The 2013 CAF Confederation Cup (also known as the 2013 Orange CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 10th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The winner earned the right to play in the 2014 CAF Super Cup.[1] The defending champions AC Léopards did not enter the tournament as they qualified for the 2013 CAF Champions League and reached the group stage.
| 2013 Orange CAF Confederation Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 16 February – 30 November 2013 |
| Teams | 51+8 (from 41 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  CS Sfaxien (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  TP Mazembe |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 129 |
| Goals scored | 300 (2.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Vincent Die Foneye Mbwana Samatta Sonito(6 goals) |
← 2012 2014 → | |
In the final, CS Sfaxien of Tunisia defeated TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and were crowned CAF Confederation Cup champions for a record third time.[2]
Association team allocation
editAll 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.[1] As a result, theoretically a maximum of 69 teams could enter the tournament (plus eight teams eliminated from the CAF Champions League which entered the play-off round) – although this level has never been reached.
For the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup, the CAF used the 2007–2011 CAF 5-year ranking, which calculated points for each 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:
- 2011 – 5
- 2010 – 4
- 2009 – 3
- 2008 – 2
- 2007 – 1
Teams
editThe 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 2007–2011 CAF 5-year ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated.
- Notes
- ^ a b Egypt (EGY): The 2011–12 Egyptian Premier League third place and the 2012 Egypt Cup winner would originally represent Egypt in this tournament, but due to their cancellation, the 2010–11 Egyptian Premier League third place and the 2011 Egypt Cup winner were selected to represent Egypt.[4]
- ^ Libya (LBY): As there were no club football in Libya in 2012, the 2009–10 Libyan Cup winner (last completed season) was selected to represent Libya.[5]
The following associations did not enter a team: Zimbabwe (11th – 13 pts), Cape Verde, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Namibia, Réunion, Somalia, Uganda, Zanzibar.
Moreover, the eight losers of the 2013 CAF Champions League second round entered the play-off round.
Schedule
editThe schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws held at CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt).
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying | Preliminary round | 9 December 2012[6] | 15–17 February 2013 | 1–3 March 2013 |
| First round | 15–17 March 2013 | 5–7 April 2013 | ||
| Second round | 19–21 April 2013 | 3–5 May 2013 | ||
| Play-off round | 7 May 2013[7] | 17–19 May 2013 | 31 May–2 June 2013 | |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 14 May 2013[7] | 19–21 July 2013 | |
| Matchday 2 | 2–4 August 2013 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 16–18 August 2013 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 30 August–1 September 2013 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 13–15 September 2013 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 20–22 September 2013 | |||
| Knock-out stage | Semi-finals | 4–6 October 2013 | 18–20 October 2013 | |
| Final | 22–24 November 2013 | 29 November–1 December 2013 | ||
Qualifying rounds
editThe draw for the preliminary, first and second qualifying rounds was held on 9 December 2012, and the fixtures were announced by the CAF on 10 December 2012.[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).[1]
Preliminary round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gor Mahia 
|
5–0 |  Anse Réunion
|
0–0 | 5–0 |
| CS Don Bosco
|
3–4 |  SuperSport United
|
0–1 | 3–3 |
Gaborone United 
|
2–3 | Liga Muçulmana
|
2–2 | 0–1 |
Mogas 90 
|
w/o[A] |  AS Douanes Lomé
|
— | — |
Rail Club du Kadiogo 
|
2–1 |  Sahel
|
1–1 | 1–0 |
LLB Académic 
|
2–1 |  Police
|
1–0 | 1–1 |
Panthère du Ndé 
|
3–1 |  Elect-Sport
|
2–0 | 1–1 |
Desportivo de Guadalupe 
|
1–17 |  US Bitam
|
0–5 | 1–12 |
Anges de Fatima 
|
2–5 |  Dedebit
|
0–4 | 2–1 |
TCO Boeny 
|
3–3 (5–3 p) |  Mbabane Highlanders
|
1–2 | 2–1 |
Gamtel 
|
5–2 |  HLM
|
2–1 | 3–1 |
New Edubiase United 
|
1–1 (4–5 p) |  Diables Noirs
|
1–0 | 0–1 |
The Panthers 
|
3–0 |  Séquence
|
1–0 | 2–0 |
Power Dynamos 
|
1–2 |  Recreativo da Caála
|
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Unisport Bafang
|
0–3 |  US Bougouni
|
0–1 | 0–2 |
| Stella Club d'Adjamé
|
1–4 | Onze Créateurs
|
1–1 | 0–3 |
Barrack Young Controllers II 
|
1–0 |  Johansen
|
1–0 | 0–0 |
| Azam
|
8–1 |  El Nasir
|
3–1 | 5–0 |
Al-Nasr 
|
1–0 |  Al-Khartoum
|
0–0 | 1–0 |
- Notes
- ^ AS Douanes advanced to the first round after Mogas 90 withdrew.
First round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ENPPI 
|
3–0 | Gor Mahia
|
3–0 | 0–0 |
| Petro Luanda
|
0–2 | SuperSport United
|
0–0 | 0–2 |
Lobi Stars 
|
4–8 | Liga Muçulmana
|
3–1 | 1–7 |
Wydad AC 
|
4–1 | AS Douanes Lomé
|
3–0 | 1–1 |
| Rail Club du Kadiogo
|
2–3[B] | ASEC Mimosas
|
1–2 | 1–1 |
| DC Motema Pembe
|
1–2 | LLB Académic
|
1–0 | 0–2 |
USM Alger 
|
4–2 | Panthère du Ndé
|
1–0 | 3–2 |
| Heartland
|
w/o[C] | US Bitam
|
2–1 | — |
| Al-Ahly Shendi
|
1–0 | Dedebit
|
1–0 | 0–0 |
| Ismaily
|
4–2 | TCO Boeny
|
2–0 | 2–2 |
| CS Sfaxien
|
7–3 | Gamtel
|
4–2 | 3–1 |
| Diables Noirs
|
6–1 | The Panthers
|
6–1 | 0–0 |
| Recreativo da Caála
|
6–0 | US Bougouni
|
4–0 | 2–0 |
| Étoile du Sahel
|
5–3 | Onze Créateurs
|
2–1 | 3–2 |
| Barrack Young Controllers II
|
1–2 | Azam
|
1–2 | 0–0 |
| FAR Rabat
|
2–1 | Al-Nasr
|
1–0 | 1–1 |
- Notes
Second round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENPPI
|
3–1 | SuperSport United
|
0–0 | 3–1 |
| Liga Muçulmana
|
3–3 (a) | Wydad AC
|
2–0 | 1–3 |
| ASEC Mimosas
|
1–1 (2–4 p) | LLB Académic
|
1–0 | 0–1 |
| USM Alger
|
0–3 | US Bitam
|
0–0 | 0–3 |
| Al-Ahly Shendi
|
0–0 (3–4 p) | Ismaily
|
0–0 | 0–0 |
| CS Sfaxien
|
4–2 | Diables Noirs
|
3–1 | 1–1 |
| Recreativo da Caála
|
2–7 | Étoile du Sahel
|
1–1 | 1–6 |
| Azam
|
1–2 | FAR Rabat
|
0–0 | 1–2 |
Play-off round
editThe draw for the play-off round was held on 7 May 2013.[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.[1]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stade Malien
|
6–0 | LLB Académic
|
5–0 | 1–0 |
| Enugu Rangers
|
w/o[D] | CS Sfaxien
|
1–0 | 0–0 |
| FUS Rabat
|
4–3 | FAR Rabat
|
1–0 | 3–3 |
| CA Bizertin
|
3–1 | Ismaily
|
3–0 | 0–1 |
| ES Sétif
|
2–2 (5–3 p) | US Bitam
|
2–0 | 0–2 |
| JSM Béjaïa
|
3–4 | Étoile du Sahel
|
2–2 | 1–2 |
| TP Mazembe
|
5–2 | Liga Muçulmana
|
4–0 | 1–2 |
| Saint George
|
3–3 (a) | ENPPI
|
2–0 | 1–3 |
- Notes
- ^ CS Sfaxien advanced to the group stage after Enugu Rangers, which had originally won 1–0 on aggregate, was ruled by the CAF to have fielded an ineligible player in the second leg and thus disqualified.
Group stage
editThe draw for the group stage was held on 14 May 2013.[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 tie, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[1]
- 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
edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CSS | SM | ESS | SG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS Sfaxien
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 14 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| Stade Malien
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 8 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||
| Étoile du Sahel
|
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | ||
| Saint George
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
Group B
edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | TPM | CAB | FUS | ESS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TP Mazembe
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | ||
| CA Bizertin
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8[a] | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||
| FUS Rabat
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 8[a] | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||
| ES Sétif
|
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
Notes:
- ^ a b Tiebreakers: CA Bizertin are ranked ahead of FUS Rabat on head-to-head record.
Knockout stage
editKnock-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).[1]
Bracket
edit| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | CA Bizertin
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 | CS Sfaxien
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| CS Sfaxien
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| TP Mazembe
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Stade Malien
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | TP Mazembe
| 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
Semi-finals
editIn 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.[1]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA Bizertin
|
0–1 | CS Sfaxien
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
| Stade Malien
|
1–3 | TP Mazembe
|
1–2 | 0–1 |
Final
editIn the final, the order of the legs was decided by a draw.
| CS Sfaxien | 2–0 | TP Mazembe |
|---|---|---|
Ndong  16'Khenissi 90+1' |
Report |
| TP Mazembe | 2–1 | CS Sfaxien |
|---|---|---|
| Traoré 10' Samatta 24' |
Report | Ben Youssef 88' |
CS Sfaxien won 3–2 on aggregate.
Top scorers
edit| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vincent Die Foneye
|
ENPPI
|
6 |
| Mbwana Samatta
|
TP Mazembe
|
6 | |
| Sonito
|
Liga Muçulmana
|
6 | |
| 4 | Franck Guedegbe
|
US Bitam
|
5 |
| Idrissa Kouyaté
|
CS Sfaxien
|
5 | |
| Mossaâb Sassi
|
Étoile du Sahel
|
5 | |
| 7 | Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
|
CS Sfaxien
|
4 |
| Étienne Alain Djissikadié
|
US Bitam
|
4 | |
| Taha Yassine Khenissi
|
CS Sfaxien
|
4 | |
| Losseni Komara
|
Diables Noirs
|
4 |
Source:[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "Sfaxien claim third Confed Cup title". CAF. 30 November 2013.
- ^ "CAF disowns club ranking published by some websites". Cafonline.com. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ الأهلي والزمالك وإنبي يمثلون مصر أفريقياً العام المقبل..والإسماعيلي والحرس عربياً (in Arabic). kooora.com. 20 May 2012.
- ^ الاتحاد والنصر يعودان الى الواجهة الافريقية ليمثلا كرة القدم الليبية (in Arabic). alayam.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
- ^ "CAF Champions League draw set for Sunday in Cairo". Cafonline.com. 8 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Drawing of lots of CAF Interclubs competitions for the year 2013". Cafonline.com. 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Orange CAF Confederation Cup 2013 fixtures" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 10 December 2012.
- ^ "An all Moroccan clash as FUS Rabat and ASFAR drawn in Orange Confederation Cup". Confederation of African Football. 7 May 2013.
- ^ "Orange CAF Confederation draw result". Confederation of African Football. 14 May 2013.
- ^ "Leading CAF Confederation Cup scorers". Agence France-Presse. October 20, 2013.