The North African Cup of Champions was a tournament designed by the
Union of North African Football
The Union of North African Football (UNAF; ar, اتحاد شمال إفريقيا لكرة القدم, Ittiḥād Shamāl Ifrīqyā li-Kurat al-Qadam; french: Union nord-africaine de football) is an association football organising body. It was l ...
(UNAF) that puts together the winners of the domestic leagues around North Africa. The tournament contains representatives from Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia.
History
On October 6, the representatives of the Federation of North African Football (FNAF) met in Tunis. They agreed that North Africa, once one of the strongest regions in African football, did not have a regional competition that represented the region. Therefore, the President of the FNAF, the Algerian Mohamed Raouraoua, along with the rest of the FNAF, decided that two new competitions would be started in order to bring together the best sides in North Africa. The Cup of Champions brings together the winners of the five domestic leagues in North Africa, whereas the
Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The cup was, chronologically, the second seasonal inter-European club competition organised by UEFA. The tournam ...
matches the winners of the five domestic cup competitions around North Africa.
On 2011 The competition was cancelled because the
Arab Spring revolutions. On 2015, the
Union of North African Football
The Union of North African Football (UNAF; ar, اتحاد شمال إفريقيا لكرة القدم, Ittiḥād Shamāl Ifrīqyā li-Kurat al-Qadam; french: Union nord-africaine de football) is an association football organising body. It was l ...
decided to merge the competition with the
North African Cup Winners Cup
The North African Cup Winners Cup was a competition organised by the Federation of North African Football, that contains the winners of the domestic cups around North Africa. The competition contains representatives from Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco ...
and created the
UNAF Club Cup.
Format
The semi-finals and the final are two-legged affairs.
Prize money
Prize money:
* Champions: $150,000
* Runner-up: $75,000
* 3rd Place: $35,000
* 4th Place: $35,000
Finals
Winners by team
Winners by country
All-time tables
*2 points for win
Clubs
Countries
See also
*
UNAF Club Cup
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North African Cup Winners Cup
The North African Cup Winners Cup was a competition organised by the Federation of North African Football, that contains the winners of the domestic cups around North Africa. The competition contains representatives from Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco ...
*
North African Super Cup
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North African Champions Cup - a similar North African competition in French colonial era.
*
Maghreb Champions Cup - a similar North African competition in 1969 to 1975.
References
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UNAF clubs competitions
International club association football competitions in Africa
Defunct international club association football competitions in Africa