The 2013 Kagame Interclub Cup was the 38th edition of the

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, which is organised by CECAFA. It began on 18 June and ended on 1 July 2013.

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hosted the tournament for the fifth time since it officially began in 1974.

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, who have won the

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a record 18 times, beat

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side Armée Patriotique Rwandaise to win the tournament for the first time in their history. Prior to the beginning of the competition, clubs from

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and

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withdrew from the tournament due to security concerns.

Participants

On 22 May 2013, the draw for clubs to participate in the tournament was released. Due to dropouts the fixtures and group draws were amended only on 15 July, three days before the tournament. Group A * Al-Merreikh Al-Fasher * Armée Patriotique Rwandaise * Elman *

Group B *

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* Elect-Sport (invitee) Group C *

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* Al-Hilal Kaduqli * Uganda Revenue Authority

Group stage

The group stage featured eleven teams, with 4 teams in Group A and B and only three in Group C. Three teams advanced from Group A and B and two from Group C.

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending order): # Number of points obtained in games between the teams involved; # Goal difference in games between the teams involved; # Goals scored in games between the teams involved; # Away goals scored in games between the teams involved; # Goal difference in all games; # Goals scored in all games; # Drawing of lots.

Group A

Results:

Group B

Results:

Group C

Results:

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, teams play against each other once. The losers of the semi-finals played against each other in a

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where the winner was placed third overall in the entire competition.

References

External links

Knockout stage results
{{2013 in African football (CAF) Kagame Interclub Cup

2013 in Sudanese sport International association football competitions hosted by Sudan