2014 CAF Confederation Cup
The 2014 CAF Confederation Cup (also known as the 2014 Orange CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The defending champions CS Sfaxien did not enter the tournament as they qualified for the 2014 CAF Champions League and reached the group stage.
| 2014 Orange CAF Confederation Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 7 February – 6 December 2014 |
| Teams | 53+8 (from 42 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Al-Ahly (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Séwé Sport |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 134 |
| Goals scored | 285 (2.13 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Kader Bidimbou Kudakwashe Musharu Koffi Foba(6 goals each) |
In the final, Al-Ahly of Egypt defeated Séwé Sport of Côte d'Ivoire on the away goals rule after drawing 2–2 on aggregate, to win their first title, and a record-extending 19th overall African title (having already won eight African Champions Cup/CAF Champions League titles, six CAF Super Cup titles and four African Cup Winners' Cup titles).[1] They earned the right to play in the 2015 CAF Super Cup.[2]
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.[2] 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 has never been reached.
For the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup, the CAF used the 2008–2012 CAF 5-year ranking, which calculated 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 were the following:[3]
| CAF Champions League | CAF Confederation Cup | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | 5 points | 4 points |
| Runner-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 were multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follows:
- 2012 – 5
- 2011 – 4
- 2010 – 3
- 2009 – 2
- 2008 – 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 2008–2012 CAF 5-year ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated.
- Notes
- ^ Egypt (EGY): The 2012–13 Egyptian Premier League third place would originally represent Egypt in this tournament, but due of its cancellation, the 2010–11 Egyptian Premier League third place (last completed season) was selected to represent Egypt.[4]
In addition to the teams above, the following eight teams entered the play-off round.
| Team | Qualifying method |
|---|---|
| Al-Ahly |
Losers of the 2014 CAF Champions League second round |
 AS Real Bamako | |
| Séwé Sport | |
 Horoya | |
 Coton Sport | |
| AC Léopards | |
 Kaizer Chiefs | |
 Nkana |
The following associations did not enter a team:
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Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws held at CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt unless otherwise stated).[5]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying | Preliminary round | 16 December 2013 (Marrakech, Morocco)[6] |
7–9 February 2014 | 14–16 February 2014 |
| First round | 28 February–2 March 2014 | 7–9 March 2014 | ||
| Second round | 21–23 March 2014 | 28–30 March 2014 | ||
| Play-off round | 1 April 2014[7] | 18–20 April 2014 | 25–27 April 2014 | |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 29 April 2014[7] | 16–18 May 2014 | |
| Matchday 2 | 23–25 May 2014 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 6–8 June 2014 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 25–27 July 2014 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 8–10 August 2014 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 22–24 August 2014 | |||
| Knock-out stage | Semi-finals | 19–21 September 2014 | 26–28 September 2014 | |
| Final | 28–30 November 2014 | 5–7 December 2014 | ||
Qualifying rounds
The draw for the preliminary, first and second qualifying rounds was held on 16 December 2013.[8]
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).[2]
Preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Malakia  |
1–5 | CARA Brazzaville |
0–1 | 1–4 |
AFC Leopards  |
4–1 |  Defence Force |
2–0 | 2–1 |
| SuperSport United |
3–0 |  Gaborone United |
2–0 | 1–0 |
AS Kigali  |
2–1 |  Académie Tchité |
1–0 | 1–1 |
Difaâ El Jadidi  |
1–0 |  AS SONABEL |
1–0 | 0–0 |
RSLAF  |
0–3 |  Gamtel |
0–1 | 0–2 |
The Panthers  |
1–4 |  Medeama |
1–2 | 0–2 |
Azam  |
1–2 |  Ferroviário da Beira |
1–0 | 0–2 |
St Michel United  |
3–3 (7–6 p) |  ASSM Elgeco Plus |
2–1 | 1–2 |
| How Mine |
6–1 |  Chuoni |
4–0 | 2–1 |
| AS Kondzo |
3–3 (a) | Yong Sports Academy |
2–0 | 1–3 |
ASN Nigelec  |
3–4 |  CS Constantine |
2–0 | 1–4 |
Red Lions  |
w/o[A] |  Estrela de Cantanhez |
— | — |
Al-Ahli Tripoli  |
1–2 | Club Olympique de Bamako |
1–1 | 0–1 |
Al-Ahli Atbara  |
1–1 (a) |  MK Etanchéité |
1–1 | 0–0 |
African Stars  |
2–3 |  Petro de Luanda |
2–0 | 0–3 |
| Ebusua Dwarfs |
1–0 |  ASC Diaraf |
1–0 | 0–0 |
AS Douanes Lomé  |
3–1 | CI Kamsar |
2–0 | 1–1 |
| CS Don Bosco |
3–1 |  Victoria University |
3–0 | 0–1 |
| Union Douala |
4–2 |  ASLAD |
3–0 | 1–2 |
CF Mounana  |
3–4 | Desportivo da Huíla |
3–1 | 0–3 |
- Notes
- ^ Red Lions advanced to the first round after Estrela de Cantanhez withdrew.
First round
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARA Brazzaville |
1–3 |  Étoile du Sahel |
1–0 | 0–3 |
| SuperSport United |
4–2 | AFC Leopards |
2–0 | 2–2 |
| AS Kigali |
1–1 (5–4 p) | Al-Ahly Shendi |
1–0 | 0–1 |
| Gamtel |
0–6 | Difaâ El Jadidi |
0–2 | 0–4 |
| Medeama |
4–2 | MAS Fez |
3–0 | 1–2 |
| Ferroviário da Beira |
0–1 | ZESCO United |
0–0 | 0–1 |
| How Mine |
6–4 | St Michel United |
5–1 | 1–3 |
| AS Kondzo |
0–2 |  Bayelsa United |
0–0 | 0–2 |
| Red Lions |
0–3 | CS Constantine |
0–1 | 0–2 |
| Club Olympique de Bamako |
1–3 | ASEC Mimosas |
0–2 | 1–1 |
| MK Etanchéité |
0–0 (3–4 p) | Ismaily |
0–0 | 0–0 |
| Ebusua Dwarfs |
2–4 | Petro de Luanda |
2–0 | 0–4 |
| AS Douanes Lomé |
1–3 | Wadi Degla |
1–1 | 0–2 |
| CS Don Bosco |
2–2 (a) | Djoliba |
2–1 | 0–1 |
| Union Douala |
3–4 | Warri Wolves |
2–3 | 1–1 |
| Desportivo da Huíla |
0–3 | CA Bizertin |
0–1 | 0–2 |
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étoile du Sahel |
5–1 | SuperSport United |
1–0 | 4–1 |
| AS Kigali |
1–3 | Difaâ El Jadidi |
1–0 | 0–3 |
| Medeama |
2–1 | ZESCO United |
2–0 | 0–1 |
| How Mine |
2–3 | Bayelsa United |
2–1 | 0–2 |
| CS Constantine |
1–6 | ASEC Mimosas |
1–0 | 0–6 |
| Ismaily |
0–1 | Petro de Luanda |
0–0 | 0–1 |
| Wadi Degla |
2–2 (2–3 p) | Djoliba |
2–0 | 0–2 |
| Warri Wolves |
1–2 | CA Bizertin |
0–0 | 1–2 |
Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 1 April 2014.[9] 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.[2]
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahly |
2–2 (a) | Difaâ El Jadidi |
1–0 | 1–2 |
| AS Real Bamako |
2–1 | Djoliba |
2–1 | 0–0 |
| AC Léopards |
2–2 (5–4 p) | Medeama |
2–0 | 0–2 |
| Kaizer Chiefs |
1–3 | ASEC Mimosas |
1–2 | 0–1 |
| Coton Sport |
4–3 | Petro de Luanda |
2–1 | 2–2 |
| Horoya |
0–1 | Étoile du Sahel |
0–0 | 0–1 |
| Séwé Sport |
3–0 | Bayelsa United |
2–0 | 1–0 |
| Nkana |
1–1 (a) | CA Bizertin |
0–0 | 1–1 |
Group stage
Group A
Group BThe draw for the group stage was held on 29 April 2014.[10] 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
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[2]
- 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
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | LEO | COT | RBA | MIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Léopards |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 11[lower-alpha 1] | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | ||
| Coton Sport |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 11[lower-alpha 1] | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
| AS Real Bamako |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||
| ASEC Mimosas |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 |
Notes:
- Tiebreakers: AC Léopards and Coton Sport are ranked on head-to-head record.
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | AHL | SEW | NKA | ESS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahly |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||
| Séwé Sport |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | ||
| Nkana |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 7 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | ||
| Étoile du Sahel |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 |
Notes:
- Tiebreakers: Al-Ahly and Séwé Sport are ranked on head-to-head record.
Knock-out 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).[2]
Bracket
| Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Séwé Sport
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 | AC Léopards
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Séwé Sport
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Al-Ahly (a)
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Coton Sport
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | Al-Ahly
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
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.[2]
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Séwé Sport |
1–0 | AC Léopards |
1–0 | 0–0 |
| Coton Sport |
1–3 | Al-Ahly |
0–1 | 1–2 |
Final
In the final, the order of legs was decided by a draw, held after the group stage draw.
| Al-Ahly | 1–0 | Séwé Sport |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
2–2 on aggregate. Al-Ahly won on the away goals rule.
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kader Bidimbou |
AC Léopards |
6 |
| Koffi Foba |
ASEC Mimosas |
6 | |
| Kudakwashe Musharu |
How Mine |
6 | |
| 4 | Roger Assalé |
Séwé Sport |
5 |
| Kamilou Daouda |
Coton Sport |
5 | |
| Jocelyn Fenosoa |
St Michel United |
5 | |
| Ayoub Nanah |
Difaâ El Jadidi |
5 | |
| 8 | Césaire Gandzé |
AC Léopards |
4 |
| Ladji Keita |
Petro de Luanda |
4 | |
| Ali Badra Sylla |
AS Real Bamako |
4 |
Source:[11]
References
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- "Ismaily to represent Egypt in Confederation Cup". Ahram Online. 28 November 2013.
- "2014 Competitions Calendar" (PDF). Cafonline.com.
- "Fixtures of 2014 Orange CAF Confederation Cup". Cafonline.com. 16 December 2013.
- "Playoff draw for April 1". Cafonline.com. 26 March 2014.
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External links
- Orange CAF Confederation Cup 2014, CAFonline.com