–1 | 0–4 |
AS FAR | 1–3 | JS Kabylie | 0–1 | 1–2 |
Diambars FC | 0–4 | Enyimba | 0–1 | 0–3 |
Bayelsa United | 1–4 | CS Sfaxien | 1–0 | 0–4 |
ASAC Concorde | 2–3 | JS Saoura | 1–2 | 1–1 |
Azam | 0–1 | Pyramids | 0–0 | 0–1 |
URA Football Club | 0–1 | Al Masry | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Al-Ahli Merowe | w/o[A] | Gor Mahia | 1–3 | — |
Marumo Gallants | 3–2 | AS Vita Club | 2–1 | 1–1 |
Orapa United | 2–2 (a) | Coton Sport | 2–1 | 0–1 |
CSMD Diables Noirs | 0–1 | Orlando Pirates | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Red Arrows | 1–0 | Primeiro de Agosto | 1–0 | 0–0 |
AS Kigali | 2–4 | DC Motema Pembe | 1–2 | 1–2 |
Binga FC | 1–1 (7–6 p) | ASFA Yennenga | 0–1 | 1–0 |
Biashara United | w/o[B] | Al Ahli Tripoli | 2–0 | — |
w/o[C] | Interclube | 0–3 | — |
Notes:
Play-off round[]
Eliminated from 2021–22 CAF Champions League:
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Zanaco | 3–2 | Binga FC | 3–0 | 0–2 |
Simba | 4–2 | Red Arrows | 3–0 | 1–2 |
TP Mazembe | 1–0 | Marumo Gallants | 1–0 | 0–0 |
ASEC Mimosas | 5–2 | Interclube | 2–0 | 3–2 |
FC Nouadhibou | 0–2 | Coton Sport | 0–0 | 0–2 |
USGN | 2–1 | DC Motema Pembe | 2–0 | 0–1 |
AS Otohô | 2–1 | Gor Mahia | 1–0 | 1–1 |
APR | 1–2 | RS Berkane | 0–0 | 1–2 |
Tusker | 0–1 | CS Sfaxien | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Hearts of Oak | 2–4 | JS Saoura | 2–0 | 0–4 |
Rivers United | 2–2 (a) | Al Masry | 2–1 | 0–1 |
Stade Malien | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Al Ahli Tripoli | 1–0 | 0–1 |
Al Ittihad | w/o[A] | Enyimba | — | 0–2 |
AS Maniema Union | 0–2 | Pyramids | 0–1 | 0–1 |
LPRC Oilers | w/o[B] | Orlando Pirates | 0–2 | — |
Royal Leopards | 16 | JS Kabylie | 1–0 | Postponed |
Notes:
Group stage[]
The draw for the group stage was held on 28 December 2021, 11:00 GMT (13:00 local time, UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The 16 winners of the play-off round of qualifying will be 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 next to every team). Each group contained one team from each of Pot 1, Pot 2, Pot 3, and Pot 4, and each team was allocated to the positions in their group according to their pot.[15]
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In the group stage, each group will be played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group will advance to the of the .
Tiebreakers |
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The teams will be ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers will be applied in the following order (Regulations III. 20 & 21):[16]
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Group A[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PYR | CSS | ZAN | AHL | |
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1 | Pyramids | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to | — | 27 Feb | 3 Apr | 13 Feb | |
2 | CS Sfaxien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 Mar | — | 13 Feb | 3 Apr | ||
3 | Zanaco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 Feb | 20 Mar | — | 13 Mar | ||
4 | Al Ahli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 Mar | 20 Feb | 27 Feb | — |
Group B[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | B1 | ORL | JSS | ITT | |
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1 | Winner of PR16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to | — | 27 Feb | 3 Apr | 13 Feb | |
2 | Orlando Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 Mar | — | 13 Feb | 3 Apr | ||
3 | JS Saoura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 Feb | 20 Mar | — | 13 Mar | ||
4 | Al Ittihad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 Mar | 20 Feb | 27 Feb | — |
Group C[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TPM | COT | MAS | ASO | |
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1 | TP Mazembe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to | — | 27 Feb | 3 Apr | 13 Feb | |
2 | Coton Sport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 Mar | — | 13 Feb | 3 Apr | ||
3 | Al Masry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 Feb | 20 Mar | — | 13 Mar | ||
4 | AS Otohô | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 Mar | 20 Feb | 27 Feb | — |
Group D[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RSB | SIM | ASE | USG | |
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1 | RS Berkane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to | — | 27 Feb | 3 Apr | 13 Feb | |
2 | Simba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 Mar | — | 13 Feb | 3 Apr | ||
3 | ASEC Mimosas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 Feb | 20 Mar | — | 13 Mar | ||
4 | USGN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 Mar | 20 Feb | 27 Feb | — |
See also[]
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "Total, Title Sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations and Partner of African Football". CAF. 21 July 2016.
- ^ a b "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "CAF disowns club ranking published by some websites". Cafonline.com. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "COVID-19 impact on African leagues". CAFonline.com. 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Calendar for 2020/21 Interclubs season". CAF. 1 September 2020.
- ^ @EFA (10 August 2021). "اتحاد الكرة يرسل أسماء الأندية المصرية المشاركة في بطولتي أفريقيا" [EFA sends names of Egyptian clubs participating in the Champions League and Confederation Cup next season to CAF] (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Statement on CAF interclubs preliminary fixtures: Guinea Clubs". CAF Online. CAF. 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Media Advisory on TotalEnergies CAF CC Match: Hay Al Wady v Ahly Tripoli". CAFONLINE.com. Confederation of African Football. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Gor Mahia advance as Al-Ahly Merowe fixture is cancelled". Goal.com. 24 October 2021.
- ^ "TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup: Biashara United disqualified". CAF. 3 November 2021.
- ^ "TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup: Grupo Desportivo Interclube vs CFFA". CAF. 19 October 2021.
- ^ Willis, Seth (3 December 2021). "Orlando Pirates through to group stage after LPRC Oilers withdraw". Goal.com.
- ^ "Draw Procedure of the 2021-22 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup – Group Stage". CAF. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
External links[]
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