2013 Kagame Interclub Cup

CECAFA Club Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Sudan
Dates	18 June–1 July
Teams	13 (from 10 associations)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Vital'O (1st title)
Runners-up	A.P.R.
Third place	Al-Merreikh Al-Fasher
Fourth place	Rayon Sports
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
Goals scored	57 (2.48 per match)

The 2013 Kagame Interclub Cup was the 38th edition of the Kagame Interclub Cup, which is organised by CECAFA. It began on 18 June and ended on 1 July 2013. Sudan hosted the tournament for the fifth time since it officially began in 1974. Vital'O, who have won the Burundi Premier League a record 18 times, beat Primus National Football League side Armée Patriotique Rwandaise to win the tournament for the first time in their history.^[1] Prior to the beginning of the competition, clubs from Kenya, South Sudan and Tanzania withdrew from the tournament due to security concerns.^[2]

Participants

On 22 May 2013, the draw for clubs to participate in the tournament was released.^[3] Due to dropouts the fixtures and group draws were amended only on 15 July, three days before the tournament.^[4]

Group stage

The group stage featured eleven teams, with 4 teams in Group A and B and only three in Group C. Three teams advanced from Group A and B and two from Group C.

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending order):

1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams involved;
2. Goal difference in games between the teams involved;
3. Goals scored in games between the teams involved;
4. Away goals scored in games between the teams involved;
5. Goal difference in all games;
6. Goals scored in all games;
7. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Results:^[5]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Vital'O	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
A.P.R.	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
Al-Merreikh Al-Fasher	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4
Elman	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

Source:

19 June 2013
Al-Merreikh Al-Fasher	0–1	Vital'O
Elman	0–1	A.P.R.
21 June 2013
A.P.R.	1–1	Al-Merreikh Al-Fasher
Vital'O	1–1	Elman
23 June 2013
Al-Merreikh Al-Fasher	2–0	Elman
Vital'O	1–1	A.P.R.

Group B

Results:^[6]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Express	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
Rayon Sports	3	1	1	1	8	6	+2	4
Port	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4
Elect-Sport	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	2

Source:

20 June 2013
Port	0–0	Express
Elect-Sport	3–3	Rayon Sports
22 June 2013
Express	2–1	Rayon Sports
Elect-Sport	1–3	Port
24 June 2013
Express	1–1	Elect-Sport
Rayon Sports	4–1	Port

Group C

Results:^[7]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Ahly Shendi	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
U.R.A.	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
Al-Hilal Kaduqli	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1

Source:

18 June 2013
Al-Hilal Kaduqli	0–1	U.R.A.
20 June 2013
U.R.A.	0–1	Al-Ahly Shendi
22 June 2013
Al-Ahly Shendi	1–1	Al-Hilal Kaduqli

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, teams play against each other once. The losers of the semi-finals played against each other in a third place playoff where the winner was placed third overall in the entire competition.

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	26 June
	Express	0
					28 June
	A.P.R.	2
					A.P.R.	2
	26 June
					Al-Merreikh	1
	Al-Merreikh (a.e.t.)	2
									1 July
	Al-Ahly Shendi	1
									A.P.R.	0
	27 June
									Vital'O	2
	U.R.A.	2
					29 June
	Rayon Sports	3
					Rayon Sports	0
	27 June
					Vital'O	1			Third place
	Vital'O	6
									1 July
	Port	0
									Al-Merreikh	1
									Rayon Sports	0

References

External links

• Knockout stage results