| Founded | 1992 |
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| Abolished | 2004 |
| Region | Africa (CAF) |
| Number of teams | from 31 to 37 |
| Current champions | None |
| Most successful club |  JS Kabylie (3) |
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The CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runner-ups of member associations who haven't qualified to one of the two pre-existing CAF international club competitions the African Cup of Champions Clubs or the African Cup Winners' Cup.
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Format
Only runner-ups of the domestic leagues of member associations were eligible to participate in the competition if and only if they were not participating as cup winners of their national associations cup competitions in the African Cup Winners' Cup.
In case the runner-up of the domestic league was not to participate in the CAF Cup, CAF approval was mandatory to accept another team among the top three placed teams of the concerned association to take part in the competition.
All rounds of the competition including the final were played according to the knock-out system of two legs tie. The team which scores a higher aggregate number of goals in the two matches was qualified for the next round.[1]
History
The tournament was founded in 1992 modeled after the European UEFA Cup. Trophy named after Moshood Abiola, a Nigerian businessman, publisher and politician as well as being the first Director of Sports in independent Nigeria.
The CAF Cup was the idea of the current CAF president, Issa Hayatou who successfully made 1992 the year of African football. The competition was initiated soon after the successful 1992 African Cup of Nations in which twelve finalists participated in the competition for the first time in the history of the African competition. 31 teams participated in the first edition of the CAF Cup and the Nigerian club Shooting Stars F.C. were the first to hold the cup after defeating the Ugandan Villa SC in the final.
The trophy became an absolute property to Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie who have won it outright following their third successive win in 2002 being the one and only team in Africa who is able to show the trophy in his trophy room.
The Moroccan club Raja Casablanca was the last to hold the trophy in 2003 defeating the Cameroonian Cotonsport de Garoua in the final.
In 2004, the CAF Cup was merged with the African Cup Winners' Cup , and was renamed the CAF Confederation Cup, again following the European example of the UEFA Cup.[2]
Past winners
Records and statistics
By club
| Team | Won | Runner Up | Years Won | Years Runner Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie |
3 | 0 | 2000,2001,2002 | - |
 Étoile Sportive du Sahel |
2 | 2 | 1995, 1999 | 1996, 2001 |
 Bendel Insurance F.C. |
1 | 0 | 1994 | - |
| Club Sportif Sfaxien |
1 | 0 | 1998 | - |
| Espérance Sportive de Tunis |
1 | 0 | 1997 | - |
 Kawkab Athletic Club Marrakech |
1 | 0 | 1996 | - |
| Raja Casablanca |
1 | 0 | 2003 | - |
| Shooting Stars F.C. |
1 | 0 | 1992 | - |
 Stella Club d'Adjamé |
1 | 0 | 1993 | - |
 AS Kaloum Star |
0 | 1 | - | 1995 |
 Association Sportive et Culturelle Jeanne d'Arc |
0 | 1 | - | 1998 |
 Atlético Petróleos Luanda |
0 | 1 | - | 1997 |
 Cotonsport de Garoua |
0 | 1 | - | 2003 |
| Estrela Clube Primeiro de Maio |
0 | 1 | - | 1994 |
 Ismaily |
0 | 1 | - | 2000 |
 Simba SC |
0 | 1 | - | 1993 |
| Tonnerre Kalara Club de Yaoundé |
0 | 1 | - | 2002 |
 Villa SC |
0 | 1 | - | 1992 |
| Wydad Athletic Club Casablanca |
0 | 1 | - | 1999 |
By nation
| Nation | Wins | Runs Up | Winning Clubs | Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia |
4 | 2 | Étoile Sportive du Sahel (2), Club Sportif Sfaxien (1), Espérance Sportive de Tunis (1) | Étoile Sportive du Sahel (2) |
| Algeria |
3 | 0 | Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (3) | - |
| Morocco |
2 | 1 | Kawkab Athletic Club Marrakech (1), Raja Casablanca (1) | Wydad Athletic Club Casablanca (1) |
| Nigeria |
2 | 0 | Bendel Insurance F.C. (1), Shooting Stars F.C. (1) | - |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
1 | 0 | Stella Club d'Adjamé (1) | - |
| Angola |
0 | 2 | - | Atlético Petróleos Luanda (1), Estrela Clube Primeiro de Maio (1) |
| Cameroon |
0 | 2 | - | Cotonsport de Garoua (1), Tonnerre Kalara Club de Yaoundé (1) |
| Egypt |
0 | 1 | - | Ismaily (1) |
| Guinea |
0 | 1 | - | AS Kaloum Star (1) |
| Senegal |
0 | 1 | - | Association Sportive et Culturelle Jeanne d'Arc (1) |
| Tanzania |
0 | 1 | - | Simba SC (1) |
| Uganda |
0 | 1 | - | Villa SC (1) |
Trivia
- Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie was the only team to reach the final for three successive times between 2000 and 2002 being able to win them all and so became the first and only African team to keep the CAF Cup trophy as an absolute property.
See also
External links
References
- ^ "CAF Confederation Cup Regulation". CAF. 2006. http://www.cafonline.com/modules/documents/upload/1256.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ^ "CAF Cup". RSSSF. 2008-11-27. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/af3.html#caf. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
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