CAF_Champions_League_2010
2010 CAF Champions League
International football competition
The 2010 CAF Champions League was the 46th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 14th edition under the current CAF Champions League format. The winner, TP Mazembe qualified for the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup,[1] and also played in the 2011 CAF Super Cup.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 February – 13 November 2010 |
| Teams | 58 (from 45 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  TP Mazembe (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Espérance ST |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 102 |
| Goals scored | 326 (3.2 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Michael Eneramo(8 goals) |
← 2009 2011 → | |
- Theoretically, up to 55 CAF member associations entered the 2010 CAF Champions League.
- The 12 highest ranked associations according to CAF 5-year ranking were eligible to enter 2 teams in the competition. For this year's competition, CAF used 2004-08 5-Year ranking. As a result, a maximum of 67 teams entered the tournament – although this level has never been reached.
Below is the qualification scheme for the competition. Nations are shown according to their CAF 5-year ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated:
Unranked associations have no ranking points and hence are equal 20th. Bolded clubs received a bye in the preliminary round, entering the tournament in the first round.
1 Hearts of Oak, the champion of Ghana, did not enter the competition, citing financial problems.
2 A position was included for a representative of the association at the time of the draw, but the association eventually withdrew without sending a team.
| Round | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | 12–14 February | 26–28 February |
| First round | 19–21 March | 2–4 April |
| Second round | 23–25 April | 7–9 May |
| Group stage | 16–18 July 30 July–1 August 13–15 August 27–29 August 10–12 September 17–19 September | |
| Semifinals | 1–3 October | 15–17 October |
| Final | 29–31 October | 12–14 November |
Preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
APR  |
3–2 |  CRD Libolo |
2–2 | 1–0 |
Djoliba  |
1–0 |  Ahly Benghazi |
1–0 | 0–0 |
ASC Linguère  |
2–2 (4–2 p) |  Asante Kotoko |
2–0 | 0–2 |
Sofapaka  |
0–2 |  Ismaily |
0–0 | 0–2 |
US Stade Tamponnaise  |
5–2 |  Ajesaia |
2–1 | 3–1 |
Fello Star  |
2–4 |  Raja Casablanca |
1–3 | 1–1 |
Elá Nguema  |
3–9 | Petro Atlético |
2–3 | 1–6 |
Sahel SC  |
2–2 (a) | Club Africain |
2–1 | 0–1 |
Armed Forces  |
1–5 |  JS Kabylie |
1–2 | 0–3 |
Gazelle FC  |
3–2 | Bayelsa United |
1–0 | 2–2 |
Saint-George SA  |
2–4 |  Al-Merrikh |
1–1 | 1–3 |
East End Lions  |
4–5 | Espérance ST |
2–2 | 2–3 |
Stade Mandji  |
1–6 |  ASFA Yennenga |
0–2 | 1–4 |
La Passe  |
2–3 |  Curepipe Starlight |
1–0 | 1–3 |
Gaborone United  |
2–2 (a) |  Orlando Pirates |
0–0 | 2–2 |
Young Africans  |
2–4 | Saint Eloi Lupopo |
2–3 | 0–1 |
Mafunzo  |
1–6 |  Gunners |
1–2 | 0–4 |
Tempête Mocaf  |
1–8 | Ittihad |
1–2 | 0–6 |
Os Balantas  |
0–3 | Difaa El Jadida |
0–0 | 0–3 |
URA  |
1–4 |  Zanaco |
1–0 | 0–4 |
CSMD Diables Noirs  |
3–4 | ES Sétif |
3–2 | 0–2 |
Vital'O FC  |
4–4 (3–5 p) |  Tiko United FC |
2–2 | 2–2 |
Mbabane Swallows  |
3–5 | Supersport United |
1–3 | 2–2 |
Apache Club de Mitsamiouli  |
4–9 |  Ferroviário Maputo |
3–5 | 1–4 |
Byes: Al Ahly (Egypt), Al-Hilal Omdurman (Sudan), ASEC Mimosas (Ivory Coast), Dynamos (Zimbabwe), Heartland (Nigeria), TP Mazembe (Congo DR), Africa Sports National (Ivory Coast, drawn against champions of Benin, but the Beninese FA did not send a team) and US Douala (Cameroon, drawn against the champions of São Tomé and Príncipe, but the São Tomé and Príncipe FA did not send a team).
First round
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APR |
1–2 | TP Mazembe |
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Djoliba |
1–1 (4–3 p) | ASC Linguère |
1–0 | 0–1 |
| Ismaily |
3–2 | US Stade Tamponnaise |
3–1 | 0–1 |
Africa Sports National  |
1–4 | Al-Hilal Omdurman |
0–0 | 1–4 |
| Raja Casablanca |
1–2 | Petro Atlético |
1–1 | 0–1 |
| Club Africain |
1–2 | JS Kabylie |
1–1 | 0–1 |
| Gazelle FC |
1–3 | Al-Merrikh |
1–1 | 0–2 |
| Espérance ST |
7–2 | ASFA Yennenga |
4–1 | 3–1 |
| Curepipe Starlight |
0–6 | Gaborone United |
0–3 | 0–3 |
| Saint Eloi Lupopo |
0–2 | Dynamos |
0–1 | 0–1 |
| Gunners |
1–2 | Al Ahly |
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Ittihad |
2–2 (4–3 p) | Difaa El Jadida |
1–1 | 1–1 |
| Zanaco |
2–1 | ASEC Mimosas |
1–0 | 1–1 |
| US Douala |
0–7 | ES Sétif |
0–2 | 0–5 |
| Tiko United FC |
3–3 (a) | Heartland |
2–2 | 1–1 |
| Supersport United |
3–2 | Ferroviário Maputo |
3–0 | 0–2 |
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Djoliba |
0–4 | TP Mazembe |
0–1 | 0–3 |
| Al-Hilal Omdurman |
1–4 | Ismaily |
0–1 | 1–3 |
| JS Kabylie |
3–2 | Petro Atlético |
2–0 | 1–2 |
| Espérance ST |
4–1 | Al-Merrikh |
3–0 | 1–1 |
| Dynamos |
4–2 | Gaborone United |
4–1 | 0–1 |
| Ittihad |
2–3 | Al Ahly |
2–0 | 0–3 |
| ES Sétif |
3–2 | Zanaco |
1–0 | 2–2 |
| Supersport United |
2–4 | Heartland |
1–1 | 1–3 |
- The losing teams from the second round advance to the 2010 CAF Confederation Cup play-off round.
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Group winners and runners-up advance to the Semi-finals |
Group A
Group B
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | TP Mazembe
| 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| 4 | JS Kabylie
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| TP Mazembe
| 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Espérance ST
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Al Ahly
| 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | Espérance ST (a)
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TP Mazembe |
3–1 | JS Kabylie |
3–1 | 0–0 |
| Al Ahly |
2–2 (a) | Espérance ST |
2–1 | 0–1 |
Final
| TP Mazembe | 5–0 | Espérance ST |
|---|---|---|
Ngandu  19', 75'Kaluyituka 45' (pen.)Singuluma 55', 59' |
Report |
The top scorers from the 2010 CAF Champions League are as follows:
- "TP Mazembe claim African Champions League crown again". BBC Sport. 13 November 2010. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2010.