2012 CAF Champions League final

2012 CAF Champions League Final
7 November Stadium hosted the podium where Al Ahly lifted the trophy
Event2012 CAF Champions League
Al Ahly ES Tunis
3 2
on aggregate
First leg
Al Ahly ES Tunis
1 1
Date4 November 2012
VenueBorg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Man of the MatchMoez Ben Cherifia (ES Tunis)
RefereeDjamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
Attendance25,000
Second Leg
ES Tunis Al Ahly
1 2
Date17 November 2012
VenueStade Olympique de Radès, Tunis
Man of the MatchAl-Sayed Hamdy (Al Ahly)
RefereeBouchaib El Ahrach (Morocco)
Attendance31,000

The 2012 CAF Champions League Final was the final of the 2012 CAF Champions League, the 48th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 16th edition under the current CAF Champions League format.

The final was played between Al Ahly from Egypt and ES Tunis from Tunisia. Al Ahly won 3–2 on aggregate (first leg: 1–1; second leg: 2–1) to win a record seventh title.[1][2] As the winner of the 2012 CAF Champions League, they qualified for the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup as the African representative, as well as participating in the 2013 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 2012 CAF Confederation Cup.[3][4]

Qualified teams

Team Region Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al Ahly UNAF (North Africa) 1982, 1983, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
ES Tunis UNAF (North Africa) 1994, 1999, 2000, 2010, 2011

Road to the final

Further information: 2012 CAF Champions League
Al Ahly Round ES Tunis
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying rounds Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye Preliminary round Bye
Ethiopian Coffee 3–0 0–0 (A) 3–0 (H) First round Brikama United 4–2 1–1 (A) 3–1 (H)
Stade Malien 3–2 0–1 (A) 3–1 (H) Second round Dynamos 7–1 6–0 (H) 1–1 (A)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
TP Mazembe 2–1 (H) Matchday 1 Sunshine Stars 2–0 (A)
Zamalek 1–0 (A) Matchday 2 ASO Chlef 3–2 (H)
Berekum Chelsea 4–1 (H) Matchday 3 Étoile du Sahel 1–0 (H) cancelled†
Berekum Chelsea 1–1 (A) Matchday 4 Étoile du Sahel 2–0 (A) cancelled†
TP Mazembe 0–2 (A) Matchday 5 Sunshine Stars 1–0 (H)
Zamalek 1–1 (H) Matchday 6 ASO Chlef 0–1 (A)

Group B Winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Al-Ahly 6 8
2 TP Mazembe 6 7
3 Berekum Chelsea 6 7
4 Zamalek SC 6 2
Source: CAF
 Final standings

Group A Winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 ES Tunis 4 6
2 Sunshine Stars 4 4
3 ASO Chlef 4 2
4 Étoile du Sahel 0 0
Source: CAF
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knock-out stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Sunshine Stars 4–3 3–3 (A) 1–0 (H) Semifinals TP Mazembe 1–0 0–0 (A) 1–0 (H)
Notes

† The match between Espérance and Étoile du Sahel on Matchday 4 was abandoned due to crowd disturbance. The CAF decided to disqualify Étoile du Sahel as a result and all results obtained previously by them within Group A were cancelled.[5]

Format

The final is decided over two legs, with aggregate goals used to determine the winner. If the sides are level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule applied, and if still level, the tie proceed directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).[6]

First leg

Al Ahly 1–1 ES Tunis
Hamdy 88' Report Hichri 49'
Attendance: 25,000
Al Ahly
ES Tunis
GK 1 Sherif Ekramy
RB 24 Ahmed Fathy  26'
CB 6 Wael Gomaa
CB 4 Sherif Abdel-Fadil  46'
LB 23 Mohamed Nagieb
DM 14 Hossam Ghaly (c)  60'
DM 25 Hossam Ashour
AM 19 Abdallah El Said
AM 11 Walid Soliman
CF 22 Mohamed Aboutrika
CF 15 Gedo  82'
Substitutes:
FW 18 El Sayed Hamdy  46'
MF 8 Mohamed Barakat  60'
FW 9 Emad Moteab  82'
DF 2 Saad Samir
DF 12 Ahmad Shedid Qinawi
GK 16 Mahmoud Abou El-Saoud
MF 30 Shehab El-Din Ahmed
Manager:
Hossam El Badry
GK 1 Moez Ben Cherifia
RWB 26 Harrison Afful  55'  73'
CB 29 Walid Hichri
CB 17 Sameh Derbali  10'
CB 12 Khalil Chemmam (c)  45'
LWB 20 Mohamed Ben Mansour
DM 4 Houcine Ragued  86'
DM 13 Karim Aouadhi  9'
AM 19 Khaled Mouelhi
AM 18 Wajdi Bouazzi
CF 15 Yannick N'Djeng  82'
Substitutes:
MF 21 Mejdi Traoui  73'
FW 7 Khaled Ayari  82'
DF 3 Chaker Zouagi  86'
FW 11 Youcef Belaïli
GK 22 Wassim Naouara
MF 30 Iheb Msakni
Manager:
Nabil Maâloul

CAF's Man of the Match:
Moez Ben Cherifia (ES Tunis)

Assistant referees:
Mohamed Bechirène (Algeria)
Bouabdalah Omari (Algeria)
Fourth official:
Mokhtar Amalou (Algeria)

Second leg

ES Tunis 1–2 Al Ahly
N'Djeng 85' Report Gedo 43'
Soliman 63'
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco)
ES Tunis
Al Ahly
GK 1 Moez Ben Cherifia  90'
RB 29 Walid Hichri
CB 12 Khalil Chemmam (c)
CB 3 Chaker Zouagi
LB 20 Mohamed Ben Mansour  90+3'
DM 4 Houcine Ragued  73'
DM 13 Karim Aouadhi  46'
CM 19 Khaled Mouelhi
RW 28 Youssef Msakni
CF 15 Yannick N'Djeng
LW 18 Wajdi Bouazzi  56'
Substitutes:
MF 30 Iheb Msakni  46'
FW 11 Youcef Belaïli  56'
FW 7 Khaled Ayari  73'
DF 5 Aymen Ben Amor
GK 22 Wassim Naouara
MF 24 Oussama Boughanmi
DF 25 Seifallah Hosni
Manager:
Nabil Maâloul
GK 1 Sherif Ekramy
RB 24 Ahmed Fathy
CB 6 Wael Gomaa
CB 12 Ahmad Shedid Qinawi
LB 23 Mohamed Nagieb
DM 14 Hossam Ghaly (c)  77'
DM 25 Hossam Ashour
AM 19 Abdallah El Said
AM 11 Walid Soliman  71'
CF 18 El Sayed Hamdy  66'
CF 15 Gedo  88'
Substitutes:
FW 22 Mohamed Aboutrika  66'
DF 26 Dominique Da Silva  71'
MF 30 Ramy Rabia  88'
DF 2 Saad Samir
MF 8 Mohamed Barakat
FW 9 Emad Moteab
GK 16 Mahmoud Abou El-Saoud
Manager:
Hossam El Badry

CAF's Man of the Match:
El Sayed Hamdy (Al Ahly)

Assistant referees:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Bouazza Rouani (Morocco)
Fourth official:
Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

References

  1. ^ "Ahly and Esperance draw in Champions League final first leg". Confederation of African Football. 4 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Al Ahly win record seventh CAF Champions League title". Confederation of African Football. 17 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Ahly win seventh ACL crown". mtnfootball. 17 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-11-22. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Al Ahly dedicate triumph to tragic fans". FIFA.com. 28 November 2012. Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Disqualification of Etoile Sportive du Sahel from the 16th Edition of Orange CAF Champions League 2012" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 26 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
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