2014 CAF Champions League knockout stage
The knock-out stage of the 2014 CAF Champions League was played from 20 September to 1 November 2014. A total of four teams competed in the knock-out stage.[1][2]
Qualified teams
[edit]The winners and runners-up of each of the two groups in the group stage qualified for the knock-out stage.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| A |  TP Mazembe
|
AS Vita Club
|
| B |  CS Sfaxien
|
 ES Sétif
|
Format
[edit]Knock-out ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).[1]
Schedule
[edit]The schedule of each round was as follows.[3]
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-finals | 19–21 September 2014 | 26–28 September 2014 |
| Final | 24–26 October 2014 | 31 October–2 November 2014 |
Semi-finals
[edit]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.[1][4]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES Sétif
|
4–4 (a) | TP Mazembe
|
2–1 | 2–3 |
| AS Vita Club
|
4–2 | CS Sfaxien
|
2–1 | 2–1 |
| TP Mazembe | 3–2 | ES Sétif |
|---|---|---|
Adjei  21'Coulibaly 38'Bolingi 53' |
Report | Ziaya 9' Younès 75' |
4–4 on aggregate. ES Sétif won on the away goals rule and advanced to the final.
| AS Vita Club | 2–1 | CS Sfaxien |
|---|---|---|
| Mubele 37' Nzinga 54' |
Report | Maâloul 69' |
| CS Sfaxien | 1–2 | AS Vita Club |
|---|---|---|
| Derbali 26' |
Report | Dayo 45+1' Sentamu 55' |
AS Vita Club won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the final.
Final
[edit]In the final, the order of legs was decided by a draw, held after the group stage draw (29 April 2014, 11:00 UTC+2, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt).[4]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS Vita Club
|
3–3 (a) | ES Sétif
|
2–2 | 1–1 |
| AS Vita Club | 2–2 | ES Sétif |
|---|---|---|
| Mabidi 45+3' (pen.), 77' |
Report | Mubele 17' (o.g.) Djahnit 57' |
| ES Sétif | 1–1 | AS Vita Club |
|---|---|---|
| Younès 50' |
Report | Mabidi 54' |
3–3 on aggregate. ES Sétif won on the away goals rule.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "CAF Champions League 2014 – Final Stages". African Soccer Weebly. Archived from the original on 2014-09-14. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
- ^ "2014 Competitions Calendar" (PDF). Cafonline.com.
- ^ a b "18th Edition of the Orange Champions League 2014 - Official Draw, Cairo 29.04.2014". Confederation of African Football. 29 April 2014.
External links
[edit]- Orange CAF Champions League 2014, CAFonline.com