# 2013 CAF Champions League

The 2013 CAF Champions League (also known as the 2013 Orange CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 49th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 17th edition under the current CAF Champions League format. The winner qualified for the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, and earned the right to play in the 2014 CAF Super Cup.
In the final, defending champions Al-Ahly of Egypt defeated Orlando Pirates of South Africa, and were crowned African club champions for a record-extending eighth time.

## Association team allocation

All 56 CAF member associations may enter the CAF Champions League, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to their CAF 5-year ranking eligible to enter two teams in the competition. The title holders could also enter if they had not already qualified for the CAF Champions League. As a result, theoretically a maximum of 69 teams could enter the tournament – although this level has never been reached.
For the 2013 CAF Champions League, the CAF used the 2007–2011 CAF 5-year ranking, which calculated points for each association based on their clubs’ performance over those 5 years in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup. The criteria for points were 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 were multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follows:
* 2011 – 5
* 2010 – 4
* 2009 – 3
* 2008 – 2
* 2007 – 1

## Teams

The following teams entered the competition. Teams in bold received a bye to the first round. The other teams entered the preliminary round.
Associations are shown according to their 2007–2011 CAF 5-year ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated.
| Association | Team | Qualifying method |
| Associations eligible to enter two teams (Ranked 1–12) |||
| Tunisia (1st – 100 pts) | Espérance de Tunis | 2011–12 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 champion |
| Tunisia (1st – 100 pts) | CA Bizertin | 2011–12 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 runner-up |
| Nigeria (2nd – 70 pts) | Kano Pillars | 2012 Nigeria Premier League champion |
| Nigeria (2nd – 70 pts) | Enugu Rangers | 2012 Nigeria Premier League runner-up |
| Egypt (3rd – 64 pts) | Al-Ahly | Title holders (2012 CAF Champions League winner) 2010–11 Egyptian Premier League champion |
| Egypt (3rd – 64 pts) | Zamalek | 2010–11 Egyptian Premier League runner-up |
| Morocco (4th – 62 pts) | Moghreb Tétouan | 2011–12 Botola champion |
| Morocco (4th – 62 pts) | FUS Rabat | 2011–12 Botola runner-up |
| Congo DR (5th – 49 pts) | TP Mazembe | 2012 Linafoot champion |
| Congo DR (5th – 49 pts) | AS Vita Club | 2012 Linafoot runner-up |
| Sudan (6th – 47 pts) | Al-Hilal | 2012 Sudan Premier League champion |
| Sudan (6th – 47 pts) | Al-Merrikh | 2012 Sudan Premier League runner-up |
| Algeria (7th – 43 pts) | ES Sétif | 2011–12 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 champion |
| Algeria (7th – 43 pts) | JSM Béjaïa | 2011–12 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 runner-up |
| Cameroon (8th – 19 pts) | Union Douala | 2012 Cameroonian Premier League champion |
| Cameroon (8th – 19 pts) | Coton Sport | 2012 Cameroonian Premier League runner-up |
| Angola (9th – 18 pts) | Recreativo do Libolo | 2012 Girabola champion |
| Angola (9th – 18 pts) | Primeiro de Agosto | 2012 Girabola runner-up |
| Mali (10th – 16 pts) | Djoliba | 2011–12 Malian Première Division champion |
| Mali (10th – 16 pts) | Stade Malien | 2011–12 Malian Première Division runner-up |
| Zimbabwe (11th – 13 pts) | Dynamos (one entrant only) | 2012 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League champion |
| Ivory Coast (T-12th – 11 pts) | Séwé Sport | 2012 Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division champion |
| Ivory Coast (T-12th – 11 pts) | AFAD Djékanou | 2012 Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division runner-up |
| Associations eligible to enter one team |||
| Libya (T-12th – 11 pts) | Al-Ittihad | 2009–10 Libyan Premier League champion |
| Zambia (14th – 10 pts) | Zanaco | 2012 Zambian Premier League champion |
| Niger (15th – 4 pts) | Olympic Niamey | 2011–12 Niger Premier League champion |
| Ghana (16th – 2 pts) | Asante Kotoko | 2011–12 Ghanaian Premier League champion |
| South Africa (17th – 1 pt) | Orlando Pirates | 2011–12 Premier Soccer League champion |
| Benin | ASPAC | 2011–12 Benin Premier League champion |
| Botswana | Mochudi Centre Chiefs | 2011–12 Botswana Premier League champion |
| Burkina Faso | ASFA Yennenga | 2012 Burkinabé Premier League champion |
| Burundi | Vital'O | 2011–12 Burundi Premier League champion |
| Central African Republic | Olympic Real de Bangui | 2012 Central African Republic League champion |
| Chad | Gazelle | 2012 Ligue de N'Djaména champion |
| Comoros | Djabal Club | 2012 Comoros Premier League champion |
| Congo | AC Léopards | 2012 Congo Premier League champion |
| Equatorial Guinea | Sony Elá Nguema | 2012 Equatoguinean Premier League champion |
| Ethiopia | Saint George | 2011–12 Ethiopian Premier League champion |
| Gabon | CF Mounana | 2011–12 Gabon Championnat National D1 champion |
| Gambia | Real de Banjul | 2012 GFA League First Division champion |
| Guinea | Horoya | 2011–12 Guinée Championnat National champion |
| Kenya | Tusker | 2012 Kenyan Premier League champion |
| Lesotho | Lesotho Correctional Services | 2011–12 Lesotho Premier League champion |
| Liberia | LISCR | 2012 Liberian Premier League champion |
| Madagascar | AS Adema | 2012 THB Champions League champion |
| Mozambique | Maxaquene | 2012 Moçambola champion |
| Rwanda | APR | 2011–12 Primus National Football League champion |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Sporting Clube do Príncipe | 2012 São Tomé and Príncipe Championship champion |
| Senegal | Casa Sports | 2011–12 Senegal Premier League champion |
| Seychelles | St Michel United | 2012 Seychelles First Division champion |
| Sierra Leone | Diamond Stars | 2011–12 Sierra Leone National Premier League champion |
| Swaziland | Mbabane Swallows | 2011–12 Swazi Premier League champion |
| Tanzania | Simba | 2011–12 Tanzanian Premier League champion |
| Togo | Dynamic Togolais | 2011–12 Togolese Championnat National champion |
| Uganda | URA | 2011–12 Ugandan Super League third place |
| Zanzibar | Jamhuri | 2012 Zanzibar Premier League runner-up |

### Notes

* ^ Egypt (EGY): The 2011–12 Egyptian Premier League champion and runner-up would originally represent Egypt in this tournament, but due to its cancellation, the 2010–11 Egyptian Premier League champion and runner-up were selected to represent Egypt.
* ^ Libya (LBY): As there were no club football in Libya in 2012, the 2009–10 Libyan Premier League champion (last completed season) was selected to represent Libya.
* ^ Zimbabwe (ZIM): Highlanders, the 2012 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League runner-up, could not represent Zimbabwe as they were subject of a three-year ban for withdrawing from the 2011 CAF Confederation Cup.
The following associations did not enter a team: Cape Verde, Djibouti, Eritrea, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Namibia, Réunion, Somalia, South Sudan.

## Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws held at CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt).
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| Qualifying | Preliminary round | 9 December 2012 | 15–17 February 2013 | 1–3 March 2013 |
| Qualifying | First round | 9 December 2012 | 15–17 March 2013 | 5–7 April 2013 |
| Qualifying | Second round | 9 December 2012 | 19–21 April 2013 | 3–5 May 2013 |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 14 May 2013 | 19–21 July 2013 | 19–21 July 2013 |
| Group stage | Matchday 2 | 14 May 2013 | 2–4 August 2013 | 2–4 August 2013 |
| Group stage | Matchday 3 | 14 May 2013 | 16–18 August 2013 | 16–18 August 2013 |
| Group stage | Matchday 4 | 14 May 2013 | 30 August–1 September 2013 | 30 August–1 September 2013 |
| Group stage | Matchday 5 | 14 May 2013 | 13–15 September 2013 | 13–15 September 2013 |
| Group stage | Matchday 6 | 14 May 2013 | 20–22 September 2013 | 20–22 September 2013 |
| Knock-out stage | Semi-finals | 14 May 2013 | 4–6 October 2013 | 18–20 October 2013 |
| Knock-out stage | Final | 14 May 2013 | 1–3 November 2013 | 8–10 November 2013 |

## Qualifying rounds

The draw for the preliminary, first and second qualifying rounds was held on 9 December 2012, and the fixtures were announced by the CAF on 10 December 2012.
Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).

### Preliminary round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Zamalek | 7–0 | Gazelle | 7–0 | 0–0 |
| AS Vita Club | 5–1 | Dynamic Togolais | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Jamhuri | 0–8 | Saint George | 0–3 | 0–5 |
| CA Bizertin | 2–1 | Al-Ittihad | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Dynamos | 3–1 | Lesotho Correctional Services | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| St Michel United | 1–7 | Tusker | 1–4 | 0–3 |
| Zanaco | 3–2 | Mbabane Swallows | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| Orlando Pirates | 9–0 | Djabal Club | 5–0 | 4–0 |
| Maxaquene | 0–2 | Mochudi Centre Chiefs | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| APR | 2–2 (a) | Vital'O | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Enugu Rangers | w/o | Sporting Clube do Príncipe | — | — |
| Simba | 0–5 | Recreativo do Libolo | 0–1 | 0–4 |
| JSM Béjaïa | 3–0 | Olympic Niamey | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Asante Kotoko | 8–0 | Sony Elá Nguema | 7–0 | 1–0 |
| Primeiro de Agosto | 4–3 | AS Adema | 4–2 | 0–1 |
| FUS Rabat | 2–2 (a) | Real de Banjul | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Union Douala | 3–1 | LISCR | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Horoya | 0–3 | Séwé Sport | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| AFAD Djékanou | 6–2 | Diamond Stars | 5–1 | 1–1 |
| Coton Sport | 0–0 (4–3 p) | URA | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Moghreb Tétouan | 1–1 (1–3 p) | Casa Sports | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Kano Pillars | 5–1 | Olympic Real de Bangui | 5–1 | 0–0 |
| AC Léopards | 2–1 | CF Mounana | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| ASPAC | 2–2 (4–5 p) | ASFA Yennenga | 1–1 | 1–1 |

#### Notes

* ^ Enugu Rangers advanced to the first round after Sporting Clube do Príncipe failed to show up for the first leg.

### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Zamalek | 1–0 | AS Vita Club | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Saint George | 3–1 | Djoliba | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| CA Bizertin | 3–1 | Dynamos | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Tusker | 1–4 | Al-Ahly | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Zanaco | 1–3 | Orlando Pirates | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Mochudi Centre Chiefs | 0–7 | TP Mazembe | 0–1 | 0–6 |
| Vital'O | 0–2 | Enugu Rangers | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Recreativo do Libolo | 4–2 | Al-Merrikh | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| JSM Béjaïa | 1–1 (a) | Asante Kotoko | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Primeiro de Agosto | 0–2 | Espérance de Tunis | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| FUS Rabat | 3–1 | Union Douala | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Séwé Sport | 5–4 | Al-Hilal | 4–1 | 1–3 |
| AFAD Djékanou | 1–3 | Coton Sport | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Casa Sports | 1–4 | Stade Malien | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Kano Pillars | 4–4 (a) | AC Léopards | 4–1 | 0–3 |
| ASFA Yennenga | 4–5 | ES Sétif | 2–1 | 2–4 |

### Second round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Zamalek | 3–3 (a) | Saint George | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| CA Bizertin | 1–2 | Al-Ahly | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Orlando Pirates | 3–2 | TP Mazembe | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Enugu Rangers | 1–3 | Recreativo do Libolo | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| JSM Béjaïa | 0–1 | Espérance de Tunis | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| FUS Rabat | 1–1 (a) | Séwé Sport | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Coton Sport | 3–0 | Stade Malien | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| AC Léopards | 4–4 (5–4 p) | ES Sétif | 3–1 | 1–3 |
The losers of the second round entered the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup play-off round.

## Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 14 May 2013. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. Each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
* Tiebreakers
* The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
* Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned
* Goal difference in games between the teams concerned
* Away goals scored in games between the teams concerned
* Goal difference in all games
* Goals scored in all games.

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AHL | ORL | ZAM | LEO |
| 1 | Al-Ahly | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Orlando Pirates | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | 0–0 | — | 4–1 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Zamalek | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 5 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 4–1 |
| 4 | AC Léopards | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — |
* 1 2 Zamalek are ranked ahead of AC Léopards on head-to-head record).

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | EST | COT | SEW | LIB |
| 1 | Espérance de Tunis | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Coton Sport | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Séwé Sport | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | Recreativo do Libolo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 4 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — |
* 1 2 Séwé Sport are ranked ahead of Recreativo do Libolo on head-to-head record.

## Knock-out stage

Knock-out ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Orlando Pirates (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Espérance de Tunis | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Espérance de Tunis | 0 | 1 | 1 | Orlando Pirates | Orlando Pirates | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | Al Ahly | Al Ahly | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Coton Sport | 1 | 1 | 2 (6) | Al Ahly | Al Ahly | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Al Ahly (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (7) | | | | | |

### Semi-finals

In the semi-finals, the group A winners played the group B runners-up, and the group B winners played the group A runners-up, with the group winners hosting the second leg.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Orlando Pirates | 1–1 (a) | Espérance de Tunis | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Coton Sport | 2–2 (6–7 p) | Al-Ahly | 1–1 | 1–1 |

### Final

In the final, the order of legs was decided by a draw.

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Alexis Yougouda Kada | Coton Sport | 7 |
| 2 | Ahmed Gaafar | Zamalek | 6 |
| 2 | Mamadou Soro | AFAD Djékanou | 6 |
| 4 | Mohamed Aboutrika | Al-Ahly | 5 |
| 4 | Takesure Chinyama | Orlando Pirates | 5 |
| 4 | Abdoulaye Cissé | Zamalek | 5 |
| 4 | Kévin Zougoula | Séwé Sport | 5 |
| 8 | Arouna Biné Dramé | AC Léopards | 4 |
| 8 | Rúben Gouveia | Recreativo do Libolo | 4 |
| 8 | Emad Moteab | Al-Ahly | 4 |
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