| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 February – 13 November 2010 |
| Teams | 58 (from 45 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  TP Mazembe (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Espérance ST |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 102 |
| Goals scored | 326 (3.2 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Michael Eneramo(8 goals) |
←2009 2011 → | |
The2010 CAF Champions League was the 46th edition ofAfrica's premier clubfootball tournament organized by theConfederation of African Football (CAF), and the 14th edition under the currentCAF Champions League format. The winner,TP Mazembe qualified for the2010 FIFA Club World Cup,[1] and also played in the2011 CAF Super Cup.
Below is the qualification scheme for the competition. Nations are shown according to theirCAF 5-year ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated:
Unranked associations have no ranking points and hence are equal 20th.Bolded clubs received a bye in the preliminary round, entering the tournament in the first round.
1Hearts of Oak, the champion of Ghana, did not enter the competition, citing financial problems.
2 A position was included for a representative of the association at the time of the draw, but the association eventually withdrew without sending a team.
| Round | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | 12–14 February | 26–28 February |
| First round | 19–21 March | 2–4 April |
| Second round | 23–25 April | 7–9 May |
| Group stage | 16–18 July 30 July–1 August 13–15 August 27–29 August 10–12 September 17–19 September | |
| Semifinals | 1–3 October | 15–17 October |
| Final | 29–31 October | 12–14 November |
Byes:Al Ahly (Egypt),Al-Hilal Omdurman (Sudan),ASEC Mimosas (Ivory Coast),Dynamos (Zimbabwe),Heartland (Nigeria),TP Mazembe (Congo DR),Africa Sports National (Ivory Coast, drawn against champions of Benin, but the Beninese FA did not send a team) andUS Douala (Cameroon, drawn against the champions of São Tomé and Príncipe, but the São Tomé and Príncipe FA did not send a team).
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Djoliba | 0–4 | TP Mazembe | 0–1 | 0–3 |
Al-Hilal Omdurman | 1–4 |  Ismaily | 0–1 | 1–3 |
JS Kabylie | 3–2 |  Petro Atlético | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Espérance ST | 4–1 | Al-Merrikh | 3–0 | 1–1 |
Dynamos | 4–2 |  Gaborone United | 4–1 | 0–1 |
Ittihad | 2–3 | Al Ahly | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| ES Sétif | 3–2 |  Zanaco | 1–0 | 2–2 |
Supersport United | 2–4 | Heartland | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Group winners and runners-up advance to theSemi-finals |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ESP | TPM | ESS | DYN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Espérance ST | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 | Advance toknockout stage | — | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | TP Mazembe | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 11 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | ES Sétif | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Dynamos | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JSK | AHL | ISM | HEA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JS Kabylie | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 14 | Advance toknockout stage | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Al Ahly | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Ismaily | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | 0–1 | 4–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Heartland | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | TP Mazembe | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| 4 | JS Kabylie | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| TP Mazembe | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Espérance ST | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Al Ahly | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | Espérance ST (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TP Mazembe | 3–1 | JS Kabylie | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Al Ahly | 2–2 (a) | Espérance ST | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| TP Mazembe | 5–0 | Espérance ST |
|---|---|---|
Ngandu 19',75'Kaluyituka 45' (pen.)Singuluma 55',59' | Report |
| Espérance ST | 1–1 | TP Mazembe |
|---|---|---|
| Afful 24' | Report | Kanda 67' |
The top scorers from the 2010 CAF Champions League are as follows:
