Teams with the Most Finals Played in the CAF Champions League
Full list of soccer teams that played finals in the CAF Champions League, ordered from those who played the most to those who played at least one final.
Which team has played in the most finals?
Al-Ahly is the team with the most finals played in the history of the CAF Champions League with 17 appearances in definitions with final game format. That means that it has been present in the 27.9% of a total of 61 finals.
Of its 17 finals played, Al-Ahly won 12 and lost 5.
Most Finals Played
17 finals
Al-Ahly
A total of 48 teams played at least once in one of the 61 finals disputed in the CAF Champions League. Of them, 22 teams did it 2 or more times, 7 did it 5 or more times and only one did it in 10 opportunities or more. Here you can see the full list of these teams ordered by finals played.
Teams with the Most Finals Played - Full List
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| Team | Finals Played | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Won | Finals Lost | % of Finals Won | ||
| 1. | | Al-Ahly | 17 | 1982, 1983, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | 27.9% | 12 | 5 | 70.6% |
| 2. |  | Espérance | 9 | 1994, 1999, 2000, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2024 | 14.8% | 4 | 5 | 44.4% |
| 3. |  | Zamalek | 8 | 1984, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2002, 2016, 2020 | 13.1% | 5 | 3 | 62.5% |
| 4. |  | TP Mazembe | 7 | 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 2009, 2010, 2015 | 11.5% | 5 | 2 | 71.4% |
 | Asante Kotoko | 7 | 1967, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1982, 1983, 1993 | 11.5% | 2 | 5 | 28.6% | |
| 6. |  | Wydad Casablanca | 6 | 1992, 2011, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023 | 9.8% | 3 | 3 | 50.0% |
| 7. |  | Hafia FC | 5 | 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 | 8.2% | 3 | 2 | 60.0% |
| 8. |  | Raja Casablanca | 4 | 1989, 1997, 1999, 2002 | 6.6% | 3 | 1 | 75.0% |
| Team | Finals Played | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Won | Finals Lost | % of Finals Won | ||
| 9. |  | Canon Yaoundé | 3 | 1971, 1978, 1980 | 4.9% | 3 | - | 100.0% |
 | Etoile du Sahel | 3 | 2004, 2005, 2007 | 4.9% | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | |
 | Hearts of Oak | 3 | 1977, 1979, 2000 | 4.9% | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | |
 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 3 | 2001, 2016, 2025 | 4.9% | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | |
 | AS Vita Club | 3 | 1973, 1981, 2014 | 4.9% | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | |
| 14. |  | Enyimba | 2 | 2003, 2004 | 3.3% | 2 | - | 100.0% |
 | ES Sétif | 2 | 1988, 2014 | 3.3% | 2 | - | 100.0% | |
 | JS Kabylie | 2 | 1981, 1990 | 3.3% | 2 | - | 100.0% | |
 | ASEC Abidjan | 2 | 1995, 1998 | 3.3% | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Ismaily SC | 2 | 1969, 2003 | 3.3% | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Orlando Pirates | 2 | 1995, 2013 | 3.3% | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | 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% | |
| Team | Finals Played | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Won | Finals Lost | % of Finals Won | ||
| 23. |  | CARA Brazzaville | 1 | 1974 | 1.6% | 1 | - | 100.0% |
 | Club Africain | 1 | 1991 | 1.6% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
 | FAR Rabat | 1 | 1985 | 1.6% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
 | MC Algiers | 1 | 1976 | 1.6% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
 | Oryx Douala | 1 | 1964 | 1.6% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
 | Pyramids | 1 | 2025 | 1.6% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
 | Stade d'Abidjan | 1 | 1966 | 1.6% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
 | Union Douala | 1 | 1979 | 1.6% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
 | 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% | |