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The '''2024–25 CAF Champions League''' (officially the '''2024–25 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League''' for sponsorship reasons)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=z5SPEjKTyig8WgDEfOXGfg%3d%3d |title=Total, Title Sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations and Partner of African Football |publisher=CAF |date=21 July 2016 }}</ref> will be the 61th edition of [[Africa]]'s premier club [[association football|football]] tournament organized by the [[Confederation of African Football]] (CAF), and the 29th edition under the current [[CAF Champions League]] title. |
The '''2024–25 CAF Champions League''' (officially the '''2024–25 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League''' for sponsorship reasons)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=z5SPEjKTyig8WgDEfOXGfg%3d%3d |title=Total, Title Sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations and Partner of African Football |publisher=CAF |date=21 July 2016 }}</ref> will be the 61th edition of [[Africa]]'s premier club [[association football|football]] tournament organized by the [[Confederation of African Football]] (CAF), and the 29th edition under the current [[CAF Champions League]] title. |
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On 3 May 2024, CAF announced the abolition of the [[away goals rule]] in all of its club competitions including the CAF Champions League. Accordingly, if in a [[two-legged tie]] two teams score the same number of aggregate goals, the winner of the tie would not be decided by the number of away goals scored by each team but by a [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]]. |
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The winners of the 2024–25 CAF Champions League will automatically qualify for the [[2025–26 CAF Champions League]] league phase, earn the right to play against the winners of the [[2024–25 CAF Confederations Cup]] in the 2025 CAF Super Cup, 2025 [[FIFA Intercontinental Cup]], and potentially enter the [[2029 FIFA Club World Cup]] (this is yet to be determined).<ref name="regulations">{{cite web|url=https://images.cafonline.com/image/upload/caf-prd/aon1gwahtxt2utwcyx7n.pdf |title=CAF Champions League regulations |publisher=CAF }}</ref> |
The winners of the 2024–25 CAF Champions League will automatically qualify for the [[2025–26 CAF Champions League]] league phase, earn the right to play against the winners of the [[2024–25 CAF Confederations Cup]] in the 2025 CAF Super Cup, 2025 [[FIFA Intercontinental Cup]], and potentially enter the [[2029 FIFA Club World Cup]] (this is yet to be determined).<ref name="regulations">{{cite web|url=https://images.cafonline.com/image/upload/caf-prd/aon1gwahtxt2utwcyx7n.pdf |title=CAF Champions League regulations |publisher=CAF }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 07:15, 3 May 2024
| 2024–25 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League | |
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| Dates | Qualifying: TBD Competition proper: TBD |
The 2024–25 CAF Champions League (officially the 2024–25 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons)[1] will be the 61th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 29th edition under the current CAF Champions League title.
The winners of the 2024–25 CAF Champions League will automatically qualify for the 2025–26 CAF Champions League league phase, earn the right to play against the winners of the 2024–25 CAF Confederations Cup in the 2025 CAF Super Cup, 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, and potentially enter the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup (this is yet to be determined).[2]
While there is no official news yet, some media pointed out that the format of the competition will change starting the 2024–25 season due to CAF's newest competition, the Africa Super League.
Association team allocation
All 54 CAF member associations may 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.[2] As a result, theoretically a maximum of 68 teams could enter the tournament – although this level has never been reached.
For the 2024–25 CAF Champions League, the CAF uses the 2019–2023 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][4][5]
| CAF Champions League | CAF Confederation Cup | |
|---|---|---|
| Winners | 6 points | 5 points |
| Runners-up | 5 points | 4 points |
| Losing semi-finalists | 4 points | 3 points |
| Losing quarter-finalists | 3 points | 2 points |
| 3rd place in groups | 2 points | 1 point |
| 4th place in groups | 1 point | 0.5 point |
The points are multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follows:
- 2023–24: × 5
- 2022–23: × 4
- 2021–22: × 3
- 2020–21: × 2
- 2019–20: × 1
Teams
The following 66 teams from 54 associations entered the competition.
- Teams in
- Bold received a bye to the second round.
- The other teams entered the first round.
Associations are shown according to their 2018–2023 CAF 5-Year Ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score (in parentheses) indicated.
Schedule
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying rounds | First round | TBA 2024 | ||
| Second round | ||||
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | TBA 2024 | ||
| Matchday 2 | ||||
| Matchday 3 | ||||
| Matchday 4 | ||||
| Matchday 5 | ||||
| Matchday 6 | ||||
| Knockout stage | Quarter-finals | TBA 2025 | ||
| Semi-finals | ||||
| Final | ||||
See also
- 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup
- 2025 CAF Super Cup
References
- ^ "Total, Title Sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations and Partner of African Football". CAF. 21 July 2016.
- ^ a b "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
- ^ "16 Clubs for Group Phase of CC and CL effective 2017". CAF. 11 May 2016.
- ^ "New adopted format for Club Competitions". CAF. 30 May 2016.
- ^ "CAF disowns club ranking published by some websites". Cafonline.com. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.