Teams with the Most Finals Lost in the CAF Champions League
Full list of soccer teams that played finals in the CAF Champions League, ordered from those who lost the most to those who didn't lost any finals.
Which team has lost the most finals?
In the history of the CAF Champions League, 3 teams are tied for the most finals lost, having been the losers 5 times each in definitions with final game format: Asante Kotoko, Espérance and Al-Ahly. That means that each of them have been the team that lost in the 8.2% of a total of 61 finals.
Most Finals Lost
5 finals
3 teams
Asante Kotoko, Espérance and Al-Ahly
A total of 48 teams played at least once in one of the 61 finals disputed in the CAF Champions League. Most of them (36), lost at least once, 14 of them lost 2 or more times and 3 of them lost 5 finals or more. Here you can see the full list of these teams ordered by finals lost.
Teams with the Most Finals Lost - Full List
| Team | Finals Lost | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Played | Finals Won | % of Finals Won | ||
| 1. |  | Asante Kotoko | 5 | 1967, 1971, 1973, 1982, 1993 | 8.2% | 7 | 2 | 28.6% |
 | Espérance | 5 | 1999, 2000, 2010, 2012, 2024 | 8.2% | 9 | 4 | 44.4% | |
 | Al-Ahly | 5 | 1983, 2007, 2017, 2018, 2022 | 8.2% | 17 | 12 | 70.6% | |
| 4. |  | Wydad Casablanca | 3 | 2011, 2019, 2023 | 4.9% | 6 | 3 | 50.0% |
 | Zamalek | 3 | 1994, 2016, 2020 | 4.9% | 8 | 5 | 62.5% | |
| 6. |  | Al-Hilal | 2 | 1987, 1992 | 3.3% | 2 | - | 0.0% |
| AS Bilima | 2 | 1980, 1985 | 3.3% | 2 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Shooting Stars F.C. | 2 | 1984, 1996 | 3.3% | 2 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Etoile du Sahel | 2 | 2004, 2005 | 3.3% | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | |
 | Hearts of Oak | 2 | 1977, 1979 | 3.3% | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | |
 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 2 | 2001, 2025 | 3.3% | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | |
 | AS Vita Club | 2 | 1981, 2014 | 3.3% | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | |
 | Hafia FC | 2 | 1976, 1978 | 3.3% | 5 | 3 | 60.0% | |
 | TP Mazembe | 2 | 1969, 1970 | 3.3% | 7 | 5 | 71.4% | |
| Team | Finals Lost | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Played | Finals Won | % of Finals Won | ||
| 15. |  | Africa Sports | 1 | 1986 | 1.6% | 1 | - | 0.0% |
 | AS Real Bamako | 1 | 1966 | 1.6% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Cotonsport Garoua | 1 | 2008 | 1.6% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | CS Sfaxien | 1 | 2006 | 1.6% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Dynamos Harare | 1 | 1998 | 1.6% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Enugu Rangers | 1 | 1975 | 1.6% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Étoile Filante | 1 | 1968 | 1.6% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Ghazl El-Mehalla | 1 | 1974 | 1.6% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Heartland | 1 | 2009 | 1.6% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Iwuanyanwu Owerri | 1 | 1988 | 1.6% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Kaizer Chiefs | 1 | 2021 | 1.6% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | MP Oran | 1 | 1989 | 1.6% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Nkana FC | 1 | 1990 | 1.6% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Obuasi Goldfields | 1 | 1997 | 1.6% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Simba FC | 1 | 1972 | 1.6% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Stade Malien | 1 | 1964 | 1.6% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | USM Alger | 1 | 2015 | 1.6% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Villa SC | 1 | 1991 | 1.6% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | ASEC Abidjan | 1 | 1995 | 1.6% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Ismaily SC | 1 | 2003 | 1.6% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Orlando Pirates | 1 | 2013 | 1.6% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Raja Casablanca | 1 | 2002 | 1.6% | 4 | 3 | 75.0% | |
| Team | Finals Lost | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Played | Finals Won | % of Finals Won | ||
| 37. |  | CARA Brazzaville | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
 | Club Africain | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
 | FAR Rabat | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
 | MC Algiers | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
 | Oryx Douala | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
 | Pyramids | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
 | Stade d'Abidjan | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
 | Union Douala | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
 | Enyimba | 0 | - | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | |
 | ES Sétif | 0 | - | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | |
 | JS Kabylie | 0 | - | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | |
 | Canon Yaoundé | 0 | - | 0.0% | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | |