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2014 CAF Champions League
Tournament details
DatesTBA
TeamsMaximum of 68 (from Maximum of 56 associations)
← 2013 2015 →
International football competition

The 2014 CAF Champions League (also known as the 2014 Orange CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) will be the 50th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 18th edition under the current CAF Champions League format. The winner will qualify for the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, and earn the right to play in the 2015 CAF Super Cup.

Association team allocation

NOTE: The following information is based on the format of the 2013 CAF Champions League, and is subject to change by CAF.

Theoretically, up to 56 CAF member associations may enter the 2014 CAF Champions League, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to CAF 5-Year Ranking eligible to enter 2 teams in the competition. For this year's competition, CAF uses 2008-12 5-Year ranking. As a result, a maximum of 68 teams could enter the tournament – although this level has never been reached.

Ranking system

Main article: CAF 5-Year Ranking

CAF calculates points for each entrant association based on their clubs’ performance over the last 5 years in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup, not taking into considering the running year. The criteria for points are the following:

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 follow:

  • 2012 – 5
  • 2011 – 4
  • 2010 – 3
  • 2009 – 2
  • 2008 – 1

Entrants list

NOTE: The following entry list is provisional, subject to confirmation by CAF. Teams listed below that have qualified for the competition may choose not to enter; in some cases they may be replaced by another team from the same association.

Below is the entrants list for the competition. Nations are shown according to their 2008–2012 CAF 5-Year Ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated.

Association Club Qualifying method
Associations with two entrants (Ranked 1–12)
Tunisia Tunisia
(1st - 90 pts) 		2012–13 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 champion
2012–13 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 runner-up
Egypt Egypt
(2nd - 70 pts) 		2012–13 Egyptian Premier League champion
2012–13 Egyptian Premier League runner-up
Nigeria Nigeria
(3rd - 63 pts) 		2013 Nigeria Premier League champion
2013 Nigeria Premier League runner-up
Sudan Sudan
(4th - 54 pts) 		2013 Sudan Premier League champion
2013 Sudan Premier League runner-up
Morocco Morocco
(5th - 53 pts) 		2012–13 Botola champion
2012–13 Botola runner-up
Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo DR
(6th - 48 pts) 		2013 Linafoot champion
2013 Linafoot runner-up
Algeria Algeria
(7th - 40 pts) 		2012–13 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 champion
2012–13 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 runner-up
Mali Mali
(8th - 31 pts) 		2012–13 Malian Première Division champion
2012–13 Malian Première Division runner-up
Republic of the Congo Congo
(9th - 20 pts) 		2013 Congo Premier League champion
2013 Congo Premier League runner-up
Angola Angola
(10th - 18 pts) 		2013 Girabola champion
2013 Girabola runner-up
Cameroon Cameroon
(11th - 12 pts) 		2013 Cameroonian Premier League champion
2013 Cameroonian Premier League runner-up
Ghana Ghana
(12th - 11 pts) 		2012–13 Ghanaian Premier League champion
2012–13 Ghanaian Premier League runner-up
Associations with one entrant (Fewer ranking points than the 12th CAF association)
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
(13th - 8 pts) 		2013 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League champion
Zambia Zambia
(14th - 7 pts) 		2013 Zambian Premier League champion
Ivory Coast Côte d'Ivoire
(=15th - 6 pts) 		2012–13 Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division champion
Libya Libya
(=15th - 6 pts) 		2013 Libyan Premier League champion
Niger Niger
(17th - 3 pts) 		2012–13 Niger Premier League champion
Benin Benin 2012–13 Benin Premier League champion
Botswana Botswana 2012–13 Botswana Premier League champion
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 2013 Burkinabé Premier League champion
Burundi Burundi 2012–13 Burundi Premier League champion
Cape Verde Cape Verde 2013 Cape Verdean Championships champion
Central African Republic Central African Republic 2013 Central African Republic League champion
Chad Chad 2013 Ligue de N'Djaména champion
Comoros Comoros 2013 Comoros Premier League champion
Djibouti Djibouti 2012–13 Djibouti Premier League champion
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 2013 Equatoguinean Premier League champion
Eritrea Eritrea 2013 Eritrean Premier League champion
Ethiopia Ethiopia 2012–13 Ethiopian Premier League champion
Gabon Gabon 2012–13 Gabon Championnat National D1 champion
The Gambia Gambia 2013 GFA League First Division champion
Guinea Guinea 2013 Guinée Championnat National champion
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 2013 Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau champion
Kenya Kenya 2013 Kenyan Premier League champion
Lesotho Lesotho 2012–13 Lesotho Premier League champion
Liberia Liberia 2013 Liberian Premier League champion
Madagascar Madagascar 2013 THB Champions League champion
Malawi Malawi Silver Strikers 2012–13 Malawi Premier Division champion
Mauritania Mauritania 2012–13 Mauritanian Premier League champion
Mauritius Mauritius 2012–13 Mauritian League champion
Mozambique Mozambique 2013 Moçambola champion
Namibia Namibia 2012–13 Namibia Premier League champion
Réunion Réunion 2013 Réunion Premier League champion
Rwanda Rwanda 2012–13 Primus National Football League champion
São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe 2013 São Tomé and Príncipe Championship champion
Senegal Senegal 2013 Senegal Premier League champion
Seychelles Seychelles 2013 Seychelles First Division champion
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 2013 Sierra Leone National Premier League champion
Somalia Somalia 2013 Somalia League champion
South Africa South Africa 2012–13 Premier Soccer League champion
South Sudan South Sudan 2013 South Sudan Football Championship champion
Eswatini Swaziland 2012–13 Swazi Premier League champion
Tanzania Tanzania 2012–13 Tanzanian Premier League champion
Togo Togo 2013 Togolese Championnat National champion
Uganda Uganda 2012–13 Ugandan Super League champion
Zanzibar Zanzibar 2012–13 Zanzibar Premier League champion
Notes
  • Unranked associations have no ranking points and hence are equal 18th.

The losers from the second round enter the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup play-off round.

See also

References

  1. "CAF disowns club ranking published by some websites". Cafonline.com. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.

External links

African Cup of Champions Clubs and CAF Champions League
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