CAF 5-year ranking

Ranking system for CAF club teams

The CAF 5-year ranking system is used by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine the number of clubs that each member association may enter its club football competitions; the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. At present, those associations ranked in the top 12 may enter two teams into each of the two club competitions, while the remaining associations are limited to a single team in each competition.simba football club.

Origins

Prior to 2004, CAF organized 3 club tournaments; the CAF Champions League, the African Cup Winners' Cup and the CAF Cup with each association allowed to enter a single team in each tournament. The Cup Winners' Cup and the CAF Cup merged to create the CAF Confederation Cup in 2004. Rather than limiting all associations to just two positions in CAF club competitions, CAF decided to allow the leading nations two entries into the then-new tournament while also allowing them an additional entry in the Champions League.

As with the UEFA rankings used for their club tournaments, the CAF rankings are based on obtained results in each of the past 5 completed club seasons. There are some differences, notably:

More tournaments are included; the CAF Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup also allow teams to obtain ranking points.
The annual results are not averaged by the number of entrants an association has, so highly ranked associations have a greater ability to obtain points.
The ranking points are not awarded for the results of individual matches, but rather for the final level of advancement such as winners or group-stage positions.
Only teams that advance to the quarter-final knockout stage in each club tournament can obtain ranking points.

2004 season

For the 2004 season, the rankings were made according to the performance of the associations in the previous 5 years from 1998 to 2002 in the CAF club competitions. These selected associations were as follows:

Tunisia (36 points)
Egypt (31 points)
Ivory Coast (27 points)
Morocco (24 points)
South Africa (17 points)
Algeria (17 points)
Cameroon (14 points)
Ghana (12 points)
Angola (12 points)
Nigeria (10 points)
Congo DR (8 points)
Senegal (6 points)

2005 season controversy

In July 2004, CAF informed its members that the ranking system for admission to their competitions for the 2005 season would be done according to the same 1998-2002 ranking used for the 2004 season. It is unknown why CAF did not calculate a 1999-2003 ranking (following UEFA's practice of updating its rankings each season), as there would seem to have been enough time to do this.^[1] Since then, it has become CAF's policy to adopt a year older ranking for the competitions of the new season; thus in 2012, rankings were based on results from 2006 to 2010.

2011 season change

In December 2010, CAF altered the ranking system, removing the components from the CAF Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup, and weighting more recent results more highly. For the 2011 edition of the club competitions, results between the 2005 and 2009 season were still in use, but the points from 2009 were multiplied by 5, 2008 by 4 and it continues in that manner.^[2]^[3]

2017 season expansion

On 30 May 2016, CAF expanded the group stage team participation in its club competitions from 8 to 16, including a quarter-final knockout stage in the process.^[4]^[5] CAF announced the ranking system based on the new format in March 2018.^[6]

2019–20 season change

On 4 June 2019, CAF announced an updated ranking for the 2019–20 season, which was to be based on results from each CAF club competition from 2015 to the first ever cross-year season of 2018–19, with Tanzania replacing Ivory Coast in the top 12 associations.^[7]^[8]

Criteria for awarding points

CAF approved its basic criteria based on the criteria used in the election of the CAF Clubs of the 20th Century in 2000 for awarding points in 2003. This was changed in 2005 with the addition of a criterion that rewards clubs that advance to the semi-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup.^[9] This methodology has also been used to create an all-time ranking for CAF clubs, adding the points that would have been obtained by each club based on its results since 1965.

For the rankings system, only results since 1998 have been counted with the CAF Super Cup and the FIFA World Cup Club excluded from the system since 2011. The table below shows the years during which the competitions were operated:^[10]

Competition	6 Points	5 Points	4 Points	3 Points	2 Points	1 Point	0.5 Point
Competitions used in current rankings^[6]
CAF Champions League	Champions	Runners-up	Semi-finalist	Quarter-finalist (from 2017)	3rd in Group Stage	4th in Group Stage
CAF Confederation Cup		Champions	Runners-up	Semi-finalist	Quarter-finalist (from 2017)	3rd in Group Stage	4th in Group Stage
Competitions used in previous rankings
CAF Champions League 2000–2016		Champions	Runners-up	Semi-finalist	3rd in Group Stage	4th in Group Stage
CAF Confederation Cup 2004–2016			Champions	Runners-up	Semi-finalist	3rd in Group Stage 4th in Group Stage
CAF Super Cup 1992–2010						Champions
FIFA Club World Cup 2005–2010	Champions		Runners-up 3rd Place		4th Place

Weighting factor

Since 2011, points have been weighted according to the year of performance results when calculating the rankings. For the current ranking, the points calculated based on performances in CAF club competitions between 2019-20 and the 2023–24 season, the points are multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follows:^[11]

2023–24 – 5
2022–23 – 4
2021–22 – 3
2020–21 – 2
2019–20 – 1

Association ranking for the 2023–24 CAF club season

The association ranking for the 2023–24 CAF Champions League and the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup are based on results from each CAF club competition from 2018–19 to the 2022–23 season. The standings below are as of 13 June 2023.

Legend

CL: CAF Champions League
CC: CAF Confederation Cup
Associations ranked 1–12 are eligible to enter two teams in each CAF club competition.

Rank			Association	2018–19 (× 1)		2019–20 (× 2)		2020–21 (× 3)		2021–22 (× 4)		2022–23 (× 5)		Total
2023	2022	Mvt	Association	CL	CC	CL	CC	CL	CC	CL	CC	CL	CC	Total
1	1	—	Morocco	5	7	8	8	4	6	9	5	8	2	180
2	2	—	Egypt	4	5	11	6	8	3	7	4	8	2.5	172.5
3	3	—	Algeria	5	1	3	1	6	5	7	1	6	5	134
4	5	+1	South Africa	6	0	3	0.5	8	2	5	4	4	3	114
5	4	-1	Tunisia	8	6	6	0	4	3	5	1	4	2	101
6	11	+5	Tanzania	3	0	0	0	3	0.5	0	2	3	4	56.5
7	6	-1	DR Congo	5	0	4	1	4	0	0	3	1	2	54
8	7	-1	Angola	0	0.5	4	0	1	0	5	0	2	0	41.5
9	8	-1	Sudan	0	2	2	0	2	0	3	0	3	0	39
10	10	—	Guinea	3	0	0	3	2	0	1	0	2	0	29
11	9	-2	Libya	0	0	0	2	0	0.5	0	5	0	0.5	28
12	12	—	Nigeria	2	1	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	25
13	16	+3	Ivory Coast	1	0	0	0.5	0	0	0	1	0	3	21
14	14	—	Cameroon	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.5	1	0	16
15	13	-2	Zambia	0	2.5	1	2	0	1.5	0	0.5	0	0	15
16	17	+1	Congo	0	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	9.5
17	15	-2	Senegal	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	9
18	21	+3	Mali	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7
19	30	+11	Togo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
19	26	+7	Uganda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5
21	18	-3	Botswana	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4
22	19	-3	Zimbabwe	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
23	19	-4	Kenya	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
23	21	-2	Eswatini	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	0	0	2
23	23	—	Burkina Faso	0	0.5	0	0	0	0.5	0	0	0	0	2
23	24	+1	Niger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	0	0	2
27	24	-3	Ghana	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
27	27	—	Mauritania	0	0	0	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
27	27	—	Benin	0	0	0	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Association ranking for the 2024–25 CAF club season

The association ranking for the 2024–25 CAF Champions League and the 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF club competition from 2019–20 to the 2023–24 season.

Legend

CL: CAF Champions League
CC: CAF Confederation Cup
≥: Associations points might increase on basis of its clubs performance in 2023–24 CAF club competitions
Associations ranked 1–12 are eligible to enter two teams in each CAF club competition.

Rank			Association	2019–20 (× 1)		2020–21 (× 2)		2021–22 (× 3)		2022–23 (× 4)		2023–24 (× 5)		Total
2024	2023	Mvt	Association	CL	CC	CL	CC	CL	CC	CL	CC	CL	CC	Total
1	2	+1	Egypt	11	6	8	3	7	4	8	2.5	≥5	≥5	≥164
2	1	-1	Morocco	8	8	4	6	9	5	8	2	2	≥3	≥143
3	3	—	Algeria	3	1	6	5	7	1	6	5	2	≥3	≥119
4	4	—	South Africa	3	0.5	8	2	5	4	4	3	≥4	1.5	≥106
5	5	—	Tunisia	6	0	4	3	5	1	4	2	≥5	1	≥92
6	6	—	Tanzania	0	0	3	0.5	0	2	3	4	6	0	71
7	7	—	DR Congo	4	1	4	0	0	3	1	2	≥4	0	≥54
8	8	—	Angola	4	0	1	0	5	0	2	0	3	1.5	51.5
9	9	—	Sudan	2	0	2	0	3	0	3	0	2	0	37
10	11	+1	Libya	0	2	0	0.5	0	5	0	0.5	0	3	35
11	13	+2	Ivory Coast	0	0.5	0	0	0	1	0	3	3	0	30.5
12	12	—	Nigeria	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	25
13	10	-3	Guinea	0	3	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0.5	20.5
14	27	+13	Ghana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	≥3	≥20
15	18	+3	Mali	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	15
16	14	-2	Cameroon	0	0	0	3	0	0.5	1	0	0	0	11.5
17	27	+10	Mauritania	0	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	10.5
18	16	-2	Congo	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0.5	9.5
19	21	+2	Botswana	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	8
20	15	-5	Zambia	1	2	0	1.5	0	0.5	0	0	0	0	7.5
21	17	-4	Senegal	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
22	19	-3	Togo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4
22	19	-3	Uganda	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4
24	23	-1	Eswatini	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	0	0	0	0	1.5
24	23	-1	Niger	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	0	0	0	0	1.5
26	22	-4	Zimbabwe	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
26	23	-3	Burkina Faso	0	0	0	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
28	27	-1	Benin	0	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5

Club ranking for the 2023–24 CAF club season

The club ranking is used for seeding in the 2 CAF club competitions; the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. Pending equality in ranking points, the team receiving more points in the previous season will be considered as the higher-ranked team.^[12]

The club ranking for the 2023–24 CAF Champions League and the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup was based on results from each CAF club competition from 2018-19 to the 2022–23 season.

Rank	Club	2018–19 (× 1)	2019–20 (× 2)	2020–21 (× 3)	2021–22 (× 4)	2022–23 (× 5)	Total
1	Al Ahly	3	6	6	5	6	83
2	Wydad AC	5	4	4	6	5	74
3	Espérance de Tunis	6	3	4	3	4	56
4	Mamelodi Sundowns	4	3	3	3	4	51
5	Raja CA	1	4	5	3	3	51
6	Zamalek	5	5	2	2	2	39
7	RS Berkane	4	5	1	5	0	37
8	CR Belouizdad	0	0	3	3	3	36
9	Simba	3	0	3	2	3	35
10	Pyramids	0	4	3	2	2	35
11	Petro de Luanda	0.5	2	1	4	2	33.5
12	JS Kabylie	0	2	4	0	3	31
13	TP Mazembe	4	3	2	3	0.5	30.5
14	Horoya	3	3	2	1	2	29
15	USM Alger	0	1	0	0	5	27
16	Orlando Pirates	2	0	2	4	0	24
17	Al-Hilal	2	2	1	1	2	23
18	Young Africans	0	0	0	0	4	20
19	ASEC Mimosas	1	0	0	1	3	20
20	Étoile du Sahel	3	3	1	2	0	20
21	ES Sétif	0	0	1	4	0	19
22	Coton Sport	0	0	3	0.5	1	16
23	Marumo Gallants	0	0	0	0	3	15
24	Kaizer Chiefs	0	0	5	0	0	15
25	AS Vita Club	1	1	2	0	1	14
26	CS Sfaxien	3	0	2	1	0	13
27	Al-Merrikh	0	0	1	1	1	12
28	Al-Ahli Tripoli	0	0	0	3	0	12
29	Al-Masry	0	2	0	2	0	12
30	ASFAR Rabat	0	0	0	0	2	10
30	Rivers United	0	0	0	0	2	10
30	US Monastir	0	0	0	0	2	10
33	Enyimba	0	2	2	0	0	10
34	MC Alger	0	0	3	0	0	9
35	Al Ittihad	0	0	0	2	0	8
35	AmaZulu	0	0	0	2	0	8
37	Hassania Agadir	2	3	0	0	0	8
38	JS Saoura	2	0	0	1	0	6
39	Zanaco	0	2	0	0.5	0	6
40	ASC Jaraaf	0	0	2	0	0	6
41	Diables Noirs	0	0	0	0	1	5
41	Saint-Éloi Lupopo	0	0	0	0	1	5
41	Real Bamako	0	0	0	0	1	5
41	ASKO Kara	0	0	0	0	1	5
41	Vipers	0	0	0	0	1	5
46	Nkana	2	0	1	0	0	5
47	DC Motema Pembe	0	1	0	0	0.5	4.5
48	AS Otôho	0.5	0	0	1	0	4.5
49	Jwaneng Galaxy	0	0	0	1	0	4
49	Sagrada Esperança	0	0	0	1	0	4
51	1º de Agosto	0	2	0	0	0	4
51	Al-Nasr	0	2	0	0	0	4
53	Teungueth	0	0	1	0	0	3
54	FC Platinum	1	1	0	0	0	3
54	Enugu Rangers	1	1	0	0	0	3
56	CS Constantine	3	0	0	0	0	3
57	Future	0	0	0	0	0.5	2.5
57	Al Akhdar	0	0	0	0	0.5	2.5
59	ZESCO United	0.5	1	0	0	0	2.5
60	USGN	0	0	0	0.5	0	2
60	Royal Leopards	0	0	0	0.5	0	2
62	Salitas	0.5	0	0.5	0	0	2
63	Djoliba	0	1	0	0	0	2
63	Paradou AC	0	1	0	0	0	2
65	Gor Mahia	2	0	0	0	0	2
65	Club Africain	2	0	0	0	0	2
65	Lobi Stars	2	0	0	0	0	2
68	Al Ahly Benghazi	0	0	0.5	0	0	1.5
68	Namungo	0	0	0.5	0	0	1.5
68	NAPSA Stars	0	0	0.5	0	0	1.5
71	Bidvest Wits	0	0.5	0	0	0	1
71	ESAE	0	0.5	0	0	0	1
71	FC Nouadhibou	0	0.5	0	0	0	1
71	FC San Pédro	0	0.5	0	0	0	1
75	Asante Kotoko	1	0	0	0	0	1
75	NA Hussein Dey	1	0	0	0	0	1
75	Ismaily	1	0	0	0	0	1

Legend

≥: Clubs points might increase on basis of its performance in 2022-23 CAF club competitions
Club is still active in 2022-23 CAF club competitions

Club ranking for the 2024–25 CAF club season

The club ranking for the 2024–25 CAF Champions League and the 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF club competition from 2019-20 to the 2023–24 season.

Rank	Club	2019–20 (× 1)	2020–21 (× 2)	2021–22 (× 3)	2022–23 (× 4)	2023–24 (× 5)	Total
1	Al Ahly	6	6	5	6	≥4	≥77
2	Wydad AC	4	4	6	5	2	60
3	Espérance de Tunis	3	4	3	4	≥4	≥56
4	Mamelodi Sundowns	3	3	3	4	≥4	≥54
5	Simba	0	3	2	3	3	39
6	Petro de Luanda	2	1	4	2	3	39
7	TP Mazembe	3	2	3	0.5	≥4	≥38
8	Zamalek	5	2	2	2	≥3	≥38
9	RS Berkane	5	1	5	0	≥3	≥37
10	CR Belouizdad	0	3	3	3	2	37
11	USM Alger	1	0	0	5	≥3	≥36
12	Raja CA	4	5	3	3	0	35
13	Young Africans S.C.	0	0	0	4	3	31
14	ASEC Mimosas	0	0	1	3	3	30
15	Pyramids	4	3	2	2	1	29
16	Al-Hilal	2	1	1	2	2	25
17	JS Kabylie	2	4	0	3	0	22
18	Rivers United	0	0	0	2	2	18
19	Horoya	3	2	1	2	0	18
20	Étoile du Sahel	3	1	2	0	1	16
21	Orlando Pirates	0	2	4	0	0	16
22	Dreams FC	0	0	0	0	≥3	≥15
23	ES Sétif	0	1	4	0	0	14
24	Future	0	0	0	0.5	2	12
25	Marumo Gallants	0	0	0	3	0	12
26	Coton Sport	0	3	0.5	1	0	11.5
27	FC Nouadhibou	0.5	0	0	0	2	10.5
28	Abu Salim	0	0	0	0	2	10
28	Stade Malien	0	0	0	0	2	10
30	Kaizer Chiefs	0	5	0	0	0	10
31	Al-Merrikh	0	1	1	1	0	9
32	AS Vita Club	1	2	0	1	0	9
33	Al-Ahli Tripoli	0	0	3	0	0	9
34	Jwaneng Galaxy	0	0	1	0	1	8
34	Sagrada Esperança	0	0	1	0	1	8
36	ASFAR Rabat	0	0	0	2	0	8
36	US Monastir	0	0	0	2	0	8
38	Al-Masry	2	0	2	0	0	8
39	CS Sfaxien	0	2	1	0	0	7
40	Diables Noirs	0	0	0	1	0.5	6.5
41	Al Ittihad	0	0	2	0	0	6
41	AmaZulu	0	0	2	0	0	6
43	MC Alger	0	3	0	0	0	6
44	Enyimba	2	2	0	0	0	6
45	Medeama	0	0	0	0	1	5
46	Club Africain	0	0	0	0	1	5
46	Sekhukhune United	0	0	0	0	1	5
48	Al Hilal Benghazi	0	0	0	0	1	5
49	Saint-Éloi Lupopo	0	0	0	1	0	4
49	Real Bamako	0	0	0	1	0	4
49	ASKO Kara	0	0	0	1	0	4
49	Vipers	0	0	0	1	0	4
53	ASC Jaraaf	0	2	0	0	0	4
54	Zanaco	2	0	0.5	0	0	3.5
55	DC Motema Pembe	1	0	0	0.5	0	3
56	JS Saoura	0	0	1	0	0	3
56	AS Otôho	0	0	1	0	0	3
58	Hassania Agadir	3	0	0	0	0	3
59	Académica do Lobito	0	0	0	0	0.5	2.5
59	Académie SOAR	0	0	0	0	0.5	2.5
59	SuperSport United	0	0	0	0	0.5	2.5
62	Al Akhdar	0	0	0	0.5	0	2
62	Nkana	0	1	0	0	0	2
62	Teungueth	0	1	0	0	0	2
62	1º de Agosto	2	0	0	0	0	2
62	Al-Nasr	2	0	0	0	0	2
67	USGN	0	0	0.5	0	0	1.5
67	Royal Leopards	0	0	0.5	0	0	1.5
69	Salitas	0	0.5	0	0	0	1
69	Al Ahly Benghazi	0	0.5	0	0	0	1
69	Namungo	0	0.5	0	0	0	1
69	NAPSA Stars	0	0.5	0	0	0	1
69	FC Platinum	1	0	0	0	0	1
69	Enugu Rangers	1	0	0	0	0	1
69	ZESCO United	1	0	0	0	0	1
69	Djoliba	1	0	0	0	0	1
69	Paradou AC	1	0	0	0	0	1
78	Bidvest Wits	0.5	0	0	0	0	0.5
78	ESAE	0.5	0	0	0	0	0.5
78	FC San Pédro	0.5	0	0	0	0	0.5

Legend

≥: Clubs points might increase on basis of its performance in 2023-24 CAF club competitions
Club is still active in 2023-24 CAF Champions League
Club is still active in 2023-24 CAF Confederation Cup

Historical rankings since 2011

Legend

Associations ranked 1–12 and eligible to enter two teams in each CAF club competition.
— No rank (0 Points)

Association	Rank (points)
Association	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2018–19	2019–20	2020–21	2021–22	2022–23	2023–24	2024–25
Egypt	2 (83)	2 (81)	3 (64)	2 (70)	2 (80)	2 (81)	2 (80)	1 (85)	2 (106.5)	3 (120.5)	2 (167)	2 (173.5)	2 (176)	2 (172.5)	1 (≥164)
Morocco	8 (20)	7 (27)	4 (62)	5 (53)	4 (44)	7 (29)	7 (24)	6 (41)	4 (84)	2 (153)	1 (190)	1 (183)	1 (194)	1 (180)	2 (≥143)
Algeria	6 (27)	6 (45)	7 (43)	7 (40)	7 (32)	4 (44)	4 (64)	4 (62)	5 (82.5)	4 (92)	5 (81)	4 (109)	3 (115)	3 (134)	3 (≥119)
South Africa	14 (10)	16 (5)	17 (1)	—	11 (20)	12 (16)	6 (27)	5 (45)	6 (78.5)	6 (76.5)	6 (68.5)	5 (93.5)	5 (109.5)	4 (114)	4 (≥106)
Tunisia	1 (98)	1 (97)	1 (100)	1 (85)	1 (106)	1 (105)	1 (100)	2 (76)	1 (116)	1 (154)	3 (140)	3 (131)	4 (113)	5 (101)	5 (≥92)
Tanzania	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16 (5)	24 (2)	12 (18)	13 (14)	12 (27.5)	11 (30.5)	6 (56.5)	6 (71)
DR Congo	5 (46)	3 (60)	5 (49)	6 (48)	3 (46)	3 (63)	3 (69)	3 (70)	3 (90)	5 (87)	4 (83)	6 (75)	6 (63)	7 (54)	7 (≥54)
Angola	11 (18)	12 (13)	9 (18)	10 (18)	12 (17)	13 (11)	13 (7)	17 (3)	17 (6)	11 (21.5)	10 (36)	10 (31.5)	7 (46)	8 (41.5)	8 (51.5)
Sudan	4 (50)	5 (47)	6 (47)	4 (54)	6 (37)	5 (33)	5 (51)	7 (35)	7 (53)	8 (35)	11 (29.5)	11 (30)	8 (33.5)	9 (39)	9 (37)
Libya	16 (9)	10 (16)	12 (11)	15 (6)	16 (4)	14 (7)	14 (4)	14 (8)	9 (19)	18 (10)	12 (16.5)	15 (13.5)	9 (33)	11 (28)	10 (35)
Ivory Coast	7 (22)	12 (13)	12 (11)	15 (6)	13 (13)	6 (30)	9 (23)	8 (21)	10 (15)	13 (15)	14 (13.5)	16 (9)	16 (10.5)	13 (21)	11 (30.5)
Nigeria	3 (75)	4 (58)	2 (70)	3 (63)	5 (41)	11 (22)	12 (12)	12 (13)	13 (10.5)	9 (32.5)	8 (39)	8 (37.5)	12 (26)	12 (25)	12 (25)
Guinea	18 (1)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18 (5)	10 (30)	9 (38)	7 (38)	10 (31)	10 (29)	13 (20.5)
Ghana	13 (12)	15 (6)	16 (2)	12 (11)	14 (8)	15 (6)	14 (4)	15 (7)	22 (4)	19 (9)	20 (6.5)	23 (4)	24 (2.5)	27 (1)	14 (≥20)
Mali	8 (20)	8 (21)	10 (16)	8 (31)	7 (32)	8 (26)	9 (23)	11 (15)	16 (8)	26 (3)	20 (6.5)	20 (5)	21 (3.5)	18 (7)	15 (15)
Cameroon	10 (19)	11 (14)	8 (19)	11 (12)	9 (21)	8 (26)	11 (19)	13 (12)	10 (15)	26 (3)	29 (2)	13 (16)	14 (14.5)	14 (16)	16 (11.5)
Mauritania	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27 (2.5)	27 (2)	28 (1.5)	27 (1)	17 (10.5)
Congo	—	—	—	9 (20)	9 (21)	8 (26)	7 (24)	10 (16)	15 (10)	16 (11.5)	18 (8)	19 (5.5)	17 (8)	16 (9.5)	18 (9.5)
Botswana	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24 (4)	25 (3)	27 (2)	18 (6)	21 (4)	19 (8)
Zambia	14 (10)	12 (13)	14 (10)	14 (7)	16 (4)	15 (6)	14 (4)	9 (18)	8 (38)	7 (40.5)	7 (43)	9 (35)	13 (24.5)	15 (15)	20 (7.5)
Senegal	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14 (15)	15 (12)	17 (9)	21 (6)
Togo	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24 (4)	25 (3)	27 (2)	30 (1)	19 (5)	22 (4)
Uganda	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18 (5)	17 (11)	18 (8)	20 (5)	26 (2)	19 (5)	22 (4)
Eswatini	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18 (5)	22 (7)	23 (5)	26 (3)	21 (3.5)	23 (2)	24 (1.5)
Niger	—	16 (5)	15 (4)	17 (3)	19 (2)	18 (1)	—	—	—	—	—	—	24 (2.5)	23 (2)	24 (1.5)
Zimbabwe	12 (17)	9 (18)	11 (13)	13 (8)	18 (3)	18 (1)	—	—	18 (5)	20 (8)	15 (11)	17 (8)	19 (5)	22 (3)	26 (1)
Burkina Faso	18 (1)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	28 (2.5)	29 (2)	23 (4)	23 (3)	23 (2)	26 (1)
Benin	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27 (2.5)	27 (2)	28 (1.5)	27 (1)	28 (0.5)
Kenya	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14 (14)	15 (11)	17 (8)	19 (5)	23 (2)	—
Rwanda	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20 (8)	22 (6)	23 (4)	26 (2)	—	—
Mozambique	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10 (15)	15 (13)	17 (9)	20 (5)	30 (1)	—	—
Ethiopia	—	—	—	—	15 (5)	17 (4)	17 (3)	18 (2)	13 (10.5)	23 (6)	24 (4)	27 (2)	—	—	—
Gabon	18 (1)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23 (2.5)	29 (1.5)	31 (1)	32 (0.5)	—	—	—
Equatorial Guinea	17 (2)	18 (1)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Note: For associations which have the same number of points, they are listed as having the same rank as CAF did not publish any tiebreaking criteria. There was a tie for determining the 12th ranked association on two occasions:

In 2012, Ivory Coast received two entries in each tournament, while Angola and Zambia only received one entry in each.
In 2013, Ivory Coast received two entries in each tournament, while Libya only received one entry in each.

Club results

Club results of the previous 5 seasons and the current season based on the current points system are as follows:^[6]

		6 points	5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point	0.5 point
2018–19	CL	Espérance de Tunis	Wydad AC	TP Mazembe Mamelodi Sundowns	CS Constantine Al-Ahly Horoya Simba	JS Saoura Lobi Stars Orlando Pirates Club Africain	AS Vita Club ASEC Mimosas Ismaily FC Platinum
2018–19	CC		Zamalek	RS Berkane	CS Sfaxien Étoile du Sahel	Gor Mahia Hassania Agadir Al-Hilal Nkana	NA Hussein Dey Asante Kotoko Raja CA Enugu Rangers	Petro de Luanda Salitas AS Otôho ZESCO United
2019–20	CL	Al-Ahly	Zamalek	Wydad AC Raja CA	TP Mazembe Mamelodi Sundowns Espérance de Tunis Étoile du Sahel	JS Kabylie 1º de Agosto Petro de Luanda Al-Hilal	USM Alger AS Vita Club ZESCO United FC Platinum
2019–20	CC		RS Berkane	Pyramids	Horoya Hassania Agadir	Al-Masry Al-Nasr Enyimba Zanaco	Paradou AC DC Motema Pembe Djoliba Enugu Rangers	ESAE FC San Pédro FC Nouadhibou Bidvest Wits
2020–21	CL	Al-Ahly	Kaizer Chiefs	Wydad AC Espérance de Tunis	CR Belouizdad MC Alger Mamelodi Sundowns Simba	AS Vita Club TP Mazembe Zamalek Horoya	Petro de Luanda Teungueth Al-Hilal Al-Merrikh
2020–21	CC		Raja CA	JS Kabylie	Coton Sport Pyramids	Enyimba ASC Jaraaf Orlando Pirates CS Sfaxien	ES Sétif RS Berkane Étoile du Sahel Nkana	Salitas Al Ahly Benghazi Namungo NAPSA Stars
2021–22	CL	Wydad AC	Al-Ahly	Petro de Luanda ES Setif	Raja CA Mamelodi Sundowns CR Belouizdad Esperance de Tunis	AmaZulu Étoile du Sahel Zamalek Al Hilal	Horoya AC Al Merrikh Sagrada Esperança Jwaneng Galaxy
2021–22	CC		RS Berkane	Orlando Pirates	Al-Ahli Tripoli TP Mazembe	Simba SC Al Masry SC Al Ittihad Pyramids FC	JS Saoura ASEC Mimosas AS Otohô CS Sfaxien	USGN Coton Sport FC Zanaco Royal Leopards
2022–23	CL	Al Ahly	Wydad AC	Mamelodi Sundowns Espérance de Tunis	CR Belouizdad JS Kabylie Raja CA Simba	Petro de Luanda Zamalek Horoya Al Hilal	AS Vita Club Coton Sport Al Merrikh Vipers
2022–23	CC		USM Alger	Young Africans	ASEC Mimosas Marumo Gallants	Pyramids ASFAR Rivers United US Monastir	Diables Noirs Saint-Éloi Lupopo Real Bamako ASKO Kara	Motema Pembe TP Mazembe Future Al Akhdar
2023–24	CL			Mamelodi Sundowns Al Ahly Espérance de Tunis TP Mazembe	ASEC Mimosas Petro de Luanda Simba Young Africans	FC Nouadhibou Wydad AC Al Hilal CR Belouizdad	Pyramids Jwaneng Galaxy Étoile du Sahel Medeama
2023–24	CC				Zamalek RS Berkane USM Alger Dreams FC	Modern Future Abu Salim Rivers United Stade Malien	Al Hilal Benghazi Sagrada Esperança Club Africain Sekhukhune United	SuperSport United Académie SOAR Académica do Lobito Diables Noirs

If a team was disqualified, they will not obtain any ranking points. For example, ES Sétif were disqualified from the 2016 CAF Champions League during the group stage.^[14] As a result, they did not obtain a position for that tournament and thus were not counted when calculating the ranking for Algeria.

References

^ "CAF 5-year ranking". RSSSF. 11 September 2004. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
^ "CAF Club Competitions entry procedures for 2011 released". CAFOnline.com. 12 March 2010. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
^ "CAF disowns club ranking published by some websites". CAFOnline.com. 9 June 2011. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
^ "16 Clubs for Group Phase of CC and CL effective 2017". CAFOnline.com. 11 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
^ "New adopted format for Club Competitions". CAFOnline.com. 30 May 2016. Archived from the original on 18 July 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Draw Procedures for Interclubs Group Phase". CAFOnline.com. 20 March 2018. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
^ "Timu 4 za Tanzania kushiriki Mashindano ya CAF 2019/2020" [4 Tanzanian teams to participate in the 2019/2020 CAF Championship]. Tanzania Football Federation (in Swahili). 4 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
^ Paule, Beatrice N'guessan (5 June 2019). "Sport: Pour la saison 2019-2020, le FC San Pedro ne jouera plus la ligue des champions Africaines (Caf), voici les raisons" [Sport: For the 2019-2020 season, FC San Pedro will no longer play the African Champions League (Caf), here are the reasons]. AKODY NEWS (in French). Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
^ "FIFA Ranking Table - African Zone (Dec 2005)". FIFA Ranking Archives. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
^ "Two South African clubs for each Interclub Competition". CAFOnline.com. 29 November 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
^ "Ranking of clubs for 2nd 1/8th Final Draw of CC 2014" (PDF). CAFOnline.com. 31 March 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
^ "RS Berkane to group stage, 15 more to follow". CAFOnline.com. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
^ "RS Berkane to group stage, 15 more to follow". CAFOnline.com. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
^ "Disqualification of ES Sétif". CAFOnline.com. 23 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

External links

The CAF 5-year ranking system via RSSSF
Previous African club ranking system (Archived) via CAFOnline.com

CAF competitions

National competitions

Men	Africa Cup of Nations African Nations Championship Futsal Africa Cup of Nations Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations
Women	Women's Africa Cup of Nations Women's Olympic Qualification African Games

Youth competitions

Men	U-23 Cup of Nations U-20 Cup of Nations U-17 Cup of Nations African Games
Women	U-20 World Cup qualification U-17 World Cup qualification

Club competitions

Current	Football League Champions League Confederation Cup Super Cup Women's Champions League
Defunct	Cup Winners' Cup CAF Cup Afro-Asian Club Championship

Sub-regions

Northern Africa (UNAF)	Men's U-23 T. U-20 T. U-18 T. U-17 T. U-15 T. Club Club CC (defunct) Club CWC (defunct) Club SC (defunct) Futsal Women's U-20 Club
Western Africa (WAFU)	Men's Nations Cup U-20 Club (defunct) Amílcar Cabral Cup (defunct) Women's Zone A Zone B
Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	UNIFAC Cup U-17 UDEAC Cup (defunct) CEMAC Cup (defunct) Club (defunct)
Eastern Africa (CECAFA)	Men's U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15 Club Nile Basin Cup Women's
Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Men's U-20 U-17 Women's U-20 U-17

Related competitions

National	UAFA Arab Cup U-20 U-17 W-Cup U-17 W-Cup Pan Arab Games Mediterranean Games Islamic Solidarity Games Jeux de la Francophonie UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup (defunct) Afro-Asian Cup (defunct)
Club	UAFA Champions Cup CWC (defunct) SC (defunct) Afro-Asian Club Championship (defunct)