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Egyptian clubs are the most successful, with a total of 45 titles. Egyptian clubs hold a record number of wins in the African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League (18), the African Cup Winners' Cup (8), the CAF Super Cup (13) and the Afro-Asian Club Championship (3).
The clubs playing in each top-level league compete for the title as the country's club champions, and also for places in next season's CAF club competitions, i.e., the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. Due to promotion and relegation, the clubs playing in the top-level league in many countries are different every season.
The CAF Champions League is a seasonal association football competition established in 1966 as the African Cup of Champions Clubs, open initially to the league champions of all CAF member associations, but since 1997 also currently includes the clubs finishing second in the strongest leagues from the CAF 5-year ranking and the competition's defending champions.
This article lists men's association football clubs who have won 50 or more total competitive honours run by official governing bodies as well as women's clubs who have won 30 or more of such competitive honours. Friendly and invitational competitions and matches organized between clubs are not included. [1]
The club is renowned for its consistent success at both domestic and continental levels, regularly contending in CAF tournaments. Founded on 24 April 1907 by Omar Lotfy, Al-Ahly has a record of 44 Egyptian Premier League titles, 39 Egypt Cup titles and 15 Egyptian Super Cups. Al-Ahly is the most successful club in Africa. [1]
Most times qualified to group stage but failed to go past it: 2 Africa Sports Club Africain MC Alger Multiple teams (37) qualified only once to the group stage but failed to go past it. Most group stage matches played: 114 Al-Ahly. Most group stage matches won: 59 Espérance in 112 matches Most appearances without group stage qualification: 18
The ranking was calculated by the exclusively on the basis of performance by African teams throughout their participation in CAF club competitions (from the quarter-finals to final) from 1964 to 2000. [1] Clubs' performance from the group stage of the Champions League, international competition run by CAF since 1997, have been included. [1]
Al Ahly is the most successful club in the competition's history, having won the tournament a record 8 times. Zamalek SC are the current defending champions, having beaten Al Ahly SC 4-3 on penalty shootouts after a 1-1 draw in the original time in the 2024 CAF Super Cup