The 2017 CAF Confederation Cup (officially the 2017 Total CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 14th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
| 2017 Total CAF Confederation Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 10 February – 25 November 2017 |
| Teams | 52+16 (from 40 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  TP Mazembe (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Supersport United |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 162 |
| Goals scored | 369 (2.28 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ben Malango (6 goals) |
Starting from this season, the group stage was expanded from eight to 16 teams, divided into four groups of four, and the knockout stage expanded from 4 to 8 teams.[2][3]
Defending champions TP Mazembe, which entered the Confederation Cup after losing in the 2017 CAF Champions League first round, defeated Supersport United in the final, and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2017 CAF Champions League in the 2018 CAF Super Cup.[4]
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.[4] As a result, theoretically a maximum of 68 teams could enter the tournament (plus 16 teams eliminated from the CAF Champions League which enter the play-off round) – although this level has never been reached.
For the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup, the CAF uses the 2011–2015 CAF 5-year ranking, which calculates 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 are the following:[5]
| CAF Champions League | CAF Confederation Cup | |
|---|---|---|
| Winners | 5 points | 4 points |
| Runners-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 are multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follows:
- 2015 – 5
- 2014 – 4
- 2013 – 3
- 2012 – 2
- 2011 – 1
Teams
The following 52 teams from 40 associations 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 2011–2015 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) | ||
 Tunisia(1st – 100 pts) | CS Sfaxien | 2015–16 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third place |
| Club Africain | 2015–16 Tunisian Cup runners-up | |
 Egypt(2nd – 80 pts) | Smouha | 2015–16 Egyptian Premier League third place |
| Al-Masry | 2015–16 Egyptian Premier League fourth place | |
| DR Congo (3rd – 69 pts) | SM Sanga Balende | 2015–16 Linafoot third place |
| Renaissance du Congo | 2016 Coupe du Congo DR winners | |
 Algeria(4th – 64 pts) | JS Kabylie | 2015–16 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third place |
| MC Alger | 2015–16 Algerian Cup winners | |
 Sudan(5th – 51 pts) | Al-Ahly Shendi | 2016 Sudan Premier League third place |
| El-Hilal El-Obeid | 2016 Sudan Cup runners-up | |
| South Africa (6th – 27 pts) | Platinum Stars | 2015–16 South African Premier Division third place |
| SuperSport United | 2015–16 Nedbank Cup winners | |
 Congo(T-7th – 24 pts) | Étoile du Congo | 2016 Congo Ligue 1 third place |
| CARA Brazzaville | 2016 Coupe du Congo runners-up | |
 Morocco(T-7th – 24 pts) | IR Tanger | 2015–16 Botola third place |
| MAS Fez | 2016 Coupe du Trône winners | |
 Ivory Coast(T-9th – 23 pts) | SC Gagnoa | 2015–16 Côte d'Ivoire Ligue 1 third place |
| ASEC Mimosas | 2016 Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire runners-up | |
 Mali(T-9th – 23 pts) | Djoliba | 2016 Malian Première Division third place |
| Onze Créateurs | 2016 Malian Cup winners | |
 Cameroon(11th – 19 pts) | Yong Sports Academy | 2016 Elite One third place |
| APEJES Academy | 2016 Cameroonian Cup winners | |
 Nigeria(12th – 12 pts) | Wikki Tourists | 2016 Nigeria Professional Football League third place |
| Ifeanyi Ubah | 2016 Nigerian FA Cup winners | |
| Associations eligible to enter one team | ||
 Angola(13th – 7 pts) | Recreativo do Libolo | 2016 Taça de Angola winners |
 Ghana(T-14th – 4 pts) | Bechem United | 2016 Ghanaian FA Cup winners |
 Libya(T-14th – 4 pts) | Al-Hilal Benghazi | 2016 Libyan Cup runners-up |
 Zambia(T-14th – 4 pts) | ZESCO United | 2016 Zambia Super League runners-up |
 Ethiopia(17th – 3 pts) | Defence Force | 2016 Ethiopian Cup runners-up |
 Botswana | Orapa United | 2015–16 Mascom Top 8 Cup winners |
 Burkina Faso | AS SONABEL | 2016 Coupe du Faso runners-up |
 Burundi | Le Messager Ngozi | 2016 Burundian Cup winners |
 Comoros | Volcan Club | 2016 Comoros Cup winners |
 Equatorial Guinea | Racing de Micomeseng | 2016 Equatoguinean Cup winners |
 Gabon | Akanda | 2016 Coupe du Gabon Interclubs runners-up |
 Guinea | AS Kaloum | 2016 Guinée Coupe Nationale runners-up |
 Kenya | Ulinzi Stars | 2016 FKF President's Cup runners-up |
 Liberia | Monrovia Club Breweries | 2016 Liberian Cup winners |
 Madagascar | ASSM Elgeco Plus | 2016 Coupe de Madagascar runners-up |
 Mauritius | Pamplemousses | 2016 Mauritian Cup winners |
 Mozambique | UD Songo | 2016 Taça de Moçambique winners |
 Niger | AS Douanes Niamey | 2016 Niger Cup winners |
 Rwanda | Rayon Sports | 2016 Rwandan Cup winners |
 Senegal | ASC Niarry Tally | 2016 Senegal FA Cup winners |
 Seychelles | St Michel United | 2016 Seychelles FA Cup winners |
 Sierra Leone | RSLAF | 2016 Sierra Leonean FA Cup runners-up |
 South Sudan | Wau Salaam | 2016 South Sudan National Cup winners |
 Swaziland | Mbabane Swallows | 2016 Swazi Cup winners |
 Tanzania | Azam | 2015–16 Tanzania FA Cup runners-up |
 Uganda | Vipers | 2016 Ugandan Cup winners |
 Zanzibar | KVZ | 2015–16 Zanzibar Premier League runners-up |
 Zimbabwe | Ngezi Platinum | 2016 Cup of Zimbabwe winners |
A further 16 teams eliminated from the 2017 CAF Champions League enter the play-off round.
- Associations which did not enter a team
Notably one team takes part in the competition that does not currently play in their national top-division. They are MAS Fez (2nd tier).
Kaloum
HoroyaMonrovia teams
Breweries
BYCBamako teams
Djoliba Onze CréateursBrazzaville teams
Étoile CARAOuagadougou teams
SONABEL Rail Kadiogo Azam Young AfricansGauteng teams
SuperSport United Bidvest WitsKampala teams
Vipers
KCCAItalics: Teams transferred from the 2017 CAF Champions League
Red: Preliminary round; Green: First Round; Purple: Play-off Round; Brown: Group A; 
Orange: Group B; 
Yellow: Group C; Blue: Group D.Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics).[6][7]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying | Preliminary round | 21 December 2016 (Cairo, Egypt) | 10–12 February 2017 | 17–19 February 2017 |
| First round | 10–12 March 2017 | 17–19 March 2017 | ||
| Play-off round | 21 March 2017 (Cairo, Egypt) | 7–9 April 2017 | 14–16 April 2017 | |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 26 April 2017 (Cairo, Egypt) | 12–14 May 2017 | |
| Matchday 2 | 23–24 May 2017 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 2–4 June 2017 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 20–21 June 2017 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 30 June – 2 July 2017 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 7–9 July 2017 | |||
| Knockout stage | Quarter-finals | 15–17 September 2017 | 22–24 September 2017 | |
| Semi-finals | 29 September – 1 October 2017 | 20–22 October 2017 | ||
| Final | 17–19 November 2017 | 24–26 November 2017 | ||
The calendar was amended from the original one for the following dates:[7]
- Quarter-finals first leg: moved from 8–10 September to 15–17 September
- Quarter-finals second leg: moved from 15–17 September to 22–24 September
- Semi-finals second leg: moved from 13–15 October to 20–22 October
Qualifying rounds
The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 21 December 2016 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[8][9]
In the qualifying rounds, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).[4]
Preliminary round
First round
The 16 winners of the first round advanced to the play-off round, where they were joined by the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.
Notes:
Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 21 March 2017, 11:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[13][14] The winners of the Confederation Cup first round were drawn against the losers of the Champions League first round, with the teams from the Confederation Cup hosting the second leg.
The 16 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage.
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 26 April 2017, 14:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[15][16][17] The 16 teams, all winners of the play-off round of qualifying, were drawn into four groups of four. The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown in parentheses).[18]
| Pot | Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Teams |
|
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.
| Tiebreakers |
|---|
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations III. 20 & 21):[4]
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Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CAF | FUS | KCC | RIV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Club Africain | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 12 | Quarter-finals | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | FUS Rabat | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9[a] | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | KCCA | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 9[a] | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Rivers United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — |
Notes:
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CSS | MCA | MBS | PST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CS Sfaxien | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 13 | Quarter-finals | — | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | MC Alger | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Mbabane Swallows | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | 4–2 | ||
| 4 | Platinum Stars | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ZES | HLU | RLB | SMO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZESCO United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10[a] | Quarter-finals | — | 3–0 (awd.)[b] | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10[a] | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Recreativo do Libolo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 7 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 4 | Smouha | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — |
Notes:
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TPM | SSU | HOR | MOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TP Mazembe | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 12 | Quarter-finals | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | SuperSport United | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 10 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | Horoya | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | CF Mounana | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 0 | 0–1 | 3–5 | 0–1 | — |
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, the eight teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 26 & 27).[4]
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| TP Mazembe | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| TP Mazembe | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| FUS Rabat | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| FUS Rabat | 1 | 0 | 1 (5 p) | ||||||||||||||
| CS Sfaxien | 0 | 1 | 1 (4 p) | ||||||||||||||
| TP Mazembe | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| SuperSport United | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| SuperSport United | 0 | 2 | 2 (a) | ||||||||||||||
| ZESCO United | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| SuperSport United | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Club Africain | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| MC Alger | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Club Africain | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
In the quarter-finals, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group, with the group winners hosting the second leg.[4]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC Alger | 1–2 | Club Africain | 1−0 | 0–2 |
| SuperSport United | 2–2 (a) | ZESCO United | 0−0 | 2–2 |
| FUS Rabat | 1–1 (5–4 p) | CS Sfaxien | 1−0 | 0−1 |
| Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid | 1–7 | TP Mazembe | 1−2 | 0–5 |
Semi-finals
In the semi-finals, the four quarter-final winners played in two ties, with the order of legs decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw.[16]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SuperSport United | 4−2 | Club Africain | 1−1 | 3−1 |
| TP Mazembe | 1−0 | FUS Rabat | 1−0 | 0−0 |
Final
In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the order of legs decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw.[16]
TP Mazembe won 2–1 on aggregate.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | MD1 | MD2 | MD3 | MD4 | MD5 | MD6 | QF1 | QF2 | SF1 | SF2 | F1 | F2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Malango | TP Mazembe | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| 2 |  Jeremy Brockie | SuperSport United | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| Sabelo Ndzinisa | Mbabane Swallows | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Hichem Nekkache | MC Alger | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Saber Khalifa | Club Africain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| Thabo Mnyamane | SuperSport United | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Karim Aouadhi | CS Sfaxien | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| Firas Chaouat | CS Sfaxien | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Jean Francis Ebélé Dipita | Horoya | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Mohamed Fouzair | FUS Rabat | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Bradley Grobler | SuperSport United | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Manoubi Haddad | Club Africain | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Derrick Nsibambi | KCCA | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Thuso Phala | SuperSport United | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
See also
References
External links
- Total Confederation Cup 2017, CAFonline.com