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2018–19 CAF Champions League knockout stage

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The 2018–19 CAF Champions League knockout stage were played from 6 April to 31 May 2019.[1] A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2018–19 CAF Champions League.[2]

Qualified teams

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The winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the group stage advanced to the quarter-finals.

Group Winners Runners-up
A Morocco Wydad AC South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
B Tunisia Espérance de Tunis Guinea Horoya
C Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe Algeria CS Constantine
D Egypt Al-Ahly Tanzania Simba

Format

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Each tie in the knockout phase was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then extra time was not played and the winners were decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations III. 26 & 27).[2]

Schedule

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The schedule of each round was as follows.[1] Effective from the Champions League group stage, weekend matches were played on Fridays and Saturdays while midweek matches were played on Tuesdays, with some exceptions. Kick-off times were also fixed at 13:00 (Saturdays and Tuesdays only), 16:00 and 19:00 GMT.[3]

Round First leg Second leg
Quarter-finals 6 April 2019 13 April 2019
Semi-finals 26–27 April 2019 4 May 2019
Final 24 May 2019 31 May 2019

Bracket

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The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:[2]

Round Matchups
Quarter-finals (Group winners hosted second leg, matchups decided by draw, teams from same group could not play each other)
  • QF1
  • QF2
  • QF3
  • QF4
Semi-finals (Matchups and order of legs decided by draw, between winners QF1, QF2, QF3, QF4)
  • SF1
  • SF2
Final (Winners SF1 hosted first leg, Winners SF2 hosted second leg)
  • Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2

The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage (quarter-finals and semi-finals), which was held on 20 March 2019, 20:00 CAT (UTC+2), at the Marriot Hotel in Cairo, Egypt.[4][5]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
Guinea Horoya 0 0 0
Morocco Wydad AC 0 5 5
Morocco Wydad AC 2 0 2
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 1 0 1
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 5 0 5
Egypt Al-Ahly 0 1 1
Morocco Wydad AC 1 abd. awd.
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 1 abd. awd.
Algeria CS Constantine 2 1 3
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 3 3 6
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 1 0 1
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 0 0 0
Tanzania Simba 0 1 1
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 0 4 4

Quarter-finals

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In the quarter-finals, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group (teams from same group could not play each other), with the group winners hosting the second leg, and the matchups decided by draw.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CS Constantine Algeria 3–6 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 2–3 1–3
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa 5–1 Egypt Al-Ahly 5–0 0–1
Horoya Guinea 0–5 Morocco Wydad AC 0–0 0–5
Simba Tanzania 1–4 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 0–0 1–4
CS Constantine Algeria2–3Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
 Report
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Espérance de Tunis Tunisia3–1Algeria CS Constantine
 Report

Espérance de Tunis won 6–3 on aggregate.

Al-Ahly Egypt1–0South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
 Report
Attendance: 50,000

Mamelodi Sundowns won 5–1 on aggregate.

Horoya Guinea0–0Morocco Wydad AC
Report
Wydad AC Morocco5–0Guinea Horoya
 Report

Wydad AC won 5–0 on aggregate.

Simba Tanzania0–0Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Report
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo4–1Tanzania Simba
 Report

TP Mazembe won 4–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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In the semi-finals, the four quarter-final winners played in two ties, with the matchups and order of legs decided by draw.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Wydad AC Morocco 2–1 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 2–1 0–0
Espérance de Tunis Tunisia 1–0 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 1–0 0–0
Wydad AC Morocco2–1South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
 Report

Wydad AC won 2–1 on aggregate.

Espérance de Tunis Tunisia1–0Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
 Report

Espérance de Tunis won 1–0 on aggregate.

Final

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Main article: 2019 CAF Champions League Final

In the final, the two semi-final winners play each other, with the order of legs determined by the semi-final draw.

Wydad AC Morocco1–1Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
 Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Espérance de Tunis TunisiaAbandoned
at the result 1–0[note 1]		Morocco Wydad AC
 Report
Attendance: 60,000

Espérance de Tunis were declared champions after second leg was abandoned.

Notes

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  1. ^ With the score 1–0 in favor of Espérance de Tunis in the 59th minute, Walid El Karti scored a goal for Wydad AC which was subsequently ruled offside by the linesman. Due to a failure of the video assistant referee system, a review of the decision could not be conducted. Believing the goal was valid, Wydad AC protested the decision and the match was interrupted. After 80 minutes of stoppage, the referee ruled the match as a forfeit by Wydad AC and awarded to Espérance de Tunis, securing them the CAF Champions League title.[6] However, on 5 June 2019 the CAF Executive Committee ordered a replay of the second leg at a neutral venue, requiring Espérance de Tunis to return the trophy and medals.[7] However, the decision to order a replay of the second leg was thrown out by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on 31 July 2019, who required CAF to refer the case to its proper disciplinary structures for a decision.[8] On 7 August 2019, Espérance de Tunis were again officially declared champions after the CAF Disciplinary Board ruled that Wydad AC "is considered to have lost the game in the 2nd leg."[9] On 18 September 2020, CAS dismissed Wydad AC's appeal over the final and confirmed Espérance de Tunis as champions.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Interclubs competition calendar; seasons 2018/19, 2019/20 & 2020/21" (PDF). CAF.
  2. ^ a b c "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  3. ^ "Friday & Saturday for Champions League, Sunday for Confederation Cup". CAF. 17 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Moteab and Mboma to conduct Interclubs quarterfinals draw". CAF. 20 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Last eight teams know their opponents". CAF. 20 March 2019.
  6. ^ "ES Tunis crowned CAF Champions in shambolic circumstances". AS.com. 1 June 2019. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Caf Champions League: Esperance ordered to return medals and face Wydad Casablanca again". BBC Sport. 5 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Le Tribunal Arbitral du Sport (TAS) annule la décision du Comité Exécutif de la CAF" [The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) cancels the decision of the CAF Executive Committee] (PDF) (in French). Court of Arbitration for Sport. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Decisions of the Disciplinary Board 7th of August 2019". CAF. 7 August 2019.
  10. ^ "CAS dismisses the appeal of Wydad Athletic Club" (PDF). Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). 18 September 2020.
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