2015 CAF Champions League knockout stage

The 2015 CAF Champions League knockout stage was played from 26 September to 8 November 2015. A total of four teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2015 CAF Champions League.[1]

Qualified teams

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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   TP Mazembe   Al-Hilal
B   USM Alger   Al-Merrikh

Format

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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

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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 30 October–1 November 2015 6–8 November 2015

Bracket

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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   Al-Hilal 1 0 1
4   USM Alger 2 0 2
  USM Alger 1 0 1
  TP Mazembe 2 2 4
3   Al-Merrikh 2 0 2
2   TP Mazembe 1 3 4

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Merrikh   2–4   TP Mazembe 2–1 0–3
Al-Hilal   1–2   USM Alger 1–2 0–0
Al-Merrikh  2–1  TP Mazembe
Coffie   41'
Al-Madina   81'
Report Ulimwengu   77'
TP Mazembe  3–0  Al-Merrikh
Samatta   52'
Omer   70' (o.g.)
Assalé   71'
Report

TP Mazembe won 4–2 on aggregate.


Al-Hilal  1–2  USM Alger
Careca   2' Report Aoudia   13'
Baïteche   73'

USM Alger won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
USM Alger   1–4   TP Mazembe 1–2 0–2
USM Alger  1–2  TP Mazembe
Seguer   89' Report Kalaba   28'
Samatta   79' (pen.)
TP Mazembe  2–0  USM Alger
Samatta   74' (pen.)
Assalé   90+3'
Report

TP Mazembe won 4–1 on aggregate.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  2. ^ "CAF Full Calendar". CAFonline.com. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
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