Football - African Club Tournaments
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The premier tournament in African club football. It began as the African Champions Cup, adopting its current name in 1997. From 2004 the competition has been open to runners-up from the leading African league. The winner gains entry to the FIFA World Club Cup. Until 2020, the final had always been held over two legs, apart from the inaugural year when it was a single match in Accra, Gha.
From 2020-2022 the final was staged at a single venue:
2020 - Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egy, 2021 & 2022 - Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca , 2022 - Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
From 2020-2022 the final was staged at a single venue:
2020 - Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egy, 2021 & 2022 - Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca , 2022 - Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
| YEAR | WINNERS | RUNNERS-UP |
| 1964 | ORYX DOUALA (Cmr) | Stade Malien (Mli) |
| 1965 | - | - |
| 1966 | STADE ABIDJAN (Civ) | Real Bamako (Mli) |
| 1967 | ENGLEBERT (Cod) | Asante Kotoko (Gha) |
| 1968 | ENGLEBERT (Cod) | Etoile Filante (Tgo) |
| 1969 | ISMAILY (Uar) | Englebert (Cod) |
| 1970 | A KOTOKO (Gha) | Englebert (Cod) |
| 1971 | C YAOUNDE (Cmr) | Asante Kotoko (Gha) |
| 1972 | HAFIA (Gin) | Simba (Tza) |
| 1973 | VITA (Zai) | Asante Kotoko (Gha) |
| 1974 | C BRAZZAVILLE (Cog) | Ghazl Mehalla (Egy) |
| 1975 | HAFIA (Gin) | Enugu Rangers (Nga) |
| 1976 | MC ALGIERS (Alg) | Hafia Conakry (Gin) |
| 1977 | HAFIA (Gin) | Hearts of Oak (Gha) |
| 1978 | C YAOUNDE (Cmr) | Hafia Conakry (Gin) |
| 1979 | UNION DOUALA (Cmr) | Hearts of Oak (Gha) |
| 1980 | C YAOUNDE (Cmr) | Bilima (Zai) |
| 1981 | TIZI-OUZOU (Alg) | Vita (Zai) |
| 1982 | AHLY (Egy) | Asante Kotoko (Gha) |
| 1983 | A KOTOKO (Gha) | Al Ahly (Egy) |
| 1984 | ZAMALEK (Egy) | Shooting Stars (Nga) |
| 1985 | FAR RABAT (Mor) | Bilima (Zai) |
| 1986 | ZAMALEK (Egy) | Africa Sports (Civ) |
| 1987 | AL AHLY (Egy) | Hilal Omdurman (Sdn) |
| 1988 | SETIF (Alg) | Iwuanyanwu (Nga) |
| 1989 | RAJA (Mor) | MC Oran (Alg) |
| 1990 | KABYLIE (Alg) | Nkana (Zmb) |
| 1991 | AFRICAIN (Tun) | Villa (Uga) |
| 1992 | WYDAD (Mor) | Hilal Omdurman (Sdn) |
| 1993 | ZAMALEK (Egy) | Asante Kotoko (Gha) |
| 1994 | ESPERANCE (Tun) | Zamalek (Egy) |
| 1995 | ORL PIRATES (Rsa) | Mimosas Abidjan (Civ) |
| 1996 | ZAMALEK (Egy) | Shooting Stars (Nga) |
| 1997 | RAJA (Mor) | Obuasi G'fields (Gha) |
| 1998 | ASEC ABIDJAN (Civ) | Dynamos (Zwe) |
| 1999 | RAJA (Mor) | Esperance (Tun) |
| 2000 | HEARTS (Gha) | Esperance (Tun) |
| 2001 | AL AHLY (Egy) | Mamelodi (Rsa) |
| 2002 | ZAMALEK (Egy) | R C'anca (Mor) |
| 2003 | ENYIMBA (Nga) | Ismaily (Egy) |
| 2004 | ENYIMBA (Nga) | Etoile Sahel (Tun) |
| 2005 | AL AHLY (Egy) | Etoile Sahel (Tun) |
| 2006 | AL AHLY (Egy) | Sfaxien (Tun) |
| 2007 | ETOILE SAHEL (Tun) | Al Ahly (Egy) |
| 2008 | AL AHLY (Egy) | Cotonsport (Cmr) |
| 2009 | MAZEMBE (Cod) | Heartland (Nga) |
| 2010 | MAZEMBE (Cod) | Esperance (Tun) |
| 2011 | ESPERANCE (Tun) | Wydad C'anca (Mor) |
| 2012 | AL AHLY (Egy) | Esperance (Tun) |
| 2013 | AL AHLY (Egy) | Orlando Pirates (RSA) |
| 2014 | ES SETIF (Alg) | Vita Club (Cod) |
| 2015 | TP MAZEMBE (Cod) | USM Alger (Alg) |
| 2016 | MAMELODI (Rsa) | Zamalek (Egy) |
| 2017 | WYDAD C'ANCA (Mor) | Al Ahly (Egy) |
| 2018 | ESPERANCE (Tun) | Al Ahly (Egy) |
| 2019 | ESPERANCE (Tun) | Wydad C'anca (Mor) |
| 2020 | AL AHLY (Egy) | Zamalek (Egy) |
| 2021 | AL AHLY (Egy) | Kaizer Chiefs (RSA) |
| 2022 | WYDAD C'ANCA (Mor) | AL Ahly (Egy) |
| 2023 | AL AHLY (Egy) | Wydad C'anca (Mor) |
| 2024 | AL AHLY (Egy) | Esperance (Tun) |
CAF Confederation Cup
This tournament is the second-tier event in African club football. It was created as a merger of the old Cup-Winners' and CAF Cups. Domestic cup winners and third-placed league teams from the top 12 footballing nations on the continent, plus the runners-up from all the other leagues take part. Until 2020, the final was held over two legs.
| YEAR | WINNERS | RUNNERS-UP |
| 2004 | HEARTS (Gha) | Asante Kotoko (Gha) |
| 2005 | FAR RABAT (Mor) | Dolphins (Nga) |
| 2006 | ETOILE SAHEL (Tun) | FAR Rabat (Mor) |
| 2007 | SFAXIEN (Tun) | Merrikh (Sdn) |
| 2008 | SFAXIEN (Tun) | Etoile Sahel (Tun) |
| 2009 | STADE MALIEN (Mli) | Setif (Alg) |
| 2010 | FUS RABAT (Mor) | Sfaxien (Tun) |
| 2011 | FEZ (Mor) | Africain (Tun) |
| 2012 | AC LEOPARDS (Cog) | Djoliba (Mli) |
| 2013 | SFAXIEN (Tun) | Mazembe (Cod) |
| 2014 | AL AHLY (Egy) | Sewe Sport (Civ) |
| 2015 | ETOILE SAHEL (Tun) | Orl Pirates (Rsa) |
| 2016 | MAZEMBE (Cod) | MO Bejaia (Alg) |
| 2017 | MAZEMBE (Cod) | Supersport Utd (RSA) |
| 2018 | RAJA (Mor) | Vita (Cod) |
| 2019 | ZAMALEK (Egy) | Berkane (Mor) |
| 2020 | BERKANE (Mor) | Pyramids (Egy) |
| 2021 | RAJA (Mor) | JS Kabylie (Alg) |
| 2022 | BERKANE (Mor) | Orlando Pirates (RSA) |
| 2023 | USM ALGER (Alg) | Young Africans (Tan) |
| 2024 | ZAMALEK (Egy) | Berkane (Mor) |
CAF Super Cup
Contested annually by the reigning African Champions League and Confederation Cup holders.
The final venues have been: 1993 & 1999 - Abidjan, Civ, 1994 & 1996 - Johannesburg, RSA; 1995 - Alexandria, Egy; 1997, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009 & 2014 - Cairo, Egy; 1998, 2000 & 2018 - Casablanca, Mor;1999 - Abidjan, Civ; 2001 - Kumasi, Gha; 2004 & 2005 - Aba, Nga; 2007 - Addis Ababa, Eth; 2008 & 2012 - Rades, Tun; 2010 & 2011 - Lumbumbashi (Stade de La Kenya), Cod, 2013 - Borg El Arab, Egy; 2015 - Blida, Alg; 2016 - Lubumbashi (Stade Mazembe), Cod; 2017 - Pretoria, RSA; 2019 & 2020 - Doha (Thani bin Jassim), Qat, 2021 - Doha (Jassim bin Hamad), Qat
Contested annually by the reigning African Champions League and Confederation Cup holders.
The final venues have been: 1993 & 1999 - Abidjan, Civ, 1994 & 1996 - Johannesburg, RSA; 1995 - Alexandria, Egy; 1997, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009 & 2014 - Cairo, Egy; 1998, 2000 & 2018 - Casablanca, Mor;1999 - Abidjan, Civ; 2001 - Kumasi, Gha; 2004 & 2005 - Aba, Nga; 2007 - Addis Ababa, Eth; 2008 & 2012 - Rades, Tun; 2010 & 2011 - Lumbumbashi (Stade de La Kenya), Cod, 2013 - Borg El Arab, Egy; 2015 - Blida, Alg; 2016 - Lubumbashi (Stade Mazembe), Cod; 2017 - Pretoria, RSA; 2019 & 2020 - Doha (Thani bin Jassim), Qat, 2021 - Doha (Jassim bin Hamad), Qat
| YEAR | WINNERS | RUNNERS-UP |
| 1993 | AFRICA SP (Civ) | W Casablanca (Mor) |
| 1994 | ZAMALEK (Egy) | Ahly (Egy) |
| 1995 | ESPERANCE (Tun) | Motema Pembe (Zai) |
| 1996 | ORL PIRATES (Rsa) | Kabylie (Alg) |
| 1997 | ZAMALEK (Egy) | Mekawleen (Egy) |
| 1998 | ETOILE SAHEL (Tun) | R Casablanca (Mor) |
| 1999 | ASEC ABIDJAN (Civ) | Esperance (Tun) |
| 2000 | RAJA (Mor) | Africa Sports (Civ) |
| 2001 | HEARTS (Gha) | Zamalek (Egy) |
| 2002 | AL AHLY (Egy) | Kaiser Chiefs (Rsa) |
| 2003 | ZAMALEK (Egy) | W Casablanca (Mor) |
| 2004 | ENYIMBA (Nga) | Etoile Sahel (Tun) |
| 2005 | ENYIMBA (Nga) | Hearts of Oak (Gha) |
| 2006 | AHLY (Egy) | FAR Rabat (Mor) |
| 2007 | AHLY (Egy) | Etoile Sahel (Tun) |
| 2008 | ETOILE SAHEL (Tun) | Sfaxien (Tun) |
| 2009 | AHLY (Egy) | Sfaxien (Tun) |
| 2010 | MAZEMBE (Cod) | Stade Malien (Mli) |
| 2011 | MAZEMBE (Cod) | FUS Rabat (Mor) |
| 2012 | MAGHREB FEZ (Mor) | Esperance (Tun) |
| 2013 | AHLY (Egy) | Leopards (Cog) |
| 2014 | AHLY (Egy) | Sfaxien (Tun) |
| 2015 | SETIF (Alg) | Ahly (Egy) |
| 2016 | MAZEMBE (Cod) | Etoile Sahel (Tun) |
| 2017 | MAMELODI (RSA) | Mazembe (Cod) |
| 2018 | WYDAD (Mor) | Mazembe (Cod) |
| 2019 | RAJA (Mor) | Tunis (Tun) |
| 2020 | ZAMALEK (Egy) | Tunis (Tun) |
| 2021 | AHLY (Egy) | Berkane (Mor) |
| 2022 | BERKANE (Mor) | Wydad (Mor) |
| 2023 | ALGER (Alg) | Ahly (Egy) |
Now defunct, this tournament was for the runners-up of the respective domestic leagues in Africa. Contested annually by the reigning African Champions League and Confederation Cup holders. Algeria-based club Kabylie earned the right to keep the original trophy, named after former Nigeria Sports Director Moshood Abiola when they won the CAF Cup for the third time in 2002. The final was held over two legs.
| YEAR | WINNERS | RUNNERS-UP |
| 1992 | S'TING STARS (Nga) | Villa (Uga) |
| 1993 | STELLA ADJAME (Civ) | Simba (Tza) |
| 1994 | BENDEL INS (Nga) | Pr de Maio (Ago) |
| 1995 | ETOILE SAHEL (Tun) | Kaloum Star (Gin) |
| 1996 | K MARRAKECH (Mor) | Etoile Sahel (Tun) |
| 1997 | ESPERANCE (Tun) | Atl Petroleos (Ago) |
| 1998 | SFAXIEN (Tun) | Jeanne d'Arc (Sen) |
| 1999 | ETOILE SAHEL (Tun) | W Casablanca (Mor) |
| 2000 | KABYLIE (Alg) | Ismaily (Egy) |
| 2001 | KABYLIE (Alg) | Etoile Sahel (Tun) |
| 2002 | KABYLIE (Alg) | Tonnerre (Cmr) |
| 2003 | RAJA (Mor) | Cotonsport (Cmr) |
Africa's version of the European Cup Winners' Cup ended in 2004, when it merged with the CAF Cup to create the Confederation Cup. The final was held over two legs.
| YEAR | WINNERS | RUNNERS-UP |
| 1975 | T YAOUNDE (Cmr) | Stella Adjame (Civ) |
| 1976 | S'TING STARS (Nga) | Tonnerre (Cmr) |
| 1977 | ENUGU R'GERS (Nga) | Canon (Cmr) |
| 1978 | HOROYA (Gin) | Hussein Dey (Alg) |
| 1979 | CANON (Cmr) | Gor Mahia (Ken) |
| 1980 | MAZEMBE (Cod) | Africa Sports (Civ) |
| 1981 | UNION DOUALA (Cmr) | St'nery Stores (Nga) |
| 1982 | MEKAWLEEN (Egy) | P Dynamos (Zmb) |
| 1983 | MEKAWLEEN (Egy) | Agaza Lome (Tgo) |
| 1984 | AHLY (Egy) | Canon Yaounde (Cmr) |
| 1985 | AHLY (Egy) | Leventis United (Nga) |
| 1986 | AHLY (Egy) | Sogara (Gab) |
| 1987 | GOR MAHIA (Ken) | Esperance (Tun) |
| 1988 | BIZERTIN (Tun) | Ranchers Bees (Nga) |
| 1989 | MERRIKH (Egy) | Bendel United (Nga) |
| 1990 | BCC LIONS (Nga) | Africain (Tun) |
| 1991 | P DYNAMOS (Zam) | BCC Lions (Nga) |
| 1992 | AFRICA SP (Civ) | Vital'o (Bdi) |
| 1993 | AHLY (Egy) | Africa Sports (Civ) |
| 1994 | M PEMBA (Cod) | Kenya B'weries (Ken) |
| 1995 | KABYLIE (Alg) | Julius Berger (Nga) |
| 1996 | MEKAWLEEN (Egy) | Sodigraf (Cod) |
| 1997 | ETOILE SAHEL (Tun) | FAR Rabat (Mor) |
| 1998 | ESPERANCE (Tun) | Pr de Agosto (Ago) |
| 1999 | AFRICA SP (Civ) | Africain (Tun) |
| 2000 | ZAMALEK (Egy) | Canon (Cmr) |
| 2001 | KAIZER CHIEFS (Rsa) | Interclube (Ago) |
| 2002 | W C'BLANCA (Mor) | Asante Kotoko (Gha) |
| 2003 | ETOILE SAHEL (Tun) | Julius Berger (Nga) |
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