2006 CAF Champions League final

November 2019 2006 CAF Champions League final STADE DE RADES.jpg 7 November Stadium hosted the podium where Al Ahly lifted the trophy 2006 CAF Champions League Al-Ahly EGY 30px 2 CS Sfaxien TUN 30px 1 on aggregate First leg 1 1 29 October 2006 Cairo International Stadium Cairo Modou Sowe (Gambia) 74,000 Second leg 1 0 11 November 2006 Stade 7 November Tunis Coffi Codjia (Benin) 60,000 2005 2007 The 2006 CAF Champions League final was a football tie held over two legs in December 2006. Al-Ahly of Egypt beat CS Sfaxien of Tunisia 2-1. 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)EGY Al AhlyUNAF (North Africa)1982, 1983, 1987, 2001, 2005TUN CS SfaxienUNAF (North Africa)none Background Al-Ahly were the defending champions after winning the compatriot of CS Sfaxien, Étoile du Sahel 3–0, reaching a total of five finals, winning four (1982, 1987, 2001, 2005) and losing one (1983) while CS Sfaxien reached the final for the first time ever. Both teams met in the Group stage, with each victorious in their home matches - CS Sfaxien winning 1–0, while Al Ahly won 2–1. Both teams qualified for the semifinals on the second-last matchday. In the semifinals CS Sfaxien defeated Orlando Pirates 1–0 on aggregate, winning the second leg at home by that score, with the first leg ending in a scoreless draw. Al Ahly faced ASEC Mimosas from Ivory Coast and won the first leg 2–0 at home. In the second leg, Al Ahly lost 1–2 but reached the final. Venues Cairo International Stadium thumb|right|170px|International Stadium in Cairo, Egypt hosted the first leg. Cairo International Stadium, formerly known as Nasser Stadium, is an Olympic-standard, multi-use stadium with an all-seated capacity of 75,000.http://www.cairo-stadium.org.eg/articlesdetail.aspx?id=N10 International Cairo Stadium www.cairo-stadium.org.eg 2017-02-11 The architect of the stadium is the German Werner March, who had built from 1934 to 1936 the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. Before becoming an all seater stadium, it had the ability to hold over 100,000 spectators, reaching a record of 120,000. It is the foremost Olympic-standard facility befitting the role of Cairo, Egypt as the center of events in the region. It is also the 69th largest stadium in the world. Located in Nasr City; a suburb north east of Cairo, it was completed in 1960, and was inaugurated by President Gamal Abd El Nasser on 23 July that year, the eighth anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. Zamalek SC currently use the Petro Sport Stadium for most of their home games and Al Ahly use Al Salam Stadium for most of their home games. 7 November Stadium thumb|right|170px|7 November Stadium in Radès, Tunisia hosted the second leg. 7 November Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Radès, Tunis, Tunisia about 10 kilometers south-east of the city center of Tunis, in the center of the Olympic City. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it also has facilities for athletics. The stadium holds 60,000 and was built in 2001 for the 2001 Mediterranean Games and is considered to be one of the best stadiums in Africa. The stadium was built for the 2001 Mediterranean Games, the 60,000-seat covered area covers 13,000 m2 and consists of a central area, 3 adjoining grounds, 2 warm-up rooms, 2 paintings and an official stand of 7,000 seats. The press gallery is equipped with 300 desks. Club Africain and ES Tunis play their major league matches here. Before the construction of this stadium, the Tunis derby used to be played in the 45,000 seat-capacity Stade El Menzah. It is also the stadium of Tunisia national football team since 2001. This stadium has hosted matches of the 2004 African Cup of Nations which was won by the Tunisian team. The management of CS Sfaxien confirmed that it was necessary to transfer the match from the Stade Taïeb Mhiri in Sfax, which was held by all the matches of the team in the African competition this season to the Radès Stadium, because the capacity of the Radès Stadium is 60,000 spectators, while the capacity of the Stade Taïeb Mhiri does not exceed 20,000, which is what confirms the organization of the match on the field of the stadium of Sfax was difficult. Road to the final 2006 CAF Champions League Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first. EGY Al-AhlyRoundTUN CS SfaxienOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legQualifying roundsOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legByePreliminary roundNIG AS-FNIS7–13–1 (A)4–0 (H)KEN Tusker FC5–02–0 (A)3–0 (H)First roundCOD DC Motema Pembe2–11–1 (H)1–0 (A)EQG Renacimiento FC4–00–0 (A)4–0 (A)Second roundMAR FAR Rabat2–11–1 (H)1–0 (A)OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultTUN CS Sfaxien0–1 (A)Matchday 1EGY Al-Ahly1–0 (H)ALG JS Kabylie2–0 (H)Matchday 2GHA Asante Kotoko2–4 (A)GHA Asante Kotoko0–0 (A)Matchday 3ALG JS Kabylie1–0 (A)GHA Asante Kotoko4–0 (H)Matchday 4ALG JS Kabylie2–0 (H)TUN CS Sfaxien2–1 (H)Matchday 5EGY Al-Ahly1–2 (A)ALG JS Kabylie2–2 (A)Matchday 6GHA Asante Kotoko2–1 (H)Group A runner-up Group A AHLFinal standingsGroup A winner Group A CSSOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnock-out stageOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legCIV ASEC Mimosas3–22–0 (H)1–2 (A)SemifinalsRSA Orlando Pirates1–00–0 (A)0–1 (H) Format The final was decided over two legs, with aggregate goals used to determine the winner. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule would have been applied, and if still level, the tie would have proceeded directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).Regulations of the CAF Champions League Matches First leg 29 October 2006 18:00 GMT Al-Ahly EGY 1–1 [April 2025 Report] TUN CS Sfaxien Aboutrika 27 Frimpong 53 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo 74,000 Modou Sowe (Gambia) _puma_ahly_vodafone_red FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 Al-Ahly_black_stripes_thin1 _blackstripes3 _black_stripes_thin1 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF CS Sfaxien GK 1 EGY Essam El HadaryDF 26 EGY Wael Gomaa DF 7EGY Shady Mohamed DF 6 EGY Mohamed SedikDF 29 EGY Ahmed Shedid 71DF 25EGY Hossam AshourMF 17 EGY Mohamed ShawkyMF 22EGY Mohamed AboutrikaMF 8EGY Mohamed Barakat 81MF 23ANG FlávioFW 19 EGY Emad Meteb 81Substitutes:FW 2EGY Islam El-Shater 71MF 24EGY Ahmed Hassan 81MF 10EGY Wael Riad 81Manager:POR Manuel José GK 1TUN Ahmed Jaouachi DF 4TUN Wissem Abdi DF 26TUN Issam MerdassiDF 7TUN Fateh GharbiDF 2TUN Amir Haj MassaoudDF 25TUN Chedi HammamiMF 17TUN Anis Boujelbene MF 5TUN Haythem MrabetMF 8TUN Abdelkarim NaftiMF 22GHA Joetex Asamoah Frimpong 90 FW 23 TUN Tarek Ziadi 76 Substitutes:MF 9 CIV Blaise Kouassi 76FW 6 TUN Chaker Bargaoui 90Manager:TUN Mrad Mahjoub Assistant referees: Lamine Camara (Gambia) Hday Menah (Gambia) Fourth official: Sadek Abd Nabi (Egypt) Second leg 11 November 2006 17:30 GMT CS Sfaxien TUN 0–1 [April 2025 Report] EGY Al-Ahly Aboutrika 90+2 Stade 7 November, Tunis 60,000 Coffi Codjia (Benin) _black_stripes_thin1 _blackstripes3 _black_stripes_thin1 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF CS Sfaxien_puma_ahly_vodafone_red _puma_ahly_vodafone_red _puma_ahly_vodafone_red FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 Al Ahly GK 1TUN Ahmed Jaouachi DF 4TUN Bechir MecherguiDF 26TUN Issam MerdassiDF 7TUN Fateh Gharbi DF 2TUN Amir Haj MassaoudDF 25TUN Chedi Hammami 90+5 MF 17TUN Anis Boujelbene MF 5TUN Haythem MrabetMF 8TUN Abdelkarim NaftiMF 22GHA Joetex Asamoah FrimpongFW 23 TUN Tarek Ziadi 81 Substitutes:MF 9 CIV Blaise Kouassi 95FW 6 TUN Hamza Younes 81Manager:TUN Mrad Mahjoub GK 1 EGY Essam El HadaryDF 26 EGY Wael Gomaa DF 7EGY Shady Mohamed DF 6 EGY Mohamed Sedik 71DF 29 EGY Ahmed ShedidDF 25EGY Mohamed Abdallah 64MF 17 EGY Hossam AshourMF 22GHA Akwetey Mensah 43MF 8EGY Hassan Mostafa 81MF 23EGY Mohamed AboutrikaFW 19 ANG FlávioSubstitutes:FW 2EGY Emad Meteb 43MF 24EGY Islam El-Shater 64MF 10EGY Wael Riad 71Manager:POR Manuel José Assistant referees: Hong Adogovi (Benin) Shanti Adrian (Benin) Fourth official: Jalloul Azouz (Tunisia) Notes and references 2 2006 CAF Champions League - cafonline.com Category:CAF Champions League finals Final 1 Category:CS Sfaxien matches Category:Al Ahly SC matches Category:2000s in Cairo Category:Sports competitions in Radès Category:21st century in Radès Category:October 2006 sports events in Africa Category:November 2006 sports events in Africa Category:Football matches in Tunisia Category:2006–07 in Tunisian football Category:2006–07 in Egyptian football