2011 CAF Champions League final

2011 CAF Champions League Final

7 November Stadium hosted the podium where ES Tunis lifted the trophy
Event	2011 CAF Champions League
Wydad AC ES Tunis 0 1
First leg
Wydad AC ES Tunis 0 0
Date	6 November 2011
Venue	Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Referee	Neant Alioum (Cameroon)
Attendance	70,000
Weather	Cloudy 15 °C (59 °F)
Second Leg
ES Tunis Wydad AC 1 0
Date	12 November 2011
Venue	Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis
Referee	Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)
Attendance	50,000
Weather	Partly Cloudy 16 °C (61 °F)
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The 2011 CAF Champions League Final was the final of the 2011 CAF Champions League, the 47th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 15th edition under the current CAF Champions League format.

The final was played between Wydad AC from Morocco and Espérance ST from Tunisia. ^{[1] [2]} After a goal-less first leg, ^[3] Espérance ST won the second leg 1–0 to win their second African title (the first being the 1994 African Cup of Champions Clubs). ^[4] The win saw Espérance ST complete the Treble, and as a result, Espérance ST qualified to enter the quarterfinals of the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup as the CAF representative, as well as participate in the 2012 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 2011 CAF Confederation Cup.

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.

Team	Region	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Wydad AC	UNAF (North Africa)	1992
ES Tunis	UNAF (North Africa)	1994 , 1999, 2000, 2010

Venues

Mohamed V Stadium

Mohamed V Stadium in Casablanca, Morocco hosted the first leg.

Mohammed V Stadium is part of a big athletic complex situated in the heart of the city of Casablanca, Morocco, in the western part of the Maarif neighborhood. It was inaugurated March 6, 1955, and currently has a capacity of 67,000.

Often hosting the games of the Morocco national football team, the Mohammed V Stadium is equally known as the home of Wydad AC and Raja CA. It is named after King Mohammed V of Morocco.

Mohammed V Stadium is located right in the centre of the city of Casablanca, the international airport of Casablanca is 25 kilometres from the stadium, and the Casa-Voyageurs rail station is 5 kilometres from the stadium. The stadium has a parking lot with a capacity of 1,000 cars.

It currently has a semi-artificial lawn of a high standard.

Stade Olympique de Radès

Stade Olympique de Radès in Tunis, Tunisia hosted the second leg.

Stade Olympique de Radès is a multi-purpose stadium in Radès, 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.

Road to final

Further information: 2011 CAF Champions League

Wydad AC				Round	ES Tunis
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Qualifying rounds	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Aduana Stars	3–1	3–0 (H)	0–1 (A)	Preliminary round	bye
Kano Pillars	2–0	2–0 (H)	0–0 (A)	First round	ASPAC	5–2	5–0 (H)	0–2 (A)
TP Mazembe	1–2*	1–0 (H)	0–2 (A)	Second round	Diaraf	6–0	5–0 (H)	1–0 (A)
Simba	3–0			Special play-off*	—
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
Al Ahly	3–3 (A)			Matchday 1	MC Alger	1–1 (A)
MC Alger	4–0 (H)			Matchday 2	Al Ahly	1–0 (H)
ES Tunis	2–2 (H)			Matchday 3	Wydad AC	2–2 (A)
ES Tunis	0–0 (A)			Matchday 4	Wydad AC	0–0 (H)
Al Ahly	1–1 (H)			Matchday 5	MC Alger	4–0 (H)
MC Alger	1–3 (A)			Matchday 6	Al Ahly	1–1 (A)
Group B Runner-up Pos Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Espérance ST 6 2 4 0 9 4 +5 8 Advance to knockout stage 2 Wydad AC 6 1 4 1 11 9 +2 6 [lower-alpha 1] 3 Al-Ahly 6 1 4 1 7 6 +1 6 [lower-alpha 1] 4 MC Alger 6 1 2 3 4 12 −8 4 Source: CAF Notes: Wydad AC and Al-Ahly are ranked by their head-to-head records (decided by away goals).				Final standings	Group B Winner Pos Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Espérance ST 6 2 4 0 9 4 +5 8 Advance to knockout stage 2 Wydad AC 6 1 4 1 11 9 +2 6 [lower-alpha 1] 3 Al-Ahly 6 1 4 1 7 6 +1 6 [lower-alpha 1] 4 MC Alger 6 1 2 3 4 12 −8 4 Source: CAF Notes: Wydad AC and Al-Ahly are ranked by their head-to-head records (decided by away goals).
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Knock-out stage	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Enyimba	1–0	1–0 (H)	0–0 (A)	Semifinals	Al-Hilal	3–0	1–0 (A)	2–0 (H)

* TP Mazembe won 2–1 on aggregate, but were later disqualified for fielding an ineligible player in the first round. As a result, Wydad Casablanca played against Tanzanian side Simba, which lost to TP Mazembe in the first round, in a play-off for a place in the group stage.

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). ^[5]

First leg

6 November 2011

20:00 UTC±00:00

Wydad AC	0–0	ES Tunis
	Report

Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca

Attendance: 70,000 ^[6]

Referee: Neant Alioum (Cameroon) ^[7]

Wydad AC

ES Tunis

GK 1 Nadir Lamyaghri DF 13 Youssef Rabeh DF 3 Mourad Lemsen DF 6 Hicham El Amrani  88' DF 10 Mohamed Berrabeh DF 7 Ahmed Ajeddou  ?' MF 28 Said Fettah  ?' MF 8 Yassine Lakhal  77' MF 5 Abderrahmane Mssassi MF 14 Yassine Rami  64' FW 21 Fabrice Ondama Substitutes: FW 16 Houcine Zaidoune  64' MF 4 Youssef Kaddioui Idrissi  77' FW 24 Younes Mankari  88' Manager: Michel Decastel

GK 1 Moez Ben Cherifia DF 29 Walid Hichri DF 6 Idrissa Coulibaly  29' DF 12 Khalil Chemmam DF 3 Banana Yaya DF 19 Khaled Mouelhi MF 21 Mejdi Traoui MF 18 Wajdi Bouazzi  13'  90' MF 23 Khaled Korbi MF 28 Youssef Msakni  83' FW 15 Yannick N'Djeng  90+5' Substitutes: MF 10 Oussama Darragi  83' FW 26 Harrison Afful  90' MF 14 Mohamed Ali Slama  90+5' Manager: Nabil Maâloul

Assistant referees: Efarist Mikwande (Cameroon) Moussa Yanoussa (Cameroon) Fourth official: Christopher Ndy (Cameroon)

Second leg

12 November 2011

18:00 UTC+01:00

ES Tunis	1–0	Wydad AC
Afful 21'	Report

Stade 7 November, Tunis

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast) ^[7]

ES Tunis

Wydad AC

GK 1 Moez Ben Cherifia DF 26 Harrison Afful DF 29 Walid Hichri DF 12 Khalil Chemmam MF 3 Banana Yaya MF 21 Mejdi Traoui  84' MF 18 Wajdi Bouazzi MF 23 Khaled Korbi  75' MF 10 Oussama Darragi  84' MF 28 Youssef Msakni  76' FW 15 Yannick N'Djeng  88' Substitutes: MF 6 Idrissa Coulibaly  76' FW 19 Khaled Mouelhi  84' FW 7 Khaled Ayari  88' Manager: Nabil Maâloul

GK 17 Yassine Bounou DF 13 Youssef Rabeh DF 3 Mourad Lemsen  44' DF 6 Hicham El Amrani DF 10 Mohamed Berrabeh  65' DF 7 Ahmed Ajeddou MF 28 Said Fettah  59' MF 8 Yassine Lakhal  70' MF 5 Abderrahmane Mssassi  48' MF 14 Yassine Rami  89' FW 21 Fabrice Ondama Substitutes: FW 2 Ayoub Skouma  59' DF 4 Youssef Kaddioui  70' MF 27 Pascal Angan  89' Manager: Michel Decastel

Assistant referees: Pio Sangui (Ivory Coast) Pierre Moussa (Ivory Coast) Fourth official: Ndre Koam (Ivory Coast)

References

1. "Esperance reach African Champions League final". BBC Sport. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
2. "Wydad Casablanca into African Champions League final". BBC Sport. 16 October 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
3. Esperance force Wydad to a barren draw
4. Esperance conquer Africa thanks to Afful goal Archived 2011-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
5. Regulations of the CAF Champions League
6. Ligue des Champions d'Afrique (Finale aller): Wydad AC vs ES Tunis
7. "Ligue des Champions: Un Camerounais pour l'aller, un Ivoirien pour le retour". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-13.

External links

• CAF Champions League
• 2011 CAF Champions League Final at Soccerway