# UDEAC Cup

The Central African Customs and Economic Union (UDEAC) Cup was an association football tournament contested between countries in Central Africa. The creation of the UDEAC Cup was to mark the 20th anniversary since the formation of the Union but it was considered successful and was played a further six times. The tournament open to the national teams of the Union’s member countries who were affiliated to FIFA.
The technical organisation of the tournament was entrusted to the Organising and Regulations Committee of the Central African Football Federations' Union (UNIFFAC).
After the 1990 edition, the tournament was not played in the next decade. In 2003, the same countries decided to revive the competition under another name, the CEMAC Cup.

## General statistics

| Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third Place Match | Third Place Match | Third Place Match |
| Year | Host | Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place |
| 1984 Details | Congo | Cameroon | 2 - 2 (5-4 pk) | Congo | Central African Republic | 2 - 2 (8-7 pk) | Gabon |
| 1985 Details | Gabon | Gabon | 3 - 0 | Congo | Cameroon | 2 - 1 | Chad |
| 1986 Details | Equatorial Guinea | Cameroon | 4 - 1 | Chad | Congo | | Gabon |
| 1987 Details | Chad | Cameroon | 1 - 0 | Chad | Gabon | 0 - 0 (4 - 3 pk) | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1988 Details | Cameroon | Gabon | 1 - 0 | Cameroon | Congo | 3 - 0 | Central African Republic |
| 1989 Details | Central African Republic | Cameroon | 2 - 1 | Central African Republic | Gabon | 2 - 0 | Chad |
| 1990 Details | Congo | Congo | 2 - 1 | Cameroon | Chad | 2 - 1 | Gabon |

### Winners by country

| Wins | Nation | Year(s) |
| 4 times | Cameroon | 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989 |
| 2 times | Gabon | 1985, 1988 |
| 1 time | Congo | 1990 |

## 1984 UDEAC Cup

Played in Congo.

### Group A

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Congo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Dec 9, 1984 | Congo | 5–0 | Equatorial Guinea |
| Dec 12, 1984 | Congo | 2–1 | Central African Republic |
| Dec 14, 1984 | Central African Republic | 1–1 | Equatorial Guinea |

### Group B

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gabon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Chad | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Dec 10, 1984 | Cameroon | 2–0 | Chad |
| Dec 12, 1984 | Chad | 3–3 | Gabon |
| Dec 14, 1984 | Cameroon | 0–0 | Gabon |

### Final
## 1985 UDEAC Cup

Played in Gabon.

### Group A

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Gabon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Congo | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Central African Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Dec 7, 1985 | Gabon | 1–0 | Congo |
| Dec 9, 1985 | Congo | 4–1 | Central African Republic |
| Dec 11, 1985 | Gabon | 4–0 | Central African Republic |

### Group B

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Chad | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Dec 8, 1985 | Cameroon | 2–0 | Equatorial Guinea |
| Dec 10, 1985 | Chad | 1–1 | Equatorial Guinea |
| Dec 12, 1985 | Chad | 2–2 | Cameroon |

### Final
## 1986 UDEAC Cup

Played in Equatorial Guinea (Bata and Malabo).

### Group A

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Cameroon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Chad | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 9, 1986 | Cameroon | 2–0 | Equatorial Guinea |
| Dec 11, 1986 | Cameroon | 3–1 | Chad |
| Dec 13, 1986 | Chad | 1–0 | Equatorial Guinea |

### Group B

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Gabon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Congo | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Central African Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Dec 10, 1986 | Gabon | 1–0 | Congo |
| Dec 12, 1986 | Congo | 3–1 | Central African Republic |
| Dec 14, 1986 | Gabon | 1–0 | Central African Republic |

### Third place match

This match between Congo and Gabon was not played as Gabon withdrew.

### Final
## 1987 UDEAC Cup

Played in N'Djamena, Chad.

### Group A

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Chad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Gabon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Dec 7, 1987 | Chad | 2–1 | Central African Republic |
| Dec 9, 1987 | Central African Republic | 1–1 | Gabon |
| Dec 11, 1987 | Chad | 1–1 | Gabon |

### Group B

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Congo | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew |
| Dec 8, 1987 | Cameroon | 1–0 | Equatorial Guinea |
| Dec 10, 1987 | Equatorial Guinea | 0–0 | Cameroon |

### Final
## 1988 UDEAC Cup

Played in Cameroon.

### Group A

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Gabon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Nov 31, 1988 | Cameroon | 0–0 | Gabon |
| Dec 2, 1988 | Cameroon | 2–1 | Equatorial Guinea |
| Dec 4, 1988 | Gabon | 3–0 | Equatorial Guinea |

### Group B

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Congo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Central African Republic | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Chad | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Nov 30, 1988 | Congo | 2–1 | Chad |
| Dec 2, 1988 | Central African Republic | 2–1 | Chad |
| Dec 4, 1988 | Congo | 1–0 | Central African Republic |

### Final
## 1989 UDEAC Cup

Played in Bangui, Central African Republic.

### Group A

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Gabon | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Congo | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 3, 1989 | Congo | 1–0 | Gabon |
| Dec 5, 1988 | Gabon | 2–0 | Congo |

### Group B

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Cameroon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Chad | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 2, 1989 | Central African Republic | 1–1 | Chad |
| Dec 4, 1989 | Central African Republic | 1–2 | Cameroon |
| Dec 6, 1989 | Cameroon | 1–0 | Chad |

### Playoff for the semifinal place

| Dec 8, 1989 | Chad | 2–1 | Congo |

### Final
## 1990 UDEAC Cup

Played in Congo.

### Group A

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Congo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Chad | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Dec 8, 1990 | Congo | 3–0 | Chad |
| Dec 12, 1990 | Chad | 1–0 | Equatorial Guinea |
| Dec 13, 1990 | Congo | 6–0 | Equatorial Guinea |

### Group B

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Cameroon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Gabon | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Central African Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Dec 9, 1990 | Cameroon | 2–1 | Gabon |
| Dec 11, 1990 | Gabon | 1–0 | Central African Republic |
| Dec 13, 1990 | Cameroon | 3–0 | Central African Republic |