2011 CAF Champions League final explained

2011 CAF Champions League Final
Event:2011 CAF Champions League
Team1:Wydad AC
Team1association:
Team1score:0
Team2:ES Tunis
Team2association:
Team2score:1
Firstleg:First leg
Team1score1:0
Team2score1:0
Date1:6 November 2011
Stadium1:Stade Mohammed V
City1:Casablanca
Referee1:Neant Alioum (Cameroon)
Attendance1:70,000
Weather1:Cloudy
15°C
Secondleg:Second Leg
Team1score2:0
Team2score2:1
Date2:12 November 2011
Stadium2:Stade Olympique de Radès
City2:Tunis
Referee2:Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)
Attendance2:50,000
Weather2:Partly Cloudy
16°C
Previous:2010
Next:2012

The 2011 CAF Champions League Final was the final of the 2011 CAF Champions League, the 47th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 15th edition under the current CAF Champions League format.

The final was played between Wydad AC from Morocco and Espérance ST from Tunisia.[1] [2] After a goal-less first leg,[3] Espérance ST won the second leg 1–0 to win their second African title (the first being the 1994 African Cup of Champions Clubs).[4] The win saw Espérance ST complete the Treble, and as a result, Espérance ST qualified to enter the quarterfinals of the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup as the CAF representative, as well as participate in the 2012 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 2011 CAF Confederation Cup.

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)
Wydad ACUNAF (North Africa)1992
ES TunisUNAF (North Africa)1994, 1999, 2000, 2010

Venues

Mohamed V Stadium

Mohammed V Stadium is part of a big athletic complex situated in the heart of the city of Casablanca, Morocco, in the western part of the Maarif neighborhood. It was inaugurated March 6, 1955, and currently has a capacity of 67,000.

Often hosting the games of the Morocco national football team, the Mohammed V Stadium is equally known as the home of Wydad AC and Raja CA. It is named after King Mohammed V of Morocco.

Mohammed V Stadium is located right in the centre of the city of Casablanca, the international airport of Casablanca is 25 kilometres from the stadium, and the Casa-Voyageurs rail station is 5 kilometres from the stadium. The stadium has a parking lot with a capacity of 1,000 cars.

It currently has a semi-artificial lawn of a high standard.

Stade Olympique de Radès

Stade Olympique de Radès is a multi-purpose stadium in Radès, 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.

Road to final

Wydad ACRound ES Tunis
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legQualifying roundsOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Aduana Stars3–13–0 (H)0–1 (A)Preliminary roundbye
Kano Pillars2–02–0 (H)0–0 (A)First round ASPAC5–25–0 (H)0–2 (A)
TP Mazembe1–2*|1–0 (H)|0–2 (A)|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Second round|align=left| Diaraf|6–0|5–0 (H)|1–0 (A)|-|align=left| Simba|colspan=3|3–0|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Special play-off*
OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult
Al Ahly3–3 (A)Matchday 1 MC Alger1–1 (A)
MC Alger4–0 (H)Matchday 2 Al Ahly1–0 (H)
ES Tunis2–2 (H)Matchday 3 Wydad AC2–2 (A)
ES Tunis0–0 (A)Matchday 4 Wydad AC0–0 (H)
Al Ahly1–1 (H)Matchday 5 MC Alger4–0 (H)
MC Alger1–3 (A)Matchday 6 Al Ahly1–1 (A)
Final standings
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnock-out stageOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Enyimba1–01–0 (H)0–0 (A)Semifinals Al-Hilal3–01–0 (A)2–0 (H)

* TP Mazembe won 2–1 on aggregate, but were later disqualified for fielding an ineligible player in the first round. As a result, Wydad Casablanca played against Tanzanian side Simba, which lost to TP Mazembe in the first round, in a play-off for a place in the group stage.

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).[5]

First leg

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GK 1 Nadir Lamyaghri
DF 13
DF 3
DF 6
DF 10 Mohamed Berrabeh
DF 7
MF 28
MF 8
MF 5 Abderrahmane Mssassi
MF 14
FW 21 Fabrice Ondama
Substitutes:
FW 16
MF 4
FW 24
Manager:
Michel Decastel
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GK 1
DF 29 Walid Hichri
DF 6
DF 12 Khalil Chemmam
DF 3 Banana Yaya
DF 19 Khaled Mouelhi
MF 21
MF 18
MF 23 Khaled Korbi
MF 28 Youssef Msakni
FW 15
Substitutes:
MF 10
FW 26
MF 14
Manager:
Nabil Maâloul
Assistant referees


Efarist Mikwande (Cameroon)
Moussa Yanoussa (Cameroon)
Fourth official


Christopher Ndy (Cameroon)

Second leg

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GK 1 Moez Ben Cherifia
DF 26 Harrison Afful
DF 29 Walid Hichri
DF 12 Khalil Chemmam
MF 3
MF 21
MF 18 Wajdi Bouazzi
MF 23
MF 10
MF 28
FW 15 Yannick N'Djeng
Substitutes:
MF 6
FW 19
FW 7
Manager:
Nabil Maâloul
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GK 17 Yassine Bounou
DF 13
DF 3
DF 6 Hicham El Amrani
DF 10
DF 7 Ahmed Ajeddou
MF 28
MF 8
MF 5
MF 14
FW 21 Fabrice Ondama
Substitutes:
FW 2
DF 4
MF 27
Manager:
Michel Decastel
Assistant referees


Pio Sangui (Ivory Coast)
Pierre Moussa (Ivory Coast)
Fourth official


Ndre Koam (Ivory Coast)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Esperance reach African Champions League final. 15 October 2011. BBC Sport. 1 November 2011.
  2. Web site: Wydad Casablanca into African Champions League final. 16 October 2011. BBC Sport. 1 November 2011.
  3. http://www.cafonline.com/competition/champions-league_2010/news/11904-esperance-force-wydad-to-a-barren-draw.html Esperance force Wydad to a barren draw
  4. http://www.cafonline.com/competition/champions-league_2010/news/11967-esperance-conquer-africa-thanks-to-afful-goal.html Esperance conquer Africa thanks to Afful goal
  5. http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/Regulation/champions%20league.pdf Regulations of the CAF Champions League