2013 Bulgarian protests against the first Borisov cabinet, Analysis and political commentary
In the view of political anthropologist and journalist Dostena Lavern, the February demonstrations were an indication that "Bulgaria is fully on track to reach an equalization of its social and political realities with those of the other EU countries", with the protest motivations linked to EU-wide negative trends such as the threat posed by financial neoliberalism to the democratic fundamentals of countries (in both Eastern and Western Europe). Economist Georgi Angelov from the Sofia Open Society Institute, commenting on the situation one day prior to Borisov's resignation, explained that the country's stability on the global financial markets and bankruptcy indicators have not been seriously affected due to the protests.


2013 Bulgarian protests against the first Borisov cabinet, Analysis and political commentary
In addition to the lack of unity issues among the protest leaders (believed to have played a part in discrediting them with citizens), in part exemplified by the split between the "green" and the "other" protesters, as well as their limited familiarity with politics, some commentators have criticized the supposed prominence in the media of leftist spokespeople for the demonstrators and the demand for the creation of a system without political parties, viewing it as unrealistic and non-constructive as well as likely to encourage the promotion of non-democratic ideas, akin to the councils that had been implemented in the Soviet Union.


2013 Bulgarian protests against the first Borisov cabinet, Analysis and political commentary
According to Daniel Smilov and Toni Nikolov, in the aftermath of Borisov's resignation, a political power vacuum and an escalation of anti-party sentiments persisted for a short while, with party leaders largely removing themselves from the public sphere. In that moment in time the think tanks, non-governmental organizations and their networks are gauged to have been the only actors willing to speak up in defense of the constitutional system of governance and party democracy.


2013 Bulgarian protests against the first Borisov cabinet, Analysis and political commentary
Former Bulgarian Prime Minister Ivan Kostov insists that both the February demonstrations and the subsequent anti-Oresharski ones remained relatively ineffective due to the lacking political leadership in their ranks. Also, from a utilitarian standpoint, a very limited number of the protester demands are believed to have been achieved seven months after Borisov's resignation - 17 out of 20 issues raised by the protesters are thought not to have been tackled in full or in part by the relevant political actors.


2013 Bulgarian protests against the first Borisov cabinet, Analysis and political commentary
Antoniy Galabov maintains that while the initial demonstrations were against high utility bills, with the implicit hope that Borisov could rectify the situation, the protests were subsequently taken over by new participants with a different profile, often driven by corporate interests. The demonstrators' demands are believed to have become overly abstract, with the finger being pointed at the whole political system and the nature of the democratic transition; this is thought to have essentially forced all the mainstream parties to incorporate populism into their platforms in order to portray themselves as allies of the people on the streets.


2013 Bulgarian protests against the first Borisov cabinet, Analysis and political commentary
Political scientist Deyan Kyuranov regards the initial preeminence of economic grievances as a particular strength of the protest, but believes that the protesters were ill-advised to attempt change the focal point in the direction of a political demonstration and thus caused the collapse of what started off as a promising popular movement.


2013 Bulgarian protests against the first Borisov cabinet, Analysis and political commentary
A number of analysts have also subscribed to the viewpoint that the accusations levelled against GERB (for its supposed authoritarianism and violation of democratic norms) have been without sufficient merit and the party was not even close to creating a state within a state during Borisov's time in power. According to a report generated by the "Media Democracy" foundation, the general coverage of the demonstrations by the major media outlets (even those previously considered to be favourable to the Borisov administration) was almost universally pro-protest, with the main media's nature of reporting turning markedly against the government on 17 February.


2013 Bulgarian protests against the first Borisov cabinet, Analysis and political commentary
Despite the calls for greater accountability in politics during the course of the protests, leadership hierarchies and inner party consensus within BSP and GERB are believed to have become more entrenched in the months following the end of the demonstrations, with the status quo parties never facing a serious challenge as a result of the demonstrations.


2013 Bulgarian protests against the first Borisov cabinet, Analysis and political commentary
The Internet is believed to have played an important role when it comes to many aspects of the protest movement, and its effectiveness is believed to have been bolstered by the "media revolution" in Bulgaria, as evidenced by the increased prominence of online newspapers, on-site reporting by protest leaders as well as a tendency to treat platforms such as Facebook news as primary sources of information.


2013 Bulgarian protests against the first Borisov cabinet, Conspiracy theories
A minority of anti-protest commentators have taken the stance that the demonstrations were orchestrated by pro-Russian circles in order to bring down the Borisov government (seen as unfavourable to Russian energy interests and Russian lobbies in Bulgaria as a whole) and from the very beginning had an explicitly political dimension. They note that the most intense protests largely subsided after Borisov's resignation even though the economic demands remained mostly unaddressed. The role of the Bulgarian Socialist Party in hijacking the protests has also been emphasized.


2013 Bulgarian protests against the first Borisov cabinet, Conspiracy theories
Such pundits tend to characterize the February demonstrations as a coup attempt with the alleged heavy involvement of pro-communist activists, because of the Russophilic sentiments of some of the informal leaders of the protests.


2013 Bulgarian protests against the first Borisov cabinet, Conspiracy theories
In subsequent interviews, some of the leading figures behind the February demonstrations such as Yanko Petrov, Doncho Dudev and Yoanna Ivanova countered the allegations of a major shift in the direction of the protest in an anti-Borisov fashion by claiming that the largest protest аctivities actually occurred in the aftermath of Borisov's resignation (with the anti-monopoly sentiments remaining key) and emphasizing that the three of them were also active in demonstrating against Delyan Peevski's short-lived DANS appointment by the Oresharski government.


2013 Bungoma local elections
Local elections were held in Bungoma County to elect a Governor and County Assembly on 4 March 2013. Under the new constitution, which was passed in a 2010 referendum, the 2013 general elections were the first in which Governors and members of the County Assemblies for the newly created counties were elected. They will also be the first general elections run by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission(IEBC)which has released the official list of candidates.


2013 Bungoma local elections, Prospective candidates
The following are some of the candidates who have made public their intentions to run:


2013 Burkinabé Premier League
Burkinabé Premier League is the top division of the Burkinabé Football Federation. It was created in 1961. A total of 16 teams contested the league in 2013.


2013 Busan Open Challenger Tennis
The 2013 Busan Open Challenger Tennis was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the twelfth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Busan, South Korea between 13 and 19 May 2013.


2013 Busan Open Challenger Tennis, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 Busan Open Challenger Tennis, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 Busan Open Challenger Tennis – Doubles
Yuki Bhambri and Divij Sharan were the defending champions. Bhambri decided not to participate whereas Sharan competed with Purav Raja, but they lost to Alex Bogomolov, Jr. and Dudi Sela in the first round. Peng Hsien-yin and Yang Tsung-hua defeated Jeong Suk-young and Lim Yong-kyu 6–4, 6–3 in the final to win the title.


2013 Busan Open Challenger Tennis – Singles
Tatsuma Ito was the defending champion, but lost to Dudi Sela in the quarterfinals. Sela went on to win the title by defeating Alex Bogomolov, Jr. 6–1, 6–4 in the final.


2013 Bushehr earthquake
The 2013 Bushehr earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 6.3 on April 9 in Iran. The shock's epicenter was in the province of Bushehr, near the city of Khvormuj and the towns of Kaki and Shonbeh. At least 37 people were killed, mostly from the town of Shonbeh and villages of Shonbeh-Tasuj district, and an estimated 850 people were injured.


2013 Bushehr earthquake, Tectonic setting
Iran lies within the complex zone of collision between the Arabian Plate and the Eurasian Plate. The rate of convergence between the plates near the epicentre is about 30 millimetres (1 in) per year, of which only part is taken up within the Zagros fold and thrust belt. The earthquake was the result of thrust faulting on a NW-SE trending fault plane, consistent with continuing shortening of the Arabian Plate.


2013 Bushehr earthquake, Earthquake
At 16:22 IRDT (11:52 UTC) on April 9, 2013, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 struck the southwestern coast of Iran, in Bushehr Province. It struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), near the towns of Khvormuj and Kaki. "Dozens" of aftershocks followed, most within the first hour of the main quake. The strongest aftershock had a magnitude of 5.6.


2013 Bushehr earthquake, Earthquake
The area is home to ten thousand people and fifty villages. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) estimated that 80,000 people experienced strong tremors while several million felt light shaking. The earthquake was felt in many countries around the Persian Gulf, including Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.


2013 Bushehr earthquake, Damage
At least 37 people were killed and an estimated 850 were injured by the earthquake. Most of those killed were in the town of Shonbeh and villages of Shonbeh-Tasuj District. Of the injured, 100 required hospitalization.


2013 Bushehr earthquake, Damage
Two villages in the Khvormuj district were reported to have been "levelled". Landslides caused by the earthquake were reported in Kaki City. According to provincial governor Fereydun Hasanvand, 700 homes were damaged, affecting 200 families. Many residents in the Shonbeh District lost power and water services. Residents took to the streets in search of safety as aftershock after aftershock hit. A report by Iran's International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology stated that most of the buildings damaged were adobe buildings constructed in the last 50 years; and that 100 houses were destroyed, 1,000 people were left homeless, and that about $50 million in damage occurred.


2013 Bushehr earthquake, Damage
The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant was not damaged, according to its operator and the governor of the province. It was built to withstand a magnitude 8 earthquake, according to an official.


2013 Bushehr earthquake, Aftermath
Iran's Red Crescent Society and the Iranian Navy sent teams to Bushehr Province on the first night to deliver first aid. Several helicopters from nearby provinces helped airlift in emergency supplies. Temporary shelters were erected in the first week after the earthquake.


2013 Bushehr earthquake, Aftermath
Three days of national mourning were announced on April 9.


2013 Busia local elections
Local elections were held in Busia County to elect a Governor and County Assembly on 4 March 2013. Under the new constitution, which was passed in a 2010 referendum, the 2013 general elections were the first in which Governors and members of the County Assemblies for the newly created counties were elected. They will also be the first general elections run by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission(IEBC) which has released the official list of candidates.


2013 Busia local elections, Prospective candidates
The following are some of the candidates who have made public their intentions to run:


2013 Butler Bulldogs football team
The 2013 Butler Bulldogs football team represented Butler University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Jeff Voris and played their home games at the Butler Bowl. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League, a conference allowed to compete in the FCS playoffs for the first time in 2013. They finished the season 9–4, 7–1 in PFL play to share the league title with Marist. Butler and Marist did not play each other in the regular season, so the PFL used the College Sporting News' Gridiron Power Index to determine who would receive the league's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs. Bulter was selected and lost in the first round to Tennessee State.


2013 Butler Bulldogs women's soccer team
The 2013 Butler Bulldogs women's soccer team represented Butler University in the 2013 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. Their head coaches were Tari St. John, serving her 7th year, and Rob Alman, serving his 1st year. The Bulldogs played their home games at the Butler Bowl. This was the first year that Butler competed in the Big East Conference, as they moved from the Atlantic 10 Conference following the 2012–13 academic year.


2013 Butler Bulldogs women's soccer team, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2013 Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 9–11 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, VA. The champion, James Madison, received an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament.


2013 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2013 tournament featured only seven teams due to UNC-Wilmington and Towson ineligible for postseason play as a result of low APR scores, and Old Dominion and Georgia State being banned from the CAA tournament due to bylaws that deny access to championships that provide automatic NCAA bids to schools that have announced they will depart the league. Old Dominion and Georgia State were still eligible for an at-large bid to other postseason tournaments.


2013 CAA Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2013 Colonial Athletic Association Women's Basketball Tournament was held March 14–17 at the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Champion Delaware University received an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament.


2013 CAF Beach Soccer Championship
The 2013 CAF Beach Soccer Championship took place from 22 May to 26 May 2013, in El Jadida, Morocco, for the first time. It is the second time in Morocco, following Casablanca hosting the previous qualification tournament in 2011. It was originally scheduled for 10–14 April and then for 29 May - 2 June 2013. The two finalists of the championship qualified for the 2013 World Cup and went on to represent Africa in Tahiti in September.


2013 CAF Beach Soccer Championship
All matches were held at the Mazagan Beach Resort in El Jadida.


2013 CAF Beach Soccer Championship, Participating teams
There was to have been a team from Uganda taking part in the tournament, but they were forced to withdraw due to a lack of funding.


2013 CAF Beach Soccer Championship, Draw
The draw to divide the eight teams into two groups of four and the determination of the subsequent schedule was held at the Mazagan Beach Resort in El Jadida.


2013 CAF Beach Soccer Championship, Group stage
All match times are correct to that of local time in El Jadida, being Western European Summer Time, (UTC +1).


2013 CAF Champions League
The 2013 CAF Champions League (also known as the 2013 Orange CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 49th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 17th edition under the current CAF Champions League format. The winner qualified for the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, and earned the right to play in the 2014 CAF Super Cup.


2013 CAF Champions League
In the final, defending champions Al-Ahly of Egypt defeated Orlando Pirates of South Africa, and were crowned African club champions for a record eighth time.


2013 CAF Champions League, Association team allocation
All 56 CAF member associations may enter the CAF Champions League, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to their CAF 5-Year Ranking eligible to enter two teams in the competition. The title holders could also enter if they had not already qualified for the CAF Champions League. As a result, theoretically a maximum of 69 teams could enter the tournament – although this level has never been reached.


2013 CAF Champions League, Association team allocation
For the 2013 CAF Champions League, the CAF used the 2007–2011 CAF 5-Year Ranking, which calculated points for each association based on their clubs’ performance over those 5 years in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup. The criteria for points were the following:


2013 CAF Champions League, Association team allocation
The points were multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follows:


2013 CAF Champions League, Teams
The following teams entered the competition. Teams in bold received a bye to the first round. The other teams entered the preliminary round.


2013 CAF Champions League, Teams
Associations are shown according to their 2007–2011 CAF 5-Year Ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated.


2013 CAF Champions League, Teams
The following associations did not enter a team: Cape Verde, Djibouti, Eritrea, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Namibia, Réunion, Somalia, South Sudan.


2013 CAF Champions League, Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws held at CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt).


2013 CAF Champions League, Qualifying rounds
The draw for the preliminary, first and second qualifying rounds was held on 9 December 2012, and the fixtures were announced by the CAF on 10 December 2012.


2013 CAF Champions League, Qualifying rounds
Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).


2013 CAF Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Second round
The losers of the second round entered the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup play-off round.


2013 CAF Champions League, Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 14 May 2013. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. Each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.


2013 CAF Champions League, Group stage
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:


2013 CAF Champions League, Knock-out stage
Knock-out ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).


2013 CAF Champions League, Knock-out stage, Semi-finals
In the semi-finals, the group A winners played the group B runners-up, and the group B winners played the group A runners-up, with the group winners hosting the second leg.


2013 CAF Champions League, Knock-out stage, Final
In the final, the order of legs was decided by a draw.


2013 CAF Champions League Final
The 2013 CAF Champions League Final was the final of the 2013 CAF Champions League, the 49th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 17th edition under the current CAF Champions League format.


2013 CAF Champions League Final
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Orlando Pirates of South Africa and Al-Ahly of Egypt. The first leg was hosted by Orlando Pirates at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg on 2 November 2013, while the second leg was hosted by Al-Ahly at the Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium in Cairo on 10 November 2013. The winner earned the right to represent the CAF at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the quarterfinal stage, as well as play in the 2014 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup.


2013 CAF Champions League Final
After the first leg ended in a 1–1 draw, Al-Ahly won the second leg 2–0, and were crowned African club champions for a record eighth time.


2013 CAF Champions League Final, Qualified teams
In the following table, finals until 1996 were in the African Cup of Champions Club era, since 1997 were in the CAF Champions League era.


2013 CAF Champions League Final, Background
Al-Ahly were the defending champions, and also the most successful club in the African Champions Cup/CAF Champions League, reaching a total of nine finals, winning seven (1982, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012) and losing two (1983, 2007).


2013 CAF Champions League Final, Background
Orlando Pirates were the only South African club to have been crowned African club champion, having won the final in 1995.


2013 CAF Champions League Final, Background
The two teams had met in the group stage, with Orlando Pirates winning in Egypt 3–0, then earning a goalless draw at home on the last matchday against an already-qualified Al-Ahly to clinch a spot in the semifinals.


2013 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Orlando Stadium
Orlando Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in Soweto, a suburb of Johannesburg, in Gauteng province in South Africa. It is home venue for Orlando Pirates Football Club.


2013 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Orlando Stadium
It is currently used mostly for football matches, as the home stadium of Orlando Pirates FC of the Premier Soccer League, and was intended to be utilized, as a training field, for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup after it was completely rebuilt and reopened on 22 November 2008. In addition to the stadium capacity of 36,761 people, there is an auditorium for 200 people, 120 hospitality suites, a gymnasium and a conference centre.


2013 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Orlando Stadium
The stadium was originally built for the Johannesburg Bantu Football Association and it had a seating capacity of 24,000 and cost £37,500 to construct. It was opened by the Minister for Bantu development, MC de Wet Nel, and Ian Maltz who was then Mayor of Johannesburg on 2 May 1959.


2013 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Orlando Stadium
Although intended for football the stadium has been used for concerts by the Jazz musicians Molombo and by the O'Jays. Boxing matches were also staged including the 1975 victory of Elijah ‘Tap Tap' Makhathini over the world welterweight and middleweight champion Emile Griffith.


2013 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, also known as the Arab Contractors Stadium or Al Mokawloon Al Arab Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Cairo, Egypt. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the home stadium of Al Mokawloon Al Arab.


2013 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
In fact, Al Ahly’s management decided to play the match in this stadium because the El Gouna Stadium in which it played its previous matches was not eligible to host the Champions League final, in addition to the Egyptian authorities ’decision not to play the game in the Cairo International Stadium due to the Port Said Stadium riot.


2013 CAF Champions League Final, Road to final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.


2013 CAF Champions League Final, Format
The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).


2013 CAF Champions League group stage
The group stage of the 2013 CAF Champions League was played from 20 July to 22 September 2013. A total of eight teams competed in the group stage.


2013 CAF Champions League group stage, Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on 14 May 2013, 14:00 UTC+2, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The eight winners of the second round were drawn into two groups of four. Each group contained one team from Pot 1, one team from Pot 2, and two teams from Pot 3.


2013 CAF Champions League group stage, Format
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.


2013 CAF Champions League group stage, Format, Tiebreakers
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:


2013 CAF Champions League group stage, Groups
The matchdays were 19–21 July, 2–4 August, 16–18 August, 30 August–1 September, 13–15 September, and 20–22 September 2013.


2013 CAF Champions League group stage, Groups, Group A
Note: The Zamalek v Al-Ahly match was postponed due to security concerns in Egypt.


2013 CAF Champions League group stage, Groups, Group B
Note: The Coton Sport v Séwé Sport match of Matchday 1 was postponed due to FIFA's suspension on 4 July 2013 of the Cameroonian Football Federation, which was lifted on 22 July 2013.


2013 CAF Champions League knockout stage
The knock-out stage of the 2013 CAF Champions League was played from 5 October to 10 November 2013. A total of four teams competed in the knock-out stage.


2013 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Qualified teams
The winners and runners-up of each of the two groups in the group stage qualified for the knock-out stage.


2013 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Format
Knock-out ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).


2013 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Semi-finals
In the semi-finals, the group A winners played the group B runners-up, and the group B winners played the group A runners-up, with the group winners hosting the second leg.


2013 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Semi-finals
Note: The first leg was originally played on 5 October 2013, 15:00 UTC+1, but was abandoned with the score 0–0 in the 65th minute due to a waterlogged pitch. The match was replayed the next day in its entirety according to the competition regulations.


2013 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Semi-finals
2–2 on aggregate. Al-Ahly won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the final.


2013 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Semi-finals
1–1 on aggregate. Orlando Pirates won on the away goals rule and advanced to the final.


2013 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Final
In the final, the order of legs was decided by a draw. The draw was held on 14 May 2013, 14:00 UTC+2, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
The qualifying rounds of the 2013 CAF Champions League were played from 15 February to 5 May 2013, to decide the eight teams which advanced to the group stage.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Draw
The draw for the preliminary, first and second qualifying rounds was held on 9 December 2012, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, and the fixtures were announced by the CAF on 10 December 2012.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Format
Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
The preliminary round included the 48 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Zamalek won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
AS Vita Club won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Saint George won 8–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Note: Al-Ittihad played their home match in Morocco due to security concerns in Libya. CA Bizertin won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Dynamos won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Tusker won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Zanaco won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Orlando Pirates won 9–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Mochudi Centre Chiefs won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
2–2 on aggregate. Vital'O won on the away goals rule and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Enugu Rangers advanced to the first round after Sporting Clube do Príncipe failed to show up for the first leg.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Recreativo do Libolo won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
JSM Béjaïa won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Asante Kotoko won 8–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Primeiro de Agosto won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
2–2 on aggregate. FUS Rabat won on the away goals rule and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Union Douala won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Séwé Sport won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
AFAD Djékanou won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
0–0 on aggregate. Coton Sport won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
1–1 on aggregate. Casa Sports won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Kano Pillars won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
AC Léopards won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
2–2 on aggregate. ASFA Yennenga won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
The first round included 32 teams: the 24 winners of the preliminary round, and the 8 teams that received byes to this round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
Zamalek won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
Saint George won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
CA Bizertin won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
Al-Ahly won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
Orlando Pirates won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
TP Mazembe won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
Enugu Rangers won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
Recreativo do Libolo won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
1–1 on aggregate. JSM Béjaïa won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
Espérance de Tunis won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
FUS Rabat won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
Séwé Sport won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
Coton Sport won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
Stade Malien won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
4–4 on aggregate. AC Léopards won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
ES Sétif won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Second round
The second round included the 16 winners of the first round. The winners of each tie advanced to the group stage, while the losers entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Second round
3–3 on aggregate. Zamalek won on the away goals rule and advanced to the group stage. Saint George entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Second round
Al-Ahly won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage. CA Bizertin entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Second round
Orlando Pirates won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage. TP Mazembe entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Second round
Recreativo do Libolo won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage. Enugu Rangers entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Second round
Espérance de Tunis won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage. JSM Béjaïa entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Second round
1–1 on aggregate. Séwé Sport won on the away goals rule and advanced to the group stage. FUS Rabat entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Second round
Coton Sport won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage. Stade Malien entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.


2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Second round
4–4 on aggregate. AC Léopards won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the group stage. ES Sétif entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup
The 2013 CAF Confederation Cup (also known as the 2013 Orange CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 10th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The winner earned the right to play in the 2014 CAF Super Cup. The defending champions AC Léopards did not enter the tournament as they qualified for the 2013 CAF Champions League and reached the group stage.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup
In the final, CS Sfaxien of Tunisia defeated TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and were crowned CAF Confederation Cup champions for a record third time.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup, Association team allocation
All 56 CAF member associations may enter the CAF Confederation Cup, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to their CAF 5-Year Ranking eligible to enter two teams in the competition. The title holders could also enter if they had not already qualified for the CAF Champions League or CAF Confederation Cup. As a result, theoretically a maximum of 69 teams could enter the tournament (plus eight teams eliminated from the CAF Champions League which entered the play-off round) – although this level has never been reached.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup, Association team allocation
For the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup, the CAF used the 2007–2011 CAF 5-Year Ranking, which calculated points for each association based on their clubs’ performance over those 5 years in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup. The criteria for points were the following:


2013 CAF Confederation Cup, Association team allocation
The points were multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follows:


2013 CAF Confederation Cup, Teams
The following teams entered the competition. Teams in bold received a bye to the first round. The other teams entered the preliminary round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup, Teams
Associations are shown according to their 2007–2011 CAF 5-Year Ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup, Teams
The following associations did not enter a team: Zimbabwe (11th – 13 pts), Cape Verde, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Namibia, Réunion, Somalia, Uganda, Zanzibar.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup, Teams
Moreover, the eight losers of the 2013 CAF Champions League second round entered the play-off round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup, Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws held at CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt).


2013 CAF Confederation Cup, Qualifying rounds
The draw for the preliminary, first and second qualifying rounds was held on 9 December 2012, and the fixtures were announced by the CAF on 10 December 2012.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup, Qualifying rounds
Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).


2013 CAF Confederation Cup, Qualifying rounds, Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 May 2013. The winners of the Confederation Cup second round were drawn against the losers of the Champions League second round, with the former hosting the second leg.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup, Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 14 May 2013. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. Each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup, Group stage
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:


2013 CAF Confederation Cup, Knock-out stage
Knock-out ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).


2013 CAF Confederation Cup, Knock-out stage, Semi-finals
In the semi-finals, the group A winners played the group B runners-up, and the group B winners played the group A runners-up, with the group winners hosting the second leg.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup, Knock-out stage, Final
In the final, the order of legs was decided by a draw.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup Final
The 2013 CAF Confederation Cup Final was the final of the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup, the 10th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).


2013 CAF Confederation Cup Final
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between CS Sfaxien of Tunisia and TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The first leg was hosted by CS Sfaxien at the Stade Olympique de Radès in Radès on 23 November 2013, while the second leg was hosted by TP Mazembe at the Stade TP Mazembe in Lubumbashi on 30 November 2013. The winner earned the right to play in the 2014 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 2013 CAF Champions League.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup Final
CS Sfaxien won the first leg 2–0, and despite losing the second leg 2–1, they were crowned CAF Confederation Cup champions for a record third time.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup Final, Background
CS Sfaxien had previously reached three CAF Confederation Cup finals, winning twice (2007, 2008) and losing once (2010), while this was the first CAF Confederation Cup final for TP Mazembe.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup Final, Road to final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup Final, Rules
The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).


2013 CAF Confederation Cup Final, Matches, First leg
Assistant referees:Théophile Vinga (Gabon)Jean Christian Engone Bibang (Gabon)Fourth official:Yves Gaston Roponat Mbourou (Gabon)


2013 CAF Confederation Cup Final, Matches, Second leg
Assistant referees:Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)Marwa Range (Kenya)Fourth official:Victor Gomes (South Africa)


2013 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
The group stage of the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup was played from 19 July to 22 September 2013. A total of eight teams competed in the group stage.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup group stage, Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on 14 May 2013, 14:00 UTC+2, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The eight winners of the play-off round were drawn into two groups of four. There were no seeding.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup group stage, Draw
The following eight teams were entered into the draw (their identity was not known at the time of the draw as it was held before the play-off round was played):


2013 CAF Confederation Cup group stage, Format
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup group stage, Format, Tiebreakers
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:


2013 CAF Confederation Cup group stage, Groups
The matchdays were 19–21 July, 2–4 August, 16–18 August, 30 August–1 September, 13–15 September, and 20–22 September 2013.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage
The knock-out stage of the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup was played from 6 October to 30 November 2013. A total of four teams competed in the knock-out stage.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage, Qualified teams
The winners and runners-up of each of the two groups in the group stage qualified for the knock-out stage.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage, Format
Knock-out ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).


2013 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage, Semi-finals
In the semi-finals, the group A winners played the group B runners-up, and the group B winners played the group A runners-up, with the group winners hosting the second leg.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage, Semi-finals
CS Sfaxien won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the final.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage, Semi-finals
TP Mazembe won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the final.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage, Final
In the final, the order of legs was decided by a draw. The draw was held on 14 May 2013, 14:00 UTC+2, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
The qualifying rounds of the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup were played from 16 February to 2 June 2013, to decide the eight teams which advanced to the group stage.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Draw
The draw for the preliminary, first and second qualifying rounds was held on 9 December 2012, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, and the fixtures were announced by the CAF on 10 December 2012.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Format
Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
The preliminary round included the 38 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Gor Mahia won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
SuperSport United won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Liga Muçulmana won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
AS Douanes Lomé advanced to the first round after Mogas 90 withdrew.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Rail Club du Kadiogo won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
LLB Académic won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Panthère du Ndé won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
US Bitam won 17–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Dedebit won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
3–3 on aggregate. TCO Boeny won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Gamtel won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
1–1 on aggregate. Diables Noirs won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
The Panthers won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Recreativo da Caála won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
US Bougouni won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Onze Créateurs won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Barrack Young Controllers II won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Azam won 8–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Note: Al-Nasr played their home match in Tunisia due to security concerns in Libya. Al-Nasr won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, First round
The first round included 32 teams: the 19 winners of the preliminary round, and the 13 teams that received byes to this round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, First round
ENPPI won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, First round
SuperSport United won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, First round
Liga Muçulmana won 8–4 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, First round
Wydad Casablanca won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, First round
Note: Order of legs reversed after original draw, since two other teams from Côte d'Ivoire were playing CAF Champions League first legs at home on the same weekend. ASEC Mimosas won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, First round
Note: Second leg postponed after three players of DC Motema Pembe were killed in a car accident. LLB Académic won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, First round
USM Alger won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, First round
US Bitam advanced to the second round after Heartland arrived late for the second leg, as per ruling made by the CAF.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, First round
Al-Ahly Shendi won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, First round
Ismaily won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, First round
CS Sfaxien won 7–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, First round
Diables Noirs won 6–1 on aggregate and advances to the second round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, First round
Recreativo da Caála won 6–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, First round
Étoile du Sahel won 5–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, First round
Azam won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, First round
FAR Rabat won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Second round
The second round included the 16 winners of the first round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Second round
ENPPI won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Second round
3–3 on aggregate. Liga Muçulmana won on the away goals rule and advanced to the play-off round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Second round
1–1 on aggregate. LLB Académic won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the play-off round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Second round
US Bitam won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Second round
0–0 on aggregate. Ismaily won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the play-off round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Second round
CS Sfaxien won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Second round
Étoile du Sahel won 7–2 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Second round
FAR Rabat won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Play-off round
The play-off round included 16 teams: the eight winners of the Confederation Cup second round and the eight losers of the Champions League second round. The winners of each tie advanced to the group stage.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 May 2013, 12:00 UTC+2, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The winners of the Confederation Cup second round were drawn against the losers of the Champions League second round, with the former hosting the second leg.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Play-off round
Four ties contained a seeded loser of the Champions League second round (Pot A) and an unseeded winner of the Confederation Cup second round (Pot B), and the other four ties contained a seeded winner of the Confederation Cup second round (Pot C) and an unseeded loser of the Champions League second round (Pot D).


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Play-off round
Stade Malien won 6–0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Play-off round
CS Sfaxien advanced to the group stage after Enugu Rangers, which had originally won 1–0 on aggregate, was ruled by the CAF to have fielded an ineligible player in the second leg and thus disqualified.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Play-off round
FUS Rabat won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Play-off round
CA Bizertin won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Play-off round
2–2 on aggregate. ES Sétif won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the group stage.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Play-off round
Étoile du Sahel won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Play-off round
TP Mazembe won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.


2013 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Play-off round
3–3 on aggregate. Saint George won on the away goals rule and advanced to the group stage.


2013 CAF Super Cup
The 2013 CAF Super Cup (also known as the 2013 Orange CAF Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 21st CAF Super Cup, an annual football match in Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), between the winners of the previous season's two CAF club competitions, the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup.


2013 CAF Super Cup
The match was contested between Al-Ahly of Egypt, the 2012 CAF Champions League winner, and AC Léopards of the Republic of the Congo, the 2012 CAF Confederation Cup winner. It was hosted by Al-Ahly at the Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria on 23 February 2013.


2013 CAF Super Cup
Al-Ahly won the match 2–1 to claim their 5th CAF Super Cup.


2013 CAF Super Cup, Rules
The CAF Super Cup was played as a single match, with the CAF Champions League winner hosting the match. If the score was tied at the end of regulation, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (no extra time was played).


2013 CARIFTA Games
The 2013 CARIFTA Games took place between March 30-April 1, 2013. The event was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas. A report of the event was given for the IAAF. The games mark the seventh time in which the event was held in The Bahamas. The other years being 1976, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1992 and 2002.


2013 CARIFTA Games, Bidding Process
Bidding took place during the 2012 CARIFTA Games held in Bermuda. Initially four countries, namely the Bahamas, Barbados, the Cayman Islands and Martinique, had showed some interest in hosting the games. But ultimately Martinique withdrew its bid in favour of the Bahamas, and Barbados did not come forward with an official bid. The Bahamas was eventually chosen over the Cayman Islands to host the event. This was attributed to a myriad of reasons such as the newly constructed Thomas Robinson Stadium, the Bahamas's fortieth independence celebrations in 2013, and the fact that the country hadn't host the event in ten years.


2013 CARIFTA Games, Venue
The 2013 Games will be staged in the 15,000 seater, thirty million dollar Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium. Fifty million dollars are being spent to beautify the area and upgrade utilities around the stadium, which is the Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre, in time for both the CARIFTA games and the IAAF World Relays.


2013 CARIFTA Games, Austin Sealy Award
The Austin Sealy Trophy for themost outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Shaunae Miller, Bahamas. She won three gold medals (200 m, 400 m, and 4x100metres relay) in the junior (U-20) category setting a new 200m games record in22.77s.


2013 CARIFTA Games, Records
A total of 7 new championship records (CR) were set.


2013 CARIFTA Games, Medal summary, Boys under 20 (Junior)
†: Open event for both junior and youth athletes. ‡: Exhibition event (no medals).


2013 CARIFTA Games, Medal summary, Girls under 20 (Junior)
†: Open event for both junior and youth athletes. ‡: Exhibition event (no medals).


2013 CARIFTA Games, Medal table (official)
The official count is in accordance with the medal count published by Carifta 2013's Local Organizing Committee.


2013 CARIFTA Games, Participation
According to an unofficial count (without relays and special olympics), 423 athletes from 25 countries participated.


2013 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 2013 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 42nd Central Collegiate Hockey Association men's ice hockey tournament, and also the last for the original version of the conference. The tournament was played between March 8 and March 24, 2012 at campus locations and at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. The tournament was won by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish—winning the Mason Cup and earning the CCHA's automatic bid into the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


2013 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The CCHA will be revived in the 2021–22 season with eight members, with the tournament resuming at that time.


2013 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The tournament featured four rounds of play. In the first round the sixth and eleventh, seventh and tenth, and eighth and ninth seeds as determined by the final regular season standings played a best-of-three series, with the winners advancing to the quarterfinals. There, the first seed and lowest-ranked first-round winner, the second seed and second-lowest-ranked first-round winner, the third seed and second-highest-ranked first-round winner, and the fourth seed and the fifth seed played a best-of-three series, with the winners advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second-highest and second-lowest seeds played a single game, with the winner advancing to the championship game.


2013 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format, Regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against


2013 CECAFA Cup
The 2013 CECAFA Cup (known as the GOtv CECAFA Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 37th edition of the annual CECAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of the national teams of member nations of the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA). The tournament was held in Kenya from 27 November to 12 December.


2013 CECAFA Cup
Contested by twelve national teams, the tournament had Zambia invited as a guest nation to fill in for Djibouti, who failed to participate for a second consecutive year. This followed the tournament's recent tradition of inviting other African nations to take part once a CECAFA nation pulled out; Malawi were invited to take part in the previous edition held in Uganda, while they and Zimbabwe took part in 2011 after Eritrea withdrew from the competition.


2013 CECAFA Cup
Hosts Kenya ran out 2–0 winners in the final against three-time champions Sudan, with a brace from Allan Wanga securing the Harambee Stars their sixth title after losing to previous hosts Uganda at the same stage the previous year. The third place playoff was won by guests Zambia, who beat Tanzania 6–5 on penalties after playing out to a 1–1 draw after 90 minutes.


2013 CECAFA Cup, Background and sponsorship
On 25 November 2012, it was announced that Kenya was chosen to host the tournament after bids were placed by the host nation as well as Rwanda. However, their hosting of the tournament was not confirmed until a congress meeting for the Confederation of African Football held in Marrakesh, Morocco on 11 March 2013, after it was announced that the Football Kenya Federation had met all the requirements for hosting the tournaments with support from the Kenyan government. The capital city Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Machakos and Nakuru were identified as host cities for the tournament.


2013 CECAFA Cup, Background and sponsorship
On 21 November 2013, CECAFA announced that GOtv would be the title sponsors of the tournament, having committed Ksh. 11.25 million towards the organisation of the event and a further Ksh. 45 million towards the broadcasting of all 26 matches. Other companies that were sponsoring the tournament were Coca-Cola, who committed Ksh. 6.5 million, and UAP Insurance, who committed Ksh. 5.5 million.


2013 CECAFA Cup, Background and sponsorship
Of Ksh. 8.7 million (approx. US$ 100,000) that was allocated for prize money, the winners were to receive Ksh. 5.6 million, while the runners-up were to take home Ksh. 2.5 million. The third place playoff winners were to receive Ksh. 600,000.


2013 CECAFA Cup, Participants
The draw for teams to participate in the tournament was held during the tournament's launch on 15 November 2013. Alongside the 12 member nations of CECAFA, Ivory Coast, Malawi and Zambia were initially mooted as invitees for the tournament. However, CECAFA decided against inviting the Ivory Coast, with Secretary-General Nicholas Musonye saying that flying in Les Éléphants and keeping them in the country would cost the organisers over US$ 25,000. The Football Association of Malawi decided not to enter a team for the tournament due to a lack of funds.


2013 CECAFA Cup, Participants
The following teams were confirmed to participate in the tournament:


2013 CECAFA Cup, Match officials
The following 18 officials were appointed by CECAFA to participate in the tournament.


2013 CECAFA Cup, Group stage
The group stage began on 27 November and ended on 5 December. The matchdays were 27–29 November, 30 November–2 December and 3–5 December. If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings (in descending order):


2013 CECAFA Cup, Group stage, Group A
Since Kenya and Ethiopia had the same statistics at the end of the group stage, a coin toss was used as the drawing of lots to determine the winner of Group A.


2013 CECAFA Cup, Group stage, Third place qualification
In addition to the group stage winners and runners-up, the two best third-placed teams will be ranked at the end of the group stage to determine who will qualify for the knockout stage.


2013 CECAFA Cup, Knockout stage
The knockout stage began on 7 December with the quarter-finals and ended on 12 December with the final. In this stage, teams played against each other once, with the losers of the semi-finals playing against each other in a third place playoff.


2013 CECAFA Cup, Final rankings
Teams are ranked using the same tie-breaking criteria as in the group stage, except for the top four teams.


2013 CECAFA Cup, Final rankings
Updated to games played on 12 December 2013. Team(s) rendered in italics represent(s) the host nation(s). The competition's winning team is rendered in bold. (1) – Total games lost not counted in total games played (total games lost = total games won)(2) – Total number of games drawn (tied) for all teams = Total number of games drawn (tied) ÷ 2 (both teams involved)(3) – As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.


2013 CECAFA Cup Final
The 2013 CECAFA Cup Final was a football match that took place on Thursday, 12 December 2013 at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi to coincide with Kenya's 50th Jamhuri Day celebrations. It was contested by the hosts Kenya and Sudan to determine the winner of the 2013 CECAFA Cup.


2013 CECAFA Cup Final, Background
Prior to the match, the two nations had 8 titles between them, with Kenya claiming 5 titles, 8 less than the record 13 titles held by Uganda, who were knocked out by Tanzania in the quarter-finals. This was Sudan's first participation in a CECAFA Cup final since 2007, when they beat Rwanda 1–0 to clinch their 3rd title. This was also the first time the two nations faced each other in a final, and was Kenya's first win in 11 years.


2013 CECAFA Cup Final, Road to the final, Kenya
Kenya, who were hosting the tournament as part of its celebrations of 50 years of independence, were drawn into Group A alongside Ethiopia and South Sudan, whom they were with in the same group the previous year, as well as Zanzibar. They began their campaign against Ethiopia on 27 November, with whom they drew 0–0 despite both teams having several chances to win the game.


2013 CECAFA Cup Final, Road to the final, Kenya
The next match against South Sudan proved to be a relatively easier affair for the Harambee Stars, who won the game 3–1 at the Nyayo National Stadium thanks to goals from Jockins Atudo, 2013 Kenyan Premier League top scorer Jacob Keli and David Owino, despite Atudo's goal being cancelled out by Richard Justin in the 26th minute. Kenya beat Zanzibar 2–0 in their last group stage match at the Afraha Stadium in Nakuru, through Jockins Atudo's second goal from the penalty spot and a stunning strike from the edge of the penalty box by A.F.C. Leopards striker Allan Wanga. Since Ethiopia finished their group stage campaign with the same number of points, goal difference and goals as Kenya, a coin toss was decided on to determine the winner of Group A. Kenya won the toss and booked themselves a match against Rwanda in the quarter-finals.


2013 CECAFA Cup Final, Road to the final, Kenya
In the quarter-finals, Rwanda proved to be very tough opposition for Kenya, who narrowly managed to grab a win through a penalty kick from Jockins Atudo, after the ball was handled in the box by Michel Rusheshangoga. The goal was Atudo's third goal of the tournament, his third from the penalty spot, making him Kenya's top scorer of the tournament and sending Kenya through to the semi-finals.


2013 CECAFA Cup Final, Road to the final, Kenya
In their semi-final clash against Tanzania, Kenya won the game in the 3rd minute, after Thika United's Clifton Miheso pounced on a ball that was punched into his path by Gor Mahia's Ivo Mapunda. However, the Taifa Stars could've rescued their efforts in the 89th minute, but TP Mazembe's Mbwana Samatta had his shot go just above the crossbar, much to the relief of the Kenyan fans.


2013 CECAFA Cup Final, Road to the final, Sudan
Sudan were drawn into Group C alongside Eritrea, Rwanda and defending champions Uganda, who have won the tournament a record 13 times. Eritrea were Sudan's first assignment of their campaign, and easily saw them off with a 3–0 rout through first-half goals from Salah Ibrahim, who scored a brace, and Muhannad El Tahir. Megweya Omer pulled one back for Eritrea in the 73rd minute, but his goal was ruled offside.


2013 CECAFA Cup Final, Road to the final, Sudan
Sudan sealed their place in the quarter-finals in their second match of the group stage, where they beat Rwanda with a solitary goal in the 29th minute from Salah Ibrahim, which made him the tournament's top scorer. However, the Falcons of Jediane fell in their last match of the group stage, after being beaten 1–0 by Uganda thanks to a goal from Tusker's Khalid Aucho in the 58th minute.


2013 CECAFA Cup Final, Road to the final, Sudan
Having finished in second place in Group C, Sudan booked a quarter-final match against Group A runners-up Ethiopia. Saladin Bargecho made the task at hand easier for Sudan, when he put the ball into his own net from a corner in the 22nd minute. Salah Ibrahim's fourth strike of the tournament in the 69th minute sealed the win for Sudan and a place in the semi-finals against 2012 Africa Cup of Nations champions Zambia.


2013 CECAFA Cup Final, Road to the final, Sudan
Sudan's semi-final proved to be a very tough task, and 30 minutes of extra time were needed to determine the winner of the match. Reynold Kampamba gave Chipolopolo the lead in the 113th minute and the match seemed to have been tipped in Zambia's favour, but incredibly Miaaz Abdelrahim salvaged the game for Sudan with an equaliser just 2 minutes to the end of the match. Just when it seemed that a penalty shoot-out was in the offing, Salah Ibrahim stepped up for the fifth time to send Sudan to the final in dramatic fashion, after slotting the ball past goalkeeper Toaster Nsabata into the net just seconds to the final whistle.


2013 CECAFA Cup Final, Match, Summary
Kenya were in control of possession for most of the match, and in the 35th minute skipper Allan Wanga gave the hosts the lead with a thundering header past goalkeeper Abdel Rahman Ali Ibrahim from a David Owino cross. The game remained open for the remainder of the first half and the beginning of the second half, but Wanga stepped forward again to seal the win for the Harambee Stars. In the 69th minute, Wanga beat El Tahir El Hag to get on the end of a low cross from his A.F.C. Leopards teammate James Situma and slot it into the far post.


2013 CECAFA Cup Final, Match, Summary
The match, alongside Sudan's quarter-final clash against Ethiopia, produced the highest number of yellow cards in the tournament, with the highlights being Amir Kamal's 44th-minute yellow card for a blatant push on Aboud Omar, who was booked in the 38th minute, and Paul Kiongera's booking just seconds after coming on for Francis Kahata, 4 minutes into added time, for dissent. After the match, Wanga received the Man of the Match award.


2013 CECAFA Cup group stage
The group stage of the 2013 CECAFA Cup began on 27 November and ended on 5 December. The matchdays were 27–29 November, 30 November–2 December and 3–5 December.


2013 CECAFA Cup group stage
The group stage featured 11 CECAFA associations and COSAFA member Zambia as the invited association. Teams were drawn into groups of four, where the top two teams from each group and the two best third-placed teams would advance to the knockout stage.


2013 CECAFA Cup group stage
Group stage matches were scheduled to be held in Nairobi, Machakos and Nakuru.


2013 CECAFA Cup group stage, Fixtures, Tiebreakers
The order of tie-breakers used when two or more teams have equal number of points is:


2013 CECAFA Cup group stage, Fixtures, Group A
Since Kenya and Ethiopia could not be separated using the tie-breaking criteria, a coin toss was used as the drawing of lots to determine the winner of Group A.


2013 CECAFA Cup group stage, Fixtures, Third place qualification
In addition to the group stage winners and runners-up, the two best third-placed teams will be ranked at the end of the group stage to determine who will qualify for the knockout stage.


2013 CECAFA Cup knockout stage
The knockout stage of the 2013 CECAFA Cup began on 7 December with the quarter-finals and ended on 12 December with the final. Matches were played at the Mombasa Municipal Stadium in Mombasa and the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi. The Moi Stadium in Kisumu was originally scheduled to host the semi-finals, but the matches were moved to the Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos and the Mombasa Municipal Stadium to allow the stadium to be completely refurbished.


2013 CECAFA Cup knockout stage, Format
The knockout stage involves the eight teams which advanced from the group stage: the top two teams from each group and the two best third-placed teams.


2013 CECAFA Cup knockout stage, Format
In this stage, teams play against each other once. The losers of the semi-finals play against each other in the third place playoff where the winners are placed third overall in the entire competition.


2013 CECAFA Cup knockout stage, Format
Of the Ksh. 8.7 million (approx. US$ 100,000) that has been allocated for prize money, the winners will receive Ksh. 5.6 million, while the runners-up will take home Ksh. 2.5 million. The third place playoff winners will receive Ksh. 600,000.


2013 CECAFA Cup statistics
The following article contains statistics for the 2013 CECAFA Cup, which took place in Kenya from 27 November to 12 December 2013. Goals scored from penalty shoot-outs are not counted.


2013 CECAFA Cup statistics, Overall statistics
Updated to games played on 12 December 2013. Team(s) rendered in italics represent(s) the host nation(s). The competition's winning team is rendered in bold. (1) – Total games lost not counted in total games played (total games lost = total games won)(2) – Total number of games drawn (tied) for all teams = Total number of games drawn (tied) ÷ 2 (both teams involved)(3) – As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.


2013 CELAC summit
The I CELAC summit or 2013 CELAC summit was the first ordinary heads of state summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States. It was held on 27 and 28 January 2013 in Santiago, Chile.


2013 CELAC summit
All CELAC member states participated except Paraguay. Following the impeachment of Fernando Lugo in 2012, Paraguay was excluded from Mercosur and Unasur meetings. While Paraguay was not officially sanctioned or suspended by CELAC, the government decided not to attend the summit, claiming that it had not been invited to it.


2013 CELAC summit
On 28 January 2013, the President of Cuba Raúl Castro succeeded President of Chile Sebastián Piñera as the pro tempore president of the CELAC. This was criticized Cuban exile organizations Cuban American National Foundation, Cuban Democratic Directorate, Assembly of the Resistance, Cuban Liberty Council, as well as the Politically Persecuted Venezuelans Abroad (Veppex).


2013 CELAC summit, I EU-CELAC summit
On 26 January 2013, before the I CELAC summit, the I EU-CELAC summit was held. It was the 7th bi-regional summit and the first to have the CELAC as the European Union counterpart in Latin America and the Caribbean.


2013 CEMAC Cup
The 2013 CEMAC Cup is the eighth edition of the CEMAC Cup, the football championship of Central African nations. The tournament was held in Franceville and Bitam of Gabon from December 9–21.


2013 CEMAC Cup squads
2013 CEMAC Cup was the eighth edition of the CEMAC Cup, the football championship of Central African nations. The tournament was held in Franceville and Bitam of Gabon from December 9–21.


2013 CERH European Roller Hockey U-17 Championship
The 2013 CERH European Roller Hockey U-17 Championship was the 32nd edition of the CERH European Roller Hockey Juvenile Championship. It was held in Alcobendas, Spain from 1 to 7 September 2013.


2013 CERH Women's Euro
The CERH Women's Euro 2013 or 2013 CERH Women's Championship was the 12th edition of the CERH European Women's Roller Hockey Championship, held between 17 and 21 December, in Mieres, Asturias, Spain.


2013 CERH Women's Euro
The tournament was initially dated for 9 to 14 September, but was suspended as there were not at least five teams.


2013 CEV Moto3 season
The 2013 CEV Moto3 season was the second season using Moto3 bikes, the title was claimed by 14-year-old Frenchman Fabio Quartararo by a single point from Marcos Ramírez. María Herrera became the first female rider to win a CEV race.


2013 CEV Moto3 season, Championship standings
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.


2013 CFL Draft
The 2013 CFL Draft took place on Monday, May 6, 2013 at 12:00 PM ET on TSN. 60 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. The Montreal Alouettes had the most selections with nine, followed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats with eight. Each of the West Division teams had seven picks while Winnipeg had six. The defending Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts had five picks and Ottawa chose four players from NCAA schools that would play another year.


2013 CFL Draft
A total of 16 trades were made involving draft picks from this year, including two made on draft day itself, with 12 being made by the Edmonton Eskimos. Of the 60 draft selections, 44 players were drafted from Canadian Interuniversity Sport institutions, which is the highest number of CIS players taken since the 1987 CFL Draft when 50 of 72 were taken. It is also the highest percentage (73.3%) of CIS players taken since 2009 (38 of 48, 79.1%, were selected then).


2013 CFL Draft
The Ottawa expansion team was scheduled to pick last in the first four rounds of the 2012 CFL Draft, with selections being limited to NCAA redshirt juniors. Due to stadium delays, Ottawa will join the Canadian Football League in 2014, and participated in this year's draft instead. 18 players were classified as redshirt juniors with 12 being selected in this year's draft. The draft also expand to seven rounds this year for the first time since 1996, with the CFL citing stronger Canadian talent as a reason for the expansion.


2013 CFL Draft
The first two rounds were broadcast live on TSN with CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon announcing each selection. The production was hosted by Rod Black and featured the CFL on TSN panel which includes Duane Forde, Chris Schultz, Paul LaPolice, Dave Naylor, Stefan Ptaszek, Brian Dobie, and Danny Maciocia who analyzed the teams' needs and picks.


2013 CFL Draft, Top prospects
A total of 55 Canadian prospects participated in the 2013 CFL Combine. The official CFL Scouting Bureau rankings are listed below.


2013 CFL Draft, Trades
In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.


2013 CFL Expansion Draft
The 2013 Canadian Football League Expansion Draft was a three-round CFL Draft that took place on Monday December 16, 2013. It was designed to assign players from existing CFL teams to the expansion Ottawa Redblacks. The structure of the draft was announced on January 19, 2011, which described one round for selecting import players and two rounds for selecting non-import players. Additionally, the Redblacks were given the last pick in each of the first four rounds of the 2013 CFL Draft and will also be given the first pick in every round of the 2014 CFL Draft.


2013 CFL Expansion Draft
Overall, 24 players were selected in the draft, including two quarterbacks, three receivers, one running back, two fullbacks, six offensive linemen, six defensive linemen, three linebackers, and one defensive back. Only one pending free agent was selected, with Rory Kohlert's contract expiring February 15, 2014.


2013 CFL Expansion Draft
The draft was originally planned for 2012, but with lawsuits and delays pushing the opening day of the remodeled Frank Clair Stadium back to at least 2014, the draft was postponed.


2013 CFL Expansion Draft, Rules of the Draft
Ottawa had the right to select three players from each of the eight existing teams for a total of 24 players. These selections were composed of eight import players and 16 non-import players with quarterbacks, kickers and punters eligible within their respective import/non-import categories. Ottawa was able to select a maximum of two quarterbacks and one kicker/punter, but could not select any of these three players from the same team. The CFL Commissioner would resolve any dispute related to player eligibility for the Expansion Draft process.


2013 CFL Expansion Draft, Round one: Import Draft
Existing teams were able to protect one quarterback and ten additional import players, while Ottawa was only being able to select, at maximum, two quarterbacks in the draft. If a quarterback was selected from a team, that team could protect an additional two non-import players in the first round of the Non-Import Draft. If a kicker or punter was selected from a team, that team could protect one additional non-import player in the first round of the Non-Import Draft. Ottawa selected one import player from each existing team in this round.


2013 CFL Expansion Draft, Round two: Non-Import Draft
Existing teams were able to protect six total non-import players, including the team's one protected quarterback and one protected kicker/punter. If a quarterback was selected in the Import Draft, eight total non-import players could be protected. If a kicker or punter was selected in the Import Draft, seven total non-import players could be protected. If a non-import kicker or punter was to be selected, it must be done in this round and, if so, that team was able to protect an additional two non-import players in the second round of the Non-Import Draft. Ottawa selected one non-import player from each existing team in this round.


2013 CFL Expansion Draft, Round three: Non-Import Draft
Existing teams were able to protect six more non-import players in addition to those that were protected in the second round. If a kicker or punter was selected in the Non-Import Draft, eight more non-import players could be protected. Ottawa selected one non-import player from each existing team in this round.


2013 CFL season
The 2013 Canadian Football League season was the 60th season of modern Canadian professional football. Officially, it was the 56th season of the league.


2013 CFL season
The pre-season began on June 12, 2013 and the regular season began on June 27, 2013. Regina, Saskatchewan hosted the 101st Grey Cup on November 24, with the Cup won by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.


2013 CFL season, CFL news in 2013, Salary cap
According to a new collective bargaining agreement, the 2013 salary cap was set at $4,400,000. As per the agreement, the cap is fixed and does not vary with league revenue performance. The minimum team salary was set at $4,000,000, with individual minimum salaries set at $45,000.


2013 CFL season, CFL news in 2013, Season schedule
The 2013 season schedule was released on March 5, 2013, with the regular season opening on June 27 at the new Investors Group Field in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This was the first time Winnipeg had opened the regular season since 1998 and the first brand new Canadian stadium in the CFL since Toronto's SkyDome opened in 1989 (the Alamodome opened in 1993 with the now defunct San Antonio Texans playing there in 1995).


2013 CFL season, CFL news in 2013, Season schedule
For the second time in three years, the Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger-Cats did not play in their Labour Day Classic matchup, due to scheduling conflicts for both teams. Following the previous year's experiment, the league held all division matchups not only in the last week, but for the final four weeks in total, hoping for a tight playoff race. There were 15 double headers, with one on a Thursday, three on Fridays, nine on Saturdays, one on a Sunday, and the traditional Thanksgiving contests on a Monday.


2013 CFL season, CFL news in 2013, Bye weeks
For the second consecutive year, the teams' bye weeks occurred in the sixth and seventh weeks of the season, earlier than the usual eighth and ninth week setup that had been in place since 2007. These began over the August Civic Holiday, suggesting that this was done to accommodate for fans' vacation plans.


2013 CFL season, CFL news in 2013, Stadium changes
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats played 2013 home games at Alumni Stadium in Guelph, with the exception of Touchdown Atlantic (see below). The team's previous venue, Ivor Wynne Stadium, was demolished during the offseason, and its replacement, Tim Hortons Field, would not be ready until at least 2014. For the first time in decades, the Tiger-Cats did not host the Labour Day Classic and instead traveled to Vancouver to face the BC Lions that weekend.


2013 CFL season, CFL news in 2013, Stadium changes
Because Ontario University Athletics (of which Alumni Stadium's primary tenants, the Guelph Gryphons, are a member) also has a tradition of playing football games on Labour Day, finding a suitable venue within Southern Ontario would have been impossible. The Toronto at Hamilton matchup was instead played as the nightcap in the 2013 Thanksgiving Day Classic.


2013 CFL season, CFL news in 2013, Stadium changes
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers finally took residence at the new Investors Group Field. The stadium was supposed to have been readied in 2012, but construction delays pushed back the opening to the 2013 season. The Toronto Argonauts hosted the Montreal Alouettes at the University of Toronto's Varsity Stadium for their preseason game, the first Argonauts game at Varsity Stadium in 55 years.


2013 CFL season, CFL news in 2013, Return of Touchdown Atlantic
After a one-year hiatus in 2012, Touchdown Atlantic returned for the 2013 season with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats hosting the Montreal Alouettes on September 21, 2013. This was the third regular season instalment of the game and the second to feature the Tiger-Cats. This was the first appearance for the Alouettes and it was also the first matchup to feature division opponents.


2013 CFL season, CFL news in 2013, Media
On March 21, 2013, the CFL announced it had renewed its exclusive contract with TSN to televise all CFL games through 2018; the contract included the national radio rights to the Grey Cup, which would air on TSN Radio and The Team. The contract had originally been set to expire at the end of the 2013 season.


2013 CFL season, CFL news in 2013, Media
As with the previous contract, the league had no games broadcast on terrestrial television, prolonging an absence dating to 2007 and making it the largest league in North America without over-the-air television broadcasts.


2013 CFL season, CFL news in 2013, Media
On June 21, 2013, the CFL announced it had renewed its distribution deal with NBC Sports Network for United States broadcasts and that ESPN2 would also pick up five additional games for live broadcast. ESPN3 continued to serve as the league's online broadcaster.


2013 CFL season, CFL news in 2013, Rule changes
On April 10, 2013 the CFL Board of Governors approved 2 new rules. The first stated that coaches would be allowed to challenge the result of a field goal attempt or extra point attempt. The second rule gave coaches more flexibility on when they can use their timeouts. Coaches could now use both of their time outs at any point during regulation time of a game, as long as they didn't use more than one after the three-minute warning was sounded in the second half of the game. In the past coaches were only allowed to use one time out per half.


2013 CFL season, CFL news in 2013, Coaching changes
Immediately following the close of the 2012 CFL season it seemed probable that there would be no head coaching changes in the off-season.


2013 CFL season, CFL news in 2013, Coaching changes
However, after a disappointing 6–12 regular season the Hamilton Tiger-Cats fired George Cortez. The expectations on the Ticats were very high after the off-season acquisitions of Henry Burris and Andy Fantuz which Cortez failed to live up to. The Tiger-Cats replaced Cortez with Kent Austin. Austin, who won the 95th Grey Cup with the  Saskatchewan Roughriders, had been the offensive coordinator at the University of Mississippi and the head coach of Cornell University for 3 years each.


2013 CFL season, CFL news in 2013, Coaching changes
In mid-January, 2013, the Montreal Alouettes lost their head coach Marc Trestman to the Chicago Bears of the NFL. Trestman won two Grey Cups in five seasons as the head coach of the Alouettes from 2008 to 2012. On February 19 the Alouettes announced that Dan Hawkins would be the new head coach. Hawkins had been the head coach of Willamette University, Boise State and University of Colorado from 1993 to 2010.


2013 CFL season, CFL news in 2013, Coaching changes
Dan Hawkins was fired on August 1, 2013, after a 2–3 start to the season. Longtime general manager Jim Popp was interim head coach for the remainder of the season.


2013 CFL season, CFL news in 2013, Coaching changes
Tim Burke was fired on November 12, 2013 after the Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished last in the league with a dismal 3–15 record.


2013 CFL season, CFL news in 2013, Trade deadline
The deadline for teams to complete trades was Wednesday October 9 at 3:59pm EDT.


2013 CFL season, Regular season, Structure
Teams played eighteen regular season games, playing two of the three divisional opponents three times, the other four times, and teams from the opposing division twice. Teams were awarded two points for a win and one point for a tie. The top three teams in each division qualified for the playoffs, with the first place team gaining a bye to the divisional finals. A fourth place team in one division could qualify ahead of the third place team in the other division (the "Crossover"), if they earned more points in the season.


2013 CFL season, Regular season, Structure
If two or more teams in the same division were equal in points, the following tiebreakers applied:


2013 CFL season, Regular season, Standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points


2013 CFL season, CFL playoffs
The Calgary Stampeders were first to clinch a playoff berth, in Week 12 of the schedule. Toronto and BC followed in Week 14, followed by Saskatchewan and Hamilton in Week 15, and the final playoff spot was clinched by Montreal in Week 17. Three of the four home playoff hosts were determined in Week 17.


2013 CFL season, CFL playoffs
The Saskatchewan Roughriders won their fourth Grey Cup championship on home turf at Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field by defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 45–23. Roughriders' running back Kory Sheets was named the MVP, while Roughriders' slotback, Chris Getzlaf was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.


2013 CFU Club Championship
The 2013 CFU Club Championship was the 15th edition of CFU Club Championship, the annual international club football competition in the Caribbean region, held amongst clubs whose football associations are affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). The top three teams in the tournament qualified for the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League.


2013 CFU Club Championship, Participating teams
A total of seven teams from five CFU associations took part in the competition.


2013 CFU Club Championship, First round
The seven teams were divided into one group of three teams and one group of four teams. Each group was played on a round-robin basis at a centralized venue. The winners from each group qualified directly to the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League, while the runners-up advanced to the playoff round to determine the third entrant to the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League.


2013 CFU Club Championship, Playoff round
The playoff between the two group runners-up was played on two-legged basis, with both matches held in Trinidad and Tobago (all times UTC−4).


2013 CFU Club Championship, Playoff round
Caledonia AIA won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League.


2013 CHC Helicopters Eurocopter AS332 crash
On 23 August 2013, a Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma helicopter belonging to CHC Helicopters crashed into the sea 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) from Sumburgh in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, while en route from the Borgsten Dolphin drilling rig. The accident killed four passengers; twelve other passengers and two crew were rescued with injuries. A further passenger took his own life in 2017 as a result of PTSD caused by the crash. An investigation by the UK's Air Accident Investigation Branch was carried out. The public inquiry concluded in October 2020 that the crash was primarily caused by pilot error.


2013 CHC Helicopters Eurocopter AS332 crash, Flight history
The weather conditions were a light breeze (17 knots) with mist.


2013 CHC Helicopters Eurocopter AS332 crash, Accident
The helicopter was on an otherwise normal approach to Sumburgh Airport, when at 18:17–18:20 local time, the aircraft lost contact with air traffic control. No mayday was sent out by the pilots as they attempted to make a controlled ditching into the North Sea, 1.5-2 nm west from Sumburgh. The helicopter fell into the sea and then turned upside down during the evacuation. The helicopter was found broken into several pieces up against rocks at Garths Ness.


2013 CHC Helicopters Eurocopter AS332 crash, Accident
Recovered flight data noted by the Air Accident Investigation Branch suggests that the helicopter engines remained powered until impact. The manufacturer's initial analysis based on that data indicated that a combination of factors had placed the helicopter into a vortex ring state at low altitude which made impact "unavoidable".


2013 CHC Helicopters Eurocopter AS332 crash, Rescue operations
The Lerwick and Aith Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboats and the Sumburgh based Coastguard helicopter were sent to find the downed helicopter. Two helicopters from Bond Offshore Helicopters, an RAF helicopter from RAF Lossiemouth, the passenger ferry MS Hjaltland and a cargo ship, the MS Helliar also joined in the search. Coastguard Rescue Teams from Sumburgh, Lerwick, West Burra Isle, Bressay and Walls were involved in the transfer of casualties to the ambulance service, the search for missing casualties and the logging of washed up wreckage on the days following the crash. The helicopter was found;12 passengers and two crew were rescued and sent to Gilbert Bain Hospital in Lerwick, Shetland Islands. One of the rescued passengers died from their injuries whilst being transported to the hospital.


2013 CHC Helicopters Eurocopter AS332 crash, Rescue operations
Two bodies floated free of the aircraft and were recovered by Lifeboat. Another was recovered later from the wreckage.


2013 CHC Helicopters Eurocopter AS332 crash, Aftermath
A day after the accident CHC helicopter temporarily suspended all Super Puma L2 flights worldwide. The Helicopter Safety Steering Group said that all four different models of the Super Puma should be grounded over safety concerns. On 10 September 2013, the Transport Select Committee began an inquiry into the safety of offshore helicopters in the North Sea.


2013 CHC Helicopters Eurocopter AS332 crash, Investigation
The Police Scotland and Air Accidents Investigation Branch launched investigations into the cause of the accident. On 5 September 2013, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch special bulletin reported that there is no evidence of a causal technical failure that could have led to the crash. Both the wreckage and black boxes were still being examined.


2013 CHC Helicopters Eurocopter AS332 crash, Investigation
In October 2020, an inquiry led by Sheriff Principal Derek Pyle concluded that the crash was predominantly caused by pilot error. The inquiry had been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.


2013 CIK-FIA Karting European Championship
The 2013 CIK-FIA European Championship was the 42nd edition of the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship, holding championships in the KZ, KZ2, KF, KFJ and Superkart classes.


2013 CIK-FIA Karting European Championship, KF Class results, Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top 15 classified finishers in the race.


2013 CIK-FIA Karting European Championship, KFJ Class results, Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top 15 classified finishers in the race.


2013 CIS Men's Basketball Championship
The 2013 CIS Men's Final 8 Basketball Tournament was held March 8–10, 2013 in Ottawa, Ontario. It was the first of two consecutive CIS Championships to be held at Scotiabank Place (renamed July 2013 as Canadian Tire Centre) after the tournament was held in Halifax in 2011 and 2012. This was the fourth time Carleton University has hosted the tournament, with the most recent being in 2009. Carleton was joined by six other qualifiers and one wild card team. The Carleton Ravens won their ninth title in eleven years. In the process they set a new record for the most CIS Men's basketball championships.


2013 CIS University Cup
The 2013 CIS Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (51st Annual) was held March 14–17, 2013. It was the first of two consecutive CIS Championships to be held at the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon hosted by the University of Saskatchewan. The defending champions were the McGill Redmen, but they would not be able to defend their title having been eliminated in the first round of the OUA-East playoffs by the Nipissing Lakers.


2013 CIS University Cup
The best team in each Pool advances to the final. All pool games must be decided by a win, there are no ties. If a pool has a three-way tie for 1st (all teams have 1-1 records) than GF/GA differential among the tied teams is the first tie-breaker.


2013 CIS University Cup, Road to the Cup, AUS playoffs
The AUS playoffs were held from  February 13 to March 7, 2013.


2013 CIS University Cup, Road to the Cup, OUA playoffs
The OUA playoffs were held from February 13 to March 9, 2013.


2013 CIS University Cup, Road to the Cup, OUA playoffs
Note 1: The Queen's Cup championship game must be held in Ontario (part of the arrangement when the RSEQ hockey league merged with the OUA). When a Quebec based OUA-East representative is the higher seed and should 'host' the game - the game shall be hosted by the OUA-West team instead, but the OUA-East team shall be the 'home' team and have last change.


2013 CIS University Cup, Road to the Cup, OUA playoffs
Note 2: Since the University Cup wild-card spot was allocated to the AUS Conference, the OUA did not hold a 3rd Place/Bronze medal game.


2013 CIS University Cup, University Cup
The six teams to advance to the tournament are listed below. The wild-card team was selected from the AUS Conference as the OUA was provided the wild-card in 2012 and CW teams are ineligible as they are the host conference.