2015 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage

The 2015 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage was played from 26 September to 29 November 2015. A total of four teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup.Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/Regulations%20and%20Official%20Documents/Competitions%20Regulation/CC%20Eng%20.pdf Confédération Africaine de Football 1 December 2014 Qualified teams The winners and runners-up of each of the two groups in the group stage qualified for the knockout stage. GroupWinnersRunners-upAEGY Al-AhlyTUN Étoile du SahelBEGY ZamalekRSA Orlando Pirates Format Knockout ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. 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). Schedule The schedule of each round was as follows.CAF Full Calendar http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/caf/fullcafcalendar.aspx CAFonline.com 28 February 2015 28 February 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150214161053/http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/caf/fullcafcalendar.aspx 14 February 2015 RoundFirst legSecond legSemi-finals25–27 September 20152–4 October 2015Final20–22 November 201527–29 November 2015 Bracket In the semi-finals, the group A winners played the group B runners-up, and the group B winners played the group A runners-up, with the group winners hosting the second leg. In the final, the order of legs was determined by a draw, held after the group stage draw (5 May 2015, 11:00 UTC+2, at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt). 200 Semi-finals Final RSA Orlando Pirates 1 4 5 EGY Al-Ahly 0 3 3 TUN Étoile du Sahel 5 0 5 EGY Zamalek 1 3 4 RSA Orlando Pirates 1 0 1 TUN Étoile du Sahel 1 1 2 Semi-finals Orlando Pirates RSA 5–3 Al-Ahly EGY 1–0 4–3 Étoile du Sahel TUN 5–4 Zamalek EGY 5–1 0–3 |} "Orlando Pirates v Al-Ahly" 26 September 2015 18:00 UTC+2 Orlando Pirates RSA 1–0 Report EGY Al-Ahly Gabuza 8 Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg Malang Diedhiou (Senegal) "Al-Ahly v Orlando Pirates" 4 October 2015 20:30 UTC+2 Al-Ahly EGY 3–4 Report RSA Orlando Pirates Evouna 43 53Gamal 90 Erasmus 57Gabuza 75Matlaba 85Rakhale 90+5 Suez Stadium, Suez Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria) Orlando Pirates won 5–3 on aggregate. "Étoile du Sahel v Zamalek" 27 September 2015 20:00 UTC+1 Étoile du Sahel TUN 5–1 Report EGY Zamalek Tej 5 83Bounedjah 10Brigui 35Ben Aziza 85 Hefny 24 Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse Bernard Camille (Seychelles) "Zamalek v Étoile du Sahel" 3 October 2015 20:30 UTC+2 Zamalek EGY 3–0 Report TUN Étoile du Sahel Kahraba 11 55 pen.Fathi 69 Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo Bakary Gassama (Gambia) Étoile du Sahel won 5–4 on aggregate. Final 2015 CAF Confederation Cup Final Orlando Pirates RSA 1–2 Étoile du Sahel TUN 1–1 0–1 |} "Orlando Pirates v Étoile du Sahel" 21 November 2015 20:00 UTC+2 Orlando Pirates RSA 1–1 Report TUN Étoile du Sahel Gabuza 36 Jemal 87 Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) "Étoile du Sahel v Orlando Pirates" 29 November 2015 15:00 UTC+1 Étoile du Sahel TUN 1–0 Report RSA Orlando Pirates Jemal 24 Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse Néant Alioum (Cameroon) Étoile du Sahel won 2–1 on aggregate. References External links Orange CAF Confederation Cup 2015, CAFonline.com *3