2016 CAF Champions League knockout stage

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The 2016 CAF Champions League knockout stage was played from 16 September to 23 October 2016. [1] A total of four teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2016 CAF Champions League. [2]

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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 Morocco.svg Wydad AC Flag of Zambia.svg ZESCO United
B Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek

Format

In the knockout stage, the four teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was 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 tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 26 & 27). [2]

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows. [1]

RoundFirst legSecond leg
Semi-finals16–18 September 201623–25 September 2016
Final14–16 October 201621–23 October 2016

Bracket

The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows: [2]

Semi-finals Final
          
1 Flag of Zambia.svg ZESCO United 2 0 2
4 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns 1 2 3
Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns 3 0 3
Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek 0 1 1
3 Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek 4 2 6
2 Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad AC 0 5 5

Semi-finals

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.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Zamalek Flag of Egypt.svg 6–5 Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad AC 4–0 2–5
ZESCO United Flag of Zambia.svg 2–3 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns 2–1 0–2
Zamalek Flag of Egypt.svg 4–0 Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad AC
Shikabala Soccerball shade.svg4'
Hefny Soccerball shade.svg18'
Morsy Soccerball shade.svg49'
Fathi Soccerball shade.svg73' (pen.)
Report
Wydad AC Flag of Morocco.svg 5–2 Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek
Jebor Soccerball shade.svg13', 45'
Haddad Soccerball shade.svg18'
Ondama Soccerball shade.svg56', 63' (pen.)
Report Morsy Soccerball shade.svg35'
Ohawuchi Soccerball shade.svg82'

Zamalek won 6–5 on aggregate.


ZESCO United Flag of Zambia.svg 2–1 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
Mwanza Soccerball shade.svg54', 56' Report Billiat Soccerball shade.svg86'
Mamelodi Sundowns Flag of South Africa.svg 2–0 Flag of Zambia.svg ZESCO United
Laffor Soccerball shade.svg5'
Tau Soccerball shade.svg64'
Report

Mamelodi Sundowns won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the order of legs decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw. [3]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Mamelodi Sundowns Flag of South Africa.svg 3–1 Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek 3–0 0–1
Mamelodi Sundowns Flag of South Africa.svg 3–0 Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek
Laffor Soccerball shade.svg31'
Langerman Soccerball shade.svg40'
Gamal Soccerball shade.svg46' (o.g.)
Report
Zamalek Flag of Egypt.svg 1–0 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
Ohawuchi Soccerball shade.svg63' Report
Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Mamelodi Sundowns won 3–1 on aggregate.

References

  1. 1 2 "Orange CAF CL FINAL 2015: CAF Flash Magazine" (PDF). CAF.
  2. 1 2 3 "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  3. "CL draw results: Group phase". CAF. 24 May 2016.