The CAF club competitions are tournaments in which clubs affiliated with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) can participate, including clubs from non-top-flight leagues across Africa. This is a list of non-top-flight clubs that played a match in a CAF club competition.
Clubs are listed when they played at least one CAF match while competing below the highest tier of their domestic league system. A club that began a CAF competition in the top flight but was relegated before a later round is included only for the round or rounds played after its relegation.
Results +List of non-top-flight clubs competing in CAF club competitionsSeasonCAF competitionLeague tierNon-top-flight clubFirst round enteredFinal round reached1983African Cup Winners' CupDivision 2 (Tier 2) DNC AlgerFirst roundQuarter-finals1985African Cup Winners' CupNigeria Division 2 (Tier 2) Leventis UnitedFirst roundFinal1986African Cup Winners' CupChampionnat National de Deuxième Division (Tier 2) Foadan DapaongFirst roundQuarter-finals1988African Cup of Champions ClubsAlgerian Ligue 2 (Tier 2) ES SétifQuarter-finalsFinal (champions)1993African Cup Winners' CupPoules Provinciales (Tier 2) Olympic MvolyéFirst roundSecond round1995African Cup Winners' CupPoules Provinciales (Tier 2) Olympic MvolyéFirst roundSecond round1996African Cup Winners' CupOK League (Tier 2) Pretoria CityFirst roundQuarter-finalsNigeria Division 2 (Tier 2) Katsina UnitedFirst roundQuarter-finalsBotola 2 (Tier 2) FUS RabatFirst roundQuarter-finals1997CAF CupAlgerian Ligue 2 (Tier 2) USM Aïn BeïdaQuarter-finals1998CAF CupBotola 2 (Tier 2) RS SettatQuarter-finalsAfrican Cup Winners' CupTanzanian fourth tier Tanzania StarsPreliminary roundFirst round1999CAF Champions LeagueNigeria Division 2 (Tier 2) Shooting StarsGroup stageAfrican Cup Winners' CupTanzanian third or fourth tier Tanzania Stars (2)First round2001African Cup Winners' CupDivision 2 Centre-Est (Tier 2) CR Béni ThourFirst roundSecond roundNigeria Division 2 (Tier 2) Niger TornadoesFirst roundQuarter-finals2002African Cup Winners' CupNigeria Division 2 (Tier 2) DolphinFirst roundChampionnat régional de deuxième division (Tier 2) US TransfootFirst roundQuarter-finals2004CAF Confederation CupChampionnat régional de deuxième division (Tier 2) Léopards de TransfootPreliminary roundSecond round2008CAF Confederation CupBotola Pro D2 (Tier 2) Rachad BernoussiFirst round2012CAF Confederation CupDivision One League – Zone 3A (Tier 2) NaniaPreliminary round2013CAF Confederation CupLigue 2 (Tier 2) ASC HLMPreliminary round2015CAF Champions LeagueAlgerian Ligue 2 (Tier 2) MC El EulmaGroup stage2016CAF Confederation CupLigue 2 (Tier 2) Génération FootPreliminary round2017CAF Confederation CupBotola Pro D2 (Tier 2) Maghreb FezPreliminary roundPlay-off round2019–20CAF Confederation CupNational First Division (Tier 2) TS GalaxyPreliminary roundPlay-off round2021–22CAF Confederation CupNigeria Division 2 (Tier 2) Bayelsa UnitedFirst preliminary roundSecond preliminary roundLigue 2 de Bamako (Tier 2) BingaFirst preliminary roundPlay-off round2026–27CAF Confederation CupGhana Division One League (Tier 2) Nations FCFirst preliminary roundLinafoot Ligue 2 – Zone Est B (Tier 2) Daring Club VirungaFirst preliminary roundTBD
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