2015 CAF Champions League final

2015 CAF Champions League final Omar Hammadi Stadium.jpg Stade Omar Hamadi in Algiers hosted the first leg of the final 2015 CAF Champions League USM Alger ALG 30px 1 TP Mazembe DRC 30px 4 on aggregate First leg 1 2 31 October 2015 Omar Hamadi Stadium Algiers Gehad Grisha (Egypt) Second leg 0 2 8 November 2015 Stade TP Mazembe Lubumbashi Bakary Gassama (Gambia) 2014 2016 The 2015 CAF Champions League final was the final of the 2015 CAF Champions League, the 51st edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 19th edition under the current CAF Champions League format. The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between USM Alger of Algeria and TP Mazembe of Democratic Republic of the Congo. The first leg was hosted by USM Alger at the Omar Hamadi Stadium in Algiers on 31 October 2015, while the second leg was hosted by TP Mazembe at the Stade TP Mazembe in Lubumbashi on 8 November 2015.http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=QNI224qPYdVuJg%2fqTweOpw%3d%3d CAF Champions League final details CAF 30 October 2015 The winner earned the right to represent the CAF at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the quarterfinal stage, as well as play in the 2016 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup.Regulations of the CAF Champions League http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/Regulations%20and%20Official%20Documents/Competitions%20Regulation/CL%20English%20-.pdf Confédération Africaine de Football 1 December 2014 TP Mazembe won the competition for the fifth time in its history and first time since 2010, defeating USM Alger of Algeria 4–1 on aggregate.http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=XgJAHSL7aITNGj4Xww3trw%3d%3d Advantage Mazembe in CAF final after away win CAF 1 November 2015http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=KdiFyqHBs3Qt9n%2fsvYOKSA%3d%3d Mazembe beat USMA to reach fifth heaven CAF 8 November 2015 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)ALG USM AlgerUNAF (North Africa)noneCOD TP MazembeUNIFFAC (Central Africa)1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 2009, 2010 Venues Omar Hamadi Stadium thumb|right|200px|Omar Hamadi Stadium in Algiers, Algeria, hosted the first leg. Omar Hammadi Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bologhine, Algiers, Algeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of USM Alger. The stadium has a capacity of 17,000 people. The stadium was built in 1919 as the home ground for l’Association Sportive Saint Eugénoise.http://www.usm-alger.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=21070:droit-d%E2%80%99a%C3%AEnesse-et-fanfaronnade&Itemid=35&tmpl=component&print=1 DROIT D’AÎNESSE ET ….FANFARONNADE ! 2019-12-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20111220190851/http://usm-alger.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=21070%3Adroit-d%E2%80%99a%C3%AEnesse-et-fanfaronnade&Itemid=35&tmpl=component&print=1 2011-12-20 dead It was known as the Stade communal de Saint Eugène. In 1957, the third platform will be built, consisting of two superimposed stands on the south side, arched and connecting the two original stands, this new platform will give a modern look at the municipal stadium. After the independence of Algeria in 1962, the stage of St. Eugene will be called Bologhine new name for the town. In 2000 a new stand was built to expand the home stadium capacity, and spent 8,000 to 10,000 spectators, USM Alger club that holds the concession for the stadium has also invested in the development of infrastructure necessary for recovery and training for players: sauna, gym and restaurant. Stade TP Mazembe thumb|right|180px|Lubumbashi, DR Congo hosted the second leg. Stade TP Mazembe is a multi-use stadium located in the Kamalondo suburb of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since its completion in 2011, it has mostly been used for football matches and is the home venue of TP Mazembe and CS Don Bosco. The stadium has 18,000 seats.Démarrage des travaux de construction du nouveau stade du TP Mazembe, à Lubumbashi (french) April 30, 2010 In April 2010 the construction of the new stadium of the TP Mazembe Lubumbashi club began, an enclosure that will meet the standards required by the African Football Confederation (CAF) to host international competitions, the new facilities have a VIP press room, parking for vehicles and synthetic grass. Until 2011 the TP Mazembe made use of the Stade Frederic Kibassa Maliba. Road to final 2015 CAF Champions League Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/AAG%20MEN/Flash%20CL%20EN%202015-%20Web.pdf Orange CAF CL FINAL 2015: CAF Flash Magazine CAF COD TP MazembeRoundALG USM AlgerOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legQualifying roundsOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legByePreliminary roundCHA Foullah Edifice4–33–0 (H)1–3 (A)RSA Mamelodi Sundowns3–20–1 (A)3–1 (H)First roundSEN AS Pikine6–25–1 (H)1–1 (A)MLI Stade Malien4–32–2 (A)2–1 (H)Second roundGUI AS Kaloum3–22–1 (H)1–1 (A)OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultSDN Al-Hilal0–0 (H)Matchday 1ALG ES Sétif2–1 (A)MAR Moghreb Tétouan0–0 (A)Matchday 2SDN Al-Merrikh1–0 (H)EGY Smouha2–0 (A)Matchday 3ALG MC El Eulma2–1 (H)EGY Smouha1–0 (H)Matchday 4ALG MC El Eulma1–0 (A)SDN Al-Hilal0–1 (A)Matchday 5ALG ES Sétif3–0 (H)MAR Moghreb Tétouan5–0 (H)Matchday 6SDN Al-Merrikh0–1 (A)Group A winner no_hide_class_rules no TPM noneFinal standingsGroup B winner no_hide_class_rules no USM noneOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout stageOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legSDN Al-Merrikh4–21–2 (A)3–0 (H)SemifinalsSDN Al-Hilal2–12–1 (A)0–0 (H) Format The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the order of legs decided by a draw, held after the group stage draw. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played). Matches First leg 31 October 2015 20:30 UTC+1 USM Alger ALG 1–2 Report COD TP Mazembe Seguer 89 Kalaba 28Samatta 79 pen. Stade Omar Hamadi, Algiers 15.000 Gehad Grisha (Egypt) _usma1314h _usma1314h _usma1314h FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 000000 FF0000 USM Alger _partizan1011h _partizan1011h _partizan1011h _cesena1011h _color_3_stripes_black FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF TP Mazembe GK 1 ALG Lamine Zemmamouche DF 25 ALG Mokhtar Benmoussa DF 26 ALG Brahim Boudebouda DF 5 ALG Arslane Mazari 51 DF 19 ALG Houcine Benayada 70 MF 23 ALG Hamza Koudri MF 20 ALG Nacereddine Khoualed (c) 77 MF 11 ALG Hocine El Orfi 2 22 67 MF 7 ALG Zinedine Ferhat MF 8 ALG Kaddour Beldjilali 46 FW 14 ALG Rachid NadjiSubstitutes: FW 18 ALG Mohamed Seguer 46 DF 6 ALG Farouk Chafaï 51 FW 2 ALG Amine Aoudia 70 DF 3 ALG Ayoub Abdellaoui MF 13 ALG Nassim Bouchema MF 28 ALG Karim Baïteche GK 29 ALG Ismaïl MansouriManager:FRA Miloud Hamdi GK 1 COD Robert Kidiaba DF 24 GHA Yaw Frimpong DF 2 COD Joël Kimwaki (c) 69 DF 27 GHA Richard Kissi Boateng DF 6 MLI Salif Coulibaly MF 4 ZAM Nathan Sinkala 15 72 MF 29 MLI Boubacar Diarra MF 18 ZAM Rainford Kalaba 0 45+1 FW 9 TAN Mbwana Samatta 86 FW 28 TAN Thomas Ulimwengu 90+1 FW 11 MLI Adama TraoréSubstitutes: DF 12 COD Merveille Bokadi 72 FW 7 CIV Roger Assalé 86 MF 19 GHA Daniel Nii Adjei 90+1 DF 3 COD Jean Kasusula FW 17 COD Jonathan Bolingi FW 20 GHA Solomon Asante GK 22 CIV Sylvain GbohouoManager:FRA Patrice Carteron Assistant referees: Tahssen Abo El Sadat Bedyer (Egypt) Ahmed Taha Hossam (Egypt) Fourth official: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt) Second leg 8 November 2015 15:30 UTC+2 TP Mazembe COD 2–0 Report ALG USM Alger Samatta 74 pen.Assalé 90+3 Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi 18,000 Bakary Gassama (Gambia) _partizan1011h _partizan1011h _partizan1011h _cesena1011h _color_3_stripes_black FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF TP Mazembe _usma1314h _usma1314h _usma1314h FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 USM Alger GK 1 COD Robert Kidiaba DF 24 GHA Yaw Frimpong DF 2 COD Joël Kimwaki (c) DF 27 GHA Richard Kissi Boateng DF 6 MLI Salif Coulibaly MF 20 GHA Solomon Asante 46 MF 4 ZAM Nathan Sinkala 46 MF 29 MLI Boubacar Diarra FW 9 TAN Mbwana Samatta FW 28 TAN Thomas Ulimwengu 70 77 FW 11 MLI Adama TraoréSubstitutes: FW 7 CIV Roger Assalé 46 MF 19 GHA Daniel Nii Adjei 46 FW 17 COD Jonathan Bolingi 77 FW 10 ZAM Given Singuluma DF 12 COD Merveille Bokadi DF 14 ZAM Kabaso Chongo GK 22 CIV Sylvain GbohouoManager:FRA Patrice Carteron GK 16 ALG Ismaïl Mansouri DF 19 ALG Houcine Benayada 2 DF 25 ALG Mokhtar Benmoussa DF 26 ALG Brahim Boudebouda DF 6 ALG Farouk Chafaï DF 3 ALG Ayoub Abdellaoui MF 24 ALG Mohamed Benkhemassa MF 23 ALG Hamza Koudri MF 7 ALG Zinedine Ferhat 2 73 90+5 FW 2 ALG Amine Aoudia 46 FW 9 MAD Carolus AndriamatsinoroSubstitutes: MF 8 ALG Kaddour Beldjilali 46 GK 1 ALG Lamine Zemmamouche MF 13 ALG Nassim Bouchema FW 14 ALG Rachid Nadji FW 18 ALG Mohamed Seguer GK 27 ALG Mourad Berrefane MF 28 ALG Karim BaïtecheManager:FRA Miloud Hamdi Assistant referees: Jean Claude Birumushahu (Burundi) Yahaya Mahamadou (Niger) Fourth official: Bakary Camara (Gambia)http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/AAG%20MEN/Start%20List%20[19th%20Edition%20of%20CAF%20Champions%20League%20-128].pdf Orange CAF CL FINAL 2015: TP Mazembe VS U.S.M Alger start list CAF References External links Orange CAF Champions League 2015, CAFonline.com 2015 *Final Category:TP Mazembe matches Category:USM Alger matches Category:Football matches in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category:Football matches in Algeria Category:October 2015 sports events in Africa Category:November 2015 sports events in Africa Category:2015–16 in Tunisian football Category:2015 in Democratic Republic of the Congo sport Category:Sport in Lubumbashi Category:Sports competitions in Algiers Category:2010s in Algiers