On 31 December 2000 the CAF has published that Al Ahly SC is CAF African Club of the Century.
Ranking
The ranking was calculated by the exclusively on the basis of performance by
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n teams throughout their participation in
CAF club competitions (from the
quarter-finals to
final
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) from 1964 to 2000.
Clubs' performance from the Group Stage of the
Champions League, international competition run by
CAF since 1997, have been included.
Regional competitions organized by
football associations members to the organization has not been considered. Clubs' performance on the
first edition
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of the
FIFA Club World Cup
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, held in
Brazil
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in January 2000, has been included in the ranking.
CAF's classification of African clubs is made on the following basis:
Top Ten Africa's clubs of the 20th Century:
The 'century' classification (Dec 31, 2000):
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1. Al-Ahly (Egypt) 40 points
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2. Zamalek (Egypt) 37
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3. Ashante Kotoko (Ghana) 34
Canon de Yaoundé (Cameroon) 34
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5. Espérance (Tunisia) 27
ASEC (Ivory Coast) 27
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7. Hearts of Oak (Ghana) 26
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8. Africa Sports (Ivory Coast) 25
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9. JS Kabylie (Algeria) 22
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10. TP Englebert (Congo-K.) 20
ow known as TP Mazembe''
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11. ES Sahel (Tunisia) 19
Hafia (Guinea) 19
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13. Shooting Stars (Nigeria) 18
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14. Raja Casablanca (Morocco) 17
Ismaily (Egypt) 17
AS Vita Club (Congo-K.) 17
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17. Al-Mokawloon (Egypt) 16
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18. AS FAR (Morocco) 15
Nkana Red Devils (Zambia) 15
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Full list published by CAF on 31 December 2000 (top 18)
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Egypt
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's Al-Ahly was named
as "African club of the century" by the continental governing body on 31 December 2000.
References
{{Reflist
External links
CAF Ranking of African Clubs
on RSSSF.com
Confederation of African Football trophies and awards
Awards established in 2000