2017 CAF Confederation Cup
| 2017 Orange CAF Confederation Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | TBA |
| Teams | Maximum of 69+8 (from Maximum of 56 associations) |
The 2017 CAF Confederation Cup (officially the 2017 Orange CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons) will be the 14th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The winner will earn the right to play in the 2018 CAF Super Cup.[1]
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.[1] 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:[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 Confederation Cup winner) | |
| Associations eligible to enter two teams (Ranked 1–12) | ||
 Tunisia(1st – 100 pts) |
2015–16 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third place | |
| 2015–16 Tunisian Cup winner | ||
 Egypt(2nd – 80 pts) |
2015–16 Egyptian Premier League third place | |
| 2016 Egypt Cup winner | ||
 Congo DR(3rd – 69 pts) |
2015–16 Linafoot third place | |
| 2016 Coupe du Congo DR winner | ||
 Algeria(4th – 64 pts) |
2015–16 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third place | |
| MC Alger | 2015–16 Algerian Cup winner | |
 Sudan(5th – 51 pts) |
2016 Sudan Premier League third place | |
| 2016 Sudan Cup winner | ||
 South Africa(6th – 27 pts) |
2015–16 South African Premier Division third place | |
| 2015–16 Nedbank Cup winner | ||
 Congo(T-7th – 24 pts) |
2016 Congo Ligue 1 third place | |
| 2016 Coupe du Congo winner | ||
 Morocco(T-7th – 24 pts) |
2015–16 Botola third place | |
| 2016 Coupe du Trône winner | ||
 Ivory Coast(T-9th – 23 pts) |
2015–16 Côte d'Ivoire Ligue 1 third place | |
| 2016 Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire winner | ||
 Mali(T-9th – 23 pts) |
2016 Malian Première Division third place | |
| 2016 Malian Cup winner | ||
 Cameroon(11th – 19 pts) |
2016 Elite One third place | |
| 2016 Cameroonian Cup winner | ||
 Nigeria(12th – 12 pts) |
2016 Nigeria Professional Football League third place | |
| 2016 Nigerian FA Cup winner | ||
| Associations eligible to enter one team | ||
 Angola(13th – 7 pts) |
2016 Taça de Angola winner | |
 Ghana(T-14th – 4 pts) |
2016 Ghanaian FA Cup winner | |
 Libya(T-14th – 4 pts) |
2016 Libyan Cup winner | |
 Zambia(T-14th – 4 pts) |
2016 Zambian Cup winner | |
 Ethiopia(17th – 3 pts) |
2016 Ethiopian Cup winner | |
 Benin |
2016 Benin Cup winner | |
 Botswana |
2016 Botswana FA Challenge Cup winner | |
 Burkina Faso |
2016 Coupe du Faso winner | |
 Burundi |
2016 Burundian Cup winner | |
 Cape Verde |
2016 Taça Nacional de Cabo Verde winner | |
 Central African Republic |
2016 Central African Republic Coupe Nationale winner | |
 Chad |
2016 Chad Cup winner | |
 Comoros |
2016 Comoros Cup winner | |
 Djibouti |
2016 Djibouti Cup winner | |
 Equatorial Guinea |
2016 Equatoguinean Cup winner | |
 Eritrea |
2016 Eritrean Cup winner | |
 Gabon |
2016 Coupe du Gabon Interclubs winner | |
 Gambia |
2016 Gambian Cup winner | |
 Guinea |
2016 Guinée Coupe Nationale winner | |
 Guinea-Bissau |
2016 Taça Nacional da Guiné Bissau winner | |
 Kenya |
2016 FKF President's Cup winner | |
 Lesotho |
2016 Lesotho Independence Cup winner | |
 Liberia |
2016 Liberian Cup winner | |
 Madagascar |
2016 Coupe de Madagascar winner | |
 Malawi |
2016 Malawi FAM Cup winner | |
 Mauritania |
2016 Coupe du Président de la République winner | |
 Mauritius |
2016 Mauritian Cup winner | |
 Mozambique |
2016 Taça de Moçambique winner | |
 Namibia |
2016 NFA Cup winner | |
 Niger |
2016 Niger Cup winner | |
 Réunion |
2016 Coupe de la Réunion winner | |
 Rwanda |
2016 Rwandan Cup winner | |
 São Tomé and Príncipe |
2016 Taça Nacional de São Tomé e Príncipe winner | |
 Senegal |
2016 Senegal FA Cup winner | |
 Seychelles |
2016 Seychelles FA Cup winner | |
 Sierra Leone |
2016 Sierra Leonean FA Cup winner | |
 Somalia |
2016 Somalia Cup winner | |
 South Sudan |
2016 South Sudan National Cup winner | |
 Swaziland |
2016 Swazi Cup winner | |
 Tanzania |
2016 Nyerere Cup winner | |
 Togo |
2016 Coupe du Togo winner | |
 Uganda |
2016 Ugandan Cup winner | |
 Zanzibar |
2016 Zanzibari Cup winner | |
 Zimbabwe |
2016 Cup of Zimbabwe winner | |
See also
- 2017 CAF Champions League
- 2018 CAF Super Cup
References
- 1 2 "Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup" (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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