2011 CAF Champions League

2011 CAF Champions League

Tournament details
Dates	28 January – 13 November 2011
Teams	55 (from 43 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Espérance ST (2nd title)
Runners-up	Wydad Casablanca
Tournament statistics
Matches played	117
Goals scored	278 (2.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Edward Sadomba (7 goals)

The 2011 CAF Champions League (also known as the 2011 Orange CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 47th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 15th edition under the current CAF Champions League format. The winner Espérance ST participated in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, and also played in the 2012 CAF Super Cup.

Association team allocation

Theoretically, up to 55 CAF member associations may enter the 2011 CAF Champions League, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to CAF 5-Year Ranking eligible to enter 2 teams in the competition. For this year's competition, CAF used 2005-09 5-Year ranking. As a result, a maximum of 67 teams could enter the tournament – although this level has never been reached.

Ranking system

CAF calculates points for each entrant association based on their clubs’ performance over the last 5 years in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup, not taking into considering the running year. The criteria for points are the following:^[1]

	CAF Champions League	CAF Confederation Cup
Winner	5 points	4 points
Runner-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 follow:

• 2009 – 5
• 2008 – 4
• 2007 – 3
• 2006 – 2
• 2005 – 1

This system is different from the one used for the 2010 CAF Champions League and previous years.

A similar procedure is used to rank clubs, with the exception that the results from 2006–2010 are used (with 2010 weighted by 5, 2009 by 4, and so on)

Entrants list

Below is the entrants list for the competition. Nations are shown according to their 2005–2009 CAF 5-Year Ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated. Teams were also seeded using their individual team 2006–2010 5-Year Ranking. The top nine sides (shown in bold) received byes to the first qualifying round.

Association	Club	Qualifying method
Associations with two entrants (Ranked 1–12)
Tunisia (1st – 96 pts)	Espérance ST^(4th – 24pts)	2009–10 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 champion
	Club Africain^(18th – 3 pts)	2009–10 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 runner-up
Egypt (2nd – 87 pts)	Al-Ahly^(2nd – 43 pts)	2009–10 Egyptian Premier League champion
	Zamalek^(18th – 3 pts)	2009–10 Egyptian Premier League runner-up
Nigeria (3rd – 75 pts)	Enyimba^(13th – 11 pts)	2009–10 Nigeria Premier League champion
	Kano Pillars^(=11th – 12 pts)	2009–10 Nigeria Premier League runner-up
Sudan (4th – 54 pts)	Al-Hilal^(3rd – 31 pts)	2010 Sudan Premier League champion
	Al-Merreikh^(=6th – 16 pts)	2010 Sudan Premier League runner-up
Congo DR (5th – 46 pts)	AS Vita Club^(=16th – 4 pts)	2010 Linafoot champion
	TP Mazembe^(1st – 55 pts)	2010 Linafoot runner-up
Algeria (6th – 27 pts)	MC Alger	2009–10 Algerian Championnat National champion
	ES Sétif^(5th – 22 pts)	2009–10 Algerian Championnat National runner-up
Morocco (=7th – 20 pts)	Wydad Casablanca	2009–10 Botola champion
	Raja Casablanca	2009–10 Botola runner-up
Mali (=7th – 20 pts)	Stade Malien^(=6th – 16 pts)	2009–10 Malian Première Division champion
	Djoliba^(15th – 5 pts)	2009–10 Malian Première Division runner-up
Cameroon (9th – 19 pts)	Coton Sport FC^(=11th – 12 pts)	2009–10 Cameroonian Premier League champion
	Les Astres FC^(20th – 2 pts)	2009–10 Cameroonian Premier League runner-up
Côte d'Ivoire (=10th – 18 pts)	ASEC Mimosas^(10th – 13 pts)	2010 Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division champion
	JC Abidjan	2010 Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division runner-up
Angola (=10th – 18 pts)	Inter Luanda^(=16th – 4 pts)	2010 Girabola (XXXII) champion
	CR Caála	2010 Girabola (XXXII) runner-up
Zimbabwe (12th – 17 pts)	Motor Action	2010 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League champion
	Dynamos^(9th – 14 pts)	2010 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League runner-up
Associations with one entrant (Fewer ranking points than the 12th CAF association)
Ghana (13th – 12 pts)	Aduana Stars	2009–10 Ghana Premier League champion
Zambia (14th – 10 pts)	ZESCO United^(14th – 8 pts)	2010 Zambian Premier League champion
Libya (15th – 9 pts)	Al-Ittihad^(=6th – 16 pts)	2009–10 Libyan Premier League champion
South Africa (16th – 7 pts)	Supersport United	2009–10 Premier Soccer League champion
Equatorial Guinea (17th – 2 pts)	Deportivo Mongomo	2010 Equatoguinean Premier League champion
Gabon (=18th – 1 pt)	US Bitam	2009–10 Gabon Championnat National D1 champion
Guinea (=18th – 1 pt)	Fello Star	2009–10 Guinée Championnat National champion
Benin	ASPAC	2009–10 Benin Premier League champion
Botswana	Township Rollers	2009–10 Botswana Premier League champion
Burkina Faso	ASFA Yennenga	2009–10 Burkinabé Premier League champion
Burundi	Vital'O FC	2009–10 Burundi Premier League champion
Central African Republic	Olympic Real de Bangui	2010 Central African Republic League champion
Chad	Tourbillon FC	2010 Ligue de N'Djaména champion
Comoros	Élan Club	2010 Comoros Premier League champion
Congo	Saint Michel de Ouenzé	2010 Congo Premier League champion
Ethiopia	Saint-George SA	2009–10 Ethiopian Premier League champion
Gambia	Ports Authority	2010 GFA League First Division champion
Kenya	Ulinzi Stars	2010 Kenyan Premier League champion
Lesotho	Matlama	2009–10 Lesotho Premier League champion
Liberia	Mighty Barrolle	2009 Liberian Premier League champion (no league champion in 2010)
Madagascar	CNaPS Sport	2010 THB Champions League champion
Mauritania	CF Cansado	2010 Mauritanean Premier League champion
Mozambique	Liga Muçulmana	2010 Moçambola champion
Niger	ASFAN	2010 Niger Premier League champion
Rwanda	APR	2009–10 Rwandan Premier League champion
Senegal	Diaraf	2010 Senegal Premier League champion
Seychelles	St Michel United	2010 Seychelles League champion
Sierra Leone	East End Lions	2009–10 Sierra Leone National Premier League champion
Swaziland	Young Buffaloes	2009–10 Swazi Premier League champion
Tanzania	Simba	2009–10 Tanzanian Premier League champion
Zanzibar	Zanzibar Ocean View	2010 Zanzibar Premier League champion

Notes

• Associations that did not enter a team: Cape Verde, Djibouti, Eritrea, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Réunion, São Tomé and Príncipe, Somalia, Togo, Uganda
• Unranked associations have no ranking points and hence are equal 20th.
• Unranked teams have no rankings points and hence are equal 21st. Club ranking is determined only between teams qualified for the 2011 CAF Champions League.

Round and draw dates

Schedule of dates for 2011 competition.^[2]

Phase	Round	Draw date	First leg	Second leg
Qualifying	Preliminary round	20 December 2010 (Cairo, Egypt)[3]	28–30 January	11–13 February 25–27 February^† 4–6 March^†
	First round		18–20 March	1–3 April
	Second round		22–24 April	6–8 May
Group stage	Matchday 1	15 May 2011 (Cairo, Egypt)[4]	15–17 July
	Matchday 2		29–31 July
	Matchday 3		12–14 August
	Matchday 4		26–28 August
	Matchday 5		9–11 September
	Matchday 6		16–18 September
Knock-out stage	Semifinals		30 September–2 October	14–16 October
	Final		4–6 November	11–13 November

^† The second leg of the preliminary round matches are postponed to 25–27 February (or further to 4–6 March) in case the club have at least three players in the 2011 African Nations Championship.^[5]

Qualifying rounds

The fixtures for the preliminary, first and second qualifying rounds were announced on 20 December 2010.^[6]

Qualification ties were decided over two legs, with aggregate goals used to determine the winner. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).^[7]

Preliminary Round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
ASFAN	0–3	JC Abidjan	0–0	0–3
Saint Michel de Ouenzé	0–3	Enyimba	0–1	0–2
US Bitam	0–0 (5–3 p)	Les Astres FC	0–0	0–0
Olympic Real de Bangui	1–3	MC Alger	1–1	0–2
Inter Luanda	w/o^1	Township Rollers	—	—
East End Lions	0–4	Djoliba	0–2	0–2
Diaraf	3–1	Ports Authority	1–1	2–0
ASPAC	2–1	Deportivo Mongomo	1–0	1–1
ASEC Mimosas	9–0	CF Cansado	7–0	2–0
Motor Action	1–1 (4–3 p)	CNaPS Sport	0–1	1–0
Raja Casablanca	w/o^2	Tourbillon	10–1	—
Ulinzi Stars	0–5	Zamalek	0–4	0–1
APR	2–6	Club Africain	2–2	0–4
Recreativo Caála	2–1	Saint-George SA	2–0	0–1
Élan Club	2–4	Simba	0–0	2–4
Mighty Barrolle	1–3	Kano Pillars	1–2	0–1
Wydad Casablanca	3–1	Aduana Stars	3–0	0–1
Fello Star	1–4	ASFA Yennenga	1–1	0–3
Vital'O FC	3–3 (a)	Coton Sport FC	2–2	1–1
Zanzibar Ocean View	1–4	AS Vita Club	1–1	0–3
Supersport United	3–2	Matlama	2–0	1–2
Young Buffaloes	4–2	St Michel United	3–0	1–2
ZESCO United	4–2	Liga Muçulmana	3–0	1–2

Notes

• Note 1: Inter Luanda advanced to the first round after Township Rollers F.C. withdrew.
• Note 2: Raja Casablanca advanced to the first round after Tourbillon withdrew following the first leg.

First Round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
JC Abidjan	w/o^3	Al-Ittihad	—	—
US Bitam	1–2	Enyimba	0–0	1–2
Dynamos	4–4 (a)	MC Alger	4–1	0–3
Al-Merreikh	2–2 (2–3 p)	Inter Luanda	2–0	0–2
Diaraf	4–1	Djoliba	3–0	1–1
Espérance ST	5–2	ASPAC	5–0	0–2
Motor Action	0–0 (2–4 p)	ASEC Mimosas	0–0	—^4
Stade Malien	2–2 (a)	Raja Casablanca	2–1	0–1
Club Africain	w/o^5	Zamalek	4–2	Abd^5
Al-Hilal	4–1	Recreativo Caála	3–0	1–1
TP Mazembe	w/o^6	Simba	3–1	3–2
Wydad Casablanca	2–0	Kano Pillars	2–0	0–0
ES Sétif	6–3	ASFA Yennenga	2–0	4–3
AS Vita Club	0–3	Coton Sport FC	0–1	0–2
Al-Ahly	2–1	Supersport United	2–0	0–1
ZESCO United	7–0	Young Buffaloes	5–0	2–0

Notes

• Note 3: Al-Ittihad advanced to the second round after JC Abidjan withdrew. Tie was scheduled to be played at a neutral venue over one leg due to the political situations in Côte d'Ivoire and Libya,^[8] but match did not take place.
• Note 4: Tie played over one leg due to the political situation in Côte d'Ivoire.^[8]
• Note 5: Second leg abandoned on 90+5 minutes with Zamalek SC leading 2–1 (Club Africain leading 5–4 on aggregate) when Zamalek SC fans invaded the pitch.^[9]
• Note 6: TP Mazembe won 6–3 on aggregate, but were later disqualified for fielding an ineligible player. As a result, Simba played against Moroccan side Wydad Casablanca, which lost to TP Mazembe in the second round, in a play-off for a place in the group stage.

Second Round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Enyimba	1–0	Al-Ittihad	1–0	—^7
Inter Luanda	3–4	MC Alger	1–1	2–3
Espérance ST	6–0	Diaraf	5–0	1–0
Raja Casablanca	1–1 (5–4 p)	ASEC Mimosas	1–1	—^7
Al-Hilal	w/o^8	Club Africain	1–0	Abd^8
Wydad Casablanca	w/o^9	TP Mazembe	1–0	0–2
Coton Sport FC	4–3	ES Sétif	4–1	0–2
ZESCO United	0–1	Al-Ahly	0–0	0–1

Notes

• Note 7: Ties scheduled to be played over one leg due to the political situations in Côte d'Ivoire and Libya.^[10]
• Note 8: Second leg abandoned on 81 minutes with the score at 1–1 (Al-Hilal leading 2–1 on aggregate) when Club Africain fans invaded the pitch.^[11]
• Note 9: TP Mazembe won 2–1 on aggregate, but were later disqualified for fielding an ineligible player in the first round. As a result, Wydad Casablanca played against Tanzanian side Simba, which lost to TP Mazembe in the first round, in a play-off for a place in the group stage.

The losing teams from the second round advance to the 2011 CAF Confederation Cup play-off round.^[7]

Special play-off

On 14 May 2011, the CAF announced that TP Mazembe from Congo DR were disqualified from the Champions League group stage following a complaint about the eligibility of TP Mazembe's player Janvier Besala Bokungu from Tanzanian side Simba, which lost to them in the first round. As a result, the Organising Committee decided that a replacement for the group stage would be determined by a play-off match at a neutral venue, between Simba and Moroccan side Wydad Casablanca, which lost to TP Mazembe in the second round.^[12][13]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Wydad Casablanca	3–0	Simba

Group Stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 15 May 2011.^[14] The eight teams were seeded into four pots, with each group containing one team from each pot.^[15]

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the Semifinals

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Enyimba 6 4 2 0 11 5 +6 14 Al-Hilal 6 2 2 2 6 7 −1 8 Coton Sport FC 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7 Raja Casablanca 6 0 3 3 1 5 −4 3

HIL COT ENY RCA Al-Hilal – 2–1 1–2 1–0 Coton Sport FC 2–0 – 2–3 2–1 Enyimba 2–2 2–0 – 2–0 Raja Casablanca 0–0 0–0 0–0 –

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Espérance ST 6 2 4 0 9 4 +5 10 Wydad Casablanca 6 1 4 1 11 9 +2 7 Al-Ahly 6 1 4 1 7 6 +1 7 MC Alger 6 1 2 3 4 12 −8 5

AHL EST MCA WAC Al-Ahly – 1–1 2–0 3–3 Espérance ST 1–0 – 4–0 0–0 MC Alger 0–0 1–1 – 3–1 Wydad Casablanca 1–1 2–2 4–0 –

Tiebreakers^[7]

• Wydad Casablanca and Al-Ahly are ranked by their head-to-head records: Wydad Casablanca (2 pts, 0 GD, 4 GF, 3 away goals), Al-Ahly (2 pts, 0 GD, 4 GF, 1 away goal).

Knock-out stage

Semifinals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Wydad Casablanca	1–0	Enyimba	1–0	0–0
Al-Hilal	0–3	Espérance ST	0–1	0–2

Final

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Wydad Casablanca	0–1	Espérance ST	0–0	0–1

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Edward Sadomba	Al-Hilal	7
2	Youssef Msakni	ES Tunis	5
	Mouhcine Iajour	Wydad AC	5
4	Adama Bakayoko	ASEC Mimosas	4
	Uche Kalu	Enyimba	4
	Yannick N'Djeng	ES Tunis	4
	Oussama Darragi	ES Tunis	4
	Pedro Henriques	Interclube	4
	Alfred Luputa	ZESCO United	4
	Fabrice N'Guessi	Wydad AC	4
11	Emad Moteab	Al-Ahly	3
	Jacques Haman	Coton Sport FC	3
	Hilaire Momi	Coton Sport FC	3
	Lazhar Hadj Aïssa	ES Sétif	3
	Nabil Hemani	ES Sétif	3
	Victor Barnabas	Enyimba	3
	Valentine Nwabili	Enyimba	3
	Réda Babouche	MC Alger	3
	Brahim Bedbouda	MC Alger	3
	Abdelmalek Mokdad	MC Alger	3
	Kellebonin	Olympic Real	3
	Hassan Tair	Raja CA	3
	Paizinho	Recreativo Caála	3
	Mbwana Samata	Simba SC	3

See also

• 2011 CAF Confederation Cup
• 2012 CAF Super Cup

References

1. CAF Club Competitions entry procedures for 2011 released
2. Proposed Dates for Interclubes Competitions 2011
3. Draw for 2011 Interclubs rescheduled for Dec. 20
4. CAF Meetings and Inter-Clubs Competitions draw set for May 15th 2011
5. CL and CC: matches postponed
6. Fixtures for preliminary round, first qualifying round, and second qualifying round
7. Regulations of the CAF Champions League
8. CAF Interclubs matches venues and dates reviewed
9. Violence rocks Zamalek match against Club Africain
10. Orange CAF Champions League postponed matches
11. Club Africain Hilal game abandoned after pitch invasion
12. TP Mazembe disqualified from the Orange CL group stage fielding ineligible player
13. Mazembe are disqualified from the Champions League
14. Draw of the Group matches
15. Orange CAF Champions League draw procedures

External links

• CAF Champions League