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. A total of four teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2016 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 | Morocco Wydad AC | Zambia ZESCO United |
| B | South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns | Egypt 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).
Schedule
The schedule of each round was as follows.
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-finals | 16–18 September 2016 | 23–25 September 2016 |
| Final | 14–16 October 2016 | 21–23 October 2016 |
Bracket
The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:
- Semi-finals: (group winners host second legs) SF1: Winner Group A vs. Runner-up Group B SF2: Winner Group B vs. Runner-up Group A
- Final: Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2 (order of legs decided by draw)
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Zambia ZESCO United | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Egypt Zamalek | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Egypt Zamalek | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | Morocco 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 score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zamalek Egypt | 6–5 | Morocco Wydad AC | 4–0 | 2–5 |
| ZESCO United Zambia | 2–3 | South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Wydad AC Morocco | 5–2 | Egypt Zamalek |
|---|---|---|
| Jebor 13', 45' Haddad 18' Ondama 56', 63' (pen.) | Morsy 35' Ohawuchi 82' |
Zamalek won 6–5 on aggregate.
| ZESCO United Zambia | 2–1 | South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns |
|---|---|---|
| Mwanza 54', 56' | Billiat 86' |
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.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa | 3–1 | Egypt Zamalek | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa | 3–0 | Egypt Zamalek |
|---|---|---|
| Laffor 31' Langerman 40' Gamal 46' (o.g.) |
Mamelodi Sundowns won 3–1 on aggregate.
External links
- , CAFonline.com