2015 CAF Champions League knockout stage

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The 2015 CAF Champions League knockout stage was played from 26 September to 8 November 2015. A total of four teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2015 CAF Champions League. [1]

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Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the two groups in the group stage qualified for the knockout stage.

GroupWinnersRunners-up
A Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Hilal
B Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Merrikh

Format

Knockout ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. 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). [1]

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows. [2]

RoundFirst legSecond leg
Semi-finals25–27 September 20152–4 October 2015
Final30 October–1 November 20156–8 November 2015

Bracket

In the semi-finals, the group A winners played the group B runners-up, and the group B winners played the group A runners-up, with the group winners hosting the second leg.

In the final, the order of legs was determined by a draw, held after the group stage draw (5 May 2015, 11:00 UTC+2, at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt).

Semi-finals Final
          
1 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Hilal 1 0 1
4 Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger 2 0 2
Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger 1 0 1
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 2 2 4
3 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Merrikh 2 0 2
2 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 1 3 4

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Al-Merrikh Flag of Sudan.svg 2–4 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 2–1 0–3
Al-Hilal Flag of Sudan.svg 1–2 Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger 1–2 0–0
Al-Merrikh Flag of Sudan.svg 2–1 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe
Coffie Soccerball shade.svg41'
Al-Madina Soccerball shade.svg81'
Report Ulimwengu Soccerball shade.svg77'
TP Mazembe Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 3–0 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Merrikh
Samatta Soccerball shade.svg52'
Omer Soccerball shade.svg70' (o.g.)
Assalé Soccerball shade.svg71'
Report

TP Mazembe won 4–2 on aggregate.


Al-Hilal Flag of Sudan.svg 1–2 Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger
Careca Soccerball shade.svg2' Report Aoudia Soccerball shade.svg13'
Baïteche Soccerball shade.svg73'
USM Alger Flag of Algeria.svg 0–0 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Hilal
Report

USM Alger won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
USM Alger Flag of Algeria.svg 1–4 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 1–2 0–2
USM Alger Flag of Algeria.svg 1–2 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe
Seguer Soccerball shade.svg89' Report Kalaba Soccerball shade.svg28'
Samatta Soccerball shade.svg79' (pen.)
TP Mazembe Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 2–0 Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger
Samatta Soccerball shade.svg74' (pen.)
Assalé Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Report

TP Mazembe won 4–1 on aggregate.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  2. "CAF Full Calendar". CAFonline.com. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.