2017 CAF Confederation Cup

2017 CAF Confederation Cup
2017 Total CAF Confederation Cup
Tournament details
Dates 10 February – 26 November 2017
Teams Maximum of 69+16 (from Maximum of 56 associations)

The 2017 CAF Confederation Cup (officially the 2017 Total CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons)[1] will be the 14th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Starting from this season, the group stage will be expanded from eight to 16 teams, divided into four groups of four.[2][3]

The winners of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2017 CAF Champions League in the 2018 CAF Super Cup.[4] TP Mazembe are the defending champions.

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 can also enter if they have not qualified for the CAF Champions League.[4] 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 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
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 follows:

Teams

Teams in bold receive a bye to the first round (to be confirmed after number of entries are known). The other teams enter 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 Tunisia
(1st – 100 pts)
CS Sfaxien 2015–16 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third place
Club Africain 2015–16 Tunisian Cup runner-up
Egypt Egypt
(2nd – 80 pts)
Smouha 2015–16 Egyptian Premier League third place
Al-Masry 2015–16 Egyptian Premier League fourth place
Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo DR
(3rd – 69 pts)
SM Sanga Balende 2015–16 Linafoot third place
FC Renaissance 2016 Coupe du Congo DR winner
Algeria Algeria
(4th – 64 pts)
JS Kabylie 2015–16 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third place
MC Alger 2015–16 Algerian Cup winner
Sudan Sudan
(5th – 51 pts)
Al-Ahly Shendi 2016 Sudan Premier League third place
Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 2016 Sudan Cup runner-up
South Africa South Africa
(6th – 27 pts)
Platinum Stars 2015–16 South African Premier Division third place
SuperSport United 2015–16 Nedbank Cup winner
Republic of the Congo Congo
(T-7th – 24 pts)
Étoile du Congo 2016 Congo Ligue 1 third place
CARA Brazzaville 2016 Coupe du Congo runner-up
Morocco Morocco
(T-7th – 24 pts)
IR Tanger 2015–16 Botola third place
MAS Fez 2016 Coupe du Trône winner
Ivory Coast 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 runner-up
Mali Mali
(T-9th – 23 pts)
Djoliba 2016 Malian Première Division third place
Onze Créateurs 2016 Malian Cup winner
Cameroon Cameroon
(11th – 19 pts)
Young Sports Academy 2016 Elite One third place
APEJES Academy 2016 Cameroonian Cup winner
Nigeria Nigeria
(12th – 12 pts)
Wikki Tourists 2016 Nigeria Professional Football League third place
Ifeanyi Ubah 2016 Nigerian FA Cup winner
Associations eligible to enter one team
Angola Angola
(13th – 7 pts)
Recreativo do Libolo 2016 Taça de Angola winner
Ghana Ghana
(T-14th – 4 pts)
Bechem United 2016 Ghanaian FA Cup winner
Libya Libya
(T-14th – 4 pts)
2016 Libyan Cup winner
Zambia Zambia
(T-14th – 4 pts)
2016 Zambian Cup winner
Ethiopia Ethiopia
(17th – 3 pts)
Defence Force 2016 Ethiopian Cup runner-up
Benin Benin 2016 Benin Cup winner
Botswana Botswana Orapa United 2015–16 Mascom Top 8 Cup winner
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso AS SONABEL 2016 Coupe du Faso runner-up
Burundi Burundi Le Messager Ngozi 2016 Burundian Cup winner
Cape Verde Cape Verde 2016 Taça Nacional de Cabo Verde winner
Central African Republic Central African Republic Anges de Fatima 2016 Central African Republic Coupe Nationale winner
Chad Chad 2016 Chad Cup winner
Comoros Comoros Volcan Club 2016 Comoros Cup winner
Djibouti Djibouti Dikhil 2016 Djibouti Cup runner-up
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea Racing de Micomeseng 2016 Equatoguinean Cup winner
Eritrea Eritrea 2016 Eritrean Cup winner
Gabon Gabon Akanda 2016 Coupe du Gabon Interclubs runner-up
The Gambia Gambia Brikama United 2015–16 Gambian Cup winner
Guinea Guinea AS Kaloum 2016 Guinée Coupe Nationale runner-up
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 2016 Taça Nacional da Guiné Bissau winner
Kenya Kenya Ulinzi Stars 2016 FKF President's Cup runner-up
Lesotho Lesotho 2016 Lesotho Independence Cup winner
Liberia Liberia Monrovia Club Breweries 2016 Liberian Cup winner
Madagascar Madagascar CNaPS Sport
(or ASSM Elgeco Plus as runner-up)
2016 Coupe de Madagascar winner
Malawi Malawi 2016 Malawi FAM Cup winner
Mauritania Mauritania ASAC Concorde 2016 Coupe du Président de la République runner-up
Mauritius Mauritius 2016 Mauritian Cup winner
Mozambique Mozambique União Desportiva do Songo 2016 Taça de Moçambique winner
Namibia Namibia 2016 NFA Cup winner
Niger Niger AS Douanes Niamey 2016 Niger Cup winner
Réunion Réunion 2016 Coupe de la Réunion winner
Rwanda Rwanda Rayon Sports 2016 Rwandan Cup winner
São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe 2016 Taça Nacional de São Tomé e Príncipe winner
Senegal Senegal ASC Niarry Tally 2016 Senegal FA Cup winner
Seychelles Seychelles St Michel United 2016 Seychelles FA Cup winner
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 2016 Sierra Leonean FA Cup winner
Somalia Somalia Jeenyo United 2016 Somalia Cup winner
South Sudan South Sudan Wau Salaam 2016 South Sudan National Cup winner
Swaziland Swaziland Mbabane Swallows 2016 Swazi Cup winner
Tanzania Tanzania Azam 2015–16 Tanzania FA Cup runner-up
Togo Togo 2016 Coupe du Togo winner
Uganda Uganda Vipers 2016 Ugandan Cup winner
Zanzibar Zanzibar 2016 Zanzibari Cup winner
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Ngezi Platinum 2016 Cup of Zimbabwe winner
Teams entering the play-off round
Losers of the 2017 CAF Champions League first round
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Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[6]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying Preliminary round TBA 10–12 February 2017 17–19 February 2017
First round 10–12 March 2017 17–19 March 2017
Play-off round 7–9 April 2017 14–16 April 2017
Group stage Matchday 1 TBA 12–14 May 2017
Matchday 2 23–24 May 2017
Matchday 3 2–4 June 2017
Matchday 4 20–21 June 2017
Matchday 5 31 June–2 July 2017
Matchday 6 7–9 July 2017
Knockout stage Quarter-finals TBA 8–10 September 2017 15–17 September 2017
Semi-finals 29 September–1 October 2017 13–15 October 2017
Final 17–19 November 2017 24–26 November 2017

Qualifying rounds

In the qualifying rounds, ties are played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule is applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner (no extra time is played).[4]

First round

The 16 winners of the first round advance to the play-off round, where they are joined by the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.

Play-off round

In the play-off round, the winners of the Confederation Cup first round are drawn against the losers of the Champions League first round, with the former hosting the second leg.

The 16 winners of the play-off round advance to the group stage.

Group stage

In the group stage, the 16 teams are drawn into four groups of four. Each group is played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advance to the quarter-finals.

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the eight teams play a single-elimination tournament. Ties are played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule is applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner (no extra time is played).[4]

Quarter-finals

In the quarter-finals, the winners of one group play the runners-up of another group, with the group winners hosting the second leg.

See also

References

External links

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