2017 CAF Champions League
| 2017 Orange CAF Champions League | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | TBA |
| Teams | Maximum of 69 (from Maximum of 56 associations) |
The 2017 CAF Champions League (officially the 2017 Orange CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) will be the 53rd edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 21st edition under the current CAF Champions League format. The winner will qualify for the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup, and earn the right to play in the 2018 CAF Super Cup.[1]
Association team allocation
All 56 CAF member associations may enter the CAF Champions League, 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.[1] As a result, theoretically a maximum of 69 teams could enter the tournament – although this level has never been reached.
For the 2017 CAF Champions League, 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:[2]
| 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:
- 2015 – 5
- 2014 – 4
- 2013 – 3
- 2012 – 2
- 2011 – 1
Teams
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 |
|---|---|---|
| TBC | Title holders (2016 CAF Champions League winner) | |
| Associations eligible to enter two teams (Ranked 1–12) | ||
 Tunisia(1st – 100 pts) |
2015–16 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 champion | |
| 2015–16 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 runner-up | ||
 Egypt(2nd – 80 pts) |
2015–16 Egyptian Premier League champion | |
| 2015–16 Egyptian Premier League runner-up | ||
 Congo DR(3rd – 69 pts) |
2015–16 Linafoot champion | |
| 2015–16 Linafoot runner-up | ||
 Algeria(4th – 64 pts) |
USM Alger | 2015–16 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 champion |
| 2015–16 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 runner-up | ||
 Sudan(5th – 51 pts) |
2016 Sudan Premier League champion | |
| 2016 Sudan Premier League runner-up | ||
 South Africa(6th – 27 pts) |
Mamelodi Sundowns | 2015–16 South African Premier Division champion |
| Bidvest Wits | 2015–16 South African Premier Division runner-up | |
 Congo(T-7th – 24 pts) |
2016 Congo Ligue 1 champion | |
| 2016 Congo Ligue 1 runner-up | ||
 Morocco(T-7th – 24 pts) |
2015–16 Botola champion | |
| 2015–16 Botola runner-up | ||
 Ivory Coast(T-9th – 23 pts) |
2015–16 Côte d'Ivoire Ligue 1 champion | |
| 2015–16 Côte d'Ivoire Ligue 1 runner-up | ||
 Mali(T-9th – 23 pts) |
2016 Malian Première Division champion | |
| 2016 Malian Première Division runner-up | ||
 Cameroon(11th – 19 pts) |
2016 Elite One champion | |
| 2016 Elite One runner-up | ||
 Nigeria(12th – 12 pts) |
2016 Nigeria Professional Football League champion | |
| 2016 Nigeria Professional Football League runner-up | ||
| Associations eligible to enter one team | ||
 Angola(13th – 7 pts) |
2016 Girabola champion | |
 Ghana(T-14th – 4 pts) |
2016 Ghanaian Premier League champion | |
 Libya(T-14th – 4 pts) |
2016 Libyan Premier League champion | |
 Zambia(T-14th – 4 pts) |
2016 Zambian Premier League champion | |
 Ethiopia(17th – 3 pts) |
2015–16 Ethiopian Premier League champion | |
 Benin |
2016 Benin Premier League champion | |
 Botswana |
Township Rollers | 2015–16 Botswana Premier League champion |
 Burkina Faso |
2015–16 Burkinabé Premier League champion | |
 Burundi |
Vital'O | 2015–16 Burundi Premier League champion |
 Cape Verde |
2016 Cape Verdean Football Championship champion | |
 Central African Republic |
2016 Central African Republic League champion | |
 Chad |
2016 Chad Premier League champion | |
 Comoros |
2016 Comoros Premier League champion | |
 Djibouti |
2015–16 Djibouti Premier League champion | |
 Equatorial Guinea |
2015–16 Equatoguinean Primera División champion | |
 Eritrea |
2016 Eritrean Premier League champion | |
 Gabon |
2015–16 Gabon Championnat National D1 champion | |
 Gambia |
2015–16 GFA League First Division champion | |
 Guinea |
2015–16 Guinée Championnat National champion | |
 Guinea-Bissau |
2016 Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau champion | |
 Kenya |
2016 Kenyan Premier League champion | |
 Lesotho |
2015–16 Lesotho Premier League champion | |
 Liberia |
2016 Liberian First Division League champion | |
 Madagascar |
2016 THB Champions League champion | |
 Malawi |
2016 Malawi Premier Division champion | |
 Mauritania |
2015–16 Ligue 1 Mauritania champion | |
 Mauritius |
2015–16 Mauritian League champion | |
 Mozambique |
2016 Moçambola champion | |
 Namibia |
Tigers | 2015–16 Namibia Premier League champion |
 Niger |
2015–16 Niger Premier League champion | |
 Réunion |
2016 Réunion Premier League champion | |
 Rwanda |
2015–16 Rwanda National Football League champion | |
 São Tomé and Príncipe |
2016 São Tomé and Príncipe Championship champion | |
 Senegal |
2015–16 Senegal Premier League champion | |
 Seychelles |
2016 Seychelles First Division champion | |
 Sierra Leone |
2016 Sierra Leone National Premier League champion | |
 Somalia |
2015–16 Somali First Division champion | |
 South Sudan |
2016 South Sudan Football Championship champion | |
 Swaziland |
2015–16 Swazi Premier League champion | |
 Tanzania |
2015–16 Tanzanian Premier League champion | |
 Togo |
2016 Togolese Championnat National champion | |
 Uganda |
2015–16 Uganda Super League champion | |
 Zanzibar |
2016 Zanzibar Premier League champion | |
 Zimbabwe |
2016 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League champion | |
See also
- 2017 CAF Confederation Cup
- 2017 FIFA Club World Cup
- 2018 CAF Super Cup
References
- 1 2 "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ↑ "CAF disowns club ranking published by some websites". Cafonline.com. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
External links
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