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.
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). They earned the right to play in the 2015 CAF Super Cup.
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. 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:
CAF Champions LeagueCAF Confederation CupWinner5 points4 pointsRunner-up4 points3 pointsLosing semi-finalists3 points2 points3rd place in groups2 points1 point4th place in groups1 point1 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.
AssociationTeamQualifying methodAssociations eligible to enter two teams (Ranked 1–12) TunisiaÉtoile du Sahel2012–13 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third placeCA Bizertin2013 Tunisian Cup winner EgyptIsmaily2010–11 Egyptian Premier League third placeWadi Degla2013 Egypt Cup runner-up NigeriaBayelsa United2013 Nigeria Premier League third placeWarri Wolves2013 Nigerian FA Cup runner-up SudanAl-Ahly Shendi2013 Sudan Premier League third placeAl-Ahli Atbara2013 Sudan Premier League fourth place MoroccoMAS Fez2012–13 Botola third placeDifaâ El Jadidi2013 Coupe du Trône winner Congo DRCS Don Bosco2013 Linafoot third placeMK Etanchéité2013 Coupe du Congo winner AlgeriaCS Constantine(one entrant only)2012–13 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third place MaliDjoliba2012–13 Malian Première Division third placeClub Olympique de Bamako2012–13 Malian Première Division fourth place CongoAS Kondzo2013 Congo Premier League third placeCARA Brazzaville2013 Congo Premier League fourth place AngolaPetro de Luanda2013 Taça de Angola winnerDesportivo da Huíla2013 Taça de Angola runner-up CameroonUnion Douala2013 Elite One third placeYong Sports Academy2013 Cameroonian Cup winner GhanaEbusua Dwarfs2012–13 Ghanaian Premier League third placeMedeama2012–13 Ghanaian FA Cup winnerAssociations eligible to enter one team ZimbabweHow Mine2013 Cup of Zimbabwe runner-up ZambiaZESCO United2013 Zambian Premier League runner-up Ivory CoastASEC Mimosas2013 Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire de football winner LibyaAl-Ahli Tripoli2013–14 Libyan Premier League group A leader after round 7 NigerASN Nigelec2013 Niger Cup winner BotswanaGaborone United2013 Mascom Top 8 Cup winner Burkina FasoAS SONABEL2013 Coupe du Faso runner-up BurundiAcadémie Tchité2013 Burundian Cup winner ChadASLAD2013 Chad Cup winner Equatorial GuineaThe Panthers2013 Equatoguinean Cup winner EthiopiaDefence Force2013 Ethiopian Cup winner GabonCF Mounana2013 Coupe du Gabon Interclubs winner GambiaGamtel2013 Gambian Cup winner GuineaCI Kamsar2013 Guinée Coupe Nationale runner-up Guinea-BissauEstrela de Cantanhez2013 Taça Nacional da Guiné Bissau winner KenyaAFC Leopards2013 FKF President's Cup winner LiberiaRed Lions2013 Liberian Cup runner-up MadagascarASSM Elgeco Plus2013 Coupe de Madagascar winner MozambiqueFerroviário da Beira2013 Taça de Moçambique winner NamibiaAfrican Stars2013 NFA Cup winner RwandaAS Kigali2013 Rwandan Cup winner SenegalASC Diaraf2013 Senegal FA Cup winner SeychellesSt Michel United2013 Seychelles FA Cup winner Sierra LeoneRSLAF2013 Sierra Leone National Premier League runner-up South AfricaSuperSport United2012–13 Nedbank Cup runner-up South SudanAl-Malakia2013 South Sudan National Cup winner TanzaniaAzam2012–13 Tanzanian Premier League runner-up TogoAS Douanes Lomé2013 Togolese Championnat National runner-up UgandaVictoria University2013 Ugandan Cup winner ZanzibarChuoni2012–13 Zanzibar Premier League runner-up
Notes
In addition to the teams above, the following eight teams entered the play-off round.
TeamQualifying method Al-AhlyLosers 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:
Benin Cape Verde Central African Republic Comoros Djibouti Eritrea Lesotho Malawi Mauritania Mauritius Réunion São Tomé and Príncipe Somalia Swaziland
Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws held at CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt unless otherwise stated).
PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legQualifyingPreliminary round16 December 2013(Marrakesh, Morocco)7–9 February 201414–16 February 2014First round28 February–2 March 20147–9 March 2014Second round21–23 March 201428–30 March 2014Play-off round1 April 201418–20 April 201425–27 April 2014Group stageMatchday 129 April 201416–18 May 2014Matchday 223–25 May 2014Matchday 36–8 June 2014Matchday 425–27 July 2014Matchday 58–10 August 2014Matchday 622–24 August 2014Knock-out stageSemi-finals19–21 September 201426–28 September 2014Final28–30 November 20145–7 December 2014
Qualifying rounds
The draw for the preliminary, first and second qualifying rounds was held on 16 December 2013.
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
Play-off round The draw for the play-off round was held on 1 April 2014. 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.
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 29 April 2014. 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: 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
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
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
In the final, the order of legs was decided by a draw, held after the group stage draw.
2–2 on aggregate. Al-Ahly won on the away goals rule.
Top scorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Kader Bidimbou AC Léopards6 Koffi Foba ASEC Mimosas6 Kudakwashe Musharu How Mine64 Roger Assalé Séwé Sport5 Kamilou Daouda Coton Sport5 Jocelyn Fenosoa St Michel United5 Ayoub Nanah Difaâ El Jadidi58 Césaire Gandzé AC Léopards4 Ladji Keita Petro de Luanda4 Ali Badra Sylla AS Real Bamako4
See also 2014 CAF Champions League 2015 CAF Super Cup
References
External links Orange CAF Confederation Cup 2014, CAFonline.com