2023–24 CAF Champions League knockout stage
The 2023–24 CAF Champions League knockout stage started on 29 March with the quarter-finals and ended on 25 May 2024 with the second leg of final to decide the champions of the 2023–24 CAF Champions League. A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage.
| Dates | 29 March – 25 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 12 (0.86 per match) |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
Times are local.
Round and draw dates
editThe schedule was as follows.[1]
| Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-finals | 12 March 2024 | 29–30 March 2024 | 5–6 April 2024 |
| Semi-finals | 20 April 2024 | 26 April 2024 | |
| Final | 18 May 2024 | 25 May 2024 |
Format
editEach 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).
The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
- In the draw for the quarter-finals, the four group winners were seeded, and the four group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group could not be drawn against each other, while teams from the same association could be drawn against each other.
- In the draws for semi-finals, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were held together before the quarter-finals were played, the identity of the quarter-final winners was not known at the time of the semi-final draw.
Qualified teams
editThe knockout stage involved the 8 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the group stage.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| A |  Mamelodi Sundowns
|
 TP Mazembe
|
| B |  ASEC Mimosas
|
 Simba
|
| C |  Petro de Luanda
|
 Espérance de Tunis
|
| D |  Al Ahly
|
Young Africans
|
Bracket
editThe bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:
| Round | Matchups |
|---|---|
| Quarter-finals | (Group winners hosted second leg, matchups decided by draw, teams from same group cannot play each other)
|
| Semi-finals | (Matchups and order of legs decided by draw, between winners QF1, QF2, QF3, QF4)
|
| Final | Winners SF1 and SF2 faced each other in two legs to decide the champions |
The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage, which was held on 12 March 2024, 15:00 CAT (UTC+2) at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[2]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Espérance de Tunis (p)
| 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||||
| ASEC Mimosas
| 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||||
| Espérance de Tunis
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Mamelodi Sundowns
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Young Africans
| 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||||
| Mamelodi Sundowns (p)
| 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||||
| Espérance de Tunis
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Al Ahly
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| TP Mazembe
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Petro de Luanda
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| TP Mazembe
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Al Ahly
| 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Simba
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Al Ahly
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
editThe draw for the quarter-finals was held on 12 March 2024.
Summary
editThe first legs were played on 29 and 30 March, and the second legs were played on 5 and 6 April 2024.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simba
|
0–3 | Al Ahly
|
0–1 | 0–2 |
| TP Mazembe
|
2–1 | Petro de Luanda
|
0–0 | 2–1 |
| Espérance de Tunis
|
0–0 (4–2 p) | ASEC Mimosas
|
0–0 | 0–0 |
| Young Africans
|
0–0 (2–3 p) | Mamelodi Sundowns
|
0–0 | 0–0 |
Matches
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| Al Ahly | 2–0 | Simba |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Al Ahly won 3–0 on aggregate.
| TP Mazembe | 0–0 | Petro de Luanda |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
TP Mazembe won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Espérance de Tunis | 0–0 | ASEC Mimosas |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
0–0 on aggregate. Espérance de Tunis won 4–2 on penalties.
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 0–0 | Young Africans |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 3–2 | ||
0–0 on aggregate. Mamelodi Sundowns won 3–2 on penalties.
Semi-finals
editThe draw for the semi-finals was held on 12 March 2024 (after the quarter-finals draw).
Summary
editThe first legs were played on 20 April, and the second legs were played on 26 April 2024.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espérance de Tunis
|
2–0 | Mamelodi Sundowns
|
1–0 | 1–0 |
| TP Mazembe
|
0–3 | Al Ahly
|
0–0 | 0–3 |
Matches
edit| Espérance de Tunis | 1–0 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Espérance de Tunis won 2–0 on aggregate.
| TP Mazembe | 0–0 | Al Ahly |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Al Ahly | 3–0 | TP Mazembe |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Al Ahly won 3–0 on aggregate.
Final
editThe first leg was played on 18 May, and the second leg was played on 25 May 2024.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espérance de Tunis
|
0–1 | Al Ahly
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
Al Ahly won 1–0 on aggregate.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "CAF Competitions Calendar" (PDF). CAFonline.
- ^ "Draw Date confirmed for TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup Knockout Stages". Confederation of African Football. 5 March 2024.