2013 CAF Champions League final

2013 CAF Champions League final

Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium hosted the podium where Al Ahly lifted the trophy
Event	2013 CAF Champions League
Orlando Pirates Al-Ahly 1 3
on aggregate
First leg
Orlando Pirates Al-Ahly 1 1
Date	2 November 2013
Venue	Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee	Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
Attendance	40,000
Second leg
Al-Ahly Orlando Pirates 2 0
Date	10 November 2013
Venue	Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, Cairo
Referee	Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Attendance	35,000
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The 2013 CAF Champions League final was the final of the 2013 CAF Champions League, the 49th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 17th edition under the current CAF Champions League format.

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Orlando Pirates of South Africa and Al-Ahly of Egypt. The first leg was hosted by Orlando Pirates at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg on 2 November 2013, while the second leg was hosted by Al-Ahly at the Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium in Cairo on 10 November 2013. ^[1] The winner earned the right to represent the CAF at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the quarterfinal stage, as well as play in the 2014 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup. ^[2]

After the first leg ended in a 1–1 draw, ^[3] Al-Ahly won the second leg 2–0, ^[4] and were crowned African club champions for a record eighth time. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

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)
Orlando Pirates	COSAFA (Southern Africa)	1995
Al Ahly	UNAF (North Africa)	1982 , 1983, 1987 , 2001 , 2005 , 2006 , 2007, 2008 , 2012

Background

Al-Ahly were the defending champions, and also the most successful club in the African Champions Cup/CAF Champions League, reaching a total of nine finals, winning seven (1982, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012) and losing two (1983, 2007).^{[ citation needed ]}

Orlando Pirates were the only South African club to have been crowned African club champion, having won the final in 1995.^{[ citation needed ]}

The two teams had met in the group stage, with Orlando Pirates winning in Egypt 3–0, then earning a goalless draw at home on the last matchday against an already-qualified Al-Ahly to clinch a spot in the semifinals.^{[ citation needed ]}

Venues

Orlando Stadium

Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa hosted the first leg.

Orlando Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in Soweto, a suburb of Johannesburg, in Gauteng province in South Africa. It is home venue for Orlando Pirates Football Club.

It is currently used mostly for football matches, as the home stadium of Orlando Pirates FC of the Premier Soccer League, and was intended to be utilized, as a training field, for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup after it was completely rebuilt and reopened on 22 November 2008. In addition to the stadium capacity of 36,761 people, there is an auditorium for 200 people, 120 hospitality suites, a gymnasium and a conference centre. ^[10]

The stadium was originally built for the Johannesburg Bantu Football Association and it had a seating capacity of 24,000 and cost £37,500 to construct. It was opened by the Minister for Bantu development, MC de Wet Nel, and Ian Maltz who was then Mayor of Johannesburg on 2 May 1959. ^{[11] [12]}

Although intended for football the stadium has been used for concerts by the Jazz musicians Molombo and by the O'Jays. Boxing matches were also staged including the 1975 victory of Elijah ‘Tap Tap' Makhathini over the world welterweight and middleweight champion Emile Griffith.

Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium

Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium in Cairo, Egypt hosted the second leg.

Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, also known as the Arab Contractors Stadium or Al Mokawloon Al Arab Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Cairo, Egypt. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the home stadium of Al Mokawloon Al Arab.

The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 spectators.

In fact, Al Ahly’s management decided to play the match in this stadium because the El Gouna Stadium in which it played its previous matches was not eligible to host the Champions League final, in addition to the Egyptian authorities ’decision not to play the game in the Cairo International Stadium due to the Port Said Stadium riot.

Road to final

Further information: 2013 CAF Champions League

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

Orlando Pirates				Round	Al-Ahly
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Qualifying rounds	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Djabal Club	9–0	5–0 (H)	4–0 (A)	Preliminary round	Bye
Zanaco	3–1	1–0 (A)	2–1 (H)	First round	Tusker	4–1	2–1 (A)	2–0 (H)
TP Mazembe	3–2	3–1 (H)	0–1 (A)	Second round	CA Bizertin	2–1	0–0 (A)	2–1 (H)
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
AC Léopards	0–0 (H)			Matchday 1	Zamalek	1–1 (A)
Al-Ahly	3–0 (A)			Matchday 2	Orlando Pirates	0–3 (H)
Zamalek	4–1 (H)			Matchday 3	AC Léopards	1–0 (A)
Zamalek	1–2 (A)			Matchday 4	AC Léopards	2–1 (H)
AC Léopards	0–1 (A)			Matchday 5	Zamalek	4–2 (H)
Al-Ahly	0–0 (H)			Matchday 6	Orlando Pirates	0–0 (A)
Group A runner-up Pos Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Al-Ahly 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 8 Advance to knockout stage 2 Orlando Pirates 6 2 2 2 8 4 +4 6 3 Zamalek 6 2 1 3 10 12 −2 5 4 AC Léopards 6 2 1 3 4 7 −3 5 Source: CAF				Final standings	Group A winner Pos Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Al-Ahly 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 8 Advance to knockout stage 2 Orlando Pirates 6 2 2 2 8 4 +4 6 3 Zamalek 6 2 1 3 10 12 −2 5 4 AC Léopards 6 2 1 3 4 7 −3 5 Source: CAF
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Knock-out stage	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
ES Tunis	1–1 (a)	0–0 (H)	1–1 (A)	Semifinals	Coton Sport	2–2 (7–6p)	1–1 (A)	1–1 (H)

Format

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played). ^[2]

Matches

First leg

2 November 2013

20:30 UTC+2

Orlando Pirates	1–1	Al-Ahly
Matlaba 90+3'	Report	Aboutrika 14'

Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

Orlando Pirates

Al-Ahly

GK 1 Senzo Meyiwa DF 2 Ayanda Gcaba DF 4 Happy Jele (c)  ?' DF 8 Thabo Matlaba DF 28 Rooi Mahamutsa MF 20 Oupa Manyisa MF 23 Tlou Segolela MF 7 Daine Klate MF 11 Sifiso Myeni  76' MF 15 Andile Jali  90+2' FW 17 Lennox Bacela  82' Substitutes: MF 27 Mpho Makola  76' FW 19 Collins Mbesuma  82' MF 12 Lehlogonolo Masalesa DF 14 Lucky Lekgwathi GK 16 Brighton Mhlongo MF 24 Khetokwakhe Masuku DF 19 Bheki Nzunga Manager: Roger De Sá

GK 1 Sherif Ekramy DF 24 Ahmed Fathy DF 6 Wael Gomaa (c) DF 17 Sayed Moawad  68' DF 4 Sherif Abdel-Fadil DF 23 Mohamed Nagieb MF 25 Hossam Ashour MF 19 Abdallah El-Said  90' MF 11 Walid Soliman MF 22 Mohamed Aboutrika  81' FW 21 Ahmed Abd El-Zaher  65' Substitutes: FW 26 Dominique Da Silva  65' DF 37 Ramy Rabia  81' DF 12 Ahmad Shedid Qinawi  90' DF 2 Saad Samir FW 9 Emad Moteab GK 13 Ahmed Adel Abd El-Moneam MF 27 Trezeguet Manager: Mohamed Youssef

Assistant referees: Redouane Achik (Morocco) Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria) Fourth official: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)

Second leg

10 November 2013

18:00 UTC+2

Al-Ahly	2–0	Orlando Pirates
Aboutrika 54' Abd El-Zaher 78'	Report

Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Al-Ahly

Orlando Pirates

GK 1 Sherif Ekramy DF 24 Ahmed Fathy DF 6 Wael Gomaa (c) DF 17 Sayed Moawad DF 4 Sherif Abdel-Fadil  31'  83' DF 23 Mohamed Nagieb MF 25 Hossam Ashour MF 19 Abdallah El-Said MF 11 Walid Soliman  73' MF 22 Mohamed Aboutrika  90+2' FW 21 Ahmed Abd El-Zaher  86' Substitutes: DF 12 Ahmad Shedid Qinawi  73' DF 37 Ramy Rabia  86' FW 9 Emad Moteab  90+2' GK 16 Mahmoud Abou El-Saoud FW 26 Dominique Da Silva MF 27 Trezeguet DF 30 Shehab El-Din Ahmed Manager: Mohamed Youssef

GK 1 Senzo Meyiwa DF 28 Rooi Mahamutsa DF 14 Lucky Lekgwathi (c) DF 2 Ayanda Gcaba DF 8 Thabo Matlaba MF 20 Oupa Manyisa MF 23 Tlou Segolela  75' MF 7 Daine Klate  86' MF 11 Sifiso Myeni MF 12 Lehlogonolo Masalesa FW 17 Lennox Bacela Substitutes: FW 19 Collins Mbesuma  75' MF 27 Mpho Makola  86' MF 6 Thandani Ntshumayelo  90+4' GK 16 Brighton Mhlongo FW 26 Ndumiso Mabena MF 24 Khetokwakhe Masuku DF 19 Bheki Nzunga Manager: Roger De Sá

Assistant referees: Angesom Ogbamariam (Eritrea) Félicien Kabanda (Rwanda) Fourth official: Maudo Jallow (Gambia)

References

1. "2013 Orange Champions League Final" (PDF). CAF.
2. "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
3. "Matlaba snatches vital draw for Pirates". CAF. 2 November 2013.
4. "Ahly beat Pirates for African title". CAF. 10 November 2013.
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External links

• Orange CAF Champions League