The 2011 CAF Confederation Cup (also known as the 2011 Orange CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 8th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The winners qualified to play in the 2012 CAF Super Cup.
Association team allocation Theoretically, up to 55 CAF member associations may enter the 2011 CAF Confederation Cup, 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 used . As a result, a maximum of 67 teams could enter the tournament – although this level has never been reached.
Ranking system
CAF calculates points for each entrant association based on their clubs' performance over the last five 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 Club Competitions entry procedures for 2011 released
CAF Champions LeagueCAF Confederation CupWinner5 points4 pointsRunner-up4 points3 pointsSemi-finalists3 points2 points3rd of the groups2 points1 point4th of the groups1 point1 point
The points shall be multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follow: 2009 – 5 2008 – 4 2007 – 3 2006 – 2 2005 – 1
This system is different from the one used for the 2010 CAF Champions League and previous years.
Entrants list Below is the entrants list for the competition. Nations are shown according to their 2005–2009 CAF 5-year ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated. Teams were also seeded using their individual team 2006–2010 5-year ranking. The top 12 sides (shown in bold) received byes to the first qualifying round.
AssociationClubQualifying methodAssociations with two entrants (Ranked 1–12) TunisiaEtoile Sahel2009–10 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third placeOlympique Béja2009–10 Tunisian President Cup winner EgyptIsmaily2009–10 Egyptian Premier League third placeHaras El Hodood2009–10 Egypt Cup winner NigeriaSunshine Stars2009–10 Nigeria Premier League third placeKaduna United2010 Nigerian FA Cup winner SudanAl-Khartoum2010 Sudan Premier League third placeAl-Nil Al-Hasahesa2010 Sudan Premier League fourth place Congo DRSaint Eloi Lupopo2010 Linafoot third placeMotema Pembe2010 Coupe du Congo winner AlgeriaJS Kabylie2009–10 Algerian Championnat National third placeCA Batna2009–10 Algerian Cup runner-up MoroccoDifaa El Jadida2009–10 Botola third placeFUS Rabat2010 Coupe du Trône winnerMaghreb de Fès2010 Coupe du Trône runner-up MaliCentre Salif Keita2009–10 Malian Première Division third placeAS Real Bamako2010 Malian Cup winner CameroonTiko United FC2009–10 Cameroonian Premier League third placeFovu Club2010 Cameroonian Cup winner Ivory CoastSéwé Sports2010 Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division third placeAfrica Sports National2010 Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire de football winner Angola1º de Agosto2010 Girabola (XXXII) third placeASA2010 Angola Cup winner ZimbabweHighlanders(one entrant only)2010 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League third placeAssociations with one entrant (Fewer ranking points than the 12th CAF association) GhanaAshanti Gold2009–10 Ghana Premier League runner-up ZambiaNchanga Rangers2010 Zambian Premier League runner-up LibyaAl-Nasr2009–10 Libyan Cup winner South AfricaWits2009–10 Nedbank Cup winner Equatorial GuineaCD Elá Nguema2010 Equatoguinean Premier League runner-up GabonMissile2010 Coupe du Gabon Interclubs runner-up GuineaFC Séquence2010 Guinée Coupe Nationale winner BeninUSS Kraké2009–10 Benin Premier League third place Burkina FasoUSFA2010 Coupe du Faso winner BurundiAS Inter Star2009–10 Burundi Premier League runner-up Central African RepublicDiplomates2010 Central African Republic Coupe Nationale winner ChadFoullah Edifice2010 Coupe de Ligue de N'Djaména winner CongoAC Léopards2010 Coupe du Congo winner EthiopiaDedebit2009–10 Ethiopian Cup winner KenyaSofapaka2010 FKL Cup winner MadagascarAS Adema2010 Coupe de Madagascar winner MauritaniaASC Tevragh-Zeïna2010 Mauritania Cup winner MozambiqueCD Maxaquene2010 Taça de Moçambique winner NigerSahel SC2010 Niger Premier League runner-up RéunionUS Sainte-Marienne2010 Coupe de la Réunion winner RwandaEtincelles2009–10 Rwandan Premier League runner-up SenegalTouré Kunda Footpro2010 Senegal FA Cup winner Sierra LeonePorts Authority F.C.2009–10 Sierra Leone National Premier League third place SwazilandMbabane Highlanders2010 Swazi Cup winner TanzaniaYoung Africans2009–10 Tanzanian Premier League runner-up TogoDynamic Togolais2009 Togolese Championnat National fourth place (no league in 2010) UgandaVictors2010 Ugandan Cup winner ZanzibarKMKM2010 Zanzibar Premier League runner-up
Notes Associations that did not enter a team: Botswana, Cape Verde, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Seychelles, Somalia Unranked associations have no ranking points and hence are equal 20th.
Moreover, the eight losers from the 2011 CAF Champions League second round entered the play-off round: ES Sétif Interclube ASEC Mimosas Al-Ittihad Diaraf Simba (loser of play-off due to disqualification of TP Mazembe) Club Africain ZESCO United
Dates Schedule of dates for 2011 competition.Proposed Dates for Interclubes Competitions 2011
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg Qualifying Preliminary round 20 December 2010 (Cairo, Egypt)Draw for 2011 Interclubs rescheduled for Dec. 20 28–30 January 11–13 February25–27 February† First round 18–20 March 1–3 April Second round(1st Round of 16) 22–24 April 6–8 May Play-off round(2nd Round of 16) 15 May 2011 (Cairo, Egypt)CAF Meetings and Inter-Clubs Competitions draw set for May 15th 2011 27–29 May 10–12 June Group stage Matchday 1 15–17 July Matchday 2 29–31 July Matchday 3 12–14 August Matchday 4 26–28 August Matchday 5 9–11 September Matchday 6 16–18 September Knock-out stage Semifinals 14–16 October 28–30 October Final 18–20 November 2–4 December
† The second leg of the preliminary round matches are postponed to 25–27 February in case the club have at least three players in the 2011 African Nations Championship.CL and CC: matches postponed
Qualifying rounds
The fixtures for the preliminary, first and second qualifying rounds were announced on 20 December 2010.Fixtures for preliminary round, first qualifying round, and second qualifying round
Qualification ties were decided over two legs, with aggregate goals used to determine the winner. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup
Preliminary round
Notes Note 1: Nchanga Rangers advanced to the first round after Highlanders withdrew following the first leg.
First round
Notes Note 2: Al-Khartoum advanced to the second round after Al-Nasr withdrew. Tie was scheduled to be played over one leg due to the political situation in Libya,CAF Interclubs matches venues and dates reviewed but match did not take place. Note 3: USFA advanced to the second round after Africa Sports National withdrew. Tie was scheduled to be played over one leg due to the political situation in Côte d'Ivoire, but match did not take place.
Second round
Notes Note 4: Kaduna United advanced to the play-off round after being awarded the tie by CAF, as Etoile Sahel refused to travel to Nigeria for the first leg due to security concerns arising from rioting in the country following the 2011 Nigerian presidential election.Etoile du Sahel out of Confed Cup
Play-off round In the play-off round, the winners from the second round play against the losers from the 2011 CAF Champions League second round. The winners of the CAF Confederation Cup second round host the second leg at home.
The draw for the play-off round and group stage was held on 15 May 2011.Draw of the 2nd 1/8th final; Draw of the Group Matches For the play-off round draw, the top-seeded loser from the Champions League and the top-seeded winner from the Confederation Cup would not be drawn against each other. Moreover, the winners of the two ties they are involved in would be drawn into different groups in the group stage draw.Orange CAF Confederation Cup draw procedures
Notes Note 5: Tie played over one leg due to the political situation in Libya.Coupe de la Confédération: Rattrapage pour les radiés de la Ligue des champions
Group stage
Key to colours in group tablesGroup winners and runners-up advance to the Semifinals
Group A
Group B
Knock-out stage
Bracket
Semifinals
Final
Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 2011 CAF Confederation Cup are as follows:
RankNameTeamGoals1 Salakiaku Matondo DC Motema Pembe62 Hamza Abourazzouk Maghreb de Fès5 Tarik Sektioui Maghreb de Fès54 Chemseddine Nessakh JS Kabylie4 Jude Aneke Kaduna United4 Ajani Ibrahim Sunshine Stars4
See also 2011 CAF Champions League 2012 CAF Super Cup
References
External links CAF Confederation Cup