The North African Cup of Champions was a tournament designed by the Union of North African Football (UNAF) that puts together the winners of the domestic leagues around North Africa. The tournament contains representatives from Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia.http://www.letemps.com.tn/pop_article.php?ID_art=23823
History On October 6, the representatives of the Federation of North African Football (FNAF) met in Tunis. They agreed that North Africa, once one of the strongest regions in African football, did not have a regional competition that represented the region. Therefore, the President of the FNAF, the Algerian Mohamed Raouraoua, along with the rest of the FNAF, decided that two new competitions would be started in order to bring together the best sides in North Africa. The Cup of Champions brings together the winners of the five domestic leagues in North Africa, whereas the Cup Winners' Cup matches the winners of the five domestic cup competitions around North Africa.
On 2011 The competition was cancelled because the Arab Spring revolutions. On 2015, the Union of North African Football decided to merge the competition with the North African Cup Winners Cup and created the UNAF Club Cup.
Format The semi-finals and the final are two-legged affairs.
Prize money Prize money: Champions: $150,000 Runner-up: $75,000 3rd Place: $35,000 4th Place: $35,000
Finals YearHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttendance2008Details Club Africain0 – 0 FAR RabatStade Olympique d'El Menzah, Tunis45,000 FAR Rabat0 – 0(2 - 3 Pen) Club AfricainStade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat52,000Club Africain won 3 – 2 on penalties (0 – 0 on aggregate)2009Details ES Sétif1 – 1 ES TunisStade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif30,000 ES Tunis1 – 1(5 - 6 Pen) ES SétifStade 14 January, Rades65,000ES Sétif won 6 – 5 on penalties (2 – 2 on aggregate)2010Details Club Africain2 – 0 MC AlgerStade 14 January, Rades65,000 MC Alger1 – 1 Club AfricainStade 5 Juillet, Algiers76,000Club Africain won 3 – 1 on aggregate
Winners by team
Club Winners Runners-up Club Africain 2 0 ES Sétif 1 0 MC Alger 0 1 FAR Rabat 0 1 ES Tunis 0 1
Winners by country
Nation Winners Runners-up 2 1 1 1 0 1
All-time tables
2 points for win
Clubs
Club A Pld W D L GF GA Pts GD % Club Africain 2 8 3 5 0 9 3 11 6 68.25% ES Sétif 1 4 1 3 0 5 3 5 2 62.50% ES Tunis 1 4 1 3 0 6 5 5 1 62.50% FAR Rabat 1 4 1 3 0 2 1 5 1 62.50% MC Alger 1 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 -1 50.00% Al-Ittihad Tripoli 3 7 0 4 3 6 9 3 −2 28.57% JS Kabylie 1 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 −1 33.33% Raja Casablanca 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 −2 25.00% Wydad Casablanca 1 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 −3 25.00% 12 38 7 24 7 33 33 38 0 100.00%
Countries
Country NT A Pld W D L GF GA Pts GD % 2 3 12 4 8 0 15 8 16 7 66.67% 3 3 11 2 7 2 9 9 11 0 50.00% 3 3 8 1 5 2 3 7 7 −4 43.75% 1 3 7 0 4 3 6 9 4 −3 30.00% 9 12 38 7 24 7 33 33 38 0 100.00%
See also UNAF Club Cup (2015) North African Super Cup (2010) North African Cup Winners Cup (2008 - 2010) Maghreb Champions Cup (1969 - 1975) North African Cup (1930 - 1956) North African Champions Cup (1920 - 1956)
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