2017 CAF Confederation Cup
| 2017 Orange CAF Confederation Cup | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Dates | March – December 2017 |
| Teams | Maximum of 69+16 (from Maximum of 56 associations) |
The 2017 CAF Confederation Cup (officially the 2017 Orange CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons) will be the 14th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Starting from this season, the group stage will be expanded from eight to 16 teams, divided into four groups of four.[1][2]
The winners of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2017 CAF Champions League in the 2018 CAF Super Cup.[3]
Contents
Association team allocation
All 56 CAF member associations may enter the CAF Confederation Cup, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to their CAF 5-Year Ranking eligible to enter two teams in the competition. The title holders can also enter if they have not qualified for the CAF Champions League.[3] As a result, theoretically a maximum of 69 teams could enter the tournament (plus eight teams eliminated from the CAF Champions League which enter the play-off round) – although this level has never been reached.
For the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup, the CAF uses the 2011–2015 CAF 5-Year Ranking, which calculates points for each entrant association based on their clubs’ performance over those 5 years in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup. The criteria for points are the following:[4]
| 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 follows:
- 2015 – 5
- 2014 – 4
- 2013 – 3
- 2012 – 2
- 2011 – 1
Teams
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Associations are shown according to their 2011–2015 CAF 5-Year Ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated.
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Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Qualifying | Preliminary round | |||
| First round | ||||
| Play-off round | ||||
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | |||
| Matchday 2 | ||||
| Matchday 3 | ||||
| Matchday 4 | ||||
| Matchday 5 | ||||
| Matchday 6 | ||||
| Knock-out stage | Quarter-finals | |||
| Semi-finals | ||||
| Final | ||||
Qualifying rounds
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Qualification ties are played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule is applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner (no extra time is played).[3]
Preliminary round
First round
The 16 winners of the first round advance to the play-off round, where they are joined by the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.
Play-off round
The winners of the Confederation Cup first round are drawn against the losers of the Champions League first round, with the former hosting the second leg.
The 16 winners of the play-off round advance to the group stage.
Group stage
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The 16 teams are drawn into four groups of four. Each group is played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advance to the quarter-finals.
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The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[3]
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Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knock-out stage
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Knock-out ties are played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule is applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner (no extra time is played).[3]
Bracket
Quarter-finals
In the quarter-finals, the winners of one group play the runners-up of another group, with the group winners hosting the second leg.
Semi-finals
Final
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See also
References
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