The 2018 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage was played from 16 September to 2 December 2018.[1] A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup.[2]
Qualified teams
editThe winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the group stage advanced to the quarter-finals.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| A |  Raja Casablanca
|
 AS Vita Club
|
| B | RS Berkane
|
 Al-Masry
|
| C |  Enyimba
|
 CARA Brazzaville
|
| D |  USM Alger
|
 Rayon Sports
|
Format
editIn the knockout stage, the eight teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was 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 tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 26 & 27).[2]
Schedule
editThe schedule of each round was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics).[1] Effective from the Confederation Cup group stage, weekend matches were played on Sundays while midweek matches were played on Wednesdays, with some exceptions. Kick-off times were also fixed at 13:00, 16:00 and 19:00 GMT.[3]
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| Quarter-finals | 16 September 2018 | 23 September 2018 |
| Semi-finals | 3 October 2018 | 24 October 2018 |
| Final | 25 November 2018 | 2 December 2018 |
Bracket
editThe bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:[2]
| Round | Matchups |
|---|---|
| Quarter-finals | (Group winners host second leg, matchups decided by draw, teams from same group cannot play each other)
|
| Semi-finals | (Matchups and order of legs decided by draw, between winners QF1, QF2, QF3, QF4)
|
| Final | (Winners SF1 host first leg, Winners SF2 host second leg)
|
The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage (quarter-finals and semi-finals), which was held on 3 September 2018, 19:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[4][5][6]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Rayon Sports
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Enyimba
| 0 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Enyimba
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Raja Casablanca
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| CARA Brazzaville
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Raja Casablanca
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Raja Casablanca
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| AS Vita Club
| 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Masry
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| USM Alger
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Masry
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| AS Vita Club
| 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| AS Vita Club
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| RS Berkane
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
editIn the quarter-finals, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group (teams from same group could not play each other), with the group winners hosting the second leg, and the matchups decided by draw.[4]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayon Sports
|
1–5 | Enyimba
|
0–0 | 1–5 |
| CARA Brazzaville
|
1–3 | Raja Casablanca
|
1–2 | 0–1 |
| Al-Masry
|
2–0 | USM Alger
|
1–0 | 1–0 |
| AS Vita Club
|
4–2 | RS Berkane
|
3–1 | 1–1 |
| Rayon Sports | 0–0 | Enyimba |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Enyimba | 5–1 | Rayon Sports |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
|
Enyimba won 5–1 on aggregate.
Raja Casablanca won 3–1 on aggregate.
Al-Masry won 2–0 on aggregate.
| AS Vita Club | 3–1 | RS Berkane |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
| RS Berkane | 1–1 | AS Vita Club |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
|
AS Vita Club won 4–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
editIn the semi-finals, the four quarter-final winners played in two ties, with the matchups and order of legs decided by draw.[4]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enyimba
|
1–3 | Raja Casablanca
|
0–1 | 1–2 |
| Al-Masry
|
0–4 | AS Vita Club
|
0–0 | 0–4 |
| Enyimba | 0–1 | Raja Casablanca |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
| Raja Casablanca | 2–1 | Enyimba |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
|
Raja Casablanca won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Al-Masry | 0–0 | AS Vita Club |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| AS Vita Club | 4–0 | Al-Masry |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
AS Vita Club won 4–0 on aggregate.
Final
editIn the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the order of legs determined by the semi-final draw.[4]
| AS Vita Club | 3–1 | Raja CA |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Raja Casablanca won 4–3 on aggregate.
Notes
edit- ^ USM Alger played their home match against Al-Masry at Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif, instead of their regular stadium July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algiers, due to renovation.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "DATES FOR CAF INTERCLUBS COMPETITIONS 2018" (PDF). CAF.
- ^ a b c "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.
- ^ "Friday & Saturday for Champions League, Sunday for Confederation Cup". CAF. 17 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Draw Procedure of the 15TH Edition of Total CAF CONFEDERATION CUP, CC 2018" (PDF). CAF. 2 September 2018.
- ^ "CAF Confederation Cup 2018 DRAW". YouTube. 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Total CAF Confederation Cup 2018 Draw" (PDF). CAF.
- ^ "Arab C. : L'USM Alger recevra à Sétif !". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
External links
edit- Total CAF Confederation Cup 2018, CAFonline.com