1964–65 African Cup of Champions Clubs

1964-65 African Cup of Champions Clubs
Tournament details
Dates 5 April 1964 – 7 February 1965
Teams 14
Final positions
Champions Cameroon Oryx Douala (1st title)
Runners-up Mali Stade Malien

The 1964–65 African Cup of Champions Clubs was the first edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region (Africa), the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of association football in Africa.

The tournament was played by 14 teams. They were split in 4 groups, with each group winner qualifying to the final tournament held in Ghana. Oryx Douala from Cameroon won the final, and became the first CAF club champion.

Preliminary round

North, Centre and East Africa Group

West Africa A

Round one

Stade Malien won 5 – 2 on aggregate.

Sily CK Guinea 4 – 1 Liberia Invincible Eleven
Invincible Eleven Liberia 3 – 2 Guinea Sily CK

Sily CK won 6 – 4 on aggregate.

ASEC Mimosas won after Étoile Filante's withdrawal.

Round two

Sily CK Guinea 4 – 2 Mali Stade Malien
Stade Malien Mali 2 – 0 Guinea Sily CK

Aggregate 4 – 4. Replay required

Stade Malien Mali 3 – 2 Guinea Sily Club de Kindia

Stade Malien won the reply and qualified to Round three.

AS Porto-Novo Republic of Dahomey 2 – 1 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast 4 – 1 Republic of Dahomey AS Porto-Novo

ASEC Mimosas won 5 – 3 on aggregate.

Round three

Stade Malien Mali 3 – 3 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas

Stade Malien won 9 – 7 on aggregate.

West Africa B

Central Africa

Final tournament

The final tournament was held in Ghana.

Semi-Finals

Real Republicans Ghana 1 – 2 Cameroon Oryx Douala
Attendance: 50,000
Cotton Factory Club Ethiopia 1 – 3 Mali Stade Malien
Sports Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana
Attendance: 25,000

Bronze medal match

Real Republicans Ghana 3 – 1 Ethiopia Cotton Factory Club
Attendance: 50,000

Final

Oryx Douala Cameroon 2 – 1 Mali Stade Malien
Koum  –', –' –  –'
Attendance: 30,000

Champion


African Cup of Champions Clubs
1964-65 Winners
Cameroon
Oryx Douala
First Title
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