2021–22 CAF Champions League
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The 2021–22 CAF Champions League (known as the 2021–22 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League[1] for sponsorship purposes) was the 58th season of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 26th season under the current CAF Champions League title.
| 2021–22 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Dates |
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| Teams | Main Competition: 16 Total: 54 (from 42 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Wydad AC (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Al Ahly |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 61 |
| Goals scored | 134 (2.2 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Tiago Azulão (6 goals) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 →
(Note: All statistics didn't include qualifying play-offs) | |
Wydad Casablanca won their 3rd title with a 2–0 win against the two-time defending champions, Al Ahly, in the final at Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, Morocco, Wydad earned the right to play against RS Berkane, the winners of the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup, in the 2022 CAF Super Cup, As the first Super Cup to bring together two Moroccan clubs in history.[2]
Association team allocation
A total of 42 out of the 56 CAF member associations entered this season's CAF Champions League, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to their CAF 5-year ranking eligible to enter two teams in the competition.[2] For this season, the CAF utilized the 2017–2021 CAF 5-year ranking, which calculated points for each entrant association based on their clubs’ performance over those 5 years in the CAF club competitions. The criteria for points were as follows:[3][4][5]
| CAF Champions League | CAF Confederation Cup | |
|---|---|---|
| Winners | 6 points | 5 points |
| Runners-up | 5 points | 4 points |
| Losing semi-finalists | 4 points | 3 points |
| Losing quarter-finalists | 3 points | 2 points |
| 3rd place in groups | 2 points | 1 point |
| 4th place in groups | 1 point | 0.5 point |
The points were multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follows:
- 2020–21: x 5
- 2019–20: × 4
- 2018–19: × 3
- 2018: × 2
- 2017: × 1
Teams
Summarize
Perspective
The following 54 teams from 42 out of the total 54 member associations entered this season's tournament.
- Teams in
- Bold received a bye to the second round.
- The other teams entered the first round.
Associations are shown according to their 2017–2021 CAF 5-year ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score (in parentheses) indicated.
- Associations which did not enter a team
Notes:
- ^ Algeria (ALG): The 2020–21 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 didn't conclude by the CAF deadline. As a result, the Algerian Football Federation announced that CR Belouizdad and ES Sétif, who were at positions 1 and 2 respectively in the league table after 35 rounds, would represent Algeria in the 2021–22 CAF Champions League.[6]
- ^ Botswana (BOT): The 2020–21 Botswana Premier League was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Botswana. As a result, the Botswana Football Association announced that Jwaneng Galaxy, who were champions of the previous season, will represent Botswana in the 2021–22 CAF Champions League.[citation needed]
- ^ Cameroon (CMR): The 2020–21 Elite One didn't conclude by the CAF deadline. As a result, the Cameroonian Football Federation announced that Fovu de Baham, who were at first place by 8 August 2021, will represent Cameroon in the 2021–22 CAF Champions League.[7]
- ^ Egypt (EGY): The 2020–21 Egyptian Premier League didn't conclude by the CAF deadline. As a result, the Egyptian Football Association announced that Zamalek and Al Ahly, who were at positions 1 and 2 respectively on the league table after 29 rounds, will represent Egypt in the 2021–22 CAF Champions League.[8]
- ^ Kenya (KEN): The 2020–21 FKF Premier League didn't conclude by the CAF deadline. As a result, the Football Kenya Federation announced that Tusker, who were at first place on the league table on 30 June 2021, will represent Kenya in the 2021–22 CAF Champions League.[9]
- ^ Malawi (MWI): The 2020–21 Super League of Malawi didn't conclude by the CAF deadline. As a result, the Football Association of Malawi announced that Nyasa Big Bullets, who were at first place by 1 August 2021, will represent Malawi in the 2021–22 CAF Champions League.[citation needed]
- ^ Mozambique (MOZ): The 2020 Moçambola didn't conclude by the CAF deadline. As a result, the Mozambican Football Federation announced that UD Songo, who finished as the runners-up in the 2019 Moçambola, will represent Mozambique in the 2021–22 CAF Champions League.[citation needed]
Schedule
The schedule for this season's edtition of the tournament were as follows:
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualification | First round | 13 August 2021 | 10–12 September 2021 | 17–19 September 2021 |
| Second round | 15–17 October 2021 | 22–24 October 2021 | ||
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 28 December 2021 | 11–12 February 2022 | |
| Matchday 2 | 18–19 February 2022 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 25–26 February 2022 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 11–12 March 2022 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 18–19 March 2022 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 1–2 April 2022 | |||
| Knockout stage | Quarter-finals | 5 April 2022 | 15–16 April 2022 | 22–23 April 2022 |
| Semi-finals | 6–7 May 2022 | 13–14 May 2022 | ||
| Final | 30 May 2022 at Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca | |||
Qualifying rounds
The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 13 August 2021 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[10][11][12] In the qualifying rounds, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still tied, extra time won't be played, and the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).[2]
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CI Kamsar  |
0–2[A] |  Hearts of Oak | ||
LPRC Oilers  |
4–2 |  ASKO Kara |
3–0 | 1–2 |
AS SONABEL  |
0–4 |  Stade Malien |
0–1 | 0–3 |
USGN  |
2–1 |  Le Messager Ngozi |
1–1 | 1–0 |
KMKM  |
0–4 |  Al Ittihad |
0–2 | 0–2 |
Arta/Solar7  |
1–4 |  Tusker |
1–1 | 0–3 |
Mogadishu City  |
1–2 |  APR |
0–0 | 1–2 |
AS Bouenguidi  |
1–3 |  AS Maniema Union |
1–1 | 0–2 |
AmaZulu  |
3–2 |  Nyasa Big Bullets |
0–1 | 3–1 |
Jwaneng Galaxy  |
2–1 |  DFC 8ème |
2–0 | 0–1 |
Young Africans  |
0–2 |  Rivers United |
0–1 | 0–1 |
Fasil Kenema  |
3–3 (a) |  Al Hilal |
2–2 | 1–1 |
Teungueth  |
0–2 |  ASEC Mimosas |
0–1 | 0–1 |
| Akwa United |
1–2 |  CR Belouizdad |
1–0 | 0–2 |
UD Songo  |
1–1 (3–4 p) |  AS Otohô |
1–0 | 0–1 |
Fovu de Baham  |
2–2 (a) |  Petro de Luanda |
2–2 | 0–0 |
ESAE  |
1–3 |  FC Nouadhibou |
1–1 | 0–2 |
Fortune FC  |
3–3 (4–5 p) | ES Sétif |
3–0 | 0–3 |
| Sagrada Esperança |
0–0 (5–4 p) |  FC Platinum |
0–0 | 0–0 |
Royal Leopards  |
2–2 (a) |  ZESCO United |
1–0 | 1–2 |
Express  |
2–2 (a) | Al Merrikh |
2–1 | 0–1 |
Akonangui  |
0–3 | Zanaco |
0–2 | 0–1 |
Notes:
- The match involving Guinean clubs were played over a single leg, and not in the Guinean territory due to the political and security situation in Guinea following the 2021 Guinean coup d'état.[13]
Second round
The 16 winners of the second round advanced to the group stage, while the 16 losers of the second round entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hearts of Oak |
2–6 |  Wydad AC |
1–0 | 1–6 |
| LPRC Oilers |
0–4 | Raja Casablanca |
0–2 | 0–2 |
| Stade Malien |
1–3 | Horoya |
0–1 | 1–2 |
| USGN |
2–7 |  Al Ahly |
1–1 | 1–6 |
| Al Ittihad |
0–1 |  Espérance de Tunis |
0–0 | 0–1 |
| Tusker |
0–5 | Zamalek |
0–1 | 0–4 |
| APR |
1–5 | Étoile du Sahel |
1–1 | 0–4 |
| AS Maniema Union |
2–4 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
2–2 | 0–2 |
| AmaZulu |
1–1 (a) | TP Mazembe |
0–0 | 1–1 |
| Jwaneng Galaxy |
3–3 (a) | Simba |
0–2 | 3–1 |
| Rivers United |
1–2 | Al Hilal |
1–1 | 0–1 |
| ASEC Mimosas |
3–3 (a) | CR Belouizdad |
3–1 | 0–2 |
| AS Otohô |
2–4 | Petro de Luanda |
2–2 | 0–2 |
| FC Nouadhibou |
3–3 (a) | ES Sétif |
3–1 | 0–2 |
| Sagrada Esperança |
3–2 | Royal Leopards |
3–1 | 0–1 |
| Al Merrikh |
4–2 | Zanaco |
3–0 | 1–2 |
Group stage
Summarize
Perspective
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.
| Tiebreakers |
|---|
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations III. 20 & 21):[2]
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Group A
Source: CAF
Notes:
Notes:
Group B
Source: CAF
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | EST | CRB | ESS | GAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Espérance de Tunis |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | CR Belouizdad |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 11 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | Étoile du Sahel |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 3–2 | ||
| 4 | Jwaneng Galaxy |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |
Source: CAF
Group D
Source: CAF
Knockout stage
The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
- In the draw for the quarter-finals, the four group winners were seeded, and the four group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group cannot be drawn against each other, while teams from the same association can be drawn against each other.
- In the draws for semi-finals, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were held together before the quarter-finals were played, the identity of the quarter-final winners was not known at the time of the semi-final draw.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| A | Mamelodi Sundowns |
Al Ahly |
| B | Raja Casablanca |
ES Sétif |
| C | Espérance de Tunis |
CR Belouizdad |
| D | Wydad AC |
Petro de Luanda |
Bracket
The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage (quarter-finals and semi-finals), which was held on 5 April 2022, 13:00 GMT (15:00 local time, UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[14]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| Al Ahly | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Raja Casablanca | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Al Ahly | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| ES Sétif | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| ES Sétif | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 30 May – Casablanca | ||||||||||||||||
| Espérance de Tunis | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Al Ahly | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Wydad AC | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Petro de Luanda | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Petro de Luanda | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Wydad AC | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| CR Belouizdad | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Wydad AC | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ahly |
3–2 | Raja Casablanca |
2–1 | 1–1 |
| ES Sétif |
1–0 | Espérance de Tunis |
0–0 | 1–0 |
| CR Belouizdad |
0–1 | Wydad AC |
0–1 | 0–0 |
| Petro de Luanda |
3–2 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
2–1 | 1–1 |
Semi-finals
Final
The final was played on 30 May 2022 at Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca.
| Al Ahly | 0–2 | Wydad AC |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Top goalscorers
Team eliminated / inactive for this round.
| Rank | Player | Team | MD1 | MD2 | MD3 | MD4 | MD5 | MD6 | QF1 | QF2 | SF1 | SF2 | F | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tiago Azulão |
Petro de Luanda |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| 2 | Mohamed Sherif |
Al Ahly |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| Zouhair El Moutaraji |
Wydad AC |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane |
Espérance de Tunis |
3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| Yahya Jabrane |
Wydad AC |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Riad Benayad |
ES Sétif |
1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Elsamani Saadeldin |
Al Merrikh |
1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| Kheireddine Merzougui |
CR Belouizdad |
2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Thapelo Morena |
Mamelodi Sundowns |
1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Kingsley Eduwo |
Espérance de Tunis |
1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Gilbert Baruti |
Jwaneng Galaxy |
1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Guy Mbenza |
Wydad AC |
1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Percy Tau |
Al Ahly |
1 | 2 | |||||||||||
See also
References
External links
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