2017 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage

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The 2017 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage was played from 8 September to 25 November 2017. [1] A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup. [2]

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Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the group stage advanced to the quarter-finals.

GroupWinnersRunners-up
A Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain Flag of Morocco.svg FUS Rabat
B Flag of Tunisia.svg CS Sfaxien Flag of Algeria.svg MC Alger
C Flag of Zambia.svg ZESCO United Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid
D Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe Flag of South Africa.svg SuperSport United

Format

In the knockout stage, the eight 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] [3] [4]

RoundFirst legSecond leg
Quarter-finals15–17 September 201722–24 September 2017
Semi-finals29 September – 1 October 201720–22 October 2017
Final17–19 November 201724–26 November 2017

The calendar was amended from the original one for the following dates: [4]

Bracket

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

RoundMatchups
Quarter-finals(Group winners host second leg)
  • QF1: Runner-up Group B vs. Winner Group A
  • QF2: Runner-up Group D vs. Winner Group C
  • QF3: Runner-up Group A vs. Winner Group B
  • QF4: Runner-up Group C vs. Winner Group D
Semi-finals(Order of legs decided by draw)
  • SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2
  • SF2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4
Final(Order of legs decided by draw)
  • Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2

The order of legs for the semi-finals and final was decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw on 26 April 2017, 14:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. [5] [6]

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                  
Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 101 
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 257 
  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 101 
  Flag of Morocco.svg FUS Rabat 000 
Flag of Morocco.svg FUS Rabat 101 (5 p)
Flag of Tunisia.svg CS Sfaxien 011 (4 p) 
  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 202
  Flag of South Africa.svg SuperSport United 101
Flag of South Africa.svg SuperSport United 022 (a) 
Flag of Zambia.svg ZESCO United 022 (a) 
  Flag of South Africa.svg SuperSport United 134
  Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain 112 
Flag of Algeria.svg MC Alger 101
Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain 022 

Quarter-finals

In the quarter-finals, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group, with the group winners hosting the second leg. [2]

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
MC Alger Flag of Algeria.svg 1–2 Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain 1−0 0–2
SuperSport United Flag of South Africa.svg 2–2 (a) Flag of Zambia.svg ZESCO United 0−0 2–2
FUS Rabat Flag of Morocco.svg 1–1 (5–4 p) Flag of Tunisia.svg CS Sfaxien 1−0 0−1
Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid Flag of Sudan.svg 1–7 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 1−2 0–5
MC Alger Flag of Algeria.svg 1−0 Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain
Report
Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
Club Africain Flag of Tunisia.svg 2–0 Flag of Algeria.svg MC Alger
Report
Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

Club Africain won 2–1 on aggregate.

SuperSport United Flag of South Africa.svg 0−0 Flag of Zambia.svg ZESCO United
Report
Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium, Pretoria
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
ZESCO United Flag of Zambia.svg 2–2 Flag of South Africa.svg SuperSport United
Report
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)

2–2 on aggregate. SuperSport United won on away goals.

FUS Rabat Flag of Morocco.svg 1−0 Flag of Tunisia.svg CS Sfaxien
Report
Stade de FUS, Rabat
Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)
CS Sfaxien Flag of Tunisia.svg 1−0 Flag of Morocco.svg FUS Rabat
Report
Penalties
4–5
Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax
Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)

1–1 on aggregate. FUS Rabat won 5–4 on penalties.

Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid Flag of Sudan.svg 1−2 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe
Report
Al-Ubayyid Stadium, Al-Ubayyid
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
TP Mazembe Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 5–0 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid
Report
Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

TP Mazembe won 7–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

In the semi-finals, the four quarter-final winners played in two ties, with the order of legs decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw. [6]

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
SuperSport United Flag of South Africa.svg 4−2 Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain 1−1 3−1
TP Mazembe Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 1−0 Flag of Morocco.svg FUS Rabat 1−0 0−0
SuperSport United Flag of South Africa.svg 1−1 Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain
Report
Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium, Pretoria
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
Club Africain Flag of Tunisia.svg 1−3 Flag of South Africa.svg SuperSport United
Report
Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

SuperSport United won 4–2 on aggregate.

TP Mazembe Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 1−0 Flag of Morocco.svg FUS Rabat
Report
Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
FUS Rabat Flag of Morocco.svg 0−0 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe
Report
Stade de FUS, Rabat
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

TP Mazembe won 1–0 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. [6]

TP Mazembe Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 2–1 Flag of South Africa.svg SuperSport United
Report
Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
SuperSport United Flag of South Africa.svg 0–0 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe
Report
Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium, Pretoria
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

TP Mazembe won 2–1 on aggregate.

Notes

  1. ↑ The kickoff of SuperSport United v Club Africain match was delayed by 24 hours from 30 September to 1 October due to travel issues of Club Africain. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "CAF Flash Magazine: Final 2016 Orange Confederation Cup" (PDF). CAF.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  3. ↑ "Total Confederation Cup 2017: fixtures of the group matches". CAF.
  4. 1 2 "Calendar for Interclubs knockout stages amended". CAF. 25 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Procedure for CC group phase draw". CAF. 26 April 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 "DRAW Ceremony : Total CAF Champions League 2017 & Total CAF Confederation Cup 2017 - English". YouTube. 26 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Supersport - Club Africain delayed by 24h". CAF. 28 September 2017.
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