2015 CAF Champions League final

2015 CAF Champions League Final

Stade Omar Hamadi in Algiers hosted the first leg of the final
Event	2015 CAF Champions League
USM Alger TP Mazembe 1 4
on aggregate
First leg
USM Alger TP Mazembe 1 2
Date	31 October 2015
Venue	Omar Hamadi Stadium, Algiers
Referee	Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Second leg
TP Mazembe USM Alger 2 0
Date	8 November 2015
Venue	Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi
Referee	Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
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The 2015 CAF Champions League Final was the final of the 2015 CAF Champions League, the 51st edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 19th edition under the current CAF Champions League format.

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between USM Alger of Algeria and TP Mazembe of Democratic Republic of the Congo. The first leg was hosted by USM Alger at the Omar Hamadi Stadium in Algiers on 31 October 2015, while the second leg was hosted by TP Mazembe at the Stade TP Mazembe in Lubumbashi on 8 November 2015. ^[1] The winner earned the right to represent the CAF at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the quarterfinal stage, as well as play in the 2016 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup. ^[2]

TP Mazembe won the competition for the fifth time in its history and first time since 2010, defeating USM Alger of Algeria 4–1 on aggregate. ^{[3] [4]}

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)
USM Alger	UNAF (North Africa)	none
TP Mazembe	UNIFFAC (Central Africa)	1967 , 1968 , 1969, 1970, 2009 , 2010

Venues

Omar Hamadi Stadium

Omar Hamadi Stadium in Algiers, Algeria, hosted the first leg.

Omar Hammadi Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bologhine, Algiers, Algeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of USM Alger. The stadium has a capacity of 17,000 people.

The stadium was built in 1919 as the home ground for l’Association Sportive Saint Eugénoise. ^[5] It was known as the Stade communal de Saint Eugène.

In 1957, the third platform will be built, consisting of two superimposed stands on the south side, arched and connecting the two original stands, this new platform will give a modern look at the municipal stadium.

After the independence of Algeria in 1962, the stage of St. Eugene will be called Bologhine new name for the town.

In 2000 a new stand was built to expand the home stadium capacity, and spent 8,000 to 10,000 spectators, USM Alger club that holds the concession for the stadium has also invested in the development of infrastructure necessary for recovery and training for players: sauna, gym and restaurant.

Stade TP Mazembe

Lubumbashi, DR Congo hosted the second leg.

Stade TP Mazembe is a multi-use stadium located in the Kamalondo suburb of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since its completion in 2011, it has mostly been used for football matches and is the home venue of TP Mazembe and CS Don Bosco. The stadium has 18,000 seats. ^[6]

In April 2010 the construction of the new stadium of the TP Mazembe Lubumbashi club began, an enclosure that will meet the standards required by the African Football Confederation (CAF) to host international competitions, the new facilities have a VIP press room, parking for vehicles and synthetic grass.

Until 2011 the TP Mazembe made use of the Stade Frederic Kibassa Maliba.

Road to final

Further information: 2015 CAF Champions League

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). ^[7]

TP Mazembe				Round	USM Alger
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Qualifying rounds	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Bye				Preliminary round	Foullah Edifice	4–3	3–0 (H)	1–3 (A)
Mamelodi Sundowns	3–2	0–1 (A)	3–1 (H)	First round	AS Pikine	6–2	5–1 (H)	1–1 (A)
Stade Malien	4–3	2–2 (A)	2–1 (H)	Second round	AS Kaloum	3–2	2–1 (H)	1–1 (A)
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
Al-Hilal	0–0 (H)			Matchday 1	ES Sétif	2–1 (A)
Moghreb Tétouan	0–0 (A)			Matchday 2	Al-Merrikh	1–0 (H)
Smouha	2–0 (A)			Matchday 3	MC El Eulma	2–1 (H)
Smouha	1–0 (H)			Matchday 4	MC El Eulma	1–0 (A)
Al-Hilal	0–1 (A)			Matchday 5	ES Sétif	3–0 (H)
Moghreb Tétouan	5–0 (H)			Matchday 6	Al-Merrikh	0–1 (A)
Group A winner Pos Team v t e Pld W D L Pts Qualification 1 TP Mazembe 6 3 2 1 11 Advance to knockout stage 2 Al-Hilal 6 2 3 1 9 3 Moghreb Tétouan 6 2 2 2 8 4 Smouha 6 1 1 4 4 Source: CAF				Final standings	Group B winner Pos Team v t e Pld W D L Pts Qualification 1 USM Alger 6 5 0 1 15 Advance to knockout stage 2 Al-Merrikh 6 4 1 1 13 3 ES Sétif 6 1 2 3 5 4 MC El Eulma 6 0 1 5 1 Source: CAF
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Knockout stage	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Al-Merrikh	4–2	1–2 (A)	3–0 (H)	Semifinals	Al-Hilal	2–1	2–1 (A)	0–0 (H)

Format

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the order of legs decided by a draw, held after the group stage draw. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played). ^[2]

Matches

First leg

31 October 2015

20:30 UTC+1

USM Alger	1–2	TP Mazembe
Seguer 89'	Report	Kalaba 28' Samatta 79' (pen.)

Stade Omar Hamadi, Algiers

Attendance: 15.000

Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

USM Alger

TP Mazembe

GK 1 Lamine Zemmamouche DF 25 Mokhtar Benmoussa DF 26 Brahim Boudebouda DF 5 Arslane Mazari  51' DF 19 Houcine Benayada  70' MF 23 Hamza Koudri MF 20 Nacereddine Khoualed (c)  77' MF 11 Hocine El Orfi  22'  67' MF 7 Zinedine Ferhat MF 8 Kaddour Beldjilali  46' FW 14 Rachid Nadji Substitutes: FW 18 Mohamed Seguer  46' DF 6 Farouk Chafaï  51' FW 2 Amine Aoudia  70' DF 3 Ayoub Abdellaoui MF 13 Nassim Bouchema MF 28 Karim Baïteche GK 29 Ismaïl Mansouri Manager: Miloud Hamdi

GK 1 Robert Kidiaba DF 24 Yaw Frimpong DF 2 Joël Kimwaki (c)  69' DF 27 Richard Kissi Boateng DF 6 Salif Coulibaly MF 4 Nathan Sinkala  15'  72' MF 29 Boubacar Diarra MF 18 Rainford Kalaba  45+1' FW 9 Mbwana Samatta  86' FW 28 Thomas Ulimwengu  90+1' FW 11 Adama Traoré Substitutes: DF 12 Merveille Bokadi  72' FW 7 Roger Assalé  86' MF 19 Daniel Nii Adjei  90+1' DF 3 Jean Kasusula FW 17 Jonathan Bolingi FW 20 Solomon Asante GK 22 Sylvain Gbohouo Manager: Patrice Carteron

Assistant referees: Tahssen Abo El Sadat Bedyer (Egypt) Ahmed Taha Hossam (Egypt) Fourth official: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)

Second leg

8 November 2015

15:30 UTC+2

TP Mazembe	2–0	USM Alger
Samatta 74' (pen.) Assalé 90+3'	Report

Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

TP Mazembe

USM Alger

GK 1 Robert Kidiaba DF 24 Yaw Frimpong DF 2 Joël Kimwaki (c) DF 27 Richard Kissi Boateng DF 6 Salif Coulibaly MF 20 Solomon Asante  46' MF 4 Nathan Sinkala  46' MF 29 Boubacar Diarra FW 9 Mbwana Samatta FW 28 Thomas Ulimwengu  70'  77' FW 11 Adama Traoré Substitutes: FW 7 Roger Assalé  46' MF 19 Daniel Nii Adjei  46' FW 17 Jonathan Bolingi  77' FW 10 Given Singuluma DF 12 Merveille Bokadi DF 14 Kabaso Chongo GK 22 Sylvain Gbohouo Manager: Patrice Carteron

GK 16 Ismaïl Mansouri DF 19 Houcine Benayada  2' DF 25 Mokhtar Benmoussa DF 26 Brahim Boudebouda DF 6 Farouk Chafaï DF 3 Ayoub Abdellaoui MF 24 Mohamed Benkhemassa MF 23 Hamza Koudri MF 7 Zinedine Ferhat  73'  90+5' FW 2 Amine Aoudia  46' FW 9 Carolus Andriamatsinoro Substitutes: MF 8 Kaddour Beldjilali  46' GK 1 Lamine Zemmamouche MF 13 Nassim Bouchema FW 14 Rachid Nadji FW 18 Mohamed Seguer GK 27 Mourad Berrefane MF 28 Karim Baïteche Manager: Miloud Hamdi

Assistant referees: Jean Claude Birumushahu (Burundi) Yahaya Mahamadou (Niger) Fourth official: Bakary Camara (Gambia) [8]

References

1. "CAF Champions League final details". CAF. 30 October 2015.
2. "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
3. "Advantage Mazembe in CAF final after away win". CAF. 1 November 2015.
4. "Mazembe beat USMA to reach fifth heaven". CAF. 8 November 2015.
5. "DROIT D'AÎNESSE ET ….FANFARONNADE !". Archived from the original on 2011-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
6. Démarrage des travaux de construction du nouveau stade du TP Mazembe, à Lubumbashi (french) April 30, 2010
7. "Orange CAF CL FINAL 2015: CAF Flash Magazine" (PDF). CAF.
8. "Orange CAF CL FINAL 2015: TP Mazembe VS U.S.M Alger start list" (PDF). CAF.

External links

• Orange CAF Champions League 2015, CAFonline.com