CAF Champions League 2011

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The CAF Champions League 2011 was the 15th edition of this tournament organized by the CAF . It started on January 28, 2011 with the preliminary round. The defending champion is Tout Puissant Mazembe from the Democratic Republic of the Congo , who was disqualified in the round of 16 after breaking the rules. The winner was the Tunisian team Espérance Sportive de Tunis , which defeated the challenger from Morocco Wydad Casablanca , after a 0-0 in the first leg, in the second leg with 1-0.

qualification

In theory, all member associations of the CAF are entitled to send teams. Two starting places are automatically reserved for the 12 best national associations in the CAF five-year ranking. For qualification for the Champions League 2011, the rating for the years 2005 to 2009 applies. Thus, the number of football associations belonging to the CAF means that a maximum of 67 teams could take part in the Champions League.

Two teams from the following countries are entitled to start, in the order of the five-year rating:

All other countries have a starting place.

Results

Preliminary round

First legs from January 28 to 30, second legs from February 26 to March 6, 2011.

total First leg Return leg
ASFAN Niamey NigerNiger 0: 3 Ivory CoastIvory Coast Jeunesse Club d'Abidjan 0-0 0: 3
Saint Michel d'Ouenzé Congo Democratic RepublicDemocratic Republic of Congo 0: 3 NigeriaNigeria FC Enyimba 0: 1 0: 2
US Bitam GabonGabon 0: 0
(5: 3 on behalf ) 		CameroonCameroon Les Astres FC 0-0 0-0
Olympic Real de Bangui Central African RepublicCentral African Republic 1: 3 AlgeriaAlgeria MC Alger 1: 1 0: 2
Inter Luanda AngolaAngola - BotswanaBotswana Township Rollers1 - -
East End Lions Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0: 4 MaliMali Djoliba AC 0: 2 0: 2
ASC Diaraf SenegalSenegal 3: 1 GambiaGambia Gambia Ports Authority FC 1: 1 2-0
ASPAC de Cotonou BeninBenin 2: 1 Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea Deportivo Mongomo 1-0 1: 1
ASEC Mimosas Ivory CoastIvory Coast 9-0 MauritaniaMauritania CF Cansado 7-0 2-0
Motor Action FC ZimbabweZimbabwe 1: 1
(4: 3 i.E. ) 		MadagascarMadagascar CNaPS Sport 0: 1 1-0
Raja Casablanca MoroccoMorocco - ChadChad Tourbillon FC 10: 10 2-2
Ulinzi Stars KenyaKenya 0: 5 EgyptEgypt Zamalek SC 0: 4 0: 1
APR FC RwandaRwanda 2: 6 TunisiaTunisia Club Africain Tunis 2: 2 0: 4
Clube Recreativo da Caála AngolaAngola 2: 1 EthiopiaEthiopia Saint George SA 2-0 0: 1
Elan Club ComorosComoros 2: 4 TanzaniaTanzania Simba SC 0-0 2: 4
Mighty Barolle LiberiaLiberia 1: 3 NigeriaNigeria Kano Pillars 1: 2 0: 1
Wydad Casablanca MoroccoMorocco 3: 1 GhanaGhana Aduana Stars 3-0 0: 1
Fello Star Labé Guinea-aGuinea 1: 4 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso ASFA-Yennenga Ouagadougou 1: 1 0: 3
Vital'O FC BurundiBurundi (a)3: 3 ( a ) CameroonCameroon Cotonsport Garoua 2: 2 1: 1
Zanzibar Ocean View FC ZanzibarZanzibar 1: 4 Congo RepublicRepublic of the Congo AS Vita Club 1: 1 0: 3
Supersport United South AfricaSouth Africa 3: 2 LesothoLesotho Matlama FC 2-0 1: 2
Young Buffaloes SwazilandSwaziland 4: 2 SeychellesSeychelles Saint Michel United 3-0 1: 2
ZESCO United ZambiaZambia 4: 2 MozambiqueMozambique Liga Muçulmana de Maputo 3-0 1: 2

1 The Township Rollers were excluded from the tournament by the CAF
2 Tourbillon FC did not appear in the second leg

A bye in the preliminary round received:

First round

First legs from March 18 to 20, second legs from April 1 to 3, 2011.

total First leg Return leg
Jeunesse Club d'Abidjan1 Ivory CoastIvory Coast - LibyaLibya Al-Ittihad Tripoli - -
US Bitam GabonGabon 1: 2 NigeriaNigeria FC Enyimba 0-0 1: 2
Dynamos FC ZimbabweZimbabwe (a)4: 4 ( a ) AlgeriaAlgeria MC Alger 4: 1 0: 3
Al-Merrikh Khartoum SudanSudan 2: 2
(2: 3 i.E. ) 		AngolaAngola Inter Luanda 2-0 0: 2
ASC Diaraf SenegalSenegal 4: 1 MaliMali Djoliba AC 3-0 1: 1
Espérance Sportive de Tunis TunisiaTunisia 5: 2 BeninBenin ASPAC de Cotonou 5-0 0: 2
Motor Action FC ZimbabweZimbabwe 1: 1
(2: 4 i.E. ) 		Ivory CoastIvory Coast ASEC Mimosas 0-0 2-2
Stade Malien MaliMali 2: 2 ( a ) MoroccoMorocco Raja Casablanca 2: 1 0: 1
Club Africain Tunis TunisiaTunisia - EgyptEgypt Zamalek SC 4: 2 4th1: 23
Al-Hilal Khartoum SudanSudan 4: 1 AngolaAngola Clube Recreativo da Caála 3-0 1: 1
Tout Puissant Mazembe Congo Democratic RepublicDemocratic Republic of Congo 6: 3 TanzaniaTanzania Simba SC 3: 1 3: 2
Wydad Casablanca MoroccoMorocco 2-0 NigeriaNigeria Kano Pillars 2-0 0-0
ES Sétif AlgeriaAlgeria 6: 3 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso ASFA-Yennenga Ouagadougou 2-0 4: 3
AS Vita Club Congo Democratic RepublicDemocratic Republic of Congo 0: 2 CameroonCameroon Cotonsport Garoua 0: 1 0: 1
Al-Ahly Cairo EgyptEgypt 2: 1 South AfricaSouth Africa Supersport United 2-0 0: 1
ZESCO United ZambiaZambia 7-0 SwazilandSwaziland Young Buffaloes 5-0 2-0

1 Jeunesse Club d'Abidjan withdrew from the competition
2 Due to the political unrest in Ivory Coast, the second leg did not take place
3 In the 95th minute, Zamalek fans storm the field with a score of 1: 2

Round of 16

First legs from April 22 to May 8, second legs from May 7 to 13, 2011.

total First leg Return leg
FC Enyimba NigeriaNigeria 1-0 LibyaLibya Al-Ittihad Tripoli 1-0 1-1
Inter Luanda AngolaAngola 3: 4 AlgeriaAlgeria MC Alger 1: 1 2: 3
Espérance Sportive de Tunis TunisiaTunisia 6-0 SenegalSenegal ASC Diaraf 5-0 1-0
Raja Casablanca MoroccoMorocco 1: 1
(5: 4 on account ) 		Ivory CoastIvory Coast ASEC Mimosas 1: 1 2-2
Al-Hilal Khartoum SudanSudan - TunisiaTunisia Club Africain Tunis 1-0 11: 13
Wydad Casablanca MoroccoMorocco 1: 2 Congo Democratic RepublicDemocratic Republic of Congo Tout Puissant Mazembe 1-0 0: 2
Cotonsport Garoua CameroonCameroon 4: 3 AlgeriaAlgeria ES Sétif 4: 1 0: 2
ZESCO United ZambiaZambia 0: 1 EgyptEgypt Al-Ahly Cairo 0-0 0: 1

1 Due to the political unrest in Libya, the second leg did not take place
2 Due to the political unrest in Ivory Coast, the second leg did not take place
3 The game was abandoned when the score was 1-1 in the 81st minute as Club Africain fans stormed the pitch

Special playoff

Since the defending champion Tout Puissant Mazembe used a player who was not eligible to play in the first round against the Simba SC , the games against Wydad Casablanca were canceled and he will play in a playoff against the Simba SC. The winner of the play-off moves into the group stage.

The game took place on May 28, 2011.

Result
Wydad Casablanca MoroccoMorocco 3-0 TanzaniaTanzania Simba SC

Quarter-finals (group stage)

In the quarter-final group stage, four teams compete against each other in two groups. The group first and second qualify for the semi-finals.

Group A

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. NigeriaNigeria FC Enyimba  6th  4th  2  0 011: 500  +6 14th
 2. SudanSudan Al-Hilal Khartoum  6th  2  2  2 006: 700  −1 08th
 3. CameroonCameroon Cotonsport Garoua  6th  2  1  3 007: 800  −1 07th
 3. MoroccoMorocco Raja Casablanca  6th  0  3  3 001: 500  −4 03
July 16, 2011
Raja Casablanca 0-0 Cotonsport Garoua
July 17, 2011
FC Enyimba 2: 2 (0: 1) Al-Hilal Khartoum
July 29, 2011
Al-Hilal Khartoum 1: 0 (0: 0) Raja Casablanca
July 30, 2011
Cotonsport Garoua 2: 3 (0: 2) FC Enyimba
August 14, 2011
FC Enyimba 2: 0 (2: 0) Raja Casablanca
August 14, 2011
Al-Hilal Khartoum 2: 1 (1: 1) Cotonsport Garoua
August 26, 2011
Raja Casablanca 0-0 FC Enyimba
August 28, 2011
Cotonsport Garoua 2: 0 (1: 0) Al-Hilal Khartoum
September 9, 2011
Al-Hilal Khartoum 1: 2 (1: 0) FC Enyimba
September 10, 2011
Cotonsport Garoua 2: 1 (0: 1) Raja Casablanca
September 18, 2011
Raja Casablanca 0-0 Al-Hilal Khartoum
September 18, 2011
FC Enyimba 2: 0 (1: 0) Cotonsport Garoua

Group B

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. TunisiaTunisia Espérance Sportive de Tunis  6th  2  4th  0 009: 400  +5 10
 2. MoroccoMorocco Wydad Casablanca  6th  1  4th  1 011: 900  +2 07th
 3. EgyptEgypt Al-Ahly Cairo  6th  1  4th  1 007: 600  +1 07th
 4th AlgeriaAlgeria MC Alger  6th  1  2  3 004:120  −8 05
July 16, 2011
MC Alger 1: 1 (1: 1) ES Tunis
July 17, 2011
Al-Ahly Cairo 3: 3 (2: 1) Wydad Casablanca
July 30, 2011
Wydad Casablanca 4: 0 (2: 0) MC Alger
July 30, 2011
ES Tunis 1: 0 (1: 0) Al-Ahly Cairo
August 12, 2011
Al-Ahly Cairo 2: 0 (2: 0) MC Alger
August 14, 2011
Wydad Casablanca 2: 2 (0: 2) ES Tunis
August 27, 2011
ES Tunis 0-0 Wydad Casablanca
August 28, 2011
MC Alger 0-0 Al-Ahly Cairo
September 10, 2011
ES Tunis 4: 0 (3: 0) MC Alger
September 11, 2011
Wydad Casablanca 1: 1 (0: 1) Al-Ahly Cairo
September 16, 2011
MC Alger 3: 1 (2: 0) Wydad Casablanca
September 16, 2011
Al-Ahly Cairo 1: 1 (0: 1) ES Tunis

Semifinals

First legs on October 1 and 2, second legs on October 14, 2011.

total First leg Return leg
Wydad Casablanca MoroccoMorocco 1-0 NigeriaNigeria FC Enyimba 1-0 0-0
Al-Hilal Khartoum SudanSudan 0: 3 TunisiaTunisia Espérance Sportive de Tunis 0: 1 0: 2

final

First leg

Wydad Casablanca Espérance Sportive de Tunis
Wydad Casablanca
First leg
November 6, 2011 in Casablanca ( Stade Mohammed V )
Result : 0-0
Spectators: 70,000
Referee: Néant Alioum ( Cameroon ) CameroonCameroon 
Espérance Sportive de Tunis


Nadir Lamyaghri - Youssef Rabeh , Mourad Lemsen , Hicham El Amrani (88th Younes Mankari ) - Mohamed Berrabeh , Ahmed Ajeddou , Said Fettah , Yassine Lakhal (77th Youssef Kaddioui ), Abderrahmane Mssassi , Yassine Rami (64th Fabrice Houneoucine ) - Ondama
Trainer: Michel Decastel 		Moez Ben Cherifia - Walid Hichri , Idrissa Coulibaly , Khalil Chemmam , Banana Yaya - Khaled Mouelhi , Mejdi Traoui , Wajdi Bouazzi (90th Harrison Afful ), Khaled Korbi - Youssef Msakni (83rd Oussama Darragi ), Yannick N'Djeng (90+ 5. Mohamed Ali Slama )
Coach: Nabil Maaloul
yellow cards Ahmed Ajeddou, Said Fettah yellow cards Wajdi Bouazzi (13th), Idrissa Coulibaly (29th)

Return leg

Espérance Sportive de Tunis Wydad Casablanca
Espérance Sportive de Tunis
Return leg
November 12, 2011 in Radès ( January 14th Stadium )
Result: 1: 0 (1: 0)
Spectators: 65,000
Referee: Noumandiez Doué ( Ivory Coast ) Ivory CoastIvory Coast 
Wydad Casablanca


Moez Ben Cherifia - Walid Hichri , Harrison Afful , Khalil Chemmam , Banana Yaya - Mejdi Traoui , Wajdi Bouazzi , Khaled Korbi , Oussama Darragi (84th Khaled Mouelhi ) - Youssef Msakni (76th Idrissa Coulibaly ), Yannick N'Djeng (88th Khaled Ayari )
Trainer: Nabil Maaloul 		Bono - Youssef Rabeh , Mourad Lemsen , Hicham El Amrani - Mohamed Berrabeh , Ahmed Ajeddou , Said Fettah (59th Ayoub Skouma ), Yassine Lakhal (70th Youssef Kaddioui ), Abderrahmane Mssassi , Yassine Rami (89. Pascal Angan ) - Fabrice Ondama
Trainer: Michel Decastel
goal1-0 Harrison Afful (21st)
yellow cards Khaled Korbi (75th), Mejdi Traoui (84th) yellow cards Abderrahmane Mssassi (48th), Mohamed Berrabeh (65th)
Red cards Mourad Lemsen (45 + 5.)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ CAF Interclubs matches venues and dates reviewed
  2. ↑ Zamalek fans invade pitch - match abandoned ( Memento from April 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ a b Fixtures and results
  4. ^ Club Africain Hilal game abandoned after pitch invasion
  5. ↑ TP Mazembe disqualified from the Orange CL group stage fielding ineligible player
  6. ^ Mazembe are disqualified from the Champions League