2014 CAF Champions League

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2014 CAF Champions League

The 2014 CAF Champions League was Africa’s top club football competition for the season, also known as the Orange CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons. The event ran from February to November 2014 and involved 58 teams from 47 associations. The two-time defending champions, Al-Ahly, were eliminated in the second round by Al-Ahly Benghazi.

Format and progression
- The tournament began with qualifying rounds, followed by a group stage and then a knockout stage.
- Eight teams reached the group stage, which was split into two groups of four. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the knockout rounds (semis and final).
- Knockout ties were two-legged, with the away goals rule applied if needed to determine the winner.

Final and champions
- ES Sétif of Algeria won the title, securing their second CAF Champions League title. They defeated AS Vita Club of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on away goals after a 3-3 aggregate score in the final.
- The second leg of the final was hosted at Mustapha Tchaker Stadium in Blida, Algeria.
- By winning, ES Sétif earned a spot in the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup and qualified for the 2015 CAF Super Cup.

Top scorers
- The competition featured several players tied on six goals, including El Hedi Belameiri and others from the advancing clubs.

Key notes
- The tournament's association allocations and qualifying rounds saw numerous clubs from across Africa contest two-legged ties to reach the group stage.
- The group stage determined the finalists who would move on to the knockout rounds, culminating in ES Sétif’s championship win.