2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup
The 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup (officially the 2019–20 Total CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 17th edition of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), under the current CAF Confederation Cup title after the merger of CAF Cup and African Cup Winners' Cup.
2019–20 Total CAF Confederation Cup | |
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Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco, hosted the final | |
Tournament details | |
Dates | Qualifying: 9 August – 3 November 2019 Competition proper: 1 December 2019 – 25 October 2020 |
Teams | Competition proper: 16 Total: 53+16 (from 44 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | RS Berkane (1st title) |
Runners-up | Pyramids |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 59 |
Goals scored | 133 (2.25 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Karim El Berkaoui (8 goals) |
This season is the first to follow an August–to-May schedule, as per the decision of the CAF Executive Committee on 20 July 2017. However, the COVID-19 pandemic caused the semi-finals and final of the competition to be postponed until October 2020. Moreover, for the first time, the final was played as a single match at a venue pre-selected by CAF, and was played at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco.
The winners of the 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup earned the right to play against the winners of the 2019–20 CAF Champions League in the 2020–21 CAF Super Cup. Zamalek were the title holders, but as they qualified for the 2019–20 CAF Champions League and reached the group stage, they were not able to defend their title.