African Cup of Champions Clubs
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The African Cup of Champions Clubs was the premier continental club football competition in Africa, serving as the predecessor to the modern CAF Champions League.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1142485 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: African Cup of Champions Clubs Context triple: [CAF Champions League winner, originalCompetitionName, African Cup of Champions Clubs]
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A.
Africa Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations is the premier international men's football championship in Africa, organized by the Confederation of African Football and contested by national teams from across the continent.
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B.
Club Africain
Club Africain is a prominent Tunisian multi-sport club best known for its successful football team and large fan base.
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AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League is Asia's premier annual club football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation, featuring top teams from across the continent.
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Intercontinental Cup
The Intercontinental Cup was an annual football competition that pitted the champions of Europe against the champions of South America to determine a de facto world club champion before it was superseded by the FIFA Club World Cup.
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FIFA Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup is an international football tournament organized by FIFA that brings together champion clubs from each continental confederation to compete for the title of world club champion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: African Cup of Champions Clubs Target entity description: The African Cup of Champions Clubs was the premier continental club football competition in Africa, serving as the predecessor to the modern CAF Champions League.
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A.
Africa Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations is the premier international men's football championship in Africa, organized by the Confederation of African Football and contested by national teams from across the continent.
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B.
Club Africain
Club Africain is a prominent Tunisian multi-sport club best known for its successful football team and large fan base.
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C.
AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League is Asia's premier annual club football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation, featuring top teams from across the continent.
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Intercontinental Cup
The Intercontinental Cup was an annual football competition that pitted the champions of Europe against the champions of South America to determine a de facto world club champion before it was superseded by the FIFA Club World Cup.
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FIFA Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup is an international football tournament organized by FIFA that brings together champion clubs from each continental confederation to compete for the title of world club champion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CAF competition
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continental club competition ⓘ football competition ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
African Cup of Champions Clubs
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surface form:
African Champions Cup
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| alsoKnownAs |
African Cup of Champions Clubs
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surface form:
African Cup of Club Champions
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| category |
CAF club competitions
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Defunct football competitions in Africa ⓘ International club association football competitions in Africa ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | knockout tournament ⓘ |
| confederation | CAF ⓘ |
| confederationHeadquartersCountry | Egypt ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1996 ⓘ |
| eligibility | champion clubs of CAF member associations ⓘ |
| firstSeason |
African Cup of Champions Clubs
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surface form:
1964 African Cup of Champions Clubs
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| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody | Confederation of African Football ⓘ |
| governingBodyHeadquarters | Cairo ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first pan-African club competition ⓘ |
| inception | 1964 ⓘ |
| lastSeason |
African Cup of Champions Clubs
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surface form:
1996 African Cup of Champions Clubs
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| levelOnPyramid | 1 ⓘ |
| mostSuccessfulClub | Al Ahly SC ⓘ |
| notableChampionClub |
Al Ahly SC
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Asante Kotoko SC ⓘ Canon Yaoundé ⓘ Hafia FC ⓘ JS Kabylie ⓘ Zamalek ⓘ
surface form:
Zamalek SC
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| numberOfTitlesInAfricanCupOfChampionsClubs | 4 ⓘ |
| officialLanguageOfAdministration |
Arabic
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English ⓘ French ⓘ |
| organizer |
CAF
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Confederation of African Football ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | CAF Champions League ⓘ |
| qualificationBasis | national league champions ⓘ |
| region | CAF member nations ⓘ |
| replacedBy | CAF Champions League ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| successorCompetitionFormat | CAF Champions League group and knockout format ⓘ |
| successorOf | African Cup of Champions Clubs self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| teamType | men's club teams ⓘ |
| timeSpan | 1964–1996 ⓘ |
| trophyType | continental club trophy ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: African Cup of Champions Clubs Description of subject: The African Cup of Champions Clubs was the premier continental club football competition in Africa, serving as the predecessor to the modern CAF Champions League.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
African Cup of Champions Clubs (1964–1996)
African Cup of Champions Clubs
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successorOf
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African Cup of Champions Clubs
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subject surface form:
CAF Champions League
African Cup of Champions Clubs
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firstSeason
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African Cup of Champions Clubs
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this entity surface form:
1964 African Cup of Champions Clubs
African Cup of Champions Clubs
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lastSeason
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African Cup of Champions Clubs
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this entity surface form:
1996 African Cup of Champions Clubs
African Cup of Champions Clubs
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abbreviation
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African Cup of Champions Clubs
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this entity surface form:
African Champions Cup
this entity surface form:
African Cup of Club Champions