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
The winners and runners-up of each of the two groups in the group stage qualified for the knockout stage.
Group | Winners | Runners-up |
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A | Al-Ahly | Étoile du Sahel |
B | Zamalek | Orlando Pirates |
Format
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
The schedule of each round was as follows.[2]
Round | First leg | Second leg |
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Semi-finals | 25–27 September 2015 | 2–4 October 2015 |
Final | 20–22 November 2015 | 27–29 November 2015 |
Bracket
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 | |||||||||||
Orlando Pirates | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
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Al-Ahly | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
Orlando Pirates | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
Étoile du Sahel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
Étoile du Sahel | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
Zamalek | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Orlando Pirates | 5–3 | Al-Ahly | 1–0 | 4–3 |
Étoile du Sahel | 5–4 | Zamalek | 5–1 | 0–3 |
Al-Ahly | 3–4 | Orlando Pirates |
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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 won 5–4 on aggregate.
Final
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Orlando Pirates | 1–2 | Étoile du Sahel | 1–1 | 0–1 |
Étoile du Sahel won 2–1 on aggregate.
References
- 1 2 "Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ↑ "CAF Full Calendar". CAFonline.com. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
External links
- Orange CAF Confederation Cup 2015, CAFonline.com