2007 CAF Confederation Cup

The 2007 CAF Confederation Cup was the fourth edition of the CAF Confederation Cup. Its schedule began with the preliminary round (home-and-away ties) in late January and mid-February with the second round in March and the third round in April.

2007 CAF Confederation Cup
Confederation of African Football Confederation Cup
Tournament details
Dates28 January – 24 November
Teams58
Final positions
Champions CS Sfaxien (1st title)
Runners-up Al-Merrikh
Tournament statistics
Matches played114
Goals scored309 (2.71 per match)
Top scorer(s) Trésor Mputu (11 goals)

Qualifying rounds

All rounds have been drawn.

Preliminary round

1st legs played 26–28 January 2007 and 2nd legs played 9–11 February 2007.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Prince Louis 0–3 ATRACO FC 0–0 0–3
Notwane 1–2 Defence F.C. 1–1 0–1
AS Togo-Port 1–3 EGS Gafsa 1–1 0–2
Ports Authority F.C. 3–0 AS Bamako 2–0 1–0
ASAC Concorde 1–3 ASO Chlef 0–1 1–2
Al Ahli Tripoli 2–2 (a) AS CotonTchad 2–1 0–1
Telestars 1–2 OC Bukavu Dawa 1–0 0–2
Sport Bissau e Benfica 1–3 Satellite 1–3 1
Curepipe Starlight 1–4 AJESAIA 1–0 0–4
St Michel United FC 2–2 (a) Saint-Pauloise FC 2–1 0–1
San Pedro Claver 1–7 Benfica de Luanda 1–5 0–2
JS Talangaï 0–3 Les Astres FC 0–2 0–1
Sahel SC 3–3 (a) Étoile Filante 2–2 1–1
Mundu 1–6 Mwana Africa 0–3 1–3
Hawks 1–1 (a) AS Denguélé 0–0 1–1
NPA Anchors 2–4 US Gorée 2–3 0–1
Têxtil do Punguè 5–3 Simba 1–1 4–2
AS Dragons 0–3 Kwara United 0–1 0–2

1 The tie was played over one leg by mutual consent due to civil unrest in Guinea.

First round

1st legs played 2–4 March 2007 and 2nd legs played 16–18 March 2007.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Defence F.C. 1–2 ATRACO FC 1–0 0–2
Ports Authority F.C. 4–6 EGS Gafsa 3–2 1–4
ASO Chlef 1–0 ENPPI 0–0 1–0
AS CotonTchad 2–5 Al-Merrikh 2–0 0–5
OC Bukavu Dawa 0–7 Issia Wazi FC 0–2 0–5
Satellite 1–7 CS Sfaxien 1–3 0–4
AJESAIA 3–8 Ismaily SC 2–2 1–6
Saint-Pauloise FC 0–2 Green Buffaloes 0–0 0–2
Benfica de Luanda 4–1 DC Motema Pembe 4–1 0–0
Les Astres FC awd1 Tema Youth — —
Étoile Filante 1–1 (4–3 p) US Ouakam 1–0 0–1
Mwana Africa 2–0 Interclube 2–0 0–0
B.Hawks 2–3 Dolphins F.C. 0–0 2–3
US Gorée 2–3 Hassania Agadir 0–0 2–3
Têxtil do Punguè 0–6 US Douala 0–3 0–3
Kwara United 3–3 (4–3 p) MC Alger 3–0 0–3

1 Tema Youth were disqualified for not showing up to the first leg.

Second round

1st legs played 6–8 April 2007 and 2nd legs played 20–22 April 2007.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ATRACO FC 3–3 (a) EGS Gafsa 2–2 1–1
ASO Chlef 1–3 Al-Merrikh 1–0 0–3
Issia Wazi FC 1–2 CS Sfaxien 1–0 0–2
Ismaily SC 3–2 Green Buffaloes 2–1 1–1
Benfica de Luanda 4–1 1 Les Astres FC 3–0 1–1
Étoile Filante 2–3 Mwana Africa 2–0 0–3
Dolphins FC 1–1 (5–3 p) Hassania Agadir 1–0 0–1
US Douala 3–4 Kwara United 1–1 2–3

1 Benfica de Luanda were ejected from the competition for fielding an ineligible player.

Play-off round

The 8 winners of the round of 16 play the losers of the round of 16 of the Champions League for 8 places in the group stage.
1st legs played 4–6 May 2007 and 2nd legs played 18–20 May 2007.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Étoile du Congo 2–3 Les Astres FC 2–1 0–2
Wydad Casablanca 0–3 Ismaily SC 0–1 0–2
TP Mazembe 4–1 Mwana Africa 1–0 3–1
Young Africans 0–2 Al-Merrikh 0–0 0–2
Nasarawa United 1–2 Kwara United 1–1 0–1
Mamelodi Sundowns 3–2 EGS Gafsa 2–1 1–1
Coton Sport FC 2–5 CS Sfaxien 2–1 0–4
Maranatha 1–4 Dolphins 1–2 0–2

Group stage
Main article: 2007 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

The Group Stage matches were played between August and October 2007.

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners advance to the final

Group A
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
CS Sfaxien 136411134+9
TP Mazembe 126402119+2
Mamelodi Sundowns 66204713-6
Les Astres FC 46114510-5

Group B
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Al-Merrikh 106312138+5
Dolphins 10631287+1
Ismaily SC 8622245-1
Kwara United 5612349-5

Knockout stage

Final
Al-Merrikh 2–4 CS Sfaxien
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CS Sfaxien 1–0 Al-Merrikh

CS Sfaxien won 5–2 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers

The top scorers from the 2007 CAF Confederation Cup are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Trésor Mputu TP Mazembe 11
2 Blaise Kouassi CS Sfaxien 10
3 Wilfried Bony Issia Wazi 6
Endurance Idahor Al-Merrikh 6
Faisal Agab Al-Merrikh 6
Lelo Mbele CS Sfaxien 6
7 Omar Gamal Ismaily 4
Bola Bello Dolphins 4
Douaou Bakari EGS Gafsa 4
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