2013 CAF Champions League

2013 CAF Champions League
2013 Orange CAF Champions League
Tournament details
Dates15 February – 10 November 2013
Teams56 (from 45 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsEgypt Al-Ahly (8th title)
Runners-upSouth Africa Orlando Pirates
Tournament statistics
Matches played124
Goals scored288 (2.32 per match)
Top scorer(s)Cameroon Alexis Yougouda Kada
(7 goals)
2012
2014

The 2013 CAF Champions League (also known as the 2013 Orange CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 49th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 17th edition under the current CAF Champions League format. The winner qualified for the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, and earned the right to play in the 2014 CAF Super Cup.[1]

In the final, defending champions Al-Ahly of Egypt defeated Orlando Pirates of South Africa, and were crowned African club champions for a record eighth time.[2]

  1. ^ "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Ahly beat Pirates for African title". CAF. 10 November 2013.