| 2016 Orange CAF Champions League | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 12 February – 23 October 2016 |
| Teams | 55 (from 43 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mamelodi Sundowns (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Zamalek |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 114 |
| Goals scored | 261 (2.29 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Mfon Udoh (9 goals) |
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The 2016 CAF Champions League (officially the 2016 Orange CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 52nd edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 20th edition under the current CAF Champions League format.
Mamelodi Sundowns defeated Zamalek in the final to win their first CAF Champions League title, and qualified as the CAF representative at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan, their first appearance in the FIFA Club World Cup,[1] and also earned the right to play against the winners of the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup in the 2017 CAF Super Cup.[2] TP Mazembe were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the second round. As of 2023, this is the most recent edition of the tournament won by a team from a non-Arab country.
- ^ "Africa's ticket to Japan punched". FIFA.com. 24 October 2016. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016.
- ^ "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 23 May 2016.