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
editThe 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
editKnockout 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
editThe 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
editIn 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
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | 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.
| USM Alger | 0–0 | Al-Hilal |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
USM Alger won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | 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.) |
| TP Mazembe | 2–0 | USM Alger |
|---|---|---|
| Samatta 74' (pen.) Assalé 90+3' |
Report |
TP Mazembe won 4–1 on aggregate.
References
edit- ^ a b "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ "CAF Full Calendar". CAFonline.com. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
External links
edit- Orange CAF Champions League 2015, CAFonline.com