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2015 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage

The 2015 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage was played from 26 September to 29 November 2015. A total of four teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup.[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   Al-Ahly   Étoile du Sahel
B   Zamalek   Orlando Pirates

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 20–22 November 2015 27–29 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   Orlando Pirates 1 4 5
4   Al-Ahly 0 3 3
  Orlando Pirates 1 0 1
  Étoile du Sahel 1 1 2
3   Étoile du Sahel 5 0 5
2   Zamalek 1 3 4

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Orlando Pirates   5–3   Al-Ahly 1–0 4–3
Étoile du Sahel   5–4   Zamalek 5–1 0–3
Orlando Pirates  1–0  Al-Ahly
Gabuza   8' Report
Al-Ahly  3–4  Orlando Pirates
Evouna   43', 53'
Gamal   90'		 Report Erasmus   57'
Gabuza   75'
Matlaba   85'
Rakhale   90+5'

Orlando Pirates won 5–3 on aggregate.

Étoile du Sahel  5–1  Zamalek
Tej   5', 83'
Bounedjah   10'
Brigui   35'
Ben Aziza   85'		 Report Hefny   24'
Zamalek  3–0  Étoile du Sahel
Kahraba   11', 55' (pen.)
Fathi   69'		 Report

Étoile du Sahel won 5–4 on aggregate.

Final

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Main article: 2015 CAF Confederation Cup Final
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Orlando Pirates   1–2   Étoile du Sahel 1–1 0–1

Étoile du Sahel won 2–1 on aggregate.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup" (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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