2014 CAF Champions League
The 2014 CAF Champions League (also known as the 2014 Orange CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 50th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 18th edition under the current CAF Champions League format. The two-time defending champions Al-Ahly were eliminated in the second round by Al-Ahly Benghazi.
| 2014 Orange CAF Champions League | |
|---|---|
 The Mustapha Tchaker Stadium host the second leg final | |
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 7 February – 1 November 2014 |
| Teams | 58 (from 47 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  ES Sétif (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  AS Vita Club |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 126 |
| Goals scored | 313 (2.48 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | El Hedi Belameiri Haythem Jouini Ndombe Mubele Mrisho Ngasa(6 goals each) |
In the final, ES Sétif of Algeria defeated AS Vita Club of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the away goals rule after drawing 3–3 on aggregate, to win their second title.[1] They qualified for the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, and earned the right to play in the 2015 CAF Super Cup.[2]
Association team allocation
All 56 CAF member associations may 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 if they had not already qualified for the CAF Champions League.[2] As a result, theoretically a maximum of 69 teams could enter the tournament – although this level has never been reached.
For the 2014 CAF Champions League, 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.
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- Notes
- ^ a b Algeria (ALG): USM El Harrach, the 2012–13 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 runner-up, withdrew after the draw was held.[4] Sporting Praia Cruz, the 2013 São Tomé and Príncipe Championship champion, were allowed by the CAF to replace them in the draw.[5]
- ^ a b Egypt (EGY): The 2012–13 Egyptian Premier League champion and runner-up would originally represent Egypt in this tournament, but due of its cancellation, the 2010–11 Egyptian Premier League champion and runner-up (last completed season) were selected to represent Egypt.[6]
The following associations did not enter a team:
Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws held at CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt unless otherwise stated).[7]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying | Preliminary round | 16 December 2013 (Marrakech, Morocco)[8] |
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 | ||
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 29 April 2014[9] | 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 | 24–26 October 2014 | 31 October–2 November 2014 | ||
Qualifying rounds
The draw for the preliminary, first and second qualifying rounds was held on 16 December 2013.[10]
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
- Notes
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young Africans |
1–1 (3–4 p) |  Al-Ahly |
1–0 | 0–1 |
Berekum Chelsea  |
1–3 |  Al-Ahly Benghazi |
1–1 | 0–2 |
Gor Mahia  |
2–8 | Espérance de Tunis |
2–3 | 0–5 |
Enyimba  |
2–2 (a) |  AS Real Bamako |
1–2 | 1–0 |
Les Astres  |
1–4 | TP Mazembe |
1–1 | 0–3 |
Barrack Young Controllers  |
3–4 |  Séwé Sport |
3–3 | 0–1 |
Dedebit  |
1–4 | CS Sfaxien |
1–2 | 0–2 |
Horoya  |
1–1 (5–4 p) |  Raja Casablanca |
1–0 | 0–1 |
Flambeau de l’Est  |
1–5 | Coton Sport |
1–0 | 0–5 |
| ES Sétif |
5–0 |  ASFA Yennenga |
5–0 | 0–0 |
| Stade Malien |
0–2 |  Al-Hilal |
0–0 | 0–2 |
AC Léopards  |
4–3 |  Primeiro de Agosto |
4–1 | 0–2 |
Kaizer Chiefs  |
7–0 |  Liga Muçulmana |
4–0 | 3–0 |
Dynamos  |
0–1 | AS Vita Club |
0–0 | 0–1 |
| Zamalek |
1–0 | Kabuscorp |
1–0 | 0–0 |
Nkana  |
4–3 |  Kampala City Council |
2–2 | 2–1 |
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahly Benghazi |
4–2 | Al-Ahly |
1–0 | 3–2 |
| AS Real Bamako |
1–4 | Espérance de Tunis |
1–1 | 0–3 |
| Séwé Sport |
2–2 (a) | TP Mazembe |
2–1 | 0–1 |
| Horoya |
0–3 | CS Sfaxien |
0–1 | 0–2 |
| ES Sétif |
2–0 | Coton Sport |
1–0 | 1–0 |
| AC Léopards |
1–1 (a) | Al-Hilal |
1–1 | 0–0 |
| AS Vita Club |
3–2 | Kaizer Chiefs |
3–0 | 0–2 |
| Nkana |
0–5 | Zamalek |
0–0 | 0–5 |
The losers of the second round entered the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup play-off round.[2]
Group stage
Group A
Group BThe draw for the group stage was held on 29 April 2014.[11] 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
Group B
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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 | |||||||||||
| AS Vita Club |
2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS Sfaxien |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| AS Vita Club |
2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| ES Sétif (a) |
2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| ES Sétif (a) |
2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| TP Mazembe |
1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS Vita Club |
4–2 | CS Sfaxien |
2–1 | 2–1 |
| ES Sétif |
4–4 (a) | TP Mazembe |
2–1 | 2–3 |
Top scorers
Source:[12]
References
- "Setif crowned African Champions for the second time". CAF. 1 November 2014.
- "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- "CAF disowns club ranking published by some websites". Cafonline.com. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- "Risque de lourdes sanctions pour l'USM El Harrach" (in French). La Tribune. 28 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
- "Sporting Clube da Praia Cruz safou-se" (in Portuguese). Téla Nón. 16 January 2014.
- "Ismaily to represent Egypt in Confederation Cup". Ahram Online. 28 November 2013.
- "2014 Competitions Calendar" (PDF). Cafonline.com.
- "Fixtures of 2014 Orange CAF Champions League". Cafonline.com. 16 December 2013.
- "Playoff draw for April 1". Cafonline.com. 26 March 2014.
- "Fixtures of 2014 Orange CAF Champions League" (PDF). Cafonline.com. 16 December 2013.
- "Congolese and Tunisian clubs paired in CL group stage". Cafonline.com. 29 April 2014.
- "Leading CAF Champions League scorers". Agence France-Presse. September 19, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
External links
- Orange CAF Champions League 2014, CAFonline.com