# 2014 CAF Champions League

The 2014 CAF Champions League (also known as the 2014 Orange CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 50th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 18th edition under the current CAF Champions League format. The two-time defending champions Al-Ahly were eliminated in the second round by Al-Ahly Benghazi.
In the final, ES Sétif of Algeria defeated AS Vita Club of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the away goals rule after drawing 3–3 on aggregate, to win their second title. They qualified for the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, and earned the right to play in the 2015 CAF Super Cup.

## 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 2014 CAF Champions League, the CAF used the 2008–2012 CAF 5-year ranking, which calculated 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 were the following:
| | CAF Champions League | CAF Confederation Cup |
| Winners | 5 points | 4 points |
| Runners-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:
* 2012 – 5
* 2011 – 4
* 2010 – 3
* 2009 – 2
* 2008 – 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 2008–2012 CAF 5-year ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated.
| Association | Team(s) | Qualifying method |
| Associations eligible to enter two teams (ranked 1–12) |||
| Tunisia (1st – 85 pts) | CS Sfaxien | 2012–13 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 champions |
| Tunisia (1st – 85 pts) | Espérance de Tunis | 2012–13 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 runners-up |
| Egypt (2nd – 70 pts) | Al-Ahly | Title holders (2013 CAF Champions League winners) 2010–11 Egyptian Premier League champions |
| Egypt (2nd – 70 pts) | Zamalek | 2010–11 Egyptian Premier League runners-up |
| Nigeria (3rd – 63 pts) | Kano Pillars | 2013 Nigeria Premier League champions |
| Nigeria (3rd – 63 pts) | Enyimba | 2013 Nigeria Premier League runners-up |
| Sudan (4th – 54 pts) | Al-Merrikh | 2013 Sudan Premier League champions |
| Sudan (4th – 54 pts) | Al-Hilal | 2013 Sudan Premier League runners-up |
| Morocco (5th – 53 pts) | Raja Casablanca | 2012–13 Botola champions |
| Morocco (5th – 53 pts) | FAR Rabat | 2012–13 Botola runners-up |
| DR Congo (6th – 48 pts) | TP Mazembe | 2013 Linafoot champions |
| DR Congo (6th – 48 pts) | AS Vita Club | 2013 Linafoot runners-up |
| Algeria (7th – 40 pts) | ES Sétif (one entrant only) | 2012–13 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 champions |
| Mali (8th – 31 pts) | Stade Malien | 2012–13 Malian Première Division champions |
| Mali (8th – 31 pts) | AS Real Bamako | 2012–13 Malian Première Division runners-up |
| Congo (9th – 20 pts) | AC Léopards | 2013 Congo Premier League champions |
| Congo (9th – 20 pts) | Diables Noirs | 2013 Congo Premier League runners-up |
| Angola (10th – 18 pts) | Kabuscorp | 2013 Girabola champions |
| Angola (10th – 18 pts) | Primeiro de Agosto | 2013 Girabola runners-up |
| Cameroon (11th – 12 pts) | Coton Sport | 2013 Elite One champions |
| Cameroon (11th – 12 pts) | Les Astres | 2013 Elite One runners-up |
| Ghana (12th – 11 pts) | Asante Kotoko | 2012–13 Ghanaian Premier League champions |
| Ghana (12th – 11 pts) | Berekum Chelsea | 2012–13 Ghanaian Premier League runners-up |
| Associations eligible to enter one team |||
| Zimbabwe (13th – 8 pts) | Dynamos | 2013 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League champions |
| Zambia (14th – 7 pts) | Nkana | 2013 Zambian Premier League champions |
| Ivory Coast (T-15th – 6 pts) | Séwé Sport | 2012–13 Côte d'Ivoire Ligue 1 champions |
| Libya (T-15th – 6 pts) | Al-Ahly Benghazi | 2013–14 Libyan Premier League Group B leaders after Round 7 |
| Niger (17th – 3 pts) | AS Douanes Niamey | 2012–13 Niger Premier League champions |
| Botswana | Mochudi Centre Chiefs | 2012–13 Botswana Premier League champions |
| Burkina Faso | ASFA Yennenga | 2013 Burkinabé Premier League champions |
| Burundi | Flambeau de l’Est | 2012–13 Burundi Premier League champions |
| Chad | Foullah Edifice | 2013 Ligue de N'Djaména champions |
| Comoros | Komorozine | 2013 Comoros Premier League champions |
| Equatorial Guinea | Akonangui | 2013 Equatoguinean Premier League champions |
| Ethiopia | Dedebit | 2012–13 Ethiopian Premier League champions |
| Gabon | US Bitam | 2012–13 Gabon Championnat National D1 champions |
| Gambia | Steve Biko | 2013 GFA League First Division champions |
| Guinea | Horoya | 2013 Guinée Championnat National champions |
| Guinea-Bissau | Os Balantas | 2013 Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau champions |
| Kenya | Gor Mahia | 2013 Kenyan Premier League champions |
| Lesotho | Lioli | 2012–13 Lesotho Premier League champions |
| Liberia | Barrack Young Controllers | 2013 Liberian Premier League champions |
| Madagascar | CNaPS Sport | 2013 THB Champions League champions |
| Mauritania | FC Nouadhibou | 2012–13 Mauritanian Premier League champions |
| Mozambique | Liga Muçulmana | 2013 Moçambola champions |
| Namibia | Black Africa | 2012–13 Namibia Premier League champions |
| Rwanda | Rayon Sports | 2012–13 Primus National Football League champions |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Sporting Praia Cruz | 2013 São Tomé and Príncipe Championship champions |
| Senegal | Diambars | 2013 Senegal Premier League champions |
| Seychelles | Côte d'Or | 2013 Seychelles First Division champions |
| Sierra Leone | Diamond Stars | 2013 Sierra Leone National Premier League champions |
| South Africa | Kaizer Chiefs | 2012–13 Premier Soccer League champions |
| South Sudan | Atlabara | 2013 South Sudan Football Championship champions |
| Swaziland | Mbabane Swallows | 2012–13 Swazi Premier League champions |
| Tanzania | Young Africans | 2012–13 Tanzanian Premier League champions |
| Togo | Anges de Notsè | 2013 Togolese Championnat National champions |
| Uganda | Kampala City Council | 2012–13 Uganda Super League champions |
| Zanzibar | KMKM | 2012–13 Zanzibar Premier League champions |

### Notes

* ^ Algeria (ALG): USM El Harrach, the 2012–13 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 runners-up, withdrew after the draw was held. Sporting Praia Cruz, the 2013 São Tomé and Príncipe Championship champions, were allowed by the CAF to replace them in the draw.
* ^ Egypt (EGY): The 2012–13 Egyptian Premier League champions and runners-up would originally represent Egypt in this tournament, but due to its cancellation, the 2010–11 Egyptian Premier League champions and runners-up (last completed season) were selected to represent Egypt instead.
The following associations did not enter a team:
* Benin
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Djibouti
* Eritrea
* Malawi
* Mauritius
* Réunion
* Somalia

## Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws held at CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt unless otherwise stated).
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| Qualifying | Preliminary round | 16 December 2013 (Marrakech, Morocco) | 7–9 February 2014 | 14–16 February 2014 |
| Qualifying | First round | 16 December 2013 (Marrakech, Morocco) | 28 February–2 March 2014 | 7–9 March 2014 |
| Qualifying | Second round | 16 December 2013 (Marrakech, Morocco) | 21–23 March 2014 | 28–30 March 2014 |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 29 April 2014 | 16–18 May 2014 | 16–18 May 2014 |
| Group stage | Matchday 2 | 29 April 2014 | 23–25 May 2014 | 23–25 May 2014 |
| Group stage | Matchday 3 | 29 April 2014 | 6–8 June 2014 | 6–8 June 2014 |
| Group stage | Matchday 4 | 29 April 2014 | 25–27 July 2014 | 25–27 July 2014 |
| Group stage | Matchday 5 | 29 April 2014 | 8–10 August 2014 | 8–10 August 2014 |
| Group stage | Matchday 6 | 29 April 2014 | 22–24 August 2014 | 22–24 August 2014 |
| Knock-out stage | Semi-finals | 29 April 2014 | 19–21 September 2014 | 26–28 September 2014 |
| Knock-out stage | Final | 29 April 2014 | 24–26 October 2014 | 31 October–2 November 2014 |

## Qualifying rounds

The draw for the preliminary, first and second qualifying rounds was held on 16 December 2013.
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 |
| Young Africans | 12–2 | Komorozine | 7–0 | 5–2 |
| Berekum Chelsea | 2–2 (3–0 p) | Atlabara | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Al-Ahly Benghazi | 4–2 | Foullah Edifice | 4–0 | 0–2 |
| Gor Mahia | 1–1 (4–2 p) | US Bitam | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Enyimba | 4–3 | Anges de Notsè | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| FAR Rabat | 3–3 (a) | AS Real Bamako | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Les Astres | 4–0 | Akonangui | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Asante Kotoko | 2–2 (a) | Barrack Young Controllers | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Séwé Sport | w/o | Os Balantas | — | — |
| Dedebit | 3–2 | KMKM | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| FC Nouadhibou | 1–4 | Horoya | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Raja Casablanca | 8–1 | Diamond Stars | 6–0 | 2–1 |
| Diables Noirs | 1–2 | Flambeau de l’Est | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| ES Sétif | w/o | Steve Biko | — | — |
| Diambars | 1–1 (2–4 p) | ASFA Yennenga | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Sporting Praia Cruz | 3–7 | Stade Malien | 3–2 | 0–5 |
| AC Léopards | 2–2 (a) | Rayon Sports | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Primeiro de Agosto | 3–2 | Lioli | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Kaizer Chiefs | 4–1 | Black Africa | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Liga Muçulmana | 1–0 | CNaPS Sport | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Dynamos | 4–1 | Mochudi Centre Chiefs | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| AS Vita Club | 4–3 | Kano Pillars | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Zamalek | 3–0 | AS Douanes Niamey | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Kabuscorp | 7–2 | Côte d'Or | 5–1 | 2–1 |
| Mbabane Swallows | 4–5 | Nkana | 2–0 | 2–5 |
| Al-Merrikh | 2–3 | Kampala City Council | 0–2 | 2–1 |

#### Notes

* ^ Séwé Sport advanced to the first round after Os Balantas withdrew.
* ^ ES Sétif advanced to the first round after Steve Biko withdrew.

### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Young Africans | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Al-Ahly | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Berekum Chelsea | 1–3 | Al-Ahly Benghazi | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Gor Mahia | 2–8 | Espérance de Tunis | 2–3 | 0–5 |
| Enyimba | 2–2 (a) | AS Real Bamako | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Les Astres | 1–4 | TP Mazembe | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Barrack Young Controllers | 3–4 | Séwé Sport | 3–3 | 0–1 |
| Dedebit | 1–4 | CS Sfaxien | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Horoya | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Raja Casablanca | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Flambeau de l’Est | 1–5 | Coton Sport | 1–0 | 0–5 |
| ES Sétif | 5–0 | ASFA Yennenga | 5–0 | 0–0 |
| Stade Malien | 0–2 | Al-Hilal | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| AC Léopards | 4–3 | Primeiro de Agosto | 4–1 | 0–2 |
| Kaizer Chiefs | 7–0 | Liga Muçulmana | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| Dynamos | 0–1 | AS Vita Club | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Zamalek | 1–0 | Kabuscorp | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Nkana | 4–3 | Kampala City Council | 2–2 | 2–1 |

### Second round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Al-Ahly Benghazi | 4–2 | Al-Ahly | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| AS Real Bamako | 1–4 | Espérance de Tunis | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Séwé Sport | 2–2 (a) | TP Mazembe | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Horoya | 0–3 | CS Sfaxien | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| ES Sétif | 2–0 | Coton Sport | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| AC Léopards | 1–1 (a) | Al-Hilal | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| AS Vita Club | 3–2 | Kaizer Chiefs | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Nkana | 0–5 | Zamalek | 0–0 | 0–5 |
The losers of the second round entered the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup play-off round.

## Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 29 April 2014. 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 draw, 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 | TPM | ASV | HIL | ZAM |
| 1 | TP Mazembe | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| 2 | AS Vita Club | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Al-Hilal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Zamalek | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — |
* 1 2 Tiebreakers: TP Mazembe and AS Vita Club are ranked on head-to-head record.

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | | CSS | ESS | EST | AHB |
| 1 | CS Sfaxien | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| 2 | ES Sétif | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Espérance de Tunis | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Al-Ahly Benghazi | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | — |

## Knockout 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 | AS Vita Club | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | CS Sfaxien | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | CS Sfaxien | 1 | 1 | 2 | AS Vita Club | AS Vita Club | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | ES Sétif (a) | ES Sétif (a) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | ES Sétif (a) | 2 | 2 | 4 | ES Sétif (a) | ES Sétif (a) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | TP Mazembe | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |

### 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 |
| AS Vita Club | 4–2 | CS Sfaxien | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| ES Sétif | 4–4 (a) | TP Mazembe | 2–1 | 2–3 |

### Final

In the final, the order of legs was decided by a draw, held after the group stage draw.

## Champions

* CAF Champions League 2014 Winners
* ES Sétif Second Title

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | El Hedi Belameiri | ES Sétif | 6 |
| 1 | Haythem Jouini | Espérance de Tunis | 6 |
| 1 | Ndombe Mubele | AS Vita Club | 6 |
| 1 | Mrisho Ngasa | Young Africans | 6 |
| 5 | Mouhcine Iajour | Raja Casablanca | 5 |
| 5 | Knowledge Musona | Kaizer Chiefs | 5 |
| 5 | Edward Sadomba | Al-Ahly Benghazi | 5 |
| 8 | Ahmed Akaïchi | Espérance de Tunis | 4 |
| 8 | Fakhreddine Ben Youssef | CS Sfaxien | 4 |
| 8 | Mudather Careca | Al-Hilal | 4 |
| 8 | Akram Djahnit | ES Sétif | 4 |
| 8 | Tady Etekiama | AS Vita Club | 4 |
| 8 | Lema Mabidi | AS Vita Club | 4 |
| 8 | Sofiane Younès | ES Sétif | 4 |
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