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2015 CAF Champions League knockout stage

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The 2015 CAF Champions League knockout stage was played from 26 September to 8 November 2015. A total of four teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2015 CAF Champions League.[1]

Qualified teams

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The winners and runners-up of each of the two groups in the group stage qualified for the knockout stage.

Group Winners Runners-up
A   TP Mazembe   Al-Hilal
B   USM Alger   Al-Merrikh

Format

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Knockout ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).[1]

Schedule

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The schedule of each round was as follows.[2]

Round First leg Second leg
Semi-finals 25–27 September 2015 2–4 October 2015
Final 30 October–1 November 2015 6–8 November 2015

Bracket

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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.

In the final, the order of legs was determined by a draw, held after the group stage draw (5 May 2015, 11:00 UTC+2, at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt).

Semi-finals Final
          
1   Al-Hilal 1 0 1
4   USM Alger 2 0 2
  USM Alger 1 0 1
  TP Mazembe 2 2 4
3   Al-Merrikh 2 0 2
2   TP Mazembe 1 3 4

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Merrikh   2–4   TP Mazembe 2–1 0–3
Al-Hilal   1–2   USM Alger 1–2 0–0
Al-Merrikh  2–1  TP Mazembe
Coffie   41'
Al-Madina   81'		 Report Ulimwengu   77'
TP Mazembe  3–0  Al-Merrikh
Samatta   52'
Omer   70' (o.g.)
Assalé   71'		 Report

TP Mazembe won 4–2 on aggregate.

Al-Hilal  1–2  USM Alger
Careca   2' Report Aoudia   13'
Baïteche   73'

USM Alger won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

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Main article: 2015 CAF Champions League Final
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
USM Alger   1–4   TP Mazembe 1–2 0–2
USM Alger  1–2  TP Mazembe
Seguer   89' Report Kalaba   28'
Samatta   79' (pen.)
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
TP Mazembe  2–0  USM Alger
Samatta   74' (pen.)
Assalé   90+3'		 Report

TP Mazembe won 4–1 on aggregate.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  2. ^ "CAF Full Calendar". CAFonline.com. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
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