2010 CAF Champions League

2010 CAF Champions League

Tournament details
Dates	12 February – 13 November 2010
Teams	58 (from 45 associations)
Final positions
Champions	TP Mazembe (4th title)
Runners-up	Espérance ST

The 2010 CAF Champions League was the 46th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 14th edition under the current CAF Champions League format. The winner, TP Mazembe qualified for the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup,^[1] and also played in the 2011 CAF Super Cup.

Association team allocation

• Theoretically, up to 55 CAF member associations entered the 2010 CAF Champions League.
• The 12 highest ranked associations according to CAF 5-Year Ranking were eligible to enter 2 teams in the competition. For this year's competition, CAF used 2004-08 5-Year ranking. As a result, a maximum of 67 teams entered the tournament - although this level has never been reached.

Below is the qualification scheme for the competition. Nations are shown according to their CAF 5-Year Ranking - those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated:

Association	Club	Qualifying method
Associations with two entrants (Ranked 1-14)
Tunisia (1st - 44 pts)	Espérance ST	2008–09 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 champion
	Club Africain	2008–09 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 runner-up
Egypt (2nd - 36 pts)	Al-Ahly	2008–09 Egyptian Premier League champion
	Ismaily	2008–09 Egyptian Premier League runner-up
Nigeria (3rd - 21 pts)	Bayelsa United	2008–09 Nigerian Premier League champion
	Heartland	2008–09 Nigerian Premier League runner-up
Ghana (=4th - 13 pts)^1	Asante Kotoko	2008–09 Ghana Premier League runner-up
Morocco (=4th - 13 pts)	Raja Casablanca	2008–09 Botola champion
	Difaa El Jadida	2008–09 Botola runner-up
Côte d'Ivoire (6th - 11 pts)	ASEC Mimosas	2009 Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division champion
	Africa Sports National	2009 Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division runner-up
Sudan (7th - 10 pts)	Al-Hilal Omdurman	2009 Sudan Premier League champion
	Al-Merrikh	2009 Sudan Premier League runner-up
Cameroon (8th - 8 pts)	Tiko United FC	2008–09 MTN Elite one champion
	US Douala	2008–09 MTN Elite one runner-up
South Africa (9th - 7 pts)	Supersport United	2008–09 Premier Soccer League champion
	Orlando Pirates	2008–09 Premier Soccer League runner-up
Algeria (10th - 6 pts)	ES Sétif	2008–09 Algerian Championnat National champion
	JS Kabylie	2008–09 Algerian Championnat National runner-up
Congo DR (11th - 5 pts)	TP Mazembe	2009 Linafoot champion
	Saint Eloi Lupopo	2009 Linafoot runner-up
Angola (12th - 4 pts)	Atlético Petróleos Luanda	2009 Girabola (XXXI) champion
	CRD Libolo	2009 Girabola (XXXI) runner-up
Libya (=13th - 3 pts)	Ittihad	2008–09 Libyan Premier League champion
	Ahly Benghazi	2008–09 Libyan Premier League runner-up
Zimbabwe (=13th - 3 pts)	Gunners	2009 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League champion
	Dynamos	2009 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League runner-up
Associations with one entrant (Fewer ranking points than the 14th CAF association)
Senegal (=13th - 3 pts)	ASC Linguère	2009 Senegal Premier League champion
Equatorial Guinea (=16th - 1 pt)	Elá Nguema	2009 Equatoguinean Premier League champion
Gabon (=16th - 1 pt)	Stade Mandji	2008–09 Gabon Championnat National D1 champion
Guinea (=16th - 1 pt)	Fello Star	2008–09 Guinée Championnat National champion
Benin	—^2	—
Botswana	Gaborone United	2008–09 Mascom Premier League champion
Burkina Faso	ASFA Yennenga	2008–09 Burkinabé Premier League champion
Burundi	Vital'O FC	2009 Burundi Premier League champion
Central African Republic	Tempête Mocaf	2009 Championnat de la Ligue de Bangui champion
Chad	Gazelle FC	2009 Chad Premier League champion
Comoros	Apache Club	2009 Comoros Premier League champion
Congo	CSMD Diables Noirs	2009 Congo Premier League champion
Ethiopia	Saint-George SA	2008–09 Ethiopian Premier League champion
Gambia	Armed Forces	2009 GFA League First Division champion
Guinea-Bissau	Os Balantas	2009 Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau champion
Kenya	Sofapaka	2009 Kenyan Premier League champion
Madagascar	Ajesaia	2009 THB Champions League champion
Mali	Djoliba	2008–09 Malian Première Division champion
Mauritius	Curepipe Starlight	2008–09 Mauritian League champion
Mozambique	Ferroviário Maputo	2009 Moçambola champion
Niger	Sahel SC	2009 Niger Premier League champion
Réunion	US Stade Tamponnaise	2009 Réunion Premier League champion
Rwanda	APR	2008–09 Rwandan Premier League champion
São Tomé and Príncipe	—^2	—
Seychelles	La Passe	2009 Seychelles League champion
Sierra Leone	East End Lions	2009 Sierra Leone National Premier League champion
Swaziland	Mbabane Swallows	2008–09 Swazi Premier League champion
Tanzania	Young Africans	2008–09 Tanzanian Premier League champion
Uganda	URA	2008–09 Ugandan Super League champion
Zambia	Zanaco	2009 Zambian Premier League champion
Zanzibar	Mafunzo	2009 Zanzibar Premier League champion

Unranked associations have no ranking points and hence are equal 20th. Bolded clubs received a bye in the preliminary round, entering the tournament in the first round.

¹ Hearts of Oak, the champion of Ghana, did not enter the competition, citing financial problems.
² A position was included for a representative of the association at the time of the draw, but the association eventually withdrew without sending a team.

Schedule

Round	1st leg	2nd leg
Preliminary round	12–14 February	26–28 February
First round	19–21 March	2–4 April
Second round	23–25 April	7–9 May
Group stage	16–18 July 30 July–1 August 13–15 August 27–29 August 10–12 September 17–19 September
Semifinals	1–3 October	15–17 October
Final	29–31 October	12–14 November

Qualifying rounds

Preliminary Round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
APR	3–2	CRD Libolo	2–2	1–0
Djoliba	1–0	Ahly Benghazi	1–0	0–0
ASC Linguère	2–2 (4–2 p)	Asante Kotoko	2–0	0–2
Sofapaka	0–2	Ismaily	0–0	0–2
US Stade Tamponnaise	5–2	Ajesaia	2–1	3–1
Benin team	w/o	Africa Sports National
Fello Star	2–4	Raja Casablanca	1–3	1–1
Elá Nguema	3–9	Atlético Petróleos Luanda	2–3	1–6
Sahel SC	2–2 (a)	Club Africain	2–1	0–1
Armed Forces	1–5	JS Kabylie	1–2	0–3
Gazelle FC	3–2	Bayelsa United	1–0	2–2
Saint-George SA	2–4	Al-Merrikh	1–1	1–3
East End Lions	4–5	Espérance ST	2–2	2–3
Stade Mandji	1–6	ASFA Yennenga	0–2	1–4
La Passe	2–3	Curepipe Starlight	1–0	1–3
Gaborone United	(a) 2–2	Orlando Pirates	0–0	2–2
Young Africans	2–4	Saint Eloi Lupopo	2–3	0–1
Mafunzo	1–6	Gunners	1–2	0–4
Tempête Mocaf	1–8	Ittihad	1–2	0–6
Os Balantas	0–3	Difaa El Jadida	0–0	0–3
URA	1–4	Zanaco	1–0	0–4
São Tomé and Príncipe team	w/o	US Douala
CSMD Diables Noirs	3–4	ES Sétif	3–2	0–2
Vital'O FC	4–4 (3–5 p)	Tiko United FC	2–2	2–2
Mbabane Swallows	3–5	Supersport United	1–3	2–2
Apache Club de Mitsamiouli	4–9	Ferroviário Maputo	3–5	1–4

Six teams received byes: Al-Ahly (Egypt), ASEC Mimosas (Côte d'Ivoire), Heartland (Nigeria), TP Mazembe (Congo DR), Al-Hilal Omdurman (Sudan) and Dynamos (Zimbabwe).

First round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
APR	1–2	TP Mazembe	1–0	0–2
Djoliba	1–1 (4–3 p)	ASC Linguère	1–0	0–1
Ismaily	3–2	US Stade Tamponnaise	3–1	0–1
Africa Sports National	1–4	Al-Hilal Omdurman	0–0	1–4
Raja Casablanca	1–2	Atlético Petróleos Luanda	1–1	0–1
Club Africain	1–2	JS Kabylie	1–1	0–1
Gazelle FC	1–3	Al-Merrikh	1–1	0–2
Espérance ST	7–2	ASFA Yennenga	4–1	3–1
Curepipe Starlight	0–6	Gaborone United	0–3	0–3
Saint Eloi Lupopo	0–2	Dynamos	0–1	0–1
Gunners	1–2	Al-Ahly	1–0	0–2
Ittihad	2–2 (4–3 p)	Difaa El Jadida	1–1	1–1
Zanaco	2–1	ASEC Mimosas	1–0	1–1
US Douala	0–7	ES Sétif	0–2	0–5
Tiko United FC	3–3 (a)	Heartland	2–2	1–1
Supersport United	3–2	Ferroviário Maputo	3–0	0–2

Second round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Djoliba	0–4	TP Mazembe	0–1	0–3
Al-Hilal Omdurman	1–4	Ismaily	0–1	1–3
JS Kabylie	3–2	Atlético Petróleos Luanda	2–0	1–2
Espérance ST	4–1	Al-Merrikh	3–0	1–1
Dynamos	4–2	Gaborone United	4–1	0–1
Ittihad	2–3	Al-Ahly	2–0	0–3
ES Sétif	3–2	Zanaco	1–0	2–2
Supersport United	2–4	Heartland	1–1	1–3

• The losing teams from the second round advance to the 2010 CAF Confederation Cup play-off round.

Group stage

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

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Espérance ST 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13 TP Mazembe 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 11 ES Sétif 6 1 3 2 7 6 +1 6 Dynamos 6 1 0 5 2 9 −7 3

DYN ESS ESP TPM Dynamos – 1–0 0–1 0–2 ES Sétif 3–0 – 0–1 0–0 Espérance ST 1–0 2–2 – 3–0 TP Mazembe 2–1 2–2 2–1 –

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts JS Kabylie 6 4 2 0 6 2 +4 14 Al-Ahly 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8 Ismaily 6 2 0 4 7 8 −1 6 Heartland 6 1 2 3 5 7 −2 5

AHL HEA ISM JSK Al-Ahly – 2–1 2–1 1–1 Heartland 1–1 – 2–1 1–1 Ismaily 4–2 1–0 – 0–1 JS Kabylie 1–0 1–0 1–0 –

Knock-out stage

Semifinals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Al-Ahly	2–2 (a)	Espérance ST	2–1	0–1
TP Mazembe	3–1	JS Kabylie	3–1	0–0

Final

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
TP Mazembe	6–1	Espérance ST	5–0	1–1

See also

• 2010 CAF Confederation Cup
• 2011 CAF Super Cup

References

1. "TP Mazembe claim African Champions League crown again". BBC Sport. 13 November 2010. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 2010-12-14.

External links

• Fixtures of the qualifying rounds of the 14th Orange CAF Champions League
• Fixtures & results
• Groups & standings