2015 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage explained

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.[1]

Qualified teams

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

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A Al-Ahly Étoile du Sahel
B Zamalek 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).[1]

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.[2]

RoundFirst legSecond leg
Semi-finals25–27 September 20152–4 October 2015
Final20–22 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).

Semi-finals

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Orlando Pirates won 5–3 on aggregate.----Étoile du Sahel won 5–4 on aggregate.

Final

See main article: 2015 CAF Confederation Cup Final.

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Étoile du Sahel won 2–1 on aggregate.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup. Confédération Africaine de Football. 1 December 2014.
  2. Web site: CAF Full Calendar . 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 .