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 (each weighted equally). 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
(× 3)
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
(× 3)
2019–20
(× 3)
2020–21
(× 4)
2021–22
(× 5)
Total
20222021MvtCLCCCLCCCLCCCLCCCLCC
11 Morocco 5757884620.5 136.5
22 Egypt 53451168321 136
33 Tunisia 9086604320.5 95.5
44 Algeria 5251316520.5 87.5
55 South Africa 206030.58220.5 77
66 DR Congo 3450414000.5 50.5
710 +3 Angola 4000.5401020 31
77 Guinea 3030032010 31
911 +2 Sudan 00.502202020 28.5
108 -2 Nigeria 0321030200 26
119 –2 Zambia 2002.51201.500.5 24.5
1212 Tanzania 00.5300030.500.5 23
1313 Cameroon 0000000300.5 14.5
1314 +1 Senegal 0000001200 12
1515 Libya 00000200.500.5 10.5
1616 Ivory Coast 021000.50000.5 8
1728 +11 Botswana 1000000010 6
1819 +1 Congo 0200.5000000.5 5.5
1917 -2 Kenya 0102000000 5
1918 -1 Zimbabwe 0010100000 5
2120 -1 Mali 00.500010000 3.5
2223 +1 Burkina Faso 0000.50000.500 3
2324 +1 Ghana 00.501000000 2.5
23 Niger 0000000000.5 2.5
2525 Rwanda 0200000000 2
2622 –4 Uganda 2000000000 2
2630 +4 Mauritania 000000.50000 1.5
2627 +1 Benin 000000.50000 1.5
2921 –8 Mozambique 0100000000 1
2926 –3 Eswatini 1000000000 1
2931 +2 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 2020–21 CAF competitions

Club ranking for 2020–21 CAF Champions League and 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF tournament (Champions League and Confederation Cup) from 2016 to 2019–20.

Legend
RankClub2016
(× 1)
2017
(× 2)
2018
(× 3)
2018–19
(× 4)
2019–20
(× 5)
Total
1 Al-Ahly 25536 69
2 Wydad Casablanca 46354 65
3 Espérance de Tunis 03663 63
4 TP Mazembe 55343 55
5 Zamalek 52055 54
6 Mamelodi Sundowns 63243 49
7 RS Berkane 00245 47
8 Étoile du Sahel 34333 47
9 Raja Casablanca 00514 39
10 Horoya 01333 38
11 Hassania Agadir 00023 23
12 AS Vita Club 01411 23
13 1º de Agosto 00402 22
14 Al-Hilal 010.522 21.5
15 Enyimba 20302 21
16 ZESCO United 4220.51 21
17 Pyramids 00004 20
18 Al-Masry 00302 19
19 USM Alger 04201 19
20 CS Sfaxien 02030 16
21 Zanaco 02002 14
22 Club Africain 03020 14
23 Petro de Luanda 0000.52 12
24 CS Constantine 00030 12
24 Simba 00030 12
26 ES Sétif 00400 12
27 Gor Mahia 00120 11
28 JS Kabylie 00002 10
28 Al-Nasr 00002 10
30 Enugu Rangers 00011 9
30 FC Platinum 00011 9
32 FUS Rabat 33000 9
33 JS Saoura 00020 8
33 Lobi Stars 00020 8
33 Orlando Pirates 00020 8
33 Nkana 00020 8
37 ASEC Mimosas 10110 8
38 KCCA 01200 8
39 SuperSport United 04000 8
40 MC Alger 02100 7
41 Djoliba 000.501 6.5
42 Al-Ahli Tripoli 0.53000 6.5
43 CARA Brazzaville 00200 6
43 Difaâ El Jadidi 00200 6
43 Rayon Sports 00200 6
46 Ferroviário Beira 03000 6
47 Paradou AC 00001 5
47 DC Motema Pembe 00001 5
49 Mbabane Swallows 01100 5
50 NA Hussein Dey 00010 4
50 Ismaily 00010 4
50 Asante Kotoko 00010 4
53 Saint George 02000 4
53 Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 02000 4
53 Al-Merrikh 02000 4
56 MO Béjaïa 40000 4
57 Township Rollers 00100 3
57 Williamsville AC 00100 3
57 UD Songo 00100 3
57 AS Togo-Port 00100 3
61 ESAE 00000.5 2.5
61 FC San Pédro 00000.5 2.5
61 FC Nouadhibou 00000.5 2.5
61 Bidvest Wits 00000.5 2.5
65 Salitas 0000.50 2
65 AS Otôho 0000.50 2
67 Young Africans 0.500.500 2
68 Recreativo do Libolo 01000 2
68 Coton Sport 01000 2
68 CAPS United 01000 2
71 Aduana Stars 000.500 1.5
72 Smouha 00.5000 1
72 CF Mounana 00.5000 1
72 Rivers United 00.5000 1
72 Platinum Stars 00.5000 1
76 Medeama 10000 1
76 Kawkab Marrakech 10000 1

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.

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 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
2016 CL Mamelodi Sundowns Zamalek    
CC   TP Mazembe MO Béjaïa  
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
  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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