2014 CAF Confederation Cup
| 2014 Orange CAF Confederation Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 7 February – 6 December 2014 |
| Teams | 53+8 (from 42 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Al-Ahly (1st title)
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| Runners-up |
 Séwé Sport
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 134 |
| Goals scored | 285 (2.13 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Kader Bidimbou Kudakwashe Musharu Koffi Foba(6 goals each) |
The 2014 CAF Confederation Cup (also known as the 2014 Orange CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The defending champions CS Sfaxien did not enter the tournament as they qualified for the 2014 CAF Champions League and reached the group stage.
In the final, Al-Ahly of Egypt defeated Séwé Sport of Côte d'Ivoire on the away goals rule after drawing 2–2 on aggregate, to win their first title, and a record-extending 19th overall African title (having already won eight African Champions Cup/CAF Champions League titles, six CAF Super Cup titles and four African Cup Winners' Cup titles). They earned the right to play in the 2015 CAF Super Cup.
All 56 CAF member associations may enter the CAF Confederation Cup, 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 or CAF Confederation Cup. As a result, theoretically a maximum of 69 teams could enter the tournament (plus eight teams eliminated from the CAF Champions League which enter the play-off round) – although this level has never been reached.
For the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup, 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:
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