2016 CAF Champions League knockout stage

The 2016 CAF Champions League knockout stage was played from 16 September to 23 October 2016.http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/AAG%20MEN/Flash%20CL%20EN%202015-%20Web.pdf Orange CAF CL FINAL 2015: CAF Flash Magazine CAF A total of four teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2016 CAF Champions League.Regulations of the CAF Champions League http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/Regulations%20and%20Official%20Documents/Competitions%20Regulation/CL%20English%20-%20May%2022%202016.pdf Confédération Africaine de Football 23 May 2016 Qualified teams The winners and runners-up of each of the two groups in the group stage qualified for the knockout stage. GroupWinnersRunners-upAMAR Wydad ACZAM ZESCO UnitedBRSA Mamelodi SundownsEGY Zamalek Format In the knockout stage, the four teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was 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 tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 26 & 27). Schedule The schedule of each round was as follows. RoundFirst legSecond legSemi-finals16–18 September 201623–25 September 2016Final14–16 October 201621–23 October 2016 Bracket The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows: Semi-finals: (group winners host second legs) SF1: Winner Group A vs. Runner-up Group B SF2: Winner Group B vs. Runner-up Group A Final: Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2 (order of legs decided by draw) 200 Semi-finals Final ZAM ZESCO United 2 0 2 RSA Mamelodi Sundowns 1 2 3 EGY Zamalek 4 2 6 MAR Wydad AC 0 5 5 RSA Mamelodi Sundowns 3 0 3 EGY Zamalek 0 1 1 Semi-finals 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. Zamalek EGY 6–5 Wydad AC MAR 4–0 2–5 ZESCO United ZAM 2–3 Mamelodi Sundowns RSA 2–1 0–2 |} Zamalek v Wydad AC 2016 9 16 y 20:00 2 Zamalek EGY 4–0 MAR Wydad AC Shikabala 4Hefny 18Morsy 49Fathi 73 pen. Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria Daniel Bennett (South Africa) http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/20theditionofcafchampionsleague/MatchDetails?MatchId=nlU5mpXr5k5%2bZoUINcQ26SvCRagRhbYtQWYOh4BS7F1%2fjxAO%2bFMRkFn%2fIOhh2Zw1 Wydad AC v Zamalek 2016 9 24 y 21:00 1 Wydad AC MAR 5–2 EGY Zamalek Jebor 13 45Haddad 18Ondama 56 63 pen. Morsy 35Ohawuchi 82 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat Sidi Alioum (Cameroon) http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/20theditionofcafchampionsleague/MatchDetails?MatchId=Uea9ok5PRjAh8m2XuRO%2frwQ9cxs7Y6CQU7Wq%2f%2b2GbGxlReUuwNEnSHKIbH5BcInC Zamalek won 6–5 on aggregate. ZESCO United v Mamelodi Sundowns 2016 9 17 y 15:30 2 ZESCO United ZAM 2–1 RSA Mamelodi Sundowns Mwanza 54 56 Billiat 86 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar) http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/20theditionofcafchampionsleague/MatchDetails?MatchId=qpRHCguJFeBXwP7zY6qHJnlnO8GhJxgvT%2b5nG6CEIsIL2XeBc3oxIgy3VxjoT9U2 Mamelodi Sundowns v ZESCO United 2016 9 24 y 19:00 2 Mamelodi Sundowns RSA 2–0 ZAM ZESCO United Laffor 5Tau 64 Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium, Pretoria Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria) http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/20theditionofcafchampionsleague/MatchDetails?MatchId=6xEGXJZT7hfteqW7awsHpKUYqCBXV61bOQ%2fwyamEF6LRBGZjPRaxxrS3nFLTAYfW Mamelodi Sundowns won 3–2 on aggregate. Final 2016 CAF Champions League Final In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the order of legs decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw.http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=RXdqqpI59EWzpInmtANJ6w%3d%3d CL draw results: Group phase CAF 24 May 2016Mamelodi Sundowns RSA 3–1 Zamalek EGY 3–0 0–1 |} Mamelodi Sundowns v Zamalek 2016 10 15 y 15:00 2 Mamelodi Sundowns RSA 3–0 EGY Zamalek Laffor 31Langerman 40Gamal 46 o.g. Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium, Pretoria 30,000 Davies Omweno (Kenya) http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/20theditionofcafchampionsleague/MatchDetails?MatchId=I8j3lpqkarNgNX7bRs%2fR4gLPzeYmgLzMakI9W0l02SRb3a8WPm8gFl6h%2bAucwc%2fn Zamalek v Mamelodi Sundowns 2016 10 23 y 20:30 2 Zamalek EGY 1–0 RSA Mamelodi Sundowns Ohawuchi 63 Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria 70,000 Bakary Gassama (Gambia) http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/20theditionofcafchampionsleague/MatchDetails?MatchId=o1%2bbYoDI99TVwz5mcfTqH8VgrWcpbahSzeM9DEExP2VNdeUNz6t6h1jo1zGWpWuu Mamelodi Sundowns won 3–1 on aggregate. References 2 External links Orange CAF Champions League 2016, CAFonline.com *3