2015 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage
The 2015 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage was played from 26 September to 29 November 2015. A total of four teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup.[1]
Qualified teams
[edit]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 |  Al-Ahly
|
 Étoile du Sahel
|
| B | Zamalek
|
 Orlando Pirates
|
Format
[edit]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).[1]
Schedule
[edit]The schedule of each round was as follows.[2]
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-finals | 25–27 September 2015 | 2–4 October 2015 |
| Final | 20–22 November 2015 | 27–29 November 2015 |
Bracket
[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.
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 | Orlando Pirates
| 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
| 4 | Al-Ahly
| 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| Orlando Pirates
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Étoile du Sahel
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Étoile du Sahel
| 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2 | Zamalek
| 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
Semi-finals
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Pirates
|
5–3 | Al-Ahly
|
1–0 | 4–3 |
| Étoile du Sahel
|
5–4 | Zamalek
|
5–1 | 0–3 |
| Orlando Pirates | 1–0 | Al-Ahly |
|---|---|---|
Gabuza  8' |
Report |
| Al-Ahly | 3–4 | Orlando Pirates |
|---|---|---|
| Evouna 43', 53' Gamal 90' |
Report | Erasmus 57' Gabuza 75'Matlaba 85'Rakhale 90+5' |
Orlando Pirates won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Étoile du Sahel | 5–1 | Zamalek |
|---|---|---|
| Tej 5', 83' Bounedjah 10'Brigui 35'Ben Aziza 85' |
Report | Hefny 24' |
| Zamalek | 3–0 | Étoile du Sahel |
|---|---|---|
| Kahraba 11', 55' (pen.) Fathi 69' |
Report |
Étoile du Sahel won 5–4 on aggregate.
Final
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Pirates
|
1–2 | Étoile du Sahel
|
1–1 | 0–1 |
| Orlando Pirates | 1–1 | Étoile du Sahel |
|---|---|---|
| Gabuza 36' |
Report | Jemal 87' |
| Étoile du Sahel | 1–0 | Orlando Pirates |
|---|---|---|
| Jemal 24' |
Report |
Étoile du Sahel won 2–1 on aggregate.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ "CAF Full Calendar". CAFonline.com. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
External links
[edit]- Orange CAF Confederation Cup 2015, CAFonline.com