North African Cup of Champions explained

Current:2010 North African Cup of Champions
Founded:2008
Abolished:2010
Region:North Africa (UNAF)
Number Of Teams:5 (now 4)
Most Successful Club: Club Africain (2)
Broadcasters:Nessma TV

The North African Cup of Champions was a tournament designed by the Union of North African Football (UNAF) that puts together the winners of the domestic leagues around North Africa. The tournament contains representatives from Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia.[1] [2]

History

On October 6, the representatives of the Federation of North African Football (FNAF) met in Tunis. They agreed that North Africa, once one of the strongest regions in African football, did not have a regional competition that represented the region. Therefore, the President of the FNAF, the Algerian Mohamed Raouraoua, along with the rest of the FNAF, decided that two new competitions would be started in order to bring together the best sides in North Africa. The Cup of Champions brings together the winners of the five domestic leagues in North Africa, whereas the Cup Winners' Cup matches the winners of the five domestic cup competitions around North Africa.

On 2011 The competition was cancelled because the Arab Spring revolutions. On 2015, the Union of North African Football decided to merge the competition with the North African Cup Winners Cup and created the UNAF Club Cup.

Format

The semi-finals and the final are two-legged affairs.

Prize money

Prize money:[3]

Finals

YearHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttendance
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Club Africain0 – 0 FAR RabatStade Olympique d'El Menzah, Tunis45,000
FAR Rabatalign=center 0 – 0
(2 - 3 Pen)
Club AfricainStade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat52,000
Club Africain won 3 – 2 on penalties (0 – 0 on aggregate)
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ES Sétif1 – 1 ES TunisStade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif30,000
ES Tunisalign=center 1 – 1
(5 - 6 Pen)
ES SétifStade 14 January, Rades65,000
ES Sétif won 6 – 5 on penalties (2 – 2 on aggregate)
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Club Africain2 – 0 MC AlgerStade 14 January, Rades65,000
MC Algeralign=center 1 – 1 Club AfricainStade 5 Juillet, Algiers76,000
Club Africain won 3 – 1 on aggregate

Winners by team

ClubWinnersRunners-up
Club Africain20
ES Sétif10
MC Alger01
FAR Rabat01
ES Tunis01

Winners by country

NationWinnersRunners-up
21
11
01

All-time tables

Clubs

ClubAPldWDLGFGAPtsGD%
Club Africain283509311668.25%
ES Sétif14130535262.50%
ES Tunis14130655162.50%
FAR Rabat14130215162.50%
MC Alger14121234-150.00%
Al-Ittihad Tripoli37043693-228.57%
JS Kabylie13021232-133.33%
Raja Casablanca12011131-225.00%
Wydad Casablanca12011031-325.00%
123872473333380100.00%

Countries

CountryNTAPldWDLGFGAPtsGD%
Tunisia231248015816766.67%
Algeria33112729911050.00%
Morocco338152377-443.75%
Libya137043694-330.00%
9123872473333380100.00%

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=4133
  2. http://www.letemps.com.tn/pop_article.php?ID_art=23823
  3. Web site: Coupes de l'UNAF : Les dotations pour les clubs - Football algérien . www.dzfoot.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100213075815/http://www.dzfoot.com/news-5473/coupes-de-l-unaf-les-dotations-pour-les-clubs/ . 2010-02-13.