2014 CAF Champions League knockout stage explained

The knock-out stage of the 2014 CAF Champions League was played from 20 September to 1 November 2014. A total of four teams competed in the knock-out stage.[1] [2]

Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the two groups in the group stage qualified for the knock-out stage.

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A TP Mazembe AS Vita Club
B CS Sfaxien ES Sétif

Format

Knock-out ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).[1]

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.[3]

RoundFirst legSecond leg
Semi-finals19–21 September 201426–28 September 2014
Final24–26 October 201431 October–2 November 2014

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.[1] [4]

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4–4 on aggregate. ES Sétif won on the away goals rule and advanced to the final.----AS Vita Club won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the final.

Final

See main article: 2014 CAF Champions League Final.

In the final, the order of legs was decided by a draw, held after the group stage draw (29 April 2014, 11:00 UTC+2, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt).[4]

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3–3 on aggregate. ES Sétif won on the away goals rule.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Regulations of the CAF Champions League. Confédération Africaine de Football. 19 October 2014.
  2. Web site: CAF Champions League 2014 – Final Stages. African Soccer Weebly. 2014-09-14. https://archive.today/20140914142522/http://africansoccer.weebly.com/caf-cl-14---fs.html. 2014-09-14. dead.
  3. Web site: 2014 Competitions Calendar. Cafonline.com.
  4. Web site: 18th Edition of the Orange Champions League 2014 - Official Draw, Cairo 29.04.2014. Confederation of African Football. 29 April 2014.