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.
Qualified teams
The winners and runners-up of each of the two groups in the group stage qualified for the knockout stage.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| A | Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe | Sudan Al-Hilal |
| B | Algeria USM Alger | Sudan 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).
Schedule
The schedule of each round was as follows.
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-finals | 25–27 September 2015 | 2–4 October 2015 |
| Final | 30 October–1 November 2015 | 6–8 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 | Sudan Al-Hilal | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 | Algeria USM Alger | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| Algeria USM Alger | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Sudan Al-Merrikh | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Merrikh Sudan | 2–4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Al-Hilal Sudan | 1–2 | Algeria USM Alger | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3–0 | Sudan Al-Merrikh |
|---|---|---|
| Samatta 52' Omer 70' (o.g.) Assalé 71' |
TP Mazembe won 4–2 on aggregate.
USM Alger won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USM Alger Algeria | 1–4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| USM Alger Algeria | 1–2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe |
|---|---|---|
| Seguer 89' | Kalaba 28' Samatta 79' (pen.) |
| TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2–0 | Algeria USM Alger |
|---|---|---|
| Samatta 74' (pen.) Assalé 90+3' |
TP Mazembe won 4–1 on aggregate.
External links
- , CAFonline.com