2012 CAF Confederation Cup final

2012 CAF Confederation Cup Final
Event	2012 CAF Confederation Cup
	on aggregate
First leg
Date	18 November 2012
Venue	Stade 26 mars, Bamako
Referee	Daniel Bennett (South Africa)
Second Leg
Date	25 November 2012
Venue	Stade Denis Sassou Nguesso, Dolisie
Referee	Néant Alioum (Cameroon)
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The 2012 CAF Confederation Cup Final was the final of 2012 CAF Confederation Cup, the 9th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

The final was played between Djoliba from Mali and AC Léopards from the Republic of the Congo. AC Léopards won 4–3 on aggregate (first leg: 2–2; second leg: 2–1) to win their first title.^[1]^[2] As the winner of the 2012 CAF Confederation Cup, they qualified to participate in the 2013 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 2012 CAF Champions League.

Road to final edit

Djoliba

Round

AC Léopards

Champions League

Confederation Cup

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Qualifying rounds

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Bye

Preliminary round

AS Tempête Mocaf

4–2

2–0 (H)

2–2 (A)

URA

w/o^†

2–0 (A)

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First round

CS Sfaxien

3–2

1–2 (H)

2–0 (A)

Sunshine Stars

1–2

1–1 (H)

0–1 (A)

Second round

Heartland

4–4 (a)

2–3 (A)

2–1 (H)

Confederation Cup

Club Africain

2–2 (4–3 p)

2–0 (H)

0–2 (A)

Play-off round

Maghreb de Fès

2–1

0–1 (A)

2–0 (H)

Opponent

Result

Group stage

Opponent

Result

Stade Malien

2–0 (A)

Matchday 1

Wydad Casablanca

1–1 (H)

AC Léopards

1–1 (H)

Matchday 2

Djoliba

1–1 (A)

Wydad Casablanca

2–1 (H)

Matchday 3

Stade Malien

1–1 (A)

Wydad Casablanca

2–1 (A)

Matchday 4

Stade Malien

1–0 (H)

Stade Malien

2–1 (H)

Matchday 5

Wydad Casablanca

1–3 (A)

AC Léopards

0–3 (A)

Matchday 6

Djoliba

3–0 (H)

Group B winner

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Djoliba	6	4	1	1	9	7	+2	13
AC Léopards	6	2	3	1	8	6	+2	9
Wydad Casablanca	6	1	3	2	10	10	0	6
Stade Malien	6	0	3	3	6	10	−4	3

Final standings

Group B runner-up

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Djoliba	6	4	1	1	9	7	+2	13
AC Léopards	6	2	3	1	8	6	+2	9
Wydad Casablanca	6	1	3	2	10	10	0	6
Stade Malien	6	0	3	3	6	10	−4	3

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Knock-out stage

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Al-Hilal

2–2 (7–6 p)

0–2 (A)

2–0 (H)

Semifinals

Al-Merreikh

2–1

2–1 (H)

0–0 (A)

Notes

^† Djoliba advanced to the second round after being awarded the tie by CAF, as URA did not travel to Mali for the second leg due to the Malian crisis.^[3]

Rules edit

The final was decided over two legs, with aggregate goals used to determine the winner. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule would have been applied, and if still level, the tie would have proceeded directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).^[4]