2017 CAF Champions League knockout stage
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The 2017 CAF Champions League knockout stage was played from 8 September to 4 November 2017. A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2017 CAF Champions League.
Qualified teams
The winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the group stage advanced to the quarter-finals.
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).
Schedule
The schedule of each round was as follows.
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| Quarter-finals | 15–17 September 2017 | 22–24 September 2017 |
| Semi-finals | 29 September – 1 October 2017 | 20–22 October 2017 |
| Final | 27–29 October 2017 | 3–5 November 2017 |
The calendar was amended from the original one for the following dates:
- Quarter-finals first leg: moved from 8–10 September to 15–17 September
- Quarter-finals second leg: moved from 15–17 September to 22–24 September
- Semi-finals second leg: moved from 13–15 October to 20–22 October
Bracket
The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:
| Round | Matchups |
|---|---|
| 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.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Libya Al Ahli Tripoli | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tunisia Étoile du Sahel | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Tunisia Étoile du Sahel | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Egypt Al Ahly | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Egypt Al Ahly | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Tunisia Espérance de Tunis | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Egypt Al Ahly | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Morocco Wydad AC | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Mozambique Ferroviário Beira | 1 | 0 | 1 (a) | ||||||||||||||
| Algeria USM Alger | 1 | 0 | 1 (a) | ||||||||||||||
| Algeria USM Alger | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Morocco Wydad AC | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 | 0 | 1 (2) | ||||||||||||||
| Morocco Wydad AC | 0 | 1 | 1 (3) |
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.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ahli Tripoli Libya | 0–2 | Tunisia Étoile du Sahel | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Al Ahly Egypt | 4–3 | Tunisia Espérance de Tunis | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Ferroviário Beira Mozambique | 1–1 (a) | Algeria USM Alger | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa | 1–1 (2–3 p) | Morocco Wydad AC | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Étoile du Sahel Tunisia | 2–0 | Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli |
|---|---|---|
| Marey 14', 47' |
Étoile du Sahel won 2–0 on aggregate.
Al-Ahly won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Ferroviário Beira Mozambique | 1–1 | Algeria USM Alger |
|---|---|---|
| Kanda 89' | Darfalou 63' |
1–1 on aggregate. USM Alger won on away goals.
| Wydad AC Morocco | 1–0 | South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns |
|---|---|---|
| Saidi 26' | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Atouchi Khadrouf Bencharki Ounajem | 3–2 | Lebese Tau Madisha Zakri Bangaly |
1–1 on aggregate. Wydad AC won 3–2 on penalties.
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.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étoile du Sahel Tunisia | 4–7 | Egypt Al Ahly | 2–1 | 2–6 |
| USM Alger Algeria | 1–3 | Morocco Wydad AC | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Al-Ahly Egypt | 6–2 | Tunisia Étoile du Sahel |
|---|---|---|
| Maâloul 2' Azaro 23', 39', 48' Nagguez 59' (o.g.) Rabia 63' | Bedoui 51' Msakni 90' |
Al-Ahly won 7–4 on aggregate.
Wydad AC won 3–1 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.
Wydad Casablanca won 2–1 on aggregate.
Notes
External links
- , CAFonline.com