2nd place equals a CW win ? ? and..

I have two questions:

1. My clan placed 2nd in our first clan war with 422cxp (started out in Platinum). We received 8 unlocks (achievements), and one was the Taste of Victory triad ret. indicating a clan war win....but we placed 2nd...
2. Are there any mechanisms in place to change the CDR to an LCDR and let the existing LCDR take command when the CDR is not active and lacking communication??

Thanks.

BattleChaser1

PS3