2010 CAF Champions League

Association team allocation

• Theoretically, up to 55 CAF member associations entered the 2010 CAF Champions League.
• The 12 highest ranked associations according to CAF 5-year ranking were eligible to enter 2 teams in the competition. For this year's competition, CAF used 2004-08 5-Year ranking. As a result, a maximum of 67 teams entered the tournament – although this level has never been reached.

Below is the qualification scheme for the competition. Nations are shown according to their CAF 5-year ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated:

Unranked associations have no ranking points and hence are equal 20th. Bolded clubs received a bye in the preliminary round, entering the tournament in the first round.

1 Hearts of Oak, the champion of Ghana, did not enter the competition, citing financial problems.

2 A position was included for a representative of the association at the time of the draw, but the association eventually withdrew without sending a team.

Schedule

Qualifying rounds

Preliminary round

Main article: 2010 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds

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Byes: Al Ahly (Egypt), Al-Hilal Omdurman (Sudan), ASEC Mimosas (Ivory Coast), Dynamos (Zimbabwe), Heartland (Nigeria), TP Mazembe (Congo DR), Africa Sports National (Ivory Coast, drawn against champions of Benin, but the Beninese FA did not send a team) and US Douala (Cameroon, drawn against the champions of São Tomé and Príncipe, but the São Tomé and Príncipe FA did not send a team).

First round

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Second round

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• The losing teams from the second round advance to the 2010 CAF Confederation Cup play-off round.

Group stage

Main article: 2010 CAF Champions League group stage

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Main article: 2010 CAF Champions League knockout stage

Bracket

| RD1-team1=COD TP Mazembe | RD1-score1-1=3 | RD1-score1-2=0 | RD1-score1-A=3 | RD1-team2=ALG JS Kabylie | RD1-score2-1=1 | RD1-score2-2=0 | RD1-score2-A=1

| RD1-team3= EGY Al Ahly | RD1-score3-1=2 | RD1-score3-2=0 | RD1-score3-A=2 | RD1-team4= TUN Espérance ST (a) | RD1-score4-1=1 | RD1-score4-2=1 | RD1-score4-A=2

| RD2-team1=COD TP Mazembe | RD2-score1-1=5 | RD2-score1-2=1 | RD2-score1-A=6 | RD2-team2=TUN Espérance ST | RD2-score2-1=0 | RD2-score2-2=1 | RD2-score2-A=1

Semifinals

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Final

Main article: 2010 CAF Champions League Final

Kaluyituka Singuluma

Top goalscorers

The top scorers from the 2010 CAF Champions League are as follows:

References

References

1. (13 November 2010). "TP Mazembe claim African Champions League crown again". BBC Sport.