2013 CAF Confederation Cup Final
# 2013 CAF Confederation Cup Final

The 2013 CAF Confederation Cup Final was the final of the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup, the 10th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between CS Sfaxien of Tunisia and TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The first leg was hosted by CS Sfaxien at the Stade Olympique de Radès in Radès on 23 November 2013, while the second leg was hosted by TP Mazembe at the Stade TP Mazembe in Lubumbashi on 30 November 2013. The winners earned the right to play in the 2014 CAF Super Cup against the winners of the 2013 CAF Champions League.

CS Sfaxien won the first leg 2–0 and despite losing the second leg 2–1, they were crowned CAF Confederation Cup champions for a record third time.

## Background

CS Sfaxien had previously reached three CAF Confederation Cup finals, winning twice (2007, 2008) and losing once (2010), while this was the first CAF Confederation Cup final for TP Mazembe.

## Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalists is given first.

| CS Sfaxien | CS Sfaxien | CS Sfaxien | CS Sfaxien | Round | TP Mazembe | TP Mazembe | TP Mazembe | TP Mazembe |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Confederation Cup | Confederation Cup | Confederation Cup | Confederation Cup | | Champions League | Champions League | Champions League | Champions League |
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Qualifying rounds | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Preliminary round | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Gamtel | 7–3 | 4–2 (H) | 3–1 (A) | First round | Mochudi Centre Chiefs | 7–0 | 1–0 (A) | 6–0 (H) |
| Diables Noirs | 4–2 | 3–1 (H) | 1–1 (A) | Second round | Orlando Pirates | 2–3 | 1–3 (A) | 1–0 (H) |
| Confederation Cup |||||||||
| Enugu Rangers | w/o | 0–1 (A) | 0–0 (H) | Play-off round | Liga Muçulmana | 5–2 | 4–0 (H) | 1–2 (A) |
| Opponent | Result | Result | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | Result | Result |
| Étoile du Sahel | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) | Matchday 1 | ES Sétif | 1–1 (A) | 1–1 (A) | 1–1 (A) |
| Stade Malien | 2–1 (A) | 2–1 (A) | 2–1 (A) | Matchday 2 | FUS Rabat | 3–0 (H) | 3–0 (H) | 3–0 (H) |
| Saint George | 3–1 (A) | 3–1 (A) | 3–1 (A) | Matchday 3 | CA Bizertin | 0–1 (A) | 0–1 (A) | 0–1 (A) |
| Saint George | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) | Matchday 4 | CA Bizertin | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) |
| Étoile du Sahel | 1–1 (A) | 1–1 (A) | 1–1 (A) | Matchday 5 | ES Sétif | 4–2 (H) | 4–2 (H) | 4–2 (H) |
| Stade Malien | 0–0 (H) | 0–0 (H) | 0–0 (H) | Matchday 6 | FUS Rabat | 0–2 (A) | 0–2 (A) | 0–2 (A) |
| Group A winner Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CS Sfaxien 6 4 2 0 8 3 +5 14 Stade Malien 6 2 2 2 3 4 −1 8 Étoile du Sahel 6 1 3 2 3 4 −1 6 Saint George 6 1 1 4 4 7 −3 4 Source: | Group A winner Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CS Sfaxien 6 4 2 0 8 3 +5 14 Stade Malien 6 2 2 2 3 4 −1 8 Étoile du Sahel 6 1 3 2 3 4 −1 6 Saint George 6 1 1 4 4 7 −3 4 Source: | Group A winner Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CS Sfaxien 6 4 2 0 8 3 +5 14 Stade Malien 6 2 2 2 3 4 −1 8 Étoile du Sahel 6 1 3 2 3 4 −1 6 Saint George 6 1 1 4 4 7 −3 4 Source: | Group A winner Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CS Sfaxien 6 4 2 0 8 3 +5 14 Stade Malien 6 2 2 2 3 4 −1 8 Étoile du Sahel 6 1 3 2 3 4 −1 6 Saint George 6 1 1 4 4 7 −3 4 Source: | Final standings | Group B winner Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts TP Mazembe 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10 CA Bizertin 6 2 2 2 3 3 0 8 FUS Rabat 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8 ES Sétif 6 1 3 2 5 7 −2 6 Source: | Group B winner Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts TP Mazembe 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10 CA Bizertin 6 2 2 2 3 3 0 8 FUS Rabat 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8 ES Sétif 6 1 3 2 5 7 −2 6 Source: | Group B winner Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts TP Mazembe 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10 CA Bizertin 6 2 2 2 3 3 0 8 FUS Rabat 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8 ES Sétif 6 1 3 2 5 7 −2 6 Source: | Group B winner Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts TP Mazembe 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10 CA Bizertin 6 2 2 2 3 3 0 8 FUS Rabat 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8 ES Sétif 6 1 3 2 5 7 −2 6 Source: |
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knock-out stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| CA Bizertin | 1–0 | 0–0 (A) | 1–0 (H) | Semifinals | Stade Malien | 3–1 | 2–1 (A) | 1–0 (H) |

### Notes

* ^ CS Sfaxien advanced to the group stage after the Enugu Rangers, which had originally won 1–0 on aggregate, were ruled by the CAF to have fielded an ineligible player in the second leg and thus disqualified.

## Rules

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).

## Matches

### First leg

| CS Sfaxien | TP Mazembe |
| - | - |
| GK | 28 | Rami Jridi |
| RB | 8 | Maman Youssoufou |
| CB | 26 | Bassem Boulaabi |
| CB | 25 | Mahmoud Ben Salah |
| LB | 10 | Ali Maâloul (c) |
| RM | 19 | Maher Hannachi | | 85' |
| CM | 22 | Didier Ndong | 62' |
| CM | 13 | Ferjani Sassi |
| LM | 15 | Didier Lebri | | 88' |
| SS | 29 | Fakhreddine Ben Youssef |
| CF | 17 | Idrissa Kouyaté | | 77' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Taha Yassine Khenissi | | 77' |
| MF | 7 | Rebai Wassim Kamoun | | 85' |
| MF | 14 | Ghazi Challouf | | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Ruud Krol ||
| GK | 1 | Robert Kidiaba |
| CB | 4 | Eric Nkulukuta | 54' |
| CB | 2 | Joël Kimwaki |
| CB | 3 | Jean Kasusula |
| DM | 14 | Nathan Sinkala | 21' |
| RM | 8 | Trésor Mputu (c) |
| LM | 18 | Rainford Kalaba | | 57' |
| AM | 23 | Gladson Awako | | 46' |
| RF | 6 | Felix Sunzu |
| CF | 15 | Mbwana Samatta |
| LF | 28 | Thomas Ulimwengu | | 84' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 10 | Given Singuluma | | 46' |
| MF | 29 | Boubacar Diarra | | 57' |
| FW | 20 | Solomon Asante | 85' | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Patrice Carteron ||

* Assistant referees:
* Théophile Vinga (Gabon)
* Jean Engone (Gabon)
* Fourth official:
* Yves Roponat (Gabon)

### Second leg

| TP Mazembe | CS Sfaxien |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Robert Kidiaba |
| CB | 24 | Yaw Frimpong |
| CB | 2 | Joël Kimwaki |
| CB | 3 | Jean Kasusula | 47' |
| DM | 14 | Nathan Sinkala | 32' |
| RM | 20 | Solomon Asante | | 74' |
| LM | 8 | Trésor Mputu (c) |
| AM | 10 | Given Singuluma | | 46' |
| RF | 6 | Felix Sunzu |
| CF | 15 | Mbwana Samatta | | 70' |
| LF | 25 | Cheibane Traoré |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 18 | Rainford Kalaba | | 46' |
| MF | 29 | Boubacar Diarra | | 70' |
| FW | 28 | Thomas Ulimwengu | | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Patrice Carteron ||
| GK | 28 | Rami Jridi |
| RB | 8 | Maman Youssoufou |
| CB | 26 | Bassem Boulaabi |
| CB | 25 | Mahmoud Ben Salah |
| LB | 10 | Ali Maâloul (c) |
| RM | 19 | Maher Hannachi | | 77' |
| CM | 22 | Didier Ndong | 62' |
| CM | 13 | Ferjani Sassi |
| LM | 15 | Didier Lebri | | 60' |
| SS | 29 | Fakhreddine Ben Youssef |
| CF | 17 | Idrissa Kouyaté | | 87' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 7 | Rebai Wassim Kamoun | | 60' |
| MF | 14 | Ghazi Challouf | | 77' |
| FW | 11 | Taha Yassine Khenissi | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Ruud Krol ||

* Assistant referees:
* Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
* Marwa Range (Kenya)
* Fourth official:
* Victor Gomes (South Africa)
