North African Cup of Champions

North African Cup of Champions

Founded	2008
Region	North Africa (UNAF)
Number of teams	5 (now 4)
Current champions	Club Africain
Most successful club	Club Africain (2)
Television broadcasters	Nessma TV
2010 North African Cup of Champions

The North African Cup of Champions is 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]

Origin

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.

Format

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

Prize money

Prize money^[3]:

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

Finals

Year	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Attendance
2008 Details	Club Africain	0 – 0	FAR Rabat	Stade Olympique d'El Menzah, Tunis
	FAR Rabat	0 – 0 (2 - 3 Pen)	Club Africain	Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat
	Club Africain won 3 – 2 on penalties (0 – 0 on aggregate)
2009 Details	ES Sétif	1 – 1	ES Tunis	Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif	30,000
	ES Tunis	1 – 1 (5 - 6 Pen)	ES Sétif	Stade 7 Novembre, Rades
	ES Sétif won 6 – 5 on penalties (2 – 2 on aggregate)
2010 Details	Club Africain	2 – 0	MC Alger	Stade 7 Novembre, Rades
	MC Alger	1 – 1	Club Africain	Stade 5 Juillet, Algiers
	Club Africain won 3 – 1 on aggregate

Winners by team

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

Winners by country

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

All-time tables

• 2 points for win

Clubs

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

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

• North African Champions Cup - a similar North African competition in French colonial era.
• Maghreb Champions Cup - a similar North African competition in 1969 to 1975.
• North African Cup Winners Cup
• North African Super Cup

References

1. ^ http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=4133
2. ^ http://www.letemps.com.tn/pop_article.php?ID_art=23823
3. ^ http://www.dzfoot.com/news-5473/coupes-de-l-unaf-les-dotations-pour-les-clubs