2013 CAF Champions League final

October 2023 2013 CAF Champions League final Osman Ahmad Osman Stadium.jpg Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium hosted the podium where Al Ahly lifted the trophy 2013 CAF Champions League Orlando Pirates RSA 30px 1 Al-Ahly EGY 30px 3 on aggregate First leg 1 1 2 November 2013 Orlando Stadium Johannesburg Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria) 40,000 Second leg 0 2 10 November 2013 Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium Cairo Bakary Gassama (Gambia) 35,000 2012 2014 The 2013 CAF Champions League final was the final of the 2013 CAF Champions League, the 49th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 17th edition under the current CAF Champions League format. The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Orlando Pirates of South Africa and Al-Ahly of Egypt. The first leg was hosted by Orlando Pirates at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg on 2 November 2013, while the second leg was hosted by Al-Ahly at the Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium in Cairo on 10 November 2013.http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/Amr%20El%20Sadek/Cover%20E(WO).pdf 2013 Orange Champions League Final CAF The winner earned the right to represent the CAF at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the quarterfinal stage, as well as play in the 2014 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup.Regulations of the CAF Champions League http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/Regulation/cl%20Eng.pdf Confédération Africaine de Football 14 December 2011 After the first leg ended in a 1–1 draw,http://www.cafonline.com/competition/champions-league_2010/news/18609-matlaba-snatches-vital-draw-for-pirates.html Matlaba snatches vital draw for Pirates CAF 2 November 2013 Al-Ahly won the second leg 2–0,http://www.cafonline.com/competition/champions-league_2010/news/18687-ahly-beat-pirates-for-african-title.html Ahly beat Pirates for African title CAF 10 November 2013 and were crowned African club champions for a record eighth time.http://espnfc.com/blog/_/name/footballafrica/id/1217?cc=5739 Africa reveals a most deserving winner 11 November 2013 ESPN 20 November 2013https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=2221829/index.html?intcmp=fifacom_hp_module_news https://web.archive.org/web/20131118035208/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=2221829/index.html?intcmp=fifacom_hp_module_news dead November 18, 2013 Super eight for Al Ahly as they outlast Pirates 11 November 2013 FIFA.com 20 November 2013http://www.goal.com/en/match/125205/al-ahly-sc-vs-orlando-pirates/report? Al Ahly retain African Champions League 11 November 2013 Goal.com 20 November 2013 13 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131113165149/http://www.goal.com/en/match/125205/al-ahly-sc-vs-orlando-pirates/report deadhttp://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-africa-champions-idUKBRE9A90DX20131110 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306153200/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-africa-champions-idUKBRE9A90DX20131110 dead 6 March 2016 Aboutrika steers Al Ahli to Champions League title 11 November 2013 Reuters.com 20 November 2013http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2013/soccer/wires/11/10/2050.ap.soc.african.champions.league.final.1st.ld.writethru.0664/ https://web.archive.org/web/20131112113947/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2013/soccer/wires/11/10/2050.ap.soc.african.champions.league.final.1st.ld.writethru.0664/ dead 12 November 2013 Al Ahly wins African club title 11 November 2013 Sports Illustrated 20 November 2013 Qualified teams In the following table, finals until 1996 were in the African Cup of Champions Club era, since 1997 were in the CAF Champions League era. TeamRegionPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)RSA Orlando PiratesCOSAFA (Southern Africa)1995EGY Al AhlyUNAF (North Africa)1982, 1983, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012 Background Al-Ahly were the defending champions, and also the most successful club in the African Champions Cup/CAF Champions League, reaching a total of nine finals, winning seven (1982, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012) and losing two (1983, 2007).October 2023 Orlando Pirates were the only South African club to have been crowned African club champion, having won the final in 1995.October 2023 The two teams had met in the group stage, with Orlando Pirates winning in Egypt 3–0, then earning a goalless draw at home on the last matchday against an already-qualified Al-Ahly to clinch a spot in the semifinals.October 2023 Venues Orlando Stadium thumb|right|200px|Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa hosted the first leg. Orlando Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in Soweto, a suburb of Johannesburg, in Gauteng province in South Africa. It is home venue for Orlando Pirates Football Club. It is currently used mostly for football matches, as the home stadium of Orlando Pirates FC of the Premier Soccer League, and was intended to be utilized, as a training field, for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup after it was completely rebuilt and reopened on 22 November 2008. In addition to the stadium capacity of 36,761 people, there is an auditorium for 200 people, 120 hospitality suites, a gymnasium and a conference centre.Soweto's field of dreams https://web.archive.org/web/20160702200405/http://www.southafrica.info/2010/orlando-250609.htm 2016-07-02 , South Africa.info, 25 June 2009 The stadium was originally built for the Johannesburg Bantu Football Association and it had a seating capacity of 24,000 and cost £37,500 to construct. It was opened by the Minister for Bantu development, MC de Wet Nel, and Ian Maltz who was then Mayor of Johannesburg on 2 May 1959.https://sowetourban.co.za/17872/history-of-orlando-stadium/ History of Orlando Stadium 7 April 2015 Soweto Urban 14 April 2019https://mg.co.za/article/2005-12-15-a-fitting-farewell-to-orlando-stadium/ A fitting farewell to Orlando Stadium 15 December 2005 Moya Fikile-Ntsikelelo The M&G Online en 14 April 2019 Although intended for football the stadium has been used for concerts by the Jazz musicians Molombo and by the O'Jays. Boxing matches were also staged including the 1975 victory of Elijah ‘Tap Tap' Makhathini over the world welterweight and middleweight champion Emile Griffith. Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium thumb|right|200px|Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium in Cairo, Egypt hosted the second leg. Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, also known as the Arab Contractors Stadium or Al Mokawloon Al Arab Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Cairo, Egypt. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the home stadium of Al Mokawloon Al Arab. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 spectators. In fact, Al Ahly’s management decided to play the match in this stadium because the El Gouna Stadium in which it played its previous matches was not eligible to host the Champions League final, in addition to the Egyptian authorities ’decision not to play the game in the Cairo International Stadium due to the Port Said Stadium riot. Road to final 2013 CAF Champions League Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first. RSA Orlando PiratesRoundEGY Al-AhlyOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legQualifying roundsOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legCOM Djabal Club9–05–0 (H)4–0 (A)Preliminary roundByeZAM Zanaco3–11–0 (A)2–1 (H)First roundKEN Tusker4–12–1 (A)2–0 (H)COD TP Mazembe3–23–1 (H)0–1 (A)Second roundTUN CA Bizertin2–10–0 (A)2–1 (H)OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultCGO AC Léopards0–0 (H)Matchday 1EGY Zamalek1–1 (A)EGY Al-Ahly3–0 (A)Matchday 2RSA Orlando Pirates0–3 (H)EGY Zamalek4–1 (H)Matchday 3CGO AC Léopards1–0 (A)EGY Zamalek1–2 (A)Matchday 4CGO AC Léopards2–1 (H)CGO AC Léopards0–1 (A)Matchday 5EGY Zamalek4–2 (H)EGY Al-Ahly0–0 (H)Matchday 6RSA Orlando Pirates0–0 (A)Group A runner-up Group A n n ORLFinal standingsGroup A winner Group A n n AHLOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnock-out stageOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legTUN ES Tunis1–1 (a)0–0 (H)1–1 (A)SemifinalsCMR Coton Sport2–2 (7–6p)1–1 (A)1–1 (H) Format The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played). Matches First leg 2 November 2013 20:30 UTC+2 Orlando Pirates RSA 1–1 Report EGY Al-Ahly Matlaba 90+3 Aboutrika 14 Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg 40,000 Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria) _orlando1011h _orlando1011h _orlando1011h _adidaswhite _3_stripes_white 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 Orlando Pirates _ahly1213_home _ahly1213_home _ahly1213_home _ahly1213_home _alahly1213_home E20E0E E20E0E E20E0E FFFFFF E20E0E Al-Ahly GK 1 RSA Senzo Meyiwa DF 2 RSA Ayanda Gcaba DF 4 RSA Happy Jele (c) ? DF 8 RSA Thabo Matlaba DF 28 RSA Rooi Mahamutsa MF 20 RSA Oupa Manyisa MF 23 RSA Tlou Segolela MF 7 RSA Daine Klate MF 11 RSA Sifiso Myeni 76 MF 15 RSA Andile Jali 90+2 FW 17 RSA Lennox Bacela 82Substitutes: MF 27 RSA Mpho Makola 76 FW 19 ZAM Collins Mbesuma 82 MF 12 RSA Lehlogonolo Masalesa DF 14 RSA Lucky Lekgwathi GK 16 RSA Brighton Mhlongo MF 24 RSA Khetokwakhe Masuku DF 19 RSA Bheki NzungaManager:RSA Roger De Sá GK 1 EGY Sherif Ekramy DF 24 EGY Ahmed Fathy DF 6 EGY Wael Gomaa (c) DF 17 EGY Sayed Moawad 68 DF 4 EGY Sherif Abdel-Fadil DF 23 EGY Mohamed Nagieb MF 25 EGY Hossam Ashour MF 19 EGY Abdallah El-Said 90 MF 11 EGY Walid Soliman MF 22 EGY Mohamed Aboutrika 81 FW 21 EGY Ahmed Abd El-Zaher 65Substitutes: FW 26 MTN Dominique Da Silva 65 DF 37 EGY Ramy Rabia 81 DF 12 EGY Ahmad Shedid Qinawi 90 DF 2 EGY Saad Samir FW 9 EGY Emad Moteab GK 13 EGY Ahmed Adel Abd El-Moneam MF 27 EGY TrezeguetManager:EGY Mohamed Youssef Assistant referees: Redouane Achik (Morocco) Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria) Fourth official: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria) Second leg 10 November 2013 18:00 UTC+2 Al-Ahly EGY 2–0 Report RSA Orlando Pirates Aboutrika 54Abd El-Zaher 78 Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, Cairo 35,000 Bakary Gassama (Gambia) _ahly1213_home _ahly1213_home _ahly1213_home _ahly1213_home _alahly1213_home E20E0E E20E0E E20E0E FFFFFF E20E0E Al-Ahly _orlando1011h _orlando1011h _orlando1011h _adidaswhite _3_stripes_white 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 Orlando Pirates GK 1 EGY Sherif Ekramy DF 24 EGY Ahmed Fathy DF 6 EGY Wael Gomaa (c) DF 17 EGY Sayed Moawad DF 4 EGY Sherif Abdel-Fadil 2 31 83 DF 23 EGY Mohamed Nagieb MF 25 EGY Hossam Ashour MF 19 EGY Abdallah El-Said MF 11 EGY Walid Soliman 73 MF 22 EGY Mohamed Aboutrika 90+2 FW 21 EGY Ahmed Abd El-Zaher 86Substitutes: DF 12 EGY Ahmad Shedid Qinawi 73 DF 37 EGY Ramy Rabia 86 FW 9 EGY Emad Moteab 90+2 GK 16 EGY Mahmoud Abou El-Saoud FW 26 MTN Dominique Da Silva MF 27 EGY Trezeguet DF 30 EGY Shehab El-Din AhmedManager:EGY Mohamed Youssef GK 1 RSA Senzo Meyiwa DF 28 RSA Rooi Mahamutsa DF 14 RSA Lucky Lekgwathi (c) DF 2 RSA Ayanda Gcaba DF 8 RSA Thabo Matlaba MF 20 RSA Oupa Manyisa MF 23 RSA Tlou Segolela 75 MF 7 RSA Daine Klate 86 MF 11 RSA Sifiso Myeni MF 12 RSA Lehlogonolo Masalesa FW 17 RSA Lennox BacelaSubstitutes: FW 19 ZAM Collins Mbesuma 75 MF 27 RSA Mpho Makola 86 MF 6 RSA Thandani Ntshumayelo 90+4 GK 16 RSA Brighton Mhlongo FW 26 RSA Ndumiso Mabena MF 24 RSA Khetokwakhe Masuku DF 19 RSA Bheki NzungaManager:RSA Roger De Sá Assistant referees: Angesom Ogbamariam (Eritrea) Félicien Kabanda (Rwanda) Fourth official: Maudo Jallow (Gambia) References External links http://www.cafonline.com/competition/champions-league_2010 Orange CAF Champions League 2013 Final Category:Orlando Pirates F.C. matches Category:Al Ahly SC matches Category:November 2013 sports events in Africa Category:2013–14 in Egyptian football Category:2013–14 in South African soccer Category:Sports competitions in Johannesburg Category:2010s in Johannesburg Category:Soccer matches in South Africa Category:Football matches in Cairo Category:2010s in Cairo