The 2010 CAF Champions League was the 46th edition of

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's premier club

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tournament organized by the

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(CAF), and the 14th edition under the current

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format. The winner,

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, and also played in the

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Association team allocation

* Theoretically, up to 55 CAF member associations entered the 2010 CAF Champions League. * The 12 highest ranked associations according to

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were eligible to enter 2 teams in the competition. For this year's competition, CAF used ''2004-08 5-Year ranking''. As a result, a maximum of 67 teams entered the tournament - although this level has never been reached. Below is the qualification scheme for the competition. Nations are shown according to their

- those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated: Unranked associations have no ranking points and hence are equal 20th. Bolded clubs received a bye in the preliminary round, entering the tournament in the first round. ¹

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, the champion of Ghana, did not enter the competition, citing financial problems.
² A position was included for a representative of the association at the time of the draw, but the association eventually withdrew without sending a team.

Schedule

Qualifying rounds

Preliminary Round

Byes:

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(Egypt),

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(Ivory Coast), Dynamos (Zimbabwe),

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(Nigeria),

(Congo DR),

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(Ivory Coast, drawn against champions of Benin, but the Beninese FA did not send a team) and US Douala (Cameroon, drawn against the champions of São Tomé and Príncipe, but the São Tomé and Príncipe FA did not send a team).

First round

Second round

* The losing teams from the second round advance to the

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play-off round.

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Knock-out stage

Bracket

Semifinals

Final

Top goalscorers

The top scorers from the 2008 CAF Champions League are as follows:

References

External links

Fixtures of the qualifying rounds of the 14th Orange CAF Champions LeagueFixtures & resultsGroups & standings
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