On 31 December 2000 the CAF has published that Al Ahly SC is CAF African team of the Century.

Ranking

The ranking was calculated by the exclusively on the basis of performance by African teams throughout their participation in CAF club competitions (from the quarter-finals to final) from 1964 to 2000.[1] Clubs' performance from the group stage of the Champions League, international competition run by CAF since 1997, have been included.[1] Regional competitions organized by football associations members to the organization has not been considered. Clubs' performance on the first edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, held in Brazil in January 2000, has been included in the ranking.[1]

CAF's classification of African clubs is made on the following basis:

Competition 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
CAF Champions League
1997-2000		 Champion Runner up Semifinalist 3rd in group stage 4th in group stage
African Cup of Champions Clubs
1965-1996		 Champion Runner up Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
African Cup Winners' Cup
1975-2000		 Champion Runner up Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
CAF Cup
1992-2000		 Champion Runner up Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
CAF Super Cup
1992-2000		 Champion
FIFA Club World Cup
2000		 Each round

Top ten Africa's clubs of the 20th century:[1]

The 'century' classification (Dec 31, 2000):

1. Al-Ahly (Egypt)             40 points

2. Zamalek (Egypt)             37

3. Ashante Kotoko (Ghana)      34

    Canon de Yaoundé (Cameroon) 34

5. Espérance (Tunisia)         27

    ASEC (Ivory Coast)          27

7. Hearts of Oak (Ghana)       26

8. Africa Sports (Ivory Coast) 25

9. JS Kabylie (Algeria)        22

10. TP Englebert (Congo-K.)     20  [now known as TP Mazembe]

11. ES Sahel (Tunisia)          19

    Hafia (Guinea)              19

13. Shooting Stars (Nigeria)    18

14. Raja Casablanca (Morocco)   17

    Ismaily (Egypt)             17

    AS Vita Club (Congo-K.)     17

17. Al-Mokawloon (Egypt)        16

18. AS FAR (Morocco)   15

    Nkana Red Devils (Zambia)             15

Full list published by CAF on 31 December 2000 (top 18)

[2]Nationality is indicated by the corresponding FIFA country code(s).

Based on this statistical study, Egypt's Al-Ahly was named as "African club of the century" by the continental governing body on 31 December 2000.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "CAF African Clubs Ranking". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  2. ↑ "CAF Ranking of African Clubs". RSSSF. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
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