2006 CAF Champions League final

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2006 CAF Champions League Final
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7 November Stadium hosted the podium where Al Ahly lifted the trophy
Event 2006 CAF Champions League
on aggregate
First leg
Date29 October 2006
Venue Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Referee Modou Sowe (Gambia)
Attendance74,000
Second leg
Date11 November 2006
Venue Stade 7 November, Tunis
Referee Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Attendance60,000
2005
2007

The 2006 CAF Champions League Final was a football tie held over two legs in December 2006. Al-Ahly of Egypt beat CS Sfaxien of Tunisia 2-1.

Contents

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 Egypt.svg Al Ahly UNAF (North Africa) 1982 , 1983, 1987 , 2001 , 2005
Flag of Tunisia.svg CS Sfaxien UNAF (North Africa) none

Background

Al-Ahly were the defending champions after winning the compatriot of CS Sfaxien, Étoile du Sahel 3–0, reaching a total of five finals, winning four (1982, 1987, 2001, 2005) and losing one (1983) while CS Sfaxien reached the final for the first time ever. Both teams met in the Group stage, with each victorious in their home matches - CS Sfaxien winning 1–0, while Al Ahly won 2–1. Both teams qualified for the semifinals on the second-last matchday. In the semifinals CS Sfaxien defeated Orlando Pirates 1–0 on aggregate, winning the second leg at home by that score, with the first leg ending in a scoreless draw. Al Ahly faced ASEC Mimosas from Ivory Coast and won the first leg 2–0 at home. In the second leg, Al Ahly lost 1–2 but reached the final.

Venues

Cairo International Stadium

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

7 November Stadium

7 November Stadium in Rades, Tunisia hosted the second leg. CA - Rades.jpg
7 November Stadium in Radès, Tunisia hosted the second leg.

7 November Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Radès, Tunis, Tunisia about 10 kilometers south-east of the city center of Tunis, in the center of the Olympic City. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it also has facilities for athletics. The stadium holds 60,000 and was built in 2001 for the 2001 Mediterranean Games and is considered to be one of the best stadiums in Africa. The stadium was built for the 2001 Mediterranean Games, the 60,000-seat covered area covers 13,000 m2 and consists of a central area, 3 adjoining grounds, 2 warm-up rooms, 2 paintings and an official stand of 7,000 seats. The press gallery is equipped with 300 desks.

Club Africain and ES Tunis play their major league matches here. Before the construction of this stadium, the Tunis derby used to be played in the 45,000 seat-capacity Stade El Menzah. It is also the stadium of Tunisia national football team since 2001.

This stadium has hosted matches of the 2004 African Cup of Nations which was won by the Tunisian team.

The management of CS Sfaxien confirmed that it was necessary to transfer the match from the Stade Taïeb Mhiri in Sfax, which was held by all the matches of the team in the African competition this season to the Radès Stadium, because the capacity of the Radès Stadium is 60,000 spectators, while the capacity of the Stade Taïeb Mhiri does not exceed 20,000, which is what confirms the organization of the match on the field of the stadium of Sfax was difficult.

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Ahly Round Flag of Tunisia.svg CS Sfaxien
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legQualifying roundsOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
ByePreliminary round Flag of Niger.svg AS-FNIS 7–13–1 (A)4–0 (H)
Flag of Kenya.svg Tusker FC 5–02–0 (A)3–0 (H)First round Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DC Motema Pembe 2–11–1 (H)1–0 (A)
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Renacimiento FC 4–00–0 (A)4–0 (A)Second round Flag of Morocco.svg FAR Rabat 2–11–1 (H)1–0 (A)
OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult
Flag of Tunisia.svg CS Sfaxien 0–1 (A)Matchday 1 Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Ahly 1–0 (H)
Flag of Algeria.svg JS Kabylie 2–0 (H)Matchday 2 Flag of Ghana.svg Asante Kotoko 2–4 (A)
Flag of Ghana.svg Asante Kotoko 0–0 (A)Matchday 3 Flag of Algeria.svg JS Kabylie 1–0 (A)
Flag of Ghana.svg Asante Kotoko 4–0 (H)Matchday 4 Flag of Algeria.svg JS Kabylie 2–0 (H)
Flag of Tunisia.svg CS Sfaxien 2–1 (H)Matchday 5 Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Ahly 1–2 (A)
Flag of Algeria.svg JS Kabylie 2–2 (A)Matchday 6 Flag of Ghana.svg Asante Kotoko 2–1 (H)
Group A runner-up

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Tunisia.svg CS Sfaxien 640297+28Advance to knockout stage
2 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 6321104+68
3 Flag of Ghana.svg Asante Kotoko 621371035
4 Flag of Algeria.svg JS Kabylie 61144953
Source: [ citation needed ]
Final standingsGroup A winner

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Tunisia.svg CS Sfaxien 640297+28Advance to knockout stage
2 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 6321104+68
3 Flag of Ghana.svg Asante Kotoko 621371035
4 Flag of Algeria.svg JS Kabylie 61144953
Source: [ citation needed ]
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnock-out stageOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas 3–22–0 (H)1–2 (A)Semifinals Flag of South Africa.svg Orlando Pirates 1–00–0 (A)0–1 (H)

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

Al-Ahly Flag of Egypt.svg 1–1 Flag of Tunisia.svg CS Sfaxien
Aboutrika Soccerball shade.svg27'[[[Category:All articles with unsourced statements]][ citation needed ] Report] Frimpong Soccerball shade.svg53'
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 74,000
Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)
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Al-Ahly
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CS Sfaxien
GK1 Flag of Egypt.svg Essam El Hadary
DF26 Flag of Egypt.svg Wael Gomaa
DF7 Flag of Egypt.svg Shady Mohamed
DF6 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Sedik
DF29 Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Shedid Sub off.svg 71'
DF25 Flag of Egypt.svg Hossam Ashour
MF17 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Shawky
MF22 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Aboutrika
MF8 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Barakat Sub off.svg 81'
MF23 Flag of Angola.svg Flávio
FW19 Flag of Egypt.svg Emad Meteb Sub off.svg 81'
Substitutes:
FW2 Flag of Egypt.svg Islam El-Shater Sub on.svg 71'
MF24 Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Hassan Sub on.svg 81'
MF10 Flag of Egypt.svg Wael Riad Sub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Flag of Portugal.svg Manuel José
GK1 Flag of Tunisia.svg Ahmed Jaouachi
DF4 Flag of Tunisia.svg Wissem Abdi Yellow card.svg
DF26 Flag of Tunisia.svg Issam Merdassi
DF7 Flag of Tunisia.svg Fateh Gharbi
DF2 Flag of Tunisia.svg Amir Haj Massaoud
DF25 Flag of Tunisia.svg Chedi Hammami
MF17 Flag of Tunisia.svg Anis Boujelbene
MF5 Flag of Tunisia.svg Haythem Mrabet
MF8 Flag of Tunisia.svg Abdelkarim Nafti
MF22 Flag of Ghana.svg Joetex Asamoah Frimpong Sub off.svg 90'
FW23 Flag of Tunisia.svg Tarek Ziadi Sub off.svg 76'
Substitutes:
MF9 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Blaise Kouassi Sub on.svg 76'
FW6 Flag of Tunisia.svg Chaker Bargaoui Sub on.svg 90'
Manager:
Flag of Tunisia.svg Mrad Mahjoub

Assistant referees:
Lamine Camara (Gambia)
Hday Menah (Gambia)
Fourth official:
Sadek Abd Nabi (Egypt)

Second leg

CS Sfaxien Flag of Tunisia.svg 0–1 Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Ahly
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Stade 7 November, Tunis
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
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CS Sfaxien
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Al Ahly
GK1 Flag of Tunisia.svg Ahmed Jaouachi
DF4 Flag of Tunisia.svg Bechir Mechergui
DF26 Flag of Tunisia.svg Issam Merdassi
DF7 Flag of Tunisia.svg Fateh Gharbi Yellow card.svg
DF2 Flag of Tunisia.svg Amir Haj Massaoud
DF25 Flag of Tunisia.svg Chedi Hammami Sub off.svg 90+5'
MF17 Flag of Tunisia.svg Anis Boujelbene Yellow card.svg
MF5 Flag of Tunisia.svg Haythem Mrabet
MF8 Flag of Tunisia.svg Abdelkarim Nafti
MF22 Flag of Ghana.svg Joetex Asamoah Frimpong
FW23 Flag of Tunisia.svg Tarek Ziadi Sub off.svg 81'
Substitutes:
MF9 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Blaise Kouassi Sub on.svg 95'
FW6 Flag of Tunisia.svg Hamza Younes Sub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Flag of Tunisia.svg Mrad Mahjoub
GK1 Flag of Egypt.svg Essam El Hadary
DF26 Flag of Egypt.svg Wael Gomaa
DF7 Flag of Egypt.svg Shady Mohamed
DF6 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Sedik Sub off.svg 71'
DF29 Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Shedid
DF25 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Abdallah Sub off.svg 64'
MF17 Flag of Egypt.svg Hossam Ashour
MF22 Flag of Ghana.svg Akwetey Mensah Sub off.svg 43'
MF8 Flag of Egypt.svg Hassan Mostafa Sub off.svg 81'
MF23 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Aboutrika
FW19 Flag of Angola.svg Flávio
Substitutes:
FW2 Flag of Egypt.svg Emad Meteb Sub on.svg 43'
MF24 Flag of Egypt.svg Islam El-Shater Sub on.svg 64'
MF10 Flag of Egypt.svg Wael Riad Sub on.svg 71'
Manager:
Flag of Portugal.svg Manuel José

Assistant referees:
Hong Adogovi (Benin)
Shanti Adrian (Benin)
Fourth official:
Jalloul Azouz (Tunisia)

Notes and references

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