2001 CAF Champions League final

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2001 CAF Champions League Final
Cairo International Stadium.jpg
Cairo International Stadium hosted the podium where Al Ahly lifted the trophy
Event 2001 CAF Champions League
Al-Ahly won 4–1 on aggregate
First leg
Date8 December 2001
Venue Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Referee Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Attendance5,000
Second leg
Date21 December 2001
Venue Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
RefereeAbderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco)
Attendance75,000
2000
2002

The 2001 CAF Champions League Final was the final of the 2001 CAF Champions League.

Contents

It was a football tie held over two legs in December 2001 between Al-Ahly of Egypt, and Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa.

Al-Ahly won the final with aggregate 4-1, first leg 1-1 and second 3-0

Qualified teams

In the following table, finals until 1996 were in the African Cup of Champions Club era, since 1997 were in the CAF Champions League era.

TeamRegionPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns COSAFA (Southern Africa) none
Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly UNAF (North Africa) 1982 , 1983, 1987

Venues

Loftus Versfeld Stadium

Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa hosted the first leg. Loftus Versfeld Stadium.jpg
Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa hosted the first leg.

Loftus Versfeld Stadium is a rugby and football stadium situated in the Arcadia suburb of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The stadium has a capacity of 51,762 for rugby union and it is occasionally used for football matches.[ citation needed ]

The stadium was named after Robert Loftus Owen Versfeld, the founder of organized sports in Pretoria. Through the years the stadium has undergone various name changes as sponsors came and went, though locals have always referred to the stadium as Loftus Versfeld.[ citation needed ]

The stadium is the home ground of the Bulls franchise of the Super Rugby tournament and the Blue Bulls union in South Africa's Currie Cup. Also home ground for the South African premier soccer league champions Mamelodi Sundowns.[ citation needed ]

Also, the South Africa national rugby union team has played several test matches at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium. They played New Zealand in 1970, 1996, and 1999, Australia in 1967, 1997, 2001, England in 1994 and 2000, and Ireland in 1998.[ citation needed ]

Cairo International Stadium

International Stadium in Cairo, Egypt hosted the second leg. Cairo International Stadium.jpg
International Stadium in Cairo, Egypt hosted the second leg.

Cairo International Stadium, formerly known as Nasser Stadium, is an Olympic-standard, multi-use stadium with an all-seated capacity of 75,000. [1] The architect of the stadium is the German Werner March, who had built from 1934 to 1936 the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. Before becoming an all seater stadium, it had the ability to hold over 100,000 spectators, reaching a record of 120,000. It is the foremost Olympic-standard facility befitting the role of Cairo, Egypt as the center of events in the region. It is also the 69th largest stadium in the world. Located in Nasr City; a suburb north east of Cairo, it was completed in 1960, and was inaugurated by President Gamal Abd El Nasser on 23 July that year, the eighth anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. Zamalek SC currently use the Petro Sport Stadium for most of their home games and Al Ahly use Al Salam Stadium for most of their home games.

Road to final

Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns Round Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legQualifying roundsOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Flag of Mozambique.svg Costa do Sol 2–0 0–0 (H) 2–0 (A)First round Flag of Eritrea.svg Red Sea FC 3–1 3–0 (H) 0–1 (A)
Flag of Tanzania.svg Young Africans 6–5 3–2 (H) 3–3 (A)Second round Flag of Seychelles.svg St.-Michel United 6–0 5–0 (H) 1–0 (A)
OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult
Flag of Tunisia.svg ES Tunis 0–0 (H)Matchday 1 Flag of Angola.svg Petro Atlético 3–1 (A)
Flag of Nigeria.svg Julius Berger 0–2 (A)Matchday 2 Flag of Algeria.svg CR Belouizdad 1–0 (H)
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg TP Mazembe 0–0 (A)Matchday 3 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas 0–1 (A)
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg TP Mazembe 1–0 (H)Matchday 4 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas 2–1 (H)
Flag of Tunisia.svg ES Tunis 0–0 (A)Matchday 5 Flag of Angola.svg Petro Atlético 2–4 (H)
Flag of Nigeria.svg Julius Berger 1–0 (H)Matchday 6 Flag of Algeria.svg CR Belouizdad 1–0 (A)

Group A Winner
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Tunisia.svg ES Tunis 623187+17Advance to knockout stage
2 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns 62312207
3 Flag of Nigeria.svg Julius Berger 62136605
4 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg TP Mazembe 62135615
Source: [ citation needed ]
Final standings

Group B Winner
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Angola.svg Petro Atlético 6402108+28Advance to knockout stage
2 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 640297+28
3 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas 6312125+77
4 Flag of Algeria.svg CR Belouizdad 6015213111
Source: [ citation needed ]
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnock-out stageOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Flag of Angola.svg Petro Atlético 2–2 (5-3 p) 2–0 (H) 0–2 (A)Semifinals Flag of Tunisia.svg ES Tunis 1–1 (a) 0–0 (H) 1–1 (A)

Format

The final was decided over two legs, with aggregate goals used to determine the winner. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule would have been applied, and if still level, the tie would have proceeded directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played). [2]

Matches

First leg

Mamelodi Sundowns Flag of South Africa.svg 1–1 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly
  • Kampamba Soccerball shade.svg26'
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

Second leg

Al Ahly Flag of Egypt.svg 3–0 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco)

Notes and references

  1. "International Cairo Stadium". www.cairo-stadium.org.eg. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  2. Regulations of the CAF Champions League

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