African Champions League 2011/African Confederations Cup 2011 Draw

[Theatre of Trees]

You're getting two tournaments for the price of one here as I've decided to do the Confederations Cup as well which is the African version of the Europa League. Like Europe losing teams from Round Two in the Champions League drop into the Third Round of the Confederations Cup. Therefore everybody will get two teams one in each tournament.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW

Using a random number generator special guest Cheetah has made the following draw:


1. Dynamoes (Zimbabwe) - Guy Fawkes
2. St George SA (Ethiopia) - Sam Ovett
3. ASFA Yennenga (Burkino Faso) - Ringleader Returns
4. Diaraf (Senegal) - Pettitt303
5. Motor Action (Zimbabwe) - marcgorry
6. Les Astres (Cameroon) - Captainmorganrum
7. MC Alger (Algeria) - Turienzo's Love Child
8. Aduana Stars (Ghana) - Brighton Girl 87
9. Club Africain (Tunisia) - Sully Couldn't Shoot
10. Vital'O (Burundi) - Surrey Jim
11. Recreativo Caala (Angola) - McShane in the 79th
12. Inter Luanda (Angola) - Happypig
13. Esperance (Tunisia) - Indiana Paul
14. Stade Malian (Mali) - Foolg
15. Simba (Tanzania) - gjh1971
16. Raja Casablanca (Morocco) - Hart's Shirt
17. Elan Club (Comoros Islands) - New Carpet
18. US Bitam (Gabon) - mc hamster
19. Zamalek (Egypt) - Sam the Seagull
20. Al-Merriekh (Sudan) - Blue & White Army
21. St Michel United (Seychelles) - Cpt Grealish
22. Kano Pillars (Nigeria) - Jonno
23. ASFAN (Niger) - Lord Bamber
24. Zanzibar Ocean View (Zanzibar) - Everest
25. JS Abidjan (Ivory Coast) - cjd
26. Ittihad (Libya) - Marty McFly
27. Wydad Casablanca (Morocco) - Horsham Gull
28. Township Rollers (Botswana) - House your Seagull
29. Olympic Real de Bangui (Central African Republic) - Brighton4Cambridge3
30. Supersport United (South Africa) - mh369
31. Liga Muculmana (Mozambique) - deletebeepbeep
32. East End Lions (Sierra Leone) - Gully
33. Matlama (Lesotho) - Brian Fantana
34. Young Buffaloes (Swaziland) - Snoop Dogg
35. TP Mazembe (DR Congo) - Pantani
36. Cotonsport (Cameroon) - Tony Meolas Loan Spell
37. ES Setif (Algeria) - Mike C Gull
38. ASEC Mimosas (Ivory Coast) - Paxton Dazo
39. Al-Ahly (Egypt) - Joshyboybennett
40. Deportivo Mongomo (Equitorial Guinea) - Super Chilled
41. Ulinzi Stars (Kenya) - 8ace
42. Zesco United (Zambia) - Theatre of Trees
43. Ports Authority (Gambia) - Brighton Bear
44. AS Vita Club (DR Congo) - Gazwag
45. Tourbillon (Chad) - Barrel of Fun
46. ASPAC (Benin) - Uncle Buck
47. Djoliba (Mali) - Sirdouglasloft
48. St Michel de Ouenze (Congo) - Gerbil
49. Enyimba (Nigeria) - Taybha
50. Mighty Barolle (Liberia) - Trigger
51. CF Cansado (Mauretania) - Snoobs
52. Fello Star (Guinea) - mattbackhome
53. Al-Hillal (Sudan) - Storer68
54. APR (Rwanda) - Andybaha
55. CNaPS Sports (Madagascar) - OZMike

 

[Theatre of Trees]

Next on stage was Clarence the cross eyed lion from Daktari who did the next draw

Confederation Cup

1. St Eloi Lupopo (DR Congo) - gjh1971
2. Mbabane Highlanders (swaziland) - Brighton girl 87
3. CD Maxaquene (Mozambique) - Sir Douglas Loft
4. Al-Nil (Sudan) - Snoop Dogg
5. AS Avairaco (Angola) - Paxton Dazo
6. AS Interstar (Burundi) - New Carpet
7. ASC Tevragh-Zeina (Mauretania) - Storer68
8. Highlanders (Zimbabwe) - Tony Meolas Loan Spell
9. USFA (Burkino Faso) - Sam the Seagull
10. CA Batna (Algeria) - Hart's Shirt
11. FUS Rabat (Morocco) - Everest
12. Sewe Sports (Ivory Coast) - OZMike
13. Sunshine Stars (Nigeria) - Theatre of Trees
14. AC Leopard (Congo) - mattbackhome
15. AS Real Bamako (Mali) - Gerbil
16. AS Adema (Madagascar) - deletebeepbeep
17. Young Africans (Tanzania) - Trigger
18. Foullah Edifice (Chad) - Brighton4Cambridge3
19. Ashanti Gold (Ghana) - marcgorry
20. Olympique Beja (Tunisia) - Cpt Grealish
21. Diplomates (Central African Republic) - Foolg
22. Tiko United (Cameroon) - House your Seagull
23. Etincelles (Rwanda) - Pantani
24. Primero de Agosto (Angola) - Gazwag
25. Haras El Hodood (Egypt) - Gully
26. CD Ela Nguema (Equatorial Guinea) - Sam Ovett
27. Al-Khartoum (Sudan) - Turienzo's Love Child
28. African Sports (Ivory Coast) - Marty McFly
29. Sofapaka (Kenya) - Horsham Gull
30. Difaa El Jadida (Morocco) - Surrey Jim
31. Toure Kunda Footpro (Senegal) - Indiana Paul
32. Nchanga Rangers (Zambia) - McShane in the 79th
33. Victors SC (Uganda) - Jonno
34. Ports Authority (Sierra Leone) - Pettitt303
35. Kaduna United (Nigeria) - Uncle Buck
36. KMKN (Zanzibar) - Guy Fawkes
37. Motembe Pemba (DR Congo) - Ringleader Returns
38. USS Krake (Benin) - Brian Fantana
39. Maghreb Fez (Morocco) - mc hamster
40. Sahel SC (Niger) - mh369
41. Fovu Baham (Cameroon) - Lord Bamber
42. FC Sequence (Guinea) - Mike C Gull
43. Dedebit (Ethiopia) - Happypig
44. Al-Nasr (Libya) - Captainmorganrum
45. Centre Salif Keita (Mali) - Joshyboybennett
46. Ismaily (Egypt) - Brighton Bear
47. Dynamic Togolais (Togo) - Sully Couldn't Shoot
48. Wits (South Africa) - cjd
49. Etoile Sahel (Tunisia) - Taybha
50. US Saint Marienne (Reunion) - Blue & White Army
51. Missile (Gabon) - 8ace
52. JS Kabylie (Algeria) - Snoobs

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I'll take Tourbillon if they are still going.

I like the advert at the top 'Brown Singles'.

 

[Theatre of Trees]

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHES

The format of the competition is as follows:

1. Preliminary Round
2. First Round
3. Second Round
4. Group Stage (last 8)
5. Semi-Final
6. Final

All rounds except for the group stage are knock-out affairs over two leagues. The draw for the competition was made on December 20th and is similar to tennis so that you know the group of opponents you need to beat to get to the group stage.

Draw is as follows:
PRELIMINARY ROUND

1. ASFAN v JC Abidjan (Lord Bamber v cjd)
2. St Michel de Ouenze v Enyimba (Gerbil v Taybha)
3. US Bitam v Les Astres (mc hamster v cptmorganrum)
4. Olympic Real de Bangui v MC Alger (Brighton4Cambridge3 v Turienzos Love Child)
5. Inter Luanda v Township Rollers (Happypig v House your Seagull)
6. East End Lions v Djoliba (Gully v Sir Douglas Loft)
7. Diaraf v Ports Authority (Pettitt303 v Brighton Bear)
8. ASPAC v Deportivo Mongomo (Uncle Buck v Super Chilled)
9. ASEC Mimosas v CF Cansado (Paxton Dazo v Snoobs)
10. Motor Action v CNaPS Sports (marcgorry v OZMike)
11. Raja Casablanca v Tourbillon (Hart's Shirt v Barrel of Fun)
12. Ulinzi Stars v Zamalek (8ace v Sam the Seagull)
13. APR v Club Africain (Andybaha v Sully Couldn't Shoot)
14. Recreativo Caala v Saint George SA (McShane in the 79th v Sam Ovett)
15. Elan Club v Simba (New Carpet v gjh1971)
16. Mighty Barolle v Kano Pillars (Trigger v Jonno)
17. Wydad Casablanca v Aduana Stars (Horsham Gull v Brighton Girl87)
18. Fello Star v ASFA Yennenga (mattbackhome v Ringleader Retruns)
19. Vital'O v Cotonsport (Surrey Jim v Tony Meolas Loan Spell)
20. Zanzibar Ocean View v AS Vita Club (Everest v Gazwag)
21. Supersport United v Matlama (mh369 v Brian Fantana)
22. Young Buffaloes v St Michel United (Snoop Dogg v Cpt Grealish)
23. Zesco United v Liga Muculmana (Theatre of Trees v deletebeepbeep)

FIRST ROUND

A. Ittihad v ASFAN or JC Abidjan (Mart McFly v Lord Bamber/cjd)
B. US Bitam or Les Astres v St Michel de Ouenze or Enyimba (mc hamster/cptmorganrum v Gerbil/Taybha)
C. Dynamoes v Olympic Real de Bangui or MC Alger (Guy Fawkes v Brighton4Cambridge3/Turienzos Love Child)
D. Al-Merriekh v Inter Luanda or Township Rollers (Blue & White Army v Happypig/House your Seagull)
E. Diaraf or Ports Authority v East End Lions or Djoliba (Pettitt303/Brighton Bear v Gully/Sir Douglas Loft)
F. Esperance v ASPAC or Deportivo Mongomo (Indiana Paul v Uncle Buck/Super Chilled)
G. Motor Action or CNaPS Sports v ASEC Mimosas or CF Cansado (marcgorry/OZMike v Paxton Dazo/Snoobs)
H. Stade Malian v Raja Casablanca or Tourbillon (Foolg v Hart's Shirt/Barrel of Fun)
I. APR or Club Africain v Ulinzi Stars or Zamalek (Andybaha/Sully Couldn't Shoot v 8ace/Sam the Seagull)
J. Al-Hillal v Recreativo Caala or Saint George SA (Storer68 v McShane in the 79th/Sam Ovett)
K. TP Mazembe v Elan Club or Simba (Pantani v New Carpet/gjh1971)
L. Wydad Casablanca or Aduana Stars v Mighty Barolle or Kano Pillars (Horsham Gull/Brighton Girl87 v Trigger/Jonno)
M. ES Setif v Fello Star or ASFA Yennenga (Mike C Gull v mattbackhome/Ringleader Retruns)
N. Zanzibar Ocean View or AS Vita Club v Vital'O v Cotonsport (Everest/Gazwag v Surrey Jim/Tony Meolas Loan Spell)
O. Al-Ahly v Supersport United or Matlama (Joshyboybennett v mh369/Brian Fantana)
P. Zesco United or Liga Muculmana v Young Buffaloes or St Michel United (Theatre of Trees/deletebeepbeep v Snoop Dogg v Cpt Grealish)

SECOND ROUND

I. Winner A v Winner B
II. Winner C v Winner D
III. Winner E v Winner F
IV. Winner G v Winner H
V. Winner I v Winner J
VI. Winner K v Winner L
VII. Winner M v Winner N
VIII. Winner O v Winner P

Winners to group stage, losers to Third Round of Confederation Cup.

 

[Theatre of Trees]

[Confederation Cup matches

Same format as Champions League except there is an extra Third Round before the group stages:
PRELIMINARY ROUND

1. ASC Tevragh-Zeina v AS Real Bamako (Storer68 v Gerbil)
2. Missile v AS Interstar (8ace v New Carpet)
3. AC Leopard v Etincelles (mattbackhome v Pantani)
4. Toure Kunda Footpro v Ports Authority (Indiana Paul v Pettitt303)
5. CA Batna v Al-Nasr (Hart's Shirt v Captainmorganrum)
6. Dynamic Togolais v Sahel SC (Sully Couldn't Shoot v mh369)
7. USS Krake v Maghreb Fez (Brian Fantana v mc hamster)
8. Sewe Sports v Ashanti Gold (OZMike v marcgorry)
9. Foullah Edifice v CD Ela Nguema (Brighton4Cambridge3 v Sam Ovett)
10. AS Avraicao v Sofapaka (Paxton Dazo v Horsham Gull)
11. Highlanders v Nchanga Rangers (Tony Meolas Loan Spell v McShane in the 79th)
12. AS Adema v CD Maxaquene (Deletebeepbeep v Sir Douglas Loft)
13. US Saint Marienne v Wits (Blue & White Army v cjd)
14. Centre Salif Keita v Difaa El Jadida (Joshyboybennett v Surrey Jim)
15. Fovu Baham v USFA (Lord Bamber v Sam the Seagull)
16. FC Sequence v Africa Sports (Mike C Gull v Marty McFly)
17. Diplomates v Tiko United (Foolg v House your Seagull)
18. KNKN v Motembe Pembe (Guy Fawkes v Ringleader Returns)
19. Mbabane Highanders v Victors SC (Brighton girl87 v Jonno)
20. Young Africans v Dedebit (Trigger v Happypig)

FIRST ROUND

A. JS Kabylie v ASC Tevragh-Zeina or AS Real Bamako (Snoobs v Storer68/Gerbil)
B. Al-Nil v Missile or AS Interstar (Snoop Dogg v 8ace/New Carpet)
C. Primo de Agosto v AC Leopard or Etincelles (Gazwag v mattbackhome/Pantani)
D. FUS Rabat v Toure Kunda Footpro or Ports Authority (Everest v Indiana Paul/Pettitt303)
E. Al-Khartoum v CA Batna or Al-Nasr (Turienzo's Love Child v Hart's Shirt/Captainmorganrum)
F. USS Krake or Maghreb Fez v Dynamic Togolais or Sahel SC (Brian Fantana/mc hamster v Sully Couldn't Shoot/mh369)
G. Etoile Sahel v Sewe Sports or Ashanti Gold (Taybha v OZMike/marcgorry)
H. Kaduna United v Foullah Edifice or CD Ela Nguema (Uncle Buck v Brighton4Cambridge3/Sam Ovett)
I. Ismaily v AS Avraicao or Sofapaka (Brighton Bear v Paxton Dazo or Horsham Gull)
J. St Eloi Lupopo v Highlanders or Nchanga Rangers (gjh1971 v Tony Meolas Loan Spell/McShane in the 79th)
K. US Saint Marienne or Wits v AS Adema v CD Maxaquene (Blue & White Army/cjd v Deletebeepbeep/Sir Douglas Loft)
L. Olympique Beja v Centre Salif Keita or Difaa El Jadida (Cpt Grealish v Joshyboybennett/Surrey Jim)
M. FC Sequence or Africa Sports v Fovu Baham or USFA (Mike C Gull/Marty McFly v Lord Bamber/Sam the Seagull)
N. Sunshine Stars v Diplomates or Tiko United (Theatre of Trees v Foolg/House your Seagull)
O. Mbabane Highanders or Victors SC v KNKN v Motembe Pembe (Brighton girl87/Jonno v Guy Fawkes/Ringleader Returns)
P. Haras El Hodood v Young Africans or Dedebit (Gully v Trigger/Happypig)

SECOND ROUND

I. Winner A v Winner B
II. Winner C v Winner D
III. Winner E v Winner F
IV. Winner G v Winner H
V. Winner I v Winner J
VI. Winner K v Winner L
VII. Winner M v Winner N
VIII. Winner O v Winner P

THIRD ROUND

The 8 winners of the Second Round will play the 8 losers of the Africans Champions League Second Round. Winners of this round go on to group stage.

 

[Theatre of Trees]

There are only 52 teams in the Confederations Cup so the last three people to enter in the Champions League don't have team in the former. I imposed one rule for the drawof the Confederations Cup and that was that nobody could have a team from the same country in each competition.

Lastly dates:

Preliminary Round: 1st Leg = 28-30 January; 2nd leg = 11-13 February
First Round: 1st leg = 18-20 March; 2nd leg = 1-3 April
Second Round: 1st leg = 22-24 April; 2nd leg = 6-8 May
Third Round: 1st Leg = 27-29 May; 2nd leg = 10-12 June (Confederation Cup only)
Group Stage: Match 1 = 15-17 July; Match 2 = 19-31 July; Match 3 = 12-14 August; Match 4 = 26-28 August; Match 5 = 9-11 September; Match 6 = 16-18 September
Semi-Final: 1st leg = 30 Sept - 2 October; 2nd leg = 14-16 October
Final; 1st leg = 4-6 November; 2nd leg = 11-13 November

TP Mazembe are the Champions League holders; FUS Rabat are the holders of the Confederation Cup

 

[Theatre of Trees]

I'll take Tourbillon if they are still going.

I like the advert at the top 'Brown Singles'.

Done

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Thank you very much.

Go get 'em boys.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

AS ADEMA Analamanga is a Malagasy football club based in Ivato, Madagascar near Antananarivo. They have won the THB Champions League championship on two occasions, in 2002 and 2006. In 2002 they also advanced to the quarterfinals of the CAF Cup before losing to Al-Masry of Egypt.

AS ADEMA won a THB Champions League match against SOE Antananarivo by the amazing score of 149-0 on October 31, 2002. SOE scored 149 own goals in protest of a refereeing decision.

They play in green at the 22,000 Mahamasina Stadium

Liga Muçulmana, short name LDMM, is a Mozambican football (soccer) club based in Maputo that plays in the top division of Mozambican football, Moçambola, and they have won the 1st league title in 2010. The Club was founded on 8 November 1990.

Liga is one of the richest clubs in Mozambique.

They play in yellow at the 5,000 capacity Estádio Da Liga Muçulmana.

C'mon LDMM and AS Adema!

 

[Foolg]

Stade Malien - won it in 2009 and they plan in a 50,000 all seater

Diplomates - Cant find nowt.

Diplomates, Diplomates, Diplomates

 

[Pantani]

Happy with that.

TP Mazembe have won the last two African Champions Leagues! Come on you Ravens! They also used to be known as FC Englebert which is indescribably flair.

On the other hand the only information I can find on Etincelles is this picture:

Which seems to indicate that we have had a man sent off already! These African refs are well dodgy

 

[Sam Ovett]

Guaranteed victory in both competitions methinks:

St George SA

The club was formed by Greeks when Fascist Italy invaded Ethiopia in 1935. Founded by Ayele Atnash and George Dukas, the club quickly became the symbol of Ethiopian nationalism and a representation of the country's quest for freedom.

After the Italians were defeated, St. George briefly turned into a pictogram of identity for many Ethiopians. As there weren't other Ethiopian clubs, it had been playing against foreign clubs.

In 1947, the country's national league kicked off with three teams; St. George, Mechale and Ke'ay Bahir. The club remained within the league for twenty-five years before the Derg reorganized the football leagues, and forced all existing clubs to shut down.

Four years later, in 1976 though, it was back with a name change. St. George was named Addis Abeba brewery. The tag stayed for nineteen years.

Since 1999, fee-paying supporters have owned St. George. In November 2007, the club had finished raising funds and would begin construction of a new stadium. Budgeted at 80 million Birr, 80% of the cost would be covered by Sheik Mohammed Al Amoudi with the balance to be contributed by the club’s supporters.

CD Ela Nguema

Nickname: The Meringues... Epic (No history from Wikipedia however)

 

[BrickTamland]

YES SON, only gone and drawn the BEST TEAM IN AFRICA. You don't mess with AL-AHLY!!
Al-Ahly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[New Carpet?]

Think I may have mother of all minnows here, the African equivalent of a Champions League qualifier from the Faroes in Elan Club from the Comoros Islands - their national side is ranked 186th in the World, which is the lowest-ranked African nation of those represented in this competition!

Still, from little acorns...

 

[Pantani]

At least you have eleven players.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Elan Club don't post well for photographs though do they.

 

[Taybha]

Hmmmmmmmm when i googled my team i got this lot

 

[New Carpet?]

At least you have eleven players.

If you count the ref's assistant on the far right of the picture I do anyway!

 

[Theatre of Trees]

Don't mess with the Zesco boys.

 

[The Brighton Bear]

Good work! I'll have to look up the gems that I have been landed with.