North African Cup of Champions

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North African Cup of Champions
Founded2008
Abolished2010
RegionNorth Africa (UNAF)
Number of teams5 (now 4)
Most successful club(s)Tunisia Club Africain (2)
Television broadcastersNessma TV
2010 North African Cup of Champions

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Prize money[edit]

Prize money:[3]

  • Champions: $150,000
  • Runner-up: $75,000
  • 3rd Place: $35,000
  • 4th Place: $35,000

Finals[edit]

Year Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance
2008
Details
Tunisia Club Africain 0 – 0 Morocco FAR Rabat Stade Olympique d'El Menzah, Tunis 45,000
Morocco FAR Rabat 0 – 0
(2 - 3 Pen)
Tunisia Club Africain Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat 52,000
Club Africain won 3 – 2 on penalties (0 – 0 on aggregate)
2009
Details
Algeria ES Sétif 1 – 1 Tunisia ES Tunis Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif 30,000
Tunisia ES Tunis 1 – 1
(5 - 6 Pen)
Algeria ES Sétif Stade 14 January, Rades 65,000
ES Sétif won 6 – 5 on penalties (2 – 2 on aggregate)
2010
Details
Tunisia Club Africain 2 – 0 Algeria MC Alger Stade 14 January, Rades 65,000
Algeria MC Alger 1 – 1 Tunisia Club Africain Stade 5 Juillet, Algiers 76,000
Club Africain won 3 – 1 on aggregate

Winners by team[edit]

Club Winners Runners-up
Tunisia Club Africain 2 0
Algeria ES Sétif 1 0
Algeria MC Alger 0 1
Morocco FAR Rabat 0 1
Tunisia ES Tunis 0 1

Winners by country[edit]

Nation Winners Runners-up
 Tunisia 2 1
 Algeria 1 1
 Morocco 0 1

All-time tables[edit]

  • 2 points for win

Clubs[edit]

Club A Pld W D L GF GA Pts GD %
Tunisia Club Africain 2 8 3 5 0 9 3 11 6 68.25%
Algeria ES Sétif 1 4 1 3 0 5 3 5 2 62.50%
Tunisia ES Tunis 1 4 1 3 0 6 5 5 1 62.50%
Morocco FAR Rabat 1 4 1 3 0 2 1 5 1 62.50%
Algeria MC Alger 1 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 -1 50.00%
Libya Al-Ittihad Tripoli 3 7 0 4 3 6 9 3 −2 28.57%
Algeria JS Kabylie 1 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 −1 33.33%
Morocco Raja Casablanca 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 −2 25.00%
Morocco Wydad Casablanca 1 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 −3 25.00%
12 38 7 24 7 33 33 38 0 100.00%

Countries[edit]

Country NT A Pld W D L GF GA Pts GD %
 Tunisia 2 3 12 4 8 0 15 8 16 7 66.67%
 Algeria 3 3 11 2 7 2 9 9 11 0 50.00%
 Morocco 3 3 8 1 5 2 3 7 7 −4 43.75%
 Libya 1 3 7 0 4 3 6 9 4 −3 30.00%
9 12 38 7 24 7 33 33 38 0 100.00%

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=4133[bare URL]
  2. ^ http://www.letemps.com.tn/pop_article.php?ID_art=23823[bare URL]
  3. ^ "Coupes de l'UNAF : Les dotations pour les clubs - Football algérien". www.dzfoot.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-13.