| Founded | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Abolished | 2004 |
| Region | Africa (CAF) |
| Number of teams | 32 (first round) |
| Last champions |  ES Sahel(2nd title) |
| Most successful club(s) |  Al Ahly(4 titles) |
| Website | cafonline.com |
The African Cup Winners' Cup was a football competition that started in 1975 and merged with the CAF Cup in 2004 to form the CAF Confederation Cup. It was a competition between the winning clubs of domestic cups in CAF-affiliated nations and was modelled after the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
History
The competition was founded at the beginning of 1975 by the Confederation of African Football, following the example of the UEFA in Europe, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. For the first edition, fifteen teams are registered and it is the Cameroonian club of Tonnerre Yaoundé who has the honor to enter the first name in the winners of the event, after defeating the Ivorians of the Stella Club d'Adjamé in final.[1]
Records and statistics
Finals
Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ahly | 4 | 0 | 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993 | — |
| El Mokawloon SC | 3 | 0 | 1982, 1983, 1996 | — |
 Africa Sports National | 2 | 2 | 1992, 1999 | 1980, 1993 |
| ÉS Sahel | 2 | 0 | 1997, 2003 | — |
 Canon Yaoundé | 1 | 3 | 1979 | 1977, 1984, 2000 |
| Tonnerre Yaoundé | 1 | 1 | 1975 | 1976 |
 Gor Mahia FC | 1 | 1 | 1987 | 1979 |
 BCC Lions | 1 | 1 | 1990 | 1991 |
 Power Dynamos FC | 1 | 1 | 1991 | 1982 |
| ES Tunis | 1 | 1 | 1998 | 1987 |
| Shooting Stars FC | 1 | 0 | 1976 | — |
| Enugu Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1977 | — |
 Horoya AC | 1 | 0 | 1978 | — |
 TP Mazembe | 1 | 0 | 1980 | — |
| Union Douala | 1 | 0 | 1981 | — |
| CA Bizerte | 1 | 0 | 1988 | — |
 Al-Merrikh SC | 1 | 0 | 1989 | — |
| DC Motema Pembe | 1 | 0 | 1994 | — |
 JS Kabylie | 1 | 0 | 1995 | — |
| Zamalek SC | 1 | 0 | 2000 | — |
 Kaizer Chiefs FC | 1 | 0 | 2001 | — |
 Wydad AC Casablanca | 1 | 0 | 2002 | — |
| Club Africain | 0 | 2 | — | 1990, 1999 |
| Julius Berger FC | 0 | 2 | — | 1995, 2003 |
| Stella Club d'Adjamé | 0 | 1 | — | 1975 |
| NA Hussein Dey | 0 | 1 | — | 1978 |
| Stationery Stores F.C. | 0 | 1 | — | 1981 |
 OC Agaza | 0 | 1 | — | 1983 |
| Leventis United | 0 | 1 | — | 1985 |
 AS Sogara | 0 | 1 | — | 1986 |
| Ranchers Bees FC | 0 | 1 | — | 1988 |
| Esan F.C. | 0 | 1 | — | 1989 |
 Vital'O FC | 0 | 1 | — | 1992 |
| Kenya Breweries FC | 0 | 1 | — | 1994 |
| AC Sodigraf | 0 | 1 | — | 1996 |
| FAR Rabat | 0 | 1 | — | 1997 |
 Primeiro de Agosto | 0 | 1 | — | 1998 |
| Interclube | 0 | 1 | — | 2001 |
 Asante Kotoko SC | 0 | 1 | — | 2002 |
Performance by country
| country | Winners | Runners-up | Winning clubs | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 8 | 0 | Al Ahly (4), El Mokawloon SC (3), Zamalek SC (1) | - |
| Tunisia | 4 | 3 | ÉS Sahel (2), CA Bizerte (1), ES Tunis (1) | Club Africain (2), ES Tunis (1) |
| Nigeria | 3 | 7 | Shooting Stars FC (1), Enugu Rangers (1), BCC Lions (1) | Julius Berger FC (2), Stationery Stores F.C.(1), Leventis United (1), Ranchers Bees FC (1), Esan F.C. (1), BCC Lions (1) |
| Cameroon | 3 | 4 | Tonnerre Yaoundé (1), Canon Yaoundé (1), Union Douala (1) | Canon Yaoundé (3), Tonnerre Yaoundé (1) |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 3 | Africa Sports National (2) | Africa Sports National (2), Stella Club d'Adjamé (1) |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2 | 1 | TP Mazembe (1), DC Motema Pembe(1) | AC Sodigraf (1) |
| Kenya | 1 | 2 | Gor Mahia FC (1) | Gor Mahia FC (1), Kenya Breweries FC (1) |
| Algeria | 1 | 1 | JS Kabylie (1) | NA Hussein Dey (1) |
| Morocco | 1 | 1 | Wydad AC Casablanca (1) | FAR Rabat (1) |
| Zambia | 1 | 1 | Power Dynamos FC (1) | Power Dynamos FC (1) |
| Guinea | 1 | 0 | Horoya AC (1) | - |
| South Africa | 1 | 0 | Kaizer Chiefs FC (1) | - |
| Sudan | 1 | 0 | Al-Merrikh SC (1) | - |
| Angola | 0 | 2 | - | Primeiro de Agosto (1), Interclube (1) |
| Burundi | 0 | 1 | - | Vital'O FC (1) |
| Gabon | 0 | 1 | - | AS Sogara (1) |
| Ghana | 0 | 1 | - | Asante Kotoko SC (1) |
| Togo | 0 | 1 | - | OC Agaza (1) |
References
- ^ "Tonnerre de Yaoundé le pionnier de la coupe des coupes". legendilic. 4 June 2019.
External links
- African Cup Winners' Cup - rsssf.com