CAF 5-Year Ranking

The CAF 5-Year Ranking is used by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine the number of clubs that each CAF member association may enter in Africa's club football competitions, the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. At present, those associations ranked in the top twelve may enter two sides into each of the two continental tournaments, while the remaining associations are limited to a single side in each competition.

Introduction of the ranking

Prior to 2004, CAF organised three club tournaments (the CAF Champions League, the African Cup Winners' Cup, and the CAF Cup) with each association allowed to enter a single side in each tournament.

Starting from the 2004 season, the Cup Winners' Cup and CAF Cup were combined into a new tournament, the CAF Confederation Cup. Rather than limiting all associations to just two positions in CAF tournaments, CAF decided to allow the leading nations two entries into the new tournament, and also allow them a second entry in the Champions League.

As with the UEFA ranking used for their club tournaments, the CAF ranking is based on the results obtained in each of the past five completed club seasons. There are some differences, notably:

  • More tournaments are included (the CAF Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup also allow teams to obtain points)
  • The annual results are not averaged by the number of entrants an association has (so highly ranked associations have a greater ability to obtain points)
  • Points are not awarded for the results of individual matches, only the final level of advancement (such as winners, or position in a group stage) determines ranking points
  • Only teams that advance to the final eight teams in each club tournament can obtain points

The initial ranking system

The initial classification (for 2004 tournaments) was made according to the performance of the associations in the previous 5 years (1998 to 2002) in club competitions held by the Confederation of African Football.

According to this system the associations selected were Tunisia (36 points), Egypt (31 points), Ivory Coast (27 points), Morocco (24 points), South Africa (17 points), Algeria (17 points), Cameroon (14 points), Ghana (12 points), Angola (12 points), Nigeria (10 points), Congo DR (8 points), and Senegal (6 points).

Season 2005 controversy

In July 2004 the Confederation of African Football informed its members that the ranking system for admission to the various cups for the 2005 season would be done according to the same 1998-2002 ranking used for the 2004 season. It is unknown why CAF did not calculate a 1999-2003 ranking (following UEFA's practice of updating its rankings each season), as there would seem to have been enough time to do this.[1] Since then, it has become CAF's policy to adopt a year older ranking for the competitions of the new season. So, for the 2012 season, rankings were based on results from 2006 to 2010.

Season 2011 change

In December 2010, the CAF altered the ranking system, removing the components from the Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup, and weighting more recent results more highly. For 2011 competitions, results from seasons 2005 to 2009 were still used, but the points from 2009 were multiplied by 5, from 2008 by 4 and so on.[2][3]

Season 2017 expansion

Starting from 2017 season, the group stage of both the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup was expanded from eight to 16 teams, divided into four groups of four, and a quarter-final stage was added after the group stage.[4][5] The CAF announced the ranking system based on the new format in March 2018.[6]

Season 2019–20 change

Ranking for 2019–20 CAF Champions League and 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup was based on results from each CAF tournament (Champions League and Confederation Cup) from 2015 to 2018–19. This was announced by the CAF on 4 June 2019, as using the previous scheme, it would be based on results from 2014 to 2018. The only change for the top 12 associations was that Tanzania were included while Ivory Coast were excluded.[7][8]

Criteria for awarding points

CAF approved its basic criteria, based on the criteria used in the election of the CAF Clubs of the 20th Century on 2000, for awarding points in 2003. Since then the only change (added in 2005) has been the addition of criteria that rewards clubs that advance to the semi-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup.[9] This methodology has also been used to create an all-time ranking for CAF clubs (adding the points that would have been obtained by each club based on its results since 1965).

The table below shows the years during which the tournament was run (although for the CAF 5-year rankings only results since 1998 have counted). Since 2011 the Super Cup and FIFA World Cup Club have been excluded.[10]

Competition 6 Points 5 Points 4 Points 3 Points 2 Points 1 Point 0.5 Point
Competitions used in current rankings[6]
CAF Champions League Champions Runners-up Semi-finalist Quarter-finalist
(from 2017)
3rd in Group Stage 4th in Group Stage
CAF Confederation Cup Champions Runners-up Semi-finalist Quarter-finalist
(from 2017)
3rd in Group Stage 4th in Group Stage
Competitions used in previous rankings
CAF Champions League
2000–2016
Champions Runners-up Semi-finalist 3rd in Group Stage 4th in Group Stage
CAF Confederation Cup
2004–2016
Champions Runners-up Semi-finalist 3rd in Group Stage
4th in Group Stage
CAF Super Cup
1992–2010
Champions
FIFA Club World Cup
2005–2010
Champions Runners-up
3rd Place
4th Place

Weighting factor

Since the 2011 CAF competitions, when computing the rankings, points have been weighted according to the year of the results. For example, for the ranking points calculated based on performances in continental club championships for the period 2013–2017, the points are multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follow:[11]

  • 2017 – 5
  • 2016 – 4
  • 2015 – 3
  • 2014 – 2
  • 2013 – 1

Association ranking

Association ranking for 2021–22 CAF competitions

Association ranking for 2021–22 CAF Champions League and 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF tournament (Champions League and Confederation Cup) from 2017 to 2020–21.

Legend
  • CL: CAF Champions League
  • CC: CAF Confederation Cup
  •   Associations ranked 1–12 and eligible to enter two teams in each CAF tournament (Champions League and Confederation Cup)
RankAssociation2017
(× 1)
2018
(× 2)
2018–19
(× 3)
2019–20
(× 4)
2020–21
(× 5)
Total
20212020MvtCLCCCLCCCLCCCLCCCLCC
11 Morocco 6357578846 183
22 Egypt 70.5534511683 173.5
33 Tunisia 7590866043 131
45 +1 Algeria 4252513165 109
56 +1 South Africa 34.5206030.582 93.5
64 –2 DR Congo 1534504140 75
79 +2 Guinea 0130300320 38
88 Nigeria 00.503210302 37.5
97 –2 Zambia 222002.51201.5 35
1010 Angola 014000.54010 31.5
1111 Sudan 3200.5022020 30
1213 +1 Tanzania 0000.5300030.5 27.5
1329 +16 Cameroon 1000000003 16
14 Senegal 0000000012 15
1512 –3 Libya 3000000200.5 13.5
1614 –2 Ivory Coast 00021000.500 9
1715 –2 Kenya 0001020000 8
1715 –2 Zimbabwe 1000101000 8
1918 –1 Congo 000200.50000 5.5
2020 Mali 0000.5000100 5
2017 –3 Mozambique 3001000000 5
2018 –2 Uganda 0120000000 5
2329 +6 Burkina Faso 000000.50000.5 4
2320 –3 Ghana 0000.5010000 4
2322 –1 Rwanda 0002000000 4
2623 –3 Eswatini 0110000000 3
2727 Benin 00000000.500 2
2725 –2 Botswana 0010000000 2
2724 –3 Ethiopia 2000000000 2
2727 Mauritania 00000000.500 2
2725 –2 Togo 0010000000 2
3231 –1 Gabon 00.500000000 0.5

Association ranking for 2022–23 CAF competitions

Association ranking for CAF Champions League2022-23 and Caf Conferderation Cup 2022-23 will be based on results from each CAF tournament (Champions League and Confederation Cup) from 2018 to 2021–22.

Legend
RankAssociation2018
(× 1)
2018-19
(× 2)
2019–20
(× 3)
2020–21
(× 4)
2021–22
(× 5)
Total
20222021MvtCLCCCLCCCLCCCLCCCLCC
11 Morocco 57578846≥7≥3 174
22 Egypt 534511683≥64 171
34 +1 Algeria 52513165≥71 115
43 -1 Tunisia 9086604351 113
55 South Africa 206030.5825≥3 104.5
66 DR Congo 345041400≥3 63
710 +3 Angola 4000.54010≥50 46
811 +3 Sudan 00.502202030 33.5
915 +6 Libya 00000200.50≥5 33
107 -3 Guinea 3030032010 31
1112 +1 Tanzania 00.5300030.502 30.5
128 -4 Nigeria 0321030200 26
139 –4 Zambia 2002.51201.500.5 24.5
1413 -1 Cameroon 0000000300.5 14.5
1514 -1 Senegal 0000001200 12
1616 Ivory Coast 021000.50001 10.5
1719 +2 Congo 0200.5000001 8
1828 +10 Botswana 1000000010 6
1917 -2 Kenya 0102000000 5
1918 -1 Zimbabwe 0010100000 5
2126 +5 Eswatini 1000000000.5 3.5
2120 -1 Mali 00.500010000 3.5
2323 Burkina Faso 0000.50000.500 3
24 Niger 0000000000.5 2.5
2424 Ghana 00.501000000 2.5
2625 -1 Rwanda 0200000000 2
2622 -4 Uganda 2000000000 2
2830 +2 Mauritania 000000.50000 1.5
2827 -1 Benin 000000.50000 1.5
3021 -9 Mozambique 0100000000 1
3031 +1 Togo 1000000000 1

Historical rankings since 2011

Legend
  •   Associations ranked 1–12 and eligible to enter two teams in each CAF tournament (Champions League and Confederation Cup)
  • — No rank (0 Points)
AssociationRank (Points)
201120122013201420152016201720182018–192019–202020–21 2021–22
 Morocco8 (20)7 (27)4 (62)5 (53)4 (44)7 (29)7 (24)6 (41)4 (84)2 (153)1 (190)1 (183)
 Egypt2 (83)2 (81)3 (64)2 (70)2 (80)2 (81)2 (80)1 (85)2 (106.5)3 (120.5)2 (167)2 (173.5)
 Tunisia1 (98)1 (97)1 (100)1 (85)1 (106)1 (105)1 (100)2 (76)1 (116)1 (154)3 (140)3 (131)
 Algeria6 (27)6 (45)7 (43)7 (40)7 (32)4 (44)4 (64)4 (62)5 (82.5)4 (92)5 (81)4 (109)
 South Africa14 (10)16 (5)17 (1)11 (20)12 (16)6 (27)5 (45)6 (78.5)6 (76.5)6 (68.5)5 (93.5)
 DR Congo5 (46)3 (60)5 (49)6 (48)3 (46)3 (63)3 (69)3 (70)3 (90)5 (87)4 (83)6 (75)
 Guinea18 (1)18 (5)10 (30)9 (38)7 (38)
 Nigeria3 (75)4 (58)2 (70)3 (63)5 (41)11 (22)12 (12)12 (13)13 (10.5)9 (32.5)8 (39)8 (37.5)
 Zambia14 (10)12 (13)14 (10)14 (7)16 (4)15 (6)14 (4)9 (18)8 (38)7 (40.5)7 (43)9 (35)
 Angola11 (18)12 (13)9 (18)10 (18)12 (17)13 (11)13 (7)17 (3)17 (6)11 (21.5)10 (36)10 (31.5)
 Sudan4 (50)5 (47)6 (47)4 (54)6 (37)5 (33)5 (51)7 (35)7 (53)8 (35)11 (29.5)11 (30)
 Tanzania16 (5)24 (2)12 (18)13 (14)12 (27.5)
 Cameroon10 (19)11 (14)8 (19)11 (12)9 (21)8 (26)11 (19)13 (12)10 (15)26 (3)29 (2)13 (16)
 Senegal14 (15)
 Libya16 (9)10 (16)12 (11)15 (6)16 (4)14 (7)14 (4)14 (8)9 (19)18 (10)12 (16.5)15 (13.5)
 Ivory Coast7 (22)12 (13)12 (11)15 (6)13 (13)6 (30)9 (23)8 (21)10 (15)13 (15)14 (13.5)16 (9)
 Kenya14 (14)15 (11)17 (8)
 Zimbabwe12 (17)9 (18)11 (13)13 (8)18 (3)18 (1)18 (5)20 (8)15 (11)17 (8)
 Congo9 (20)9 (21)8 (26)7 (24)10 (16)15 (10)16 (11.5)18 (8)19 (5.5)
 Mozambique10 (15)15 (13)17 (9)20 (5)
 Uganda18 (5)17 (11)18 (8)20 (5)
 Mali8 (20)8 (21)10 (16)8 (31)7 (32)8 (26)9 (23)11 (15)16 (8)26 (3)20 (6.5)20 (5)
 Ghana13 (12)15 (6)16 (2)12 (11)14 (8)15 (6)14 (4)15 (7)22 (4)19 (9)20 (6.5)23 (4)
 Rwanda20 (8)22 (6)23 (4)
 Burkina Faso18 (1)28 (2.5)29 (2)23 (4)
 Eswatini18 (5)22 (7)23 (5)26 (3)
 Ethiopia15 (5)17 (4)17 (3)18 (2)13 (10.5)23 (6)24 (4)27 (2)
 Botswana24 (4)25 (3)27 (2)
 Togo24 (4)25 (3)27 (2)
 Benin27 (2.5)27 (2)
 Mauritania27 (2.5)27 (2)
 Gabon18 (1)23 (2.5)29 (1.5)31 (1)32 (0.5)
 Equatorial Guinea17 (2)18 (1)
 Niger16 (5)15 (4)17 (3)19 (2)18 (1)

Note: For associations which have the same number of points, they are listed as having the same rank as CAF did not publish any tiebreaking criteria. In two occasions there was a tie for determining the 12th ranked association:

  • In 2012, Ivory Coast received two entries in each tournament, while Angola and Zambia only received one entry in each.
  • In 2013, Ivory Coast received two entries in each tournament, while Libya only received one entry in each.

Club ranking

Club ranking is used for seeding in the CAF Champons League and CAF Confederation Cup. In case of equality in ranking points, the team that received more points in the previous season will be considered as the higher ranked team.[12]

Club ranking for 2021–22 CAF competitions

Club ranking for 2021–22 CAF Champions League and 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF tournament (Champions League and Confederation Cup) from 2017 to 2020–21.

Legend
RankClub2017
(× 1)
2018
(× 2)
2018–19
(× 3)
2019–20
(× 4)
2020–21
(× 5)
Total
1 Al-Ahly 55366 78
2 Espérance de Tunis 36634 65
3 Wydad Casablanca 63544 63
4 Raja Casablanca 05145 54
5 Zamalek 20552 47
6 Mamelodi Sundowns 32433 46
7 TP Mazembe 53432 45
8 RS Berkane 02451 41
9 Horoya 13332 38
10 Étoile du Sahel 43331 36
11 Pyramids 00043 31
12 JS Kabylie 00024 28
13 AS Vita Club 14112 26
14 Kaizer Chiefs 00005 25
15 Simba 00303 24
16 Enyimba 03022 24
17 CS Sfaxien 20302 21
18 Al-Hilal 10.5221 21
19 MC Alger 21003 19
20 Hassania Agadir 00230 18
21 Coton Sport 10003 16
22 Orlando Pirates 00202 16
23 1º de Agosto 04020 16
24 CR Belouizdad 00003 15
25 Petro de Luanda 000.521 14.5
26 Al-Masry 03020 14
27 ES Sétif 04001 13
28 USM Alger 42010 12
29 ZESCO United 220.510 11.5
30 Nkana 00201 11
31 ASC Jaraaf 00002 10
32 Zanaco 20020 10
33 CS Constantine 00300 9
34 Club Africain 30200 9
35 Al-Nasr 00020 8
36 Gor Mahia 01200 8
37 Al-Merrikh 20001 7
38 Enugu Rangers 00110 7
38 FC Platinum 00110 7
40 JS Saoura 00200 6
40 Lobi Stars 00200 6
42 Teungueth 00001 5
43 Djoliba 00.5010 5
44 ASEC Mimosas 01100 5
45 KCCA 12000 5
46 Salitas 000.500.5 4
47 Paradou AC 00010 4
47 DC Motema Pembe 00010 4
49 CARA Brazzaville 02000 4
49 Difaâ El Jadidi 02000 4
49 Rayon Sports 02000 4
52 SuperSport United 40000 4
53 NA Hussein Dey 00100 3
53 Ismaily 00100 3
53 Asante Kotoko 00100 3
56 Mbabane Swallows 11000 3
57 Al-Ahli Tripoli 30000 3
57 FUS Rabat 30000 3
57 Ferroviário Beira 30000 3
60 Al Ahly Benghazi 00000.5 2.5
60 Namungo 00000.5 2.5
60 NAPSA Stars 00000.5 2.5
63 ESAE 0000.50 2
63 FC San Pédro 0000.50 2
63 FC Nouadhibou 0000.50 2
63 Bidvest Wits 0000.50 2
67 Township Rollers 01000 2
67 Williamsville AC 01000 2
67 UD Songo 01000 2
67 AS Togo-Port 01000 2
71 Saint George 20000 2
71 Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 20000 2
73 AS Otôho 000.500 1.5
74 Aduana Stars 00.5000 1
74 Young Africans 00.5000 1
76 Recreativo do Libolo 10000 1
76 CAPS United 10000 1
78 Smouha 0.50000 0.5
78 CF Mounana 0.50000 0.5
78 Rivers United 0.50000 0.5
78 Platinum Stars 0.50000 0.5

Club ranking for 2022–23 CAF competitions

Club ranking for 2022–23 CAF Champions League and 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF tournament (Champions League and Confederation Cup) from 2018 to 2021–22.

RankClub2018
(× 1)
2018–19
(× 2)
2019–20
(× 3)
2020–21
(× 4)
2021–22
(× 5)
Total
1 Al-Ahly 5366≥4 73
2 Wydad Casablanca 3544≥4 61
3 Espérance de Tunis 66343 58
4 Raja Casablanca 51453 54
5 Mamelodi Sundowns 24333 46
6 RS Berkane 2451≥3 44
7 TP Mazembe 3432≥3 43
7 Zamalek 05522 43
9 Pyramids 00432 34
10 Étoile du Sahel 33312 32
11 Horoya 33321 31
11 Petro de Luanda 00.521≥4 31
13 Simba 03032 28
13 ES Sétif 4001≥4 28
15 CR Belouizdad 00033 27
15 Orlando Pirates 0202≥3 27
17 JS Kabylie 00240 22
18 Kaizer Chiefs 00050 20
19 Al-Hilal 0.52211 19.5
20 Al-Masry 30202 19
20 CS Sfaxien 03021 19
22 AS Vita Club 41120 17
22 Enyimba 30220 17
24 Al-Ahli Tripoli 0000≥3 15
25 Coton Sport 00030.5 14.5
26 MC Alger 10030 13
26 Hassania Agadir 02300 13
28 Al Ittihad 00002 10
28 AmaZulu 00002 10
28 1º de Agosto 40200 10
31 Al-Merrikh 00011 9
31 JS Saoura 02001 9
33 Zanaco 00200.5 8.5
34 ASEC Mimosas 11001 8
34 ASC Jaraaf 00020 8
34 Nkana 02010 8
37 AS Otôho 00.5001 6
37 Al-Nasr 00200 6
37 ZESCO United 20.5100 6
37 CS Constantine 03000 6
41 Jwaneng Galaxy 00001 5
41 Sagrada Esperança 00001 5
41 USM Alger 20100 5
41 Enugu Rangers 01100 5
41 FC Platinum 01100 5
41 Gor Mahia 12000 5
47 Teungueth 00010 4
47 Club Africain 02000 4
47 Lobi Stars 02000 4
50 Djoliba 0.50100 3.5
51 Salitas 00.500.50 3
51 Paradou AC 00100 3
51 DC Motema Pembe 00100 3
54 USGN 00000.5 2.5
54 Royal Leopards 00000.5 2.5
56 Al Ahly Benghazi 0000.50 2
56 Namungo 0000.50 2
56 NAPSA Stars 0000.50 2
56 Asante Kotoko 01000 2
56 NA Hussein Dey 01000 2
56 Ismaily 01000 2
56 CARA Brazzaville 20000 2
56 Difaâ El Jadidi 20000 2
56 KCCA 20000 2
56 Rayon Sports 20000 2
66 Bidvest Wits 000.500 1.5
66 ESAE 000.500 1.5
66 FC Nouadhibou 000.500 1.5
66 FC San Pédro 000.500 1.5
70 Mbabane Swallows 10000 1
70 AS Togo-Port 10000 1
70 Township Rollers 10000 1
70 UD Songo 10000 1
70 Williamsville AC 10000 1
75 Aduana Stars 0.50000 0.5
75 Young Africans 0.50000 0.5

Club results

Club results of the current season and previous five seasons, based on the current points system.[6]

6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point 0.5 point
2017 CL Wydad Casablanca Al-Ahly  
CC   TP Mazembe SuperSport United
2018 CL Espérance de Tunis Al-Ahly  
CC   Raja Casablanca AS Vita Club
2018–19 CL Espérance de Tunis Wydad Casablanca  
CC   Zamalek RS Berkane
2019–20 CL Al-Ahly  
CC   RS Berkane Pyramids
2020–21 CL Al-Ahly Kaizer Chiefs  
CC   Raja Casablanca JS Kabylie
2021–22 CL
 
CC  
  1. ^
    ES Sétif were disqualified from the 2016 CAF Champions League during the group stage.[13] As a result, they did not obtain a position for that tournament and thus were not counted when computing the ranking of Algeria.

See also

References

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  2. CAF Club Competitions entry procedures for 2011 released
  3. "CAF disowns club ranking published by some websites". Cafonline.com. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  4. "16 Clubs for Group Phase of CC and CL effective 2017". CAF. 11 May 2016.
  5. "New adopted format for Club Competitions". CAF. 30 May 2016.
  6. "Draw Procedures for Interclubs Group Phase". CAF. 20 March 2018.
  7. "Timu 4 za Tanzania kushiriki Mashindano ya CAF 2019/2020". tff.or.tz. 4 June 2019.
  8. "Sport: Pour la saison 2019-2020, le FC San Pedro ne jouera plus la ligue des champions Africaines (Caf), voici les raisons". akody.com. 5 June 2019. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  9. "African clubs ranking". CAF. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
  10. "Two South African clubs for each Interclub Competition". CAF. 29 November 2014.
  11. "Ranking of clubs for 2nd 1/8th Final Draw of CC 2014" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 31 March 2014.
  12. "RS Berkane to group stage, 15 more to follow". CAF. 8 January 2021.
  13. "Disqualification of ES Sétif". CAF. 23 June 2016.
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