The 2024–25 CAF Champions League, officially the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons, was the 61st season of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the 29th under the CAF Champions League title.
The winners of this edition of the competition, Pyramids, automatically qualified for the group stage of its next edition, earned the right to play against the winners of the 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup in the 2025 CAF Super Cup, the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup and the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup.
Association team allocation All 54 CAF member associations may enter the CAF Champions League, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to the CAF 5-year ranking eligible to enter two teams in the competition. As a result, a maximum of 68 teams could enter the tournament – although this level has never been reached.
For this season's edition, CAF used the 2019–2024 CAF 5-year ranking, which calculates points for each entrant association based on their clubs performance over the 5 years in the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. The criteria for the points are as follows:
CAF Champions LeagueCAF Confederation CupWinners6 points5 pointsRunners-up5 points4 pointsLosing semi-finalists4 points3 pointsLosing quarter-finalists3 points2 points3rd place in groups2 points1 point4th place in groups1 point0.5 point
The points were multiplied by a coefficient according to the season as follows: 2023–24: × 5 2022–23: × 4 2021–22: × 3 2020–21: × 2 2019–20: × 1
Teams The following 59 teams from 47 associations entered the competition. Bold received a bye to the second round. The other teams entered the first round.
Associations are shown according to their CAF 5-year ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score (in parentheses) indicated.
+Associations eligible to enter two teams (Top 12 associations)AssociationRank TeamQualifying method1 Al Ahly2023–24 CAF Champions League champions2023–24 Egyptian Premier League championsPyramids2023–24 Egyptian Premier League runners-up2 Raja CA2023–24 Botola championsAS FAR2023–24 Botola runners-up3 MC Alger2023–24 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 championsCR Belouizdad2023–24 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 runners-up4 Mamelodi Sundowns2023–24 South African Premier Division championsOrlando Pirates2023–24 South African Premier Division runners-up5 Espérance de Tunis2023–24 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 championsUS Monastir2023–24 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 runners-up6 Young Africans2023–24 Tanzanian Premier League championsAzam2023–24 Tanzanian Premier League runners-up7 TP Mazembe2023–24 Linafoot championsAS Maniema Union2023–24 Linafoot runners-up8 Petro de Luanda2023–24 Girabola championsSagrada Esperança 2023–24 Girabola runners-up9 Al Hilal2023–24 Sudan Premier League championsAl Merrikh2023–24 Sudan Premier League runners-up10 Al Nasr2023–24 Libyan Premier League championsAl Ahly Benghazi2023–24 Libyan Premier League runners-up11 San Pédro2023–24 Côte d'Ivoire Ligue 1 championsStade d'Abidjan2023–24 Côte d'Ivoire Ligue 1 runners-up12 Enugu Rangers2023-24 Nigeria Premier Football League championsRemo Stars2023-24 Nigeria Premier Football League runners-up +Associations eligible to enter one teamAssociationRank TeamQualifying method13 Milo2023–24 Guinée Championnat National champions14 Samartex2023–24 Ghana Premier League champions15 Djoliba2023–24 Malian Première Division champions16 Victoria United 2023–24 Elite One champions17 FC Nouadhibou2023–24 Super D1 champions18 AC Léopards 2024 Congo Ligue 1 champions19 Jwaneng Galaxy2023–24 Botswana Premier League champions20 Red Arrows 2023–24 Zambia Super League champions21 Teungueth2023–24 Senegal Premier League championsT-22 ASKO Kara2023–24 Togolese Championnat National championsT-22 SC Villa2023–24 Uganda Premier League championsT-24 Mbabane Swallows 2023–24 Eswatini Premier League championsT-24 AS GNN2023–24 Niger Premier League championsT-26 AS Douanes2023–24 Burkinabé Premier League championsT-26 Ngezi Platinum2023 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League champions28 Coton FC2023–24 Benin Premier League champions—Vital'O2023–24 Burundi Premier League champions—Red Star de Bangui2023–24 Central African Republic League runners-up —AS PSI2024 Chad Premier League champions—US Zilimadjou2024 Comoros Premier League champions—Arta Solar2023–24 Djibouti Premier League champions—Deportivo Mongomo2023–24 Equatoguinean Primera División champions—CBE2023–24 Ethiopian Premier League champions—Gor Mahia2023–24 FKF Premier League champions—Watanga 2023–24 Liberian First Division champions—Disciples FC2023–24 Malagasy Pro League champions—Nyasa Big Bullets 2023–24 Super League of Malawi champions—Ferroviário da Beira2023 Moçambola champions—African Stars 2023–24 Namibia Premier Football League champions—APR2023–24 Rwanda Premier League champions—Saint Louis Suns United2024 Seychelles Premier League champions—Bo Rangers2024 Sierra Leone National Premier League champions—Dekedaha2023–24 Somali First Division champions—Al Merreikh Bentiu2024 South Sudan Football Championship champions—JKU2023–24 Zanzibar Premier League champions
Associations which did not enter a team
Notes
Schedule The schedule of the qualifying tournament was as follows. PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legQualifying roundsFirst round11 July 202416–18 August 202423–25 August 2024Second round13–15 September 202420–22 September 2024Group stageMatchday 17 October 202426–27 November 2024Matchday 26–7 December 2024Matchday 313–14 December 2024Matchday 43–4 January 2025Matchday 510–11 January 2025Matchday 617–18 January 2025Knockout stageQuarter-finals20 February 20251–2 April 20258–9 April 2025Semi-finals18–19 April 202525–26 April 2025Final24 May 20251 June 2025
Qualifying rounds
First round
Second round
Group stage
+Pot 1 Team Al Ahly 87 Espérance de Tunis 61 Mamelodi Sundowns 54 TP Mazembe 38+Pot 2 Team CR Belouizdad 37 Raja CA 35 Young Africans 31 Pyramids 29+Pot 3 Team Al Hilal 25 Orlando Pirates 16 Sagrada Esperança 8 AS FAR 8+Pot 4 Team MC Alger 6 Djoliba 1 AS Maniema Union — Stade d'Abidjan —
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerTeamTotal1 Fiston Mayele Pyramids1 2 2 162 Ibrahim Adel Pyramids2 1 2 5 Emam Ashour Al Ahly 1 3 1 4 Relebohile Mofokeng Orlando Pirates 111 14 Mohau Nkota Orlando Pirates2 1 1
See also 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup 2024 CAF Women's Champions League 2025 CAF Super Cup
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