2016 CAF Champions League final

October 2023 2016 CAF Champions League final Borg El Arab Stadium - EGY v TOG 2.jpg Borg el Arab Stadium hosted the podium where Mamelodi Sundowns lifted the trophy 2016 CAF Champions League Mamelodi Sundowns RSA 30px 3 Zamalek EGY 30px 1 on aggregate First leg 3 0 15 October 2016 Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium Pretoria Davies Omweno (Kenya) 30,000 Second leg 0 1 23 October 2016 Borg El Arab Stadium Alexandria Bakary Gassama (Gambia) 70,000 2015 2017 The 2016 CAF Champions League final was the final of the 2016 CAF Champions League, the 52nd edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 20th edition under the current CAF Champions League format. The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa and Zamalek of Egypt. The first leg was hosted by Mamelodi Sundowns at the Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium in Pretoria on 15 October 2016, while the second leg was hosted by Zamalek at the Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria on 23 October 2016. The winner earned the right to represent the CAF at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the quarterfinal stage, as well as play in the 2017 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 2016 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 22 May 2016 Mamelodi Sundowns defeated Zamalek 3–1 on aggregate to win the competition for the first time in its history.http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=rbkUi7HmGngxYkD9RusEew%3D%3D Sundowns closer to remarkable African triumph CAF 15 October 2016http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=ckdMKHhX9RMmyNrqyMFuJA%3D%3D Fairytale African triumph for Sundowns CAF 23 October 2016http://www.goal.com/en/match/zamalek-vs-mamelodi-sundowns/2360486/report Zamalek 1-0 Mamelodi Sundowns 23 October 2016 Goal.com 1 December 2016 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 Mamelodi SundownsCOSAFA (Southern Africa)2001EGY ZamalekUNAF (North Africa)1984, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2002 Venues Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium thumbnail|right|170px|Pretoria, South Africa, hosted the first leg. Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium having a capacity of 28,900 and is located in Atteridgeville, a suburb of Pretoria, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as part-time home stadium of Premier Soccer League clubs Supersport United and Mamelodi Sundowns who also use the Loftus Versfeld Stadium. The stadium was named after former local soccer player Lucas Moripe. Until 2010 the stadium was known as Super Stadium. The Germany national football team used it as a training venue during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Borg El Arab Stadium thumbnail|left|200px|Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria, Egypt, hosted the second leg. Borg El Arab Stadium, is a stadium commissioned in 2005 in the Mediterranean Sea resort of Borg El Arab; 25 km west of Alexandria, Egypt. It is the largest stadium in Egypt and the second largest in Africa (after FNB Stadium in Johannesburg) with a capacity of 86,000The boys are ready Al-Ahram Weekly 965 Al Ahram Publishing House 17 September 2009 http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/965/sp1.htm 6 June 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101010124548/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/965/sp1.htm 10 October 2010 and is an all-seater. It is also the 27th largest stadium in the world, and the 9th largest association football stadium in the world. It is located on the Cairo-Alexandria desert highway 10 km from Borg El Arab Airport and 15 km from Alexandria's city center. A running track runs around the pitch, and the ground has four large floodlights. Only one stand is covered by a roof. The stadium is 145 feddans, is surrounded by a fence which is 3 km long, an internal road network its long is 6 km, a parking lot which could fit 5000 cars and 200 bus beside an airstrip, there are 136 electronic entrances. The main cabin is covered by an umbrella which covers 35% of the stadium total area, and it is considered the biggest umbrella in the Middle East. Its length is 200 m, its dimension is 60 m and its area is 12,000 m2, which is equal to 3 feddans.October 2023 The stadium is air-conditioned and that condition includes the clothes chambers, the salons and entrances, also the stadium includes 8 elevators for broadcasters, handicapped, services and important persons. There are 2 sub-stadiums for training and each ground can hold 2000 spectators, includes 2 locker rooms and a stadium for Athletics. The stadium also includes a hotel for 200 guests which is air-conditioned and has a swimming pool, gym and a department building which contains 80 people. The stadium includes a building which contains 300 presses. This building includes cabinets for broadcasters, entrances for emergency, ambulance cars, 39 and cafeterias, 337 bathrooms which classified to 33 bathrooms for women and 8 bathrooms for the handicapped.October 2023 Road to final 2016 CAF Champions League Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). RSA Mamelodi SundownsRoundEGY ZamalekOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legQualifying roundsOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legZIM Chicken Inn2–10–1 (A)2–0 (H)Preliminary roundByeCGO AC Léopards3–12–0 (H)1–1 (A)First roundCMR Union Douala3–01–0 (A)2–0 (H)COD AS Vita Club2–2 (a)d/q Disqualified; w/o WalkoverA0–1 (A)2–1 (H)Second roundALG MO Béjaïa3–12–0 (H)1–1 (A)OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultALG ES SétifAnnulled (A)(originally 0–2)BMatchday 1NGA Enyimba1–0 (A)NGA Enyimba2–1 (H)Matchday 2ALG ES SétifCancelled (H)EGY Zamalek2–1 (A)Matchday 3RSA Mamelodi Sundowns1–2 (H)EGY Zamalek1–0 (H)Matchday 4RSA Mamelodi Sundowns0–1 (A)ALG ES SétifCancelled (H)Matchday 5NGA Enyimba1–0 (H)NGA Enyimba1–3 (A)Matchday 6ALG ES SétifCancelled (A)Group B winner yes no MSDFinal standingsGroup B runner-up yes no ZAMOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout stageOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legZAM ZESCO United3–21–2 (A)2–0 (H)SemifinalsMAR Wydad AC6–54–0 (H)2–5 (A) Notes A The CAF announced on 24 May 2016 that Mamelodi Sundowns won on walkover after AS Vita Club were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player in their preliminary round tie against Mafunzo.http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=H%2b74FOGEYXZf2OxECtqwlA%3d%3d Disqualification of AS Vita Club CAF 24 May 2016 Mamelodi Sundowns played in the Confederation Cup play-off round before they were reinstated to the Champions League. B The CAF announced on 23 June 2016 that ES Sétif were disqualified for a pitch invasion and other incidents at their home match against Mamelodi Sundowns on 18 June 2016.http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=wTbXHl6tkYQXdYCjzfzs4A%3D%3D Disqualification of ES Sétif CAF 23 June 2016 The result of this match was annulled and not taken into consideration according to the regulations. Format The final 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). Matches First leg 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 _mamelodi1617h _mamelodi1617h _mamelodi1617h _mamelodi1617h FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 0000FF FFFFFF Mamelodi Sundowns _macron_zamalek_1516h _macron zamalek 1516h - CCL _macron_zamalek_1516h _zamalek201516h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 2447D5 Zamalek Assistant referees:http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/NewsLetters/Media%20Start%20List%20Mamelodi%20Sundowns%20vs%20Zamalek.pdf Start List: Mamelodi Sundowns - Zamalek CAF Berhe O'michael (Eritrea) Theogene NdagijimanaTahssen (Rwanda) Fourth official: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi) Second leg 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 _macron_zamalek_1516h _macron zamalek 1516h - CCL _macron_zamalek_1516h _zamalek201516h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Zamalek _bra16h _bra16h _bra16h _green_stripes _grecia16a FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 0000FF 2447D5 Mamelodi Sundowns thumb|Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria, Egypt, hosted the second leg. Assistant referees: Jean Claude Birumushahu (Burundi) Marwa Range (Kenya) Fourth official: References External links Orange CAF Champions League 2016, CAFonline.com 2016 *Final CCL CCL Category:Sports competitions in Alexandria Category:21st century in Alexandria Category:Sports competitions in Pretoria Category:2016–17 in Egyptian football Category:2016–17 in South African soccer Category:Soccer matches in South Africa Category:Football matches in Egypt