2016 CAF Champions League
The 2016 CAF Champions League (officially the 2016 Orange CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 52nd edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 20th edition under the current CAF Champions League format.
| 2016 Orange CAF Champions League | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 12 February – 23 October 2016 |
| Teams | 55 (from 43 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mamelodi Sundowns (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Zamalek |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 114 |
| Goals scored | 261 (2.29 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Mfon Udoh (9 goals) |
Mamelodi Sundowns defeated Zamalek in the final to win their first CAF Champions League title, and qualified as the CAF representative at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan, their first appearance in the FIFA Club World Cup,[1] and also earned the right to play against the winners of the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup in the 2017 CAF Super Cup.[2] TP Mazembe were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the second round. As of 2023, this is the most recent edition of the tournament won by a team from a non-Arab country.
Association team allocation
All 56 CAF member associations might 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.[2] As a result, theoretically a maximum of 69 teams could enter the tournament – although this level had never been reached.
For the 2016 CAF Champions League, the CAF used the 2010–2014 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:[3]
| 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:
- 2014 – 5
- 2013 – 4
- 2012 – 3
- 2011 – 2
- 2010 – 1
Teams
The following 55 teams from 43 associations 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 2010–2014 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 was as follows.[4] For the first time, some rounds of matches were officially scheduled in midweek (in italics) instead of on weekends.[5]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying | Preliminary round | 11 December 2015 (Dakar, Senegal)[6] |
12–14 February 2016 | 26–28 February 2016 |
| First round | 11–13 March 2016 | 18–20 March 2016 | ||
| Second round | 8–10 April 2016 | 19–20 April 2016 | ||
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 24 May 2016 (Cairo, Egypt)[7] |
17–19 June 2016 | |
| Matchday 2 | 28–29 June 2016 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 15–17 July 2016 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 26–27 July 2016 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 12–14 August 2016 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 23–24 August 2016 | |||
| Knockout stage | Semi-finals | 16–18 September 2016 | 23–25 September 2016 | |
| Final | 14–16 October 2016 | 21–23 October 2016 | ||
Qualifying rounds
The draw for the preliminary, first and second rounds was held on 11 December 2015 in Dakar, Senegal.[6][8] In the qualifying rounds, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).[2]
Preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mafunzo  |
0–4 |  AS Vita Club |
0–3 | 0–1 |
Centre Chiefs  |
w/o[A] |  Ferroviário Maputo |
— | — |
Chicken Inn  |
1–2 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Warri Wolves |
w/o[B] |  Sporting Praia Cruz |
— | — |
AS Mangasport  |
0–3 |  Étoile du Congo |
0–0 | 0–3 |
Wydad AC  |
3–2 |  AS Douanes Niamey |
2–0 | 1–2 |
Gor Mahia  |
1–3 |  CNaPS Sport |
1–2 | 0–1 |
Saint George  |
4–1 |  St Michel United |
3–0 | 1–1 |
Vipers  |
1–2 | Enyimba |
1–0 | 0–2 |
Lioli  |
2–2 (a) |  Vital'O |
1–2 | 1–0 |
| Olympique Khouribga |
4–2 |  Gamtel |
2–1 | 2–1 |
Stade Malien  |
4–1 |  RC Bobo Dioulasso |
3–1 | 1–0 |
ZESCO United  |
3–0 |  Al-Ghazal |
2–0 | 1–0 |
AS Douanes Dakar  |
0–4 |  Horoya |
0–0 | 0–4 |
Mbabane Swallows  |
2–4 |  APR |
1–0 | 1–4 |
Cercle de Joachim  |
0–3 |  Young Africans |
0–1 | 0–2 |
Recreativo do Libolo  |
9–1 |  Racing de Micomeseng |
5–1 | 4–0 |
Volcan Club  |
w/o[C] | Kaizer Chiefs |
0–4 | — |
AS CotonTchad  |
0–1 |  ASEC Mimosas |
0–1 | 0–0 |
| Onze Créateurs |
1–2 |  Al-Ahli Tripoli |
1–2 | 0–0 |
Nimba United  |
1–4 |  Union Douala |
1–3 | 0–1 |
Club Africain  |
2–0 | AS Tanda |
2–0 | 0–0 |
Ashanti Gold  |
2–3 |  MO Béjaïa |
1–0 | 1–3 |
- Notes
First round
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS Vita Club |
2–1 | Ferroviário Maputo |
1–0 | 1–1 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns |
3–1 | AC Léopards |
2–0 | 1–1 |
| Warri Wolves |
0–2 |  Al-Merrikh |
0–1 | 0–1 |
| Étoile du Congo |
3–5 | ES Sétif |
1–1 | 2–4 |
| Wydad AC |
6–3 | CNaPS Sport |
5–1 | 1–2 |
| Saint George |
2–3 | TP Mazembe |
2–2 | 0–1 |
| Enyimba |
6–3 | Vital'O |
5–1 | 1–2 |
| Olympique Khouribga |
1–3 | Étoile du Sahel |
1–1 | 0–2 |
| Stade Malien |
2–1 | Coton Sport |
2–0 | 0–1 |
| ZESCO United |
4–3 | Horoya |
4–1 | 0–2 |
| APR |
2–3 | Young Africans |
1–2 | 1–1 |
| Recreativo do Libolo |
0–2 | Al-Ahly |
0–0 | 0–2 |
| Kaizer Chiefs |
0–1 | ASEC Mimosas |
0–1 | 0–0 |
| Al-Ahli Tripoli |
2–2 (a) | Al-Hilal |
1–0 | 1–2 |
| Union Douala |
0–3 | Zamalek |
0–1 | 0–2 |
| Club Africain |
1–2 | MO Béjaïa |
1–0 | 0–2 |
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS Vita Club |
2–2 (a) d/q; w/o[D] |
Mamelodi Sundowns |
1–0 | 1–2 |
| Al-Merrikh |
2–2 (a) | ES Sétif |
2–2 | 0–0 |
| Wydad AC |
3–1 | TP Mazembe |
2–0 | 1–1 |
| Enyimba |
3–3 (4–3 p) | Étoile du Sahel |
3–0 | 0–3 |
| Stade Malien |
2–5 | ZESCO United |
1–3 | 1–2 |
| Young Africans |
2–3 | Al-Ahly |
1–1 | 1–2 |
| ASEC Mimosas |
3–2 | Al-Ahli Tripoli |
2–0 | 1–2 |
| Zamalek |
3–1 | MO Béjaïa |
2–0 | 1–1 |
- Notes
- ^ The CAF announced on 24 May 2016 that Mamelodi Sundowns won on walkover after AS Vita Club were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player in their preliminary round tie against Mafunzo.[12] Mamelodi Sundowns played in the Confederation Cup play-off round before they were reinstated to the Champions League.
The eight winners of the second round advanced to the group stage, while the eight losers of the second round entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 24 May 2016, 14:30 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[7][13] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. 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 semi-finals.
| Tiebreakers |
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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 would be applied in the following order (Regulations III. 20 & 21):[2]
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Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WAC | ZES | AHL | MIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wydad AC |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 11 | Knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | ZESCO United |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 9 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Al Ahly |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | ||
| 4 | ASEC Mimosas |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MSD | ZAM | ENY | ESS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 | Knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | |
| 2 | Zamalek |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | — | ||
| 3 | Enyimba |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | — | ||
| 4 | ES Sétif |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disqualified[lower-alpha 1] | — | — | — |
Notes:
- The CAF announced on 23 June 2016 that ES Sétif were disqualified for a pitch invasion and other incidents at their home match against Mamelodi Sundowns on 18 June 2016.[14] The result of this match was annulled and not taken into consideration according to the regulations.
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, the four teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 26 & 27).[2]
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ZESCO United
| 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | Mamelodi Sundowns
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| Mamelodi Sundowns
| 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Zamalek
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Zamalek
| 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | Wydad AC
| 0 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zamalek |
6–5 | Wydad AC |
4–0 | 2–5 |
| ZESCO United |
2–3 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
2–1 | 0–2 |
Final
In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the order of legs decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw.[13]
| Zamalek | 1–0 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
|---|---|---|
Ohawuchi  63' |
Report |
Mamelodi Sundowns won 3–1 on aggregate.
Top goalscorers
References
- "Africa's ticket to Japan punched". FIFA.com. 24 October 2016. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016.
- "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
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- "Wolves walk over Sao Tome club". SuperSport. 14 February 2016.
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- "CL draw results: Group phase". CAF. 24 May 2016.
- "Disqualification of ES Sétif". CAF. 23 June 2016.
External links
- Orange CAF Champions League 2016, CAFonline.com