CAF Champions League 2015
The CAF Champions League 2015 is the 19th edition of this tournament organized by the CAF . It started on February 13, 2015 with a preliminary round. The defending champion is ES Sétif from Algeria .
qualification
In theory, all 55 CAF member associations are entitled to send teams. Two starting places are automatically reserved for the twelve best national associations in the CAF five-year ranking. For qualification for the Champions League 2015, the evaluation of the years 2009 to 2013 applies. Thus, the number of football associations belonging to the CAF means that a maximum of 67 teams could participate in the Champions League.
Results
Preliminary round
First legs from February 13 to 15, second legs from February 27 to March 7, 2015.
1 East End Lions withdrew from the competition
First round
First legs on March 14, 15 and 21, second legs from April 3 to 5, 2015.
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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ZESCO United | 2: 2 (4: 5 on account) |
AS Kaloum Star | 1: 1 | 1: 1 a.d. |
USM Algiers | 6: 2 | AS pikins | 5: 1 | 1: 1 |
Al-Hilal Khartoum | 5: 1 | FC Big Bullets | 4-0 | 1: 1 |
Cotonsport Garoua | 0: 2 | SM Sanga Balende | 0-0 | 0: 2 |
Cosmos de Bafia | 2: 4 | Espérance Sportive de Tunis | 0: 1 | 1: 3 |
Al-Merrikh Khartoum | 3: 2 | Kabuscorp FC do Palanca | 2-0 | 1: 2 |
AC Semassi | 0: 6 | CS Sfax | 0: 5 | 0: 1 |
MC El Eulma | 2: 1 | Asante Kotoko | 0-0 | 2: 1 |
FC Enyimba | 1: 2 | Smouha SC | 1-0 | 0: 2 |
Gor Mahia FC | 0: 2 | AC Léopards | 0: 1 | 0: 1 |
APR FC | 0: 4 | Al Ahly Cairo | 0: 2 | 0: 2 |
Maghreb Tetouan | 5: 2 | Kano Pillars | 4-0 | 1: 2 |
Real de Banjul | 1: 3 | ES Sétif | 1: 1 | 0: 2 |
Kaizer Chiefs | 0: 3 | Raja Casablanca | 0: 1 | 0: 2 |
Mamelodi Sundowns | 2: 3 | Tout Puissant Mazembe | 1-0 | 1: 3 |
AS Mangasport | 2: 5 | Stade Malien | 1: 3 | 1: 2 |
Second round
First legs from April 17 to 19, second legs from May 1 to 3, 2015.
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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USM Algiers | 3: 2 | AS Kaloum Star | 2: 1 | 1: 1 |
SM Sanga Balende | 0: 2 | Al-Hilal Khartoum | 0: 1 | 0: 1 |
Al-Merrikh Khartoum | ( a ) 2: 2 | Espérance Sportive de Tunis | 1-0 | 1: 2 |
MC El Eulma | 1: 1 (7: 6 i.E.) |
CS Sfax | 1-0 | 0: 1 a.d. |
AC Léopards | 1: 2 | Smouha SC | 1-0 | 0: 2 |
Maghreb Tetouan | 1: 1 (4: 3 i.E.) |
Al Ahly Cairo | 1-0 | 0: 1 a.d. |
Raja Casablanca | 4: 4 (1: 4 i. E.) |
ES Sétif | 2: 2 | 2: 2 a.d. |
Stade Malien | 3: 4 | Tout Puissant Mazembe | 2: 2 | 1: 2 |
Quarter-finals (group stage)
In the quarter-final group stage, four teams competed against each other in two groups. The group first and second qualified for the semi-finals.
Group A
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Tout Puissant Mazembe | 6th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8: 1 | +7 | 11 |
2. | Al-Hilal Khartoum | 6th | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5: 3 | +2 | 9 |
3. | Maghreb Tetouan | 6th | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6:10 | −4 | 8th |
4th | Smouha SC | 6th | 1 | 1 | 4th | 5:10 | −5 | 4th |
June 28, 2015 | |||
Smouha SC | 3: 2 | Maghreb Tetouan | |
Tout Puissant Mazembe | 0-0 | Al-Hilal Khartoum | |
July 12, 2015 | |||
Al-Hilal Khartoum | 2-0 | Smouha SC | |
July 13, 2015 | |||
Maghreb Tetouan | 0-0 | Tout Puissant Mazembe | |
July 24, 2015 | |||
Smouha SC | 0: 2 | Tout Puissant Mazembe | |
July 26, 2015 | |||
Maghreb Tetouan | 1: 1 | Al-Hilal Khartoum | |
7th August 2015 | |||
Al-Hilal Khartoum | 0: 1 | Maghreb Tetouan | |
August 8, 2015 | |||
Tout Puissant Mazembe | 1-0 | Smouha SC | |
23rd August 2015 | |||
Al-Hilal Khartoum | 1-0 | Tout Puissant Mazembe | |
Maghreb Tetouan | 2: 1 | Smouha SC | |
September 12, 2015 | |||
Tout Puissant Mazembe | 5-0 | Maghreb Tetouan | |
Smouha SC | 1: 1 | Al-Hilal Khartoum |
Group B
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | USM Algiers | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9: 3 | +6 | 15th |
2. | Al-Merrikh Khartoum | 6th | 4th | 1 | 1 | 9: 4 | +5 | 13 |
3. | ES Sétif | 6th | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5:10 | −5 | 5 |
4th | MC El Eulma | 6th | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5:11 | −6 | 1 |
June 27, 2015 | |||
ES Sétif | 1: 2 | USM Algiers | |
Al-Merrikh Khartoum | 2-0 | MC El Eulma | |
July 10, 2015 | |||
USM Algiers | 1-0 | Al-Merrikh Khartoum | |
July 11, 2015 | |||
MC El Eulma | 0: 1 | ES Sétif | |
July 24, 2015 | |||
USM Algiers | 2: 1 | MC El Eulma | |
July 25, 2015 | |||
ES Sétif | 1: 1 | Al-Merrikh Khartoum | |
7th August 2015 | |||
MC El Eulma | 0: 1 | USM Algiers | |
August 9, 2015 | |||
Al-Merrikh Khartoum | 2-0 | ES Sétif | |
August 21, 2015 | |||
USM Algiers | 3-0 | ES Sétif | |
22nd August 2015 | |||
MC El Eulma | 2: 3 | Al-Merrikh Khartoum | |
September 11, 2015 | |||
Al-Merrikh Khartoum | 1-0 | USM Algiers | |
ES Sétif | 2: 2 | MC El Eulma |
Semifinals
First legs on September 26th and 27th, second legs on October 3rd and 4th, 2015.
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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Al-Merrikh Khartoum | 2: 4 | Tout Puissant Mazembe | 2: 1 | 0: 3 |
Al-Hilal Khartoum | 1: 2 | USM Algiers | 1: 2 | 0-0 |
final
First leg
Return leg
Tout Puissant Mazembe | USM Algiers | ||||||
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Muteba Kidiaba - Yaw Frimpong , Salif Coulibaly , Joël Kimwaki - Thomas Ulimwengu (76th Jonathan Bolingi ), Boubacar Diarra , Adama Traoré , Nathan Sinkala (46th Roger Assalé ), Solomon Asante (46th Daniel Nii Adjei ) - Mbwana Samatta , Richard Kissi Boateng Coach: Patrice Carteron |
Ismaïl Mansouri - Mokhtar Benmoussa , Brahim Boudebouda , Farouk Chafaï , Ayoub Abdellaoui - Mohammed Benkhemassa , Houcine Benayada , Hamza Koudri , Zinedine Ferhat - Carolus Andriamatsinoro , Mohamed Amine Aoudia (46th Kaddour Beldjilali ) Coach: Miloud Hamdi |
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1-0 Mbwana Samatta (74th, penalty) 2-0 Roger Assalé (90th + 3 ') |
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Thomas Ulimwengu (70th) | Houcine Benayada (2nd), Zinedine Ferhat (73.) | ||||||
Zinedine Ferhat (90th + 3 ') |
Web links
- Official website (English, French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ "19th Edition of CAF Champions League CL 2015", CAF Online, December 22, 2014 (PDF) accessed on February 13, 2015