The Central African Customs and Economic Union (UDEAC) Cup was an association football tournament contested between countries in Central Africa. The creation of the UDEAC Cup was to mark the 20th anniversary since the formation of the Union but it was considered successful and was played a further six times. The tournament open to the national teams of the Union’s member countries who were affiliated to FIFA.

UDEAC Cup
Founded1984
RegionUNIFFAC
Most successful club(s)Cameroon (4)

The technical organisation of the tournament was entrusted to the Organising and Regulations Committee of the Central African Football Federations' Union (UNIFFAC).

After the 1990 edition, the tournament was not played in the next decade. In 2003, the same countries decided to revive the competition under another name, the CEMAC Cup.

General statistics

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Year Host Final Third Place Match
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
1984
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Congo  
Cameroon
2 - 2
(5-4 pk)
 
Congo
 
Central African Republic
2 - 2
(8-7 pk)
 
Gabon
1985
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Gabon  
Gabon
3 - 0  
Congo
 
Cameroon
2 - 1  
Chad
1986
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Equatorial Guinea  
Cameroon
4 - 1  
Chad
 
Congo
 
Gabon
1987
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Chad  
Cameroon
1 - 0  
Chad
 
Gabon
0 - 0
(4 - 3 pk)
 
Equatorial Guinea
1988
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Cameroon  
Gabon
1 - 0  
Cameroon
 
Congo
3 - 0  
Central African Republic
1989
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Central African Republic  
Cameroon
2 - 1  
Central African Republic
 
Gabon
2 - 0  
Chad
1990
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Congo  
Congo
2 - 1  
Cameroon
 
Chad
2 - 1  
Gabon

Winners by country

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Wins Nation Year(s)
4 times   Cameroon 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989
2 times   Gabon 1985, 1988
1 time   Congo 1990

1984 UDEAC Cup

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Played in Congo.

Group A

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Congo 4 2 2 0 0 7 1
  Central African Republic 1 2 0 1 1 2 3
  Equatorial Guinea 1 2 0 1 1 1 6
Dec 9, 1984 Congo   5–0   Equatorial Guinea
Dec 12, 1984 Congo   2–1   Central African Republic
Dec 14, 1984 Central African Republic   1–1   Equatorial Guinea

Group B

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Cameroon 3 2 1 1 0 2 0
  Gabon 2 2 0 2 0 3 3
  Chad 1 2 0 1 1 3 5
Dec 10, 1984 Cameroon   2–0   Chad
Dec 12, 1984 Chad   3–3   Gabon
Dec 14, 1984 Cameroon   0–0   Gabon

Fifth place match

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Chad  1–1  Equatorial Guinea
Penalties
3–2

Semi-finals

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Congo  3–0  Gabon
Cameroon  7–1  Central African Republic

Third place match

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Gabon  2–2  Central African Republic
Penalties
7–8

Final

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Cameroon  2–2  Congo
Penalties
5–4

1985 UDEAC Cup

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Played in Gabon.

Group A

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Gabon 4 2 2 0 0 5 0
  Congo 2 2 1 0 1 4 2
  Central African Republic 0 2 0 0 2 1 8
Dec 7, 1985 Gabon   1–0   Congo
Dec 9, 1985 Congo   4–1   Central African Republic
Dec 11, 1985 Gabon   4–0   Central African Republic

Group B

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Cameroon 3 2 1 1 0 4 2
  Chad 2 2 1 0 1 3 3
  Equatorial Guinea 1 2 0 1 1 1 5
Dec 8, 1985 Cameroon   2–0   Equatorial Guinea
Dec 10, 1985 Chad   1–1   Equatorial Guinea
Dec 12, 1985 Chad   2–2   Cameroon

Semi-finals

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Gabon  3–0  Chad
Cameroon  0–1  Congo

Third place match

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Cameroon  2–1  Chad

Final

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Gabon  3–0  Congo

1986 UDEAC Cup

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Played in Equatorial Guinea (Bata and Malabo).

Group A

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Cameroon 4 2 2 0 0 5 1
  Chad 2 2 1 0 1 2 3
  Equatorial Guinea 0 2 0 0 2 0 3
Dec 9, 1986 Cameroon   2–0   Equatorial Guinea
Dec 11, 1986 Cameroon   3–1   Chad
Dec 13, 1986 Chad   1–0   Equatorial Guinea

Group B

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Gabon 4 2 2 0 0 2 0
  Congo 2 2 1 0 1 3 2
  Central African Republic 0 2 0 0 2 1 4
Dec 10, 1986 Gabon   1–0   Congo
Dec 12, 1986 Congo   3–1   Central African Republic
Dec 14, 1986 Gabon   1–0   Central African Republic

Semi-finals

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Cameroon  1–0  Congo
Chad  0–0  Gabon
Penalties
4–1

Third place match

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This match between Congo and Gabon was not played as Gabon withdrew.

Final

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Cameroon  4–1  Chad

1987 UDEAC Cup

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Played in N'Djamena, Chad.

Group A

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Chad 3 2 1 1 0 3 2
  Gabon 2 2 0 2 0 2 2
  Central African Republic 1 2 0 1 1 2 3
Dec 7, 1987 Chad   2–1   Central African Republic
Dec 9, 1987 Central African Republic   1–1   Gabon
Dec 11, 1987 Chad   1–1   Gabon

Group B

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Cameroon 3 2 1 1 0 1 0
  Equatorial Guinea 1 2 0 1 1 0 1
  Congo withdrew
Dec 8, 1987 Cameroon   1–0   Equatorial Guinea
Dec 10, 1987 Equatorial Guinea   0–0   Cameroon

Semi-finals

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Chad  4–0  Equatorial Guinea
Cameroon  1–0  Gabon
M'Fédé  

Third place match

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Gabon  0–0  Equatorial Guinea
Penalties
4–3

Final

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Cameroon  1–0  Chad

1988 UDEAC Cup

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Played in Cameroon.

Group A

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Gabon 3 2 1 1 0 3 0
  Cameroon 3 2 1 1 0 2 1
  Equatorial Guinea 0 2 0 0 2 1 5
Nov 31, 1988 Cameroon   0–0   Gabon
Dec 2, 1988 Cameroon   2–1   Equatorial Guinea
Dec 4, 1988 Gabon   3–0   Equatorial Guinea

Group B

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Congo 4 2 2 0 0 3 1
  Central African Republic 2 2 1 0 1 2 2
  Chad 0 2 0 0 2 2 4
Nov 30, 1988 Congo   2–1   Chad
Dec 2, 1988 Central African Republic   2–1   Chad
Dec 4, 1988 Congo   1–0   Central African Republic

Semi-finals

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Cameroon  2–0  Congo
M'Fédé  
 
Gabon  0–0  Central African Republic
Penalties
4–3

Third place match

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Congo  3–0  Central African Republic

Final

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Cameroon  0–1  Gabon

1989 UDEAC Cup

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Played in Bangui, Central African Republic.

Group A

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Gabon 2 2 1 0 1 2 1
  Congo 2 2 1 0 1 1 2
Dec 3, 1989 Congo   1–0   Gabon
Dec 5, 1988 Gabon   2–0   Congo

Group B

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Cameroon 4 2 2 0 0 3 1
  Central African Republic 1 2 0 1 1 2 3
  Chad 1 2 0 1 1 1 2
Dec 2, 1989 Central African Republic   1–1   Chad
Dec 4, 1989 Central African Republic   1–2   Cameroon
Dec 6, 1989 Cameroon   1–0   Chad

Playoff for the semifinal place

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Dec 8, 1989 Chad   2–1   Congo

Semi-finals

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Central African Republic  2–0  Gabon
Cameroon  0–0  Chad
Penalties
4–3

Third place match

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Gabon  2–0  Chad

Final

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Central African Republic  1–2  Cameroon
  Bell  
 

1990 UDEAC Cup

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Played in Congo.

Group A

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Congo 4 2 2 0 0 9 0
  Chad 2 2 1 0 1 1 3
  Equatorial Guinea 0 2 0 0 2 0 7
Dec 8, 1990 Congo   3–0   Chad
Dec 12, 1990 Chad   1–0   Equatorial Guinea
Dec 13, 1990 Congo   6–0   Equatorial Guinea

Group B

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Cameroon 4 2 2 0 0 5 1
  Gabon 2 2 1 0 1 1 3
  Central African Republic 0 2 0 0 2 0 4
Dec 9, 1990 Cameroon   2–1   Gabon
Dec 11, 1990 Gabon   1–0   Central African Republic
Dec 13, 1990 Cameroon   3–0   Central African Republic


Semi-finals

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Congo  1–0  Gabon
Cameroon  1–0  Chad

Fifth place match

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Central African Republic  3–3  Equatorial Guinea
Penalties
5–4

Third place match

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Chad  2–1  Gabon

Final

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Congo  2–1  Cameroon
Anges Ngapy   3'
François Makita   45'
Bertin Ebwellé   54'

See also

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References

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