2014 CAF Champions League
| 2014 Orange CAF Champions League | |
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The Mustapha Tchaker Stadium host the second leg final
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| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 7 February – 1 November 2014 |
| Teams | 58 (from 47 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 ES Sétif (2nd title)
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| Runners-up |
 AS Vita Club
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 126 |
| Goals scored | 313 (2.48 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
El Hedi Belameiri Haythem Jouini Ndombe Mubele Mrisho Ngasa(6 goals each) |
The 2014 CAF Champions League (also known as the 2014 Orange CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 50th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 18th edition under the current CAF Champions League format. The two-time defending champions Al-Ahly were eliminated in the second round by Al-Ahly Benghazi.
In the final, ES Sétif of Algeria defeated AS Vita Club of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the away goals rule after drawing 3–3 on aggregate, to win their second title. They qualified for the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, and earned the right to play in the 2015 CAF Super Cup.
All 56 CAF member associations may enter the CAF Champions League, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to their CAF 5-Year Ranking eligible to enter two teams in the competition. The title holders could also enter if they had not already qualified for the CAF Champions League. As a result, theoretically a maximum of 69 teams could enter the tournament – although this level has never been reached.
For the 2014 CAF Champions League, the CAF used the 2008–2012 CAF 5-Year Ranking, which calculated points for each entrant association based on their clubs’ performance over those 5 years in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup. The criteria for points were the following:
The points were multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follows:
The following teams entered the competition. Teams in bold received a bye to the first round. The other teams entered the preliminary round.
Associations are shown according to their 2008–2012 CAF 5-Year Ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated.
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