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2016–17 CAF Champions League

Tournament details
Dates	28 June – 24 August 2016 (qualifying) 13 September 2016 – 3 June 2017 (competition proper)
Teams	32 (group stage) 77 or 78 or 79 (total) (from 53 associations)
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The 2016–17 CAF Champions League will be the 20th season of North America's premier club football tournament organized by CAF.

On 30 June 2015, it was announced that the 2017 COAF Champions League Final will be played at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Association ranking

For the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2015 CONCACAF country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in North American competitions from 2010–11 to 2014–15.

Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Champions League, as noted below:

• (CL) – Additional berth for Champions League title holders
• (SL) – Additional berth for SuperLiga title holders

Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes 1 Tunisia 5 2 Egypt 3 Congo DR 76.432 4 4 Algeria 73.510 3 5 Sudan 61.382 6 South Africa 60.416 7 Congo 50.498 8 Morocco 45.166 2 9 Ivory Coast 40.979 10 Mali 37.200 11 Cameroon 34.375 12 Nigeria 32.600 13 Angola 31.900 14 Ghana 29.125 1 15 Libya 26.299 16 Zambia 25.675 17 Ethiopia 23.500 18 Niger 22.300 19 Zimbabwe 21.500 20 Equatorial Guinea 21.000

Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes 21 Guinea 1 20.750 22 Gabon 19.800 23 Senegal 17.900 24 Rwanda 17.725 25 Tanzania 16.750 26 Réunion 14.375 27 Togo 13.875 28 Mozambique 13.625 29 Cape Verde 12.500 30 Burkina Faso 11.250 31 Madagascar 11.000 32 Burundi 10.375 33 Lesotho 10.000 34 Botswana 9.375 35 Gambia 8.200 36 Swaziland 8.000 37 Liberia 7.500 38 Kenya 5.725 39 Comoros 5.375 40 Zanzibar 5.125

Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes 41 Uganda 1 3.875 42 São Tomé and Príncipe 3.500 43 South Sudan 2.250 44 Seychelles 1.875 45 Chad 1.500 46 Mauritius 0.900 47 Sierra Leone 0.265 48 Benin 0.125 49 Central African Republic 0.100 50 Guinea-Bissau 0.075 51 Malawi 0.075 52 Eritrea 0.050 53 Namibia 0.010 54 Mauritania 0.005 55 Djibouti 0.005 56 Somalia 0.000 57 Western Sahara 0.000 58 Canary Islands 0.000 59 Chagos Islands 0.000 60 Saint Helena 0.000

Teams

League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (CL: Champions League title holders; SL: SuperLiga title holders).

Group stage
Étoile du Sahel (1st)	Smouha (3rd)	Saoura (2nd)	FUS Rabat (1st)
Espérance (2nd)	Al-Masry (4th)	Al-Merrikh (1st)	Tanda (1st)
Sfaxien (3rd)	TP Mazembe (1st)	Al-Hilal Omdurman (2nd)	Stade Malien (1st)
Métlaoui (4th)	Vita Club (2nd)	Mamelodi Sundowns (1st/CL)	Orlando Pirates (CC)
Al Ahly (1st)	Sanga Balende (3rd)	Bidvest Wits (2nd)
Zamalek (2nd)	USM Alger (1st)	Léopards (1st)
Play-off round
Champions Route	League Route
	Bizertin (5th)	Wadi Degla (5th)	DCMP (4th)
	Kabylie (3rd)	Al-Ahly Shendi (3rd)
Third qualifying round
Champions Route	League Route
Coton Sport (1st)	Platinum Stars (3rd)	IR Tanger (3rd)	Warri Wolves (2nd)
Enyimba (1st)	Poto-Poto (2nd)	Séwé (2nd)	Agosto (2nd)
Libolo (1st)	Talangaï (3rd)	Onze Créateurs (2nd)
	Wydad Casablanca (2nd)	Union Douala (2nd)
Second qualifying round
Ashanti Gold (1st)	Elá Nguema (1st)	Saint-Pierroise (1st)	Vital'O (1st)
Al-Ahli (1st)	Horoya (1st)	Semassi (1st)	Lioli (1st)
ZESCO United (1st)	Mounana (1st)	Ferroviário (1st)	Township Rollers (1st)
Saint George (1st)	Gorée (1st)	Mindelense (1st)	Gambia Ports Authority (1st)
FAN (1st)	APR (1st)	Bobo Dioulasso (1st)	Royal Leopards (1st)
Chicken Inn (1st)	Young Africans (1st)	CNaPS Sport (1st)	Nimba United (1st)
First qualifying round
Gor Mahia (1st)	Sporting Praia Cruz (1st)	Mtsapéré (1st)	DFC8 (1st)
Volcan Moroni (1st)	Atlabara (1st)	Pamplemousses (1st)	Benfica (1st)
Mafunzo (1st)	St Michel United (1st)	Diamond Stars (1st)	Big Bullets (1st)
KCCA (1st)	Gazelle (1st)	Cotonou (1st)	Red Sea (1st)
Preliminary round
Tigers (1st)	Télécom (1st)	Massira (1st)	Chagossian United (1st)
Tevragh-Zeina (1st)	Benadir (1st)	Las Palmas (1st)	Jamestown (1st)

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2016–17 CAF Champions League qualifying phase

Preliminary round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Tigers	7–2	Jamestown	4–2	3–0
Tevragh-Zeina	2–5	Massira	0–3	2–2
Télécom	1–8	Las Palmas	0–6	1–2
Benadir	1–0	Chagossian United	0–1	0–0

First qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Gor Mahia	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Red Sea	1–2	3–1 (a.e.t.)
Sporting Praia Cruz	1–0	Benfica	0–0	1–0
Volcan Moroni	2–3	Las Palmas	2–3	0–0
Atlabara	7–0	Benadir	2–0	5–0
Mafunzo	3–3 (a)	Big Bullets	1–1	2–2
KCCA	1–1 (8–7 p)	Diamond Stars	0–1	1–0 (a.e.t.)
St Michel United	2–3	Tigers	1–1	1–2
Gazelle	3–4	DFC8	2–0	1–4
Mtsapéré	6–3	Cotonou	3–3	3–0
Pamplemousses	1–0	Massira	1–0	0–0

Second qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Ashanti Gold	4–2	Nimba United	1–2	3–0
Elá Nguema	1–1 (a)	Tigers	0–0	1–1
Saint-Pierroise	1–2	Big Bullets	1–0	0–2 (a.e.t.)
Vital'O	2–2 (a)	Gor Mahia	1–2	1–0
Al-Ahli	8–0	FAN	2–0	6–0
Horoya	3–4	Sporting Praia Cruz	2–2	1–2
Semassi	4–0	Bobo Dioulasso	0–0	4–0
Lioli	0–0 (4–2 p)	CNaPS Sport	0–0	0–0 (a.e.t.)
ZESCO United	4–1	APR	0–0	4–1
Mounana	4–0	DFC8	2–0	2–0
Ferroviário	6–1	Royal Leopards	3–1	3–0
Township Rollers	4–5	Chicken Inn	2–0	2–5
Saint George	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Young Africans	0–0	1–2 (a.e.t.)
Gorée	5–2	Atlabara	1–1	4–1
Mindelense	3–3 (a)	KCCA	2–3	1–0
Gambia Ports Authority	4–7	Las Palmas	2–1	2–6
Mtsapéré	3–5	Pamplemousses	1–3	2–2

Third qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Champions Route
Ashanti Gold	2–0	Mounana	0–0	2–0
Coton Sport	9–1	Lioli	3–1	6–0
Enyimba	6–1	Big Bullets	2–1	4–0
Vital'O	2–4	Pamplemousses	0–2	2–2
Al-Ahli	4–3	Las Palmas	1–2	3–1
Libolo	3–2	Tigers	2–2	1–0
Semassi	3–4	Gorée	2–4	1–0
ZESCO United	2–1	Chicken Inn	2–0	0–1
Ferroviário	1–4	Young Africans	0–3	1–1
Mindelense	3–2	Sporting Praia Cruz	0–1	3–1
League Route
Wydad Casablanca	5–2	Onze Créateurs	1–2	4–0
Platinum Stars	4–5	Poto-Poto	2–4	2–1
Talangaï	7–6	Agosto	4–5	3–1
IR Tanger	4–4 (3–5 p)	Séwé	2–2	2–2 (a.e.t.)
Union Douala	6–5 (a.e.t.)	Warri Wolves	2–3	4–2 (a.e.t.)

Play-off round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Champions Route
Coton Sport	2–3	Gorée	1–0	1–3
Enyimba	3–2	Libolo	1–1	2–1
Ashanti Gold	8–4	Pamplemousses	1–2	7–2
Al-Ahli	0–2	Mindelense	0–2	0–0
ZESCO United	6–5	Young Africans	4–4	2–1
League Route
Wydad Casablanca	5–4	Al-Ahly Shendi	1–4	4–0
Bizertin	5–4 (a.e.t.)	Poto-Poto	2–2	3–2 (a.e.t.)
Kabylie	2–4	Talangaï	0–3	2–1
DCMP	1–5	Séwé	1–4	0–1
Wadi Degla	3–5	Union Douala	0–3	3–2

Group stage

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied in the order given to determine the rankings higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question; superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question; higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question; higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question; if, after having applied criteria 1 to 4, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 12 apply; superior goal difference in all group matches; higher number of goals scored in all group matches; higher number of away goals scored in all group matches; higher number of wins in all group matches; higher number of away wins in all group matches; lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in all group matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points); higher club coefficient.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BIZ	FUS	ZES	AMS
1	Bizertin	6	4	1	1	9	4	+5	13	Advance to knockout stage		—	0–0	2–1	2–1
2	FUS Rabat	6	3	1	2	8	4	+4	10			1–2	—	4–0	1–0
3	ZESCO United	6	2	1	3	5	10	−5	7	Transfer to Confederation Cup		1–3	1–0	—	1–0
4	Al-Masry	6	1	1	4	5	7	−2	4			2–0	1–2	1–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2016. Source: CAF.com

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		TPM	SAU	SML	UDO
1	TP Mazembe	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	18	Advance to knockout stage		—	2–1	5–0	3–0
2	Saoura	6	3	1	2	0	0	0	10			0–1	—	4–2	1–0
3	Stade Malien	6	1	1	4	0	0	0	4	Transfer to Confederation Cup		0–2	1–3	—	3–0
4	Union Douala	6	0	2	4	0	0	0	2			0–3	1–1	2–2	—

Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2016. Source: CAF.com

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		AAH	SFX	BVW	SEW
1	Al Ahly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage		—
2	Sfaxien	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				—
3	Bidvest Wits	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Transfer to Confederation Cup				—
4	Séwé	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						—

Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2016. Source: CAF.com

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		LEO	AHL	MET	ASG
1	Léopards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage		—
2	Al-Hilal Omdurman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				—
3	Métlaoui	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Transfer to Confederation Cup				—
4	Ashanti Gold	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						—

Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2016. Source: CAF.com

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MRK	SMA	EYB	TGI
1	Al-Merrikh	6	4	1	1	11	7	+4	13	Advance to knockout stage		—	1–1	2–0	4–3
2	Smouha	6	3	2	1	0	0	0	11			1–0	—	1–2	2–1
3	Enyimba	6	1	2	3	0	0	0	5	Transfer to Confederation Cup		1–2	0–0	—	0–1
4	Talangaï	6	1	1	4	0	0	0	4			1–2	1–3	1–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2016. Source: CAF.com

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ESS	ORL	GOR	SGB
1	Étoile du Sahel	6	4	2	0	11	4	+7	14	Advance to knockout stage		—	2–1	3–1	3–0
2	Orlando Pirates	6	3	1	2	12	7	+5	10			1–1	—	4–2	3–0
3	Gorée	6	2	2	2	9	11	−2	8	Transfer to Confederation Cup		1–1	3–2	—	2–1
4	Sanga Balende	6	0	1	5	1	10	−9	1			0–1	0–1	0–0	—

Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2016. Source: CAF.com

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		USM	ZAM	WYC	MDL
1	USM Alger	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	6	Advance to knockout stage		—	2–3	1–0	4–2
2	Zamalek	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9			2–1	—	1–0	3–0
3	Wydad Casablanca	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Transfer to Confederation Cup				—
4	Mindelense	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						—

Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2016. Source: CAF.com

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MAM	AVC	EST	TAN
1	Mamelodi Sundowns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage		—
2	Vita Club	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				—
3	Espérance	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Transfer to Confederation Cup				—
4	Tanda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						—

Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2016. Source: CAF.com