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2013 CAF Champions League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | CAF Champions League |
| year | 2013 |
| other_titles | 2013 Orange CAF Champions League |
| dates | 15 February – 10 November 2013 |
| num_teams | 56 |
| associations | 45 |
| champion_other | EGY Al-Ahly |
| count | 8 |
| second_other | RSA Orlando Pirates |
| matches | 124 |
| goals | 288 |
| top_scorer | CMR Alexis Yougouda Kada |
| (7 goals) | |
| prevseason | [2012](2012-caf-champions-league) |
| nextseason | [2014](2014-caf-champions-league) |
(7 goals)
The 2013 CAF Champions League (also known as the 2013 Orange CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 49th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 17th edition under the current CAF Champions League format. The winner qualified for the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, and earned the right to play in the 2014 CAF Super Cup.
In the final, defending champions Al-Ahly of Egypt defeated Orlando Pirates of South Africa, and were crowned African club champions for a record-extending eighth time.
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. As a result, theoretically a maximum of 69 teams could enter the tournament – although this level has never been reached.
For the 2013 CAF Champions League, 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:
| CAF Champions League | CAF Confederation Cup | Winner | Runner-up | Losing semi-finalists | 3rd place in groups | 4th place in groups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | |||||
| 4 points | 3 points | |||||
| 3 points | 2 points | |||||
| 2 points | 1 point | |||||
| 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
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 2007–2011 CAF 5-year ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated.
| Association | Team | Qualifying method | Associations eligible to enter two teams (Ranked 1–12) | Associations eligible to enter one team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUN Tunisia | ||||
| (1st – 100 pts) | **Espérance de Tunis** | [2011–12 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1](2011-12-tunisian-ligue-professionnelle-1) champion | ||
| CA Bizertin | [2011–12 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1](2011-12-tunisian-ligue-professionnelle-1) runner-up | |||
| NGA Nigeria | ||||
| (2nd – 70 pts) | Kano Pillars | [2012 Nigeria Premier League](2012-nigeria-premier-league) champion | ||
| Enugu Rangers | [2012 Nigeria Premier League](2012-nigeria-premier-league) runner-up | |||
| EGY Egypt | ||||
| (3rd – 64 pts) | **Al-Ahly** | Title holders ([2012 CAF Champions League](2012-caf-champions-league) winner) | ||
| [2010–11 Egyptian Premier League](2010-11-egyptian-premier-league) champion | ||||
| Zamalek | [2010–11 Egyptian Premier League](2010-11-egyptian-premier-league) runner-up | |||
| MAR Morocco | ||||
| (4th – 62 pts) | Moghreb Tétouan | [2011–12 Botola](2011-12-botola) champion | ||
| FUS Rabat | [2011–12 Botola](2011-12-botola) runner-up | |||
| COD Congo DR | ||||
| (5th – 49 pts) | **TP Mazembe** | 2012 Linafoot champion | ||
| AS Vita Club | 2012 Linafoot runner-up | |||
| SDN Sudan | ||||
| (6th – 47 pts) | **Al-Hilal** | 2012 Sudan Premier League champion | ||
| **Al-Merrikh** | 2012 Sudan Premier League runner-up | |||
| ALG Algeria | ||||
| (7th – 43 pts) | **ES Sétif** | [2011–12 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1](2011-12-algerian-ligue-professionnelle-1) champion | ||
| JSM Béjaïa | [2011–12 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1](2011-12-algerian-ligue-professionnelle-1) runner-up | |||
| CMR Cameroon | ||||
| (8th – 19 pts) | Union Douala | 2012 Cameroonian Premier League champion | ||
| Coton Sport | 2012 Cameroonian Premier League runner-up | |||
| ANG Angola | ||||
| (9th – 18 pts) | Recreativo do Libolo | [2012 Girabola](2012-girabola) champion | ||
| Primeiro de Agosto | [2012 Girabola](2012-girabola) runner-up | |||
| MLI Mali | ||||
| (10th – 16 pts) | **Djoliba** | 2011–12 Malian Première Division champion | ||
| **Stade Malien** | 2011–12 Malian Première Division runner-up | |||
| ZIM Zimbabwe | ||||
| (11th – 13 pts) | Dynamos | |||
| *(one entrant only)* | [2012 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League](2012-zimbabwe-premier-soccer-league) champion | |||
| CIV Ivory Coast | ||||
| (T-12th – 11 pts) | Séwé Sport | 2012 Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division champion | ||
| AFAD Djékanou | 2012 Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division runner-up | |||
| LBY Libya | ||||
| (T-12th – 11 pts) | Al-Ittihad | [2009–10 Libyan Premier League](2009-10-libyan-premier-league) champion | ||
| ZAM Zambia | ||||
| (14th – 10 pts) | Zanaco | 2012 Zambian Premier League champion | ||
| NIG Niger | ||||
| (15th – 4 pts) | Olympic Niamey | 2011–12 Niger Premier League champion | ||
| GHA Ghana | ||||
| (16th – 2 pts) | Asante Kotoko | [2011–12 Ghanaian Premier League](2011-12-ghanaian-premier-league) champion | ||
| RSA South Africa | ||||
| (17th – 1 pt) | Orlando Pirates | [2011–12 Premier Soccer League](2011-12-premier-soccer-league) champion | ||
| BEN Benin | ASPAC | 2011–12 Benin Premier League champion | ||
| BOT Botswana | Mochudi Centre Chiefs | 2011–12 Botswana Premier League champion | ||
| BFA Burkina Faso | ASFA Yennenga | 2012 Burkinabé Premier League champion | ||
| BDI Burundi | Vital'O | 2011–12 Burundi Premier League champion | ||
| CTA Central African Republic | Olympic Real de Bangui | 2012 Central African Republic League champion | ||
| CHA Chad | Gazelle | 2012 Ligue de N'Djaména champion | ||
| COM Comoros | Djabal Club | 2012 Comoros Premier League champion | ||
| CGO Congo | AC Léopards | 2012 Congo Premier League champion | ||
| EQG Equatorial Guinea | Sony Elá Nguema | 2012 Equatoguinean Premier League champion | ||
| ETH Ethiopia | Saint George | [2011–12 Ethiopian Premier League](2011-12-ethiopian-premier-league) champion | ||
| GAB Gabon | CF Mounana | [2011–12 Gabon Championnat National D1](2011-12-gabon-championnat-national-d1) champion | ||
| GAM Gambia | Real de Banjul | 2012 GFA League First Division champion | ||
| GUI Guinea | Horoya | 2011–12 Guinée Championnat National champion | ||
| KEN Kenya | Tusker | [2012 Kenyan Premier League](2012-kenyan-premier-league) champion | ||
| LES Lesotho | Lesotho Correctional Services | 2011–12 Lesotho Premier League champion | ||
| LBR Liberia | LISCR | 2012 Liberian Premier League champion | ||
| MAD Madagascar | AS Adema | 2012 THB Champions League champion | ||
| MOZ Mozambique | Maxaquene | 2012 Moçambola champion | ||
| RWA Rwanda | APR | [2011–12 Primus National Football League](2011-12-primus-national-football-league) champion | ||
| STP São Tomé and Príncipe | Sporting Clube do Príncipe | 2012 São Tomé and Príncipe Championship champion | ||
| SEN Senegal | Casa Sports | 2011–12 Senegal Premier League champion | ||
| SEY Seychelles | St Michel United | 2012 Seychelles First Division champion | ||
| SLE Sierra Leone | Diamond Stars | 2011–12 Sierra Leone National Premier League champion | ||
| SWZ Swaziland | Mbabane Swallows | 2011–12 Swazi Premier League champion | ||
| TAN Tanzania | Simba | 2011–12 Tanzanian Premier League champion | ||
| TOG Togo | Dynamic Togolais | 2011–12 Togolese Championnat National champion | ||
| UGA Uganda | URA | 2011–12 Ugandan Super League third place | ||
| ZAN Zanzibar | Jamhuri | 2012 Zanzibar Premier League runner-up |
;Notes
The following associations did not enter a team: Cape Verde, Djibouti, Eritrea, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Namibia, Réunion, Somalia, South Sudan.
Schedule
The 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 | 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 | ||
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 14 May 2013 | 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 | 1–3 November 2013 | 8–10 November 2013 |
Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
The 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.
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).
Preliminary round
;Notes
First round
Second round
The losers of the second round entered the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup play-off round.
Group stage
Main article: 2013 CAF Champions League group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 14 May 2013. 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
| Tiebreakers |
|---|
Group A
Group B
Knock-out stage
Main article: 2013 CAF Champions League 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).
Bracket
| RD1-team1=RSA Orlando Pirates (a) | RD1-score1-1=0 | RD1-score1-2=1 | RD1-score1-A=1 | RD1-team2=TUN Espérance de Tunis | RD1-score2-1=0 | RD1-score2-2=1 | RD1-score2-A=1
| RD1-team3= CMR Coton Sport | RD1-score3-1=1 | RD1-score3-2=1 | RD1-score3-A=2 (6) | RD1-team4= EGY Al Ahly | RD1-score4-1=1 | RD1-score4-2=1 | RD1-score4-A=2 (7)
| RD2-team1=RSA Orlando Pirates | RD2-score1-1=1 | RD2-score1-2=0 | RD2-score1-A=1 | RD2-team2=EGY Al Ahly | RD2-score2-1=1 | RD2-score2-2=2 | RD2-score2-A=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.
Final
Main article: 2013 CAF Champions League Final
In the final, the order of legs was decided by a draw.
Abd El-Zaher
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CMR Alexis Yougouda Kada | CMR Coton Sport | 7 |
| 2 | EGY Ahmed Gaafar | EGY Zamalek | 6 |
| CIV Mamadou Soro | CIV AFAD Djékanou | ||
| 4 | EGY Mohamed Aboutrika | EGY Al-Ahly | 5 |
| ZIM Takesure Chinyama | RSA Orlando Pirates | ||
| BFA Abdoulaye Cissé | EGY Zamalek | ||
| CIV Kévin Zougoula | CIV Séwé Sport | ||
| 8 | CGO Arouna Biné Dramé | CGO AC Léopards | 4 |
| POR Rúben Gouveia | ANG Recreativo do Libolo | ||
| EGY Emad Moteab | EGY Al-Ahly |
Source:
References
References
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- (10 November 2013). "Ahly beat Pirates for African title". CAF.
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- link. kooora.com. (20 May 2012)
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- (8 December 2012). "CAF Champions League draw set for Sunday in Cairo". Cafonline.com.
- (23 April 2013). "Drawing of lots of CAF Interclubs competitions for the year 2013". Cafonline.com.
- (10 December 2012). "Orange CAF Champions League 2013 fixtures". Confédération Africaine de Football.
- (14 May 2013). "2013 Orange CAF Champions League draw conducted in Cairo". Confederation of African Football.
- (October 20, 2013). "Leading CAF Champions League scorers". Agence France-Presse.
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