2007 CAF Champions League

2007 CAF Champions League
Confederation of African Football Champions League
Tournament details
Dates 26 January – 9 November
Teams 60
Final positions
Champions Tunisia Étoile du Sahel (1st title)
Runners-up Egypt Al-Ahly
Tournament statistics
Matches played 131
Goals scored 282 (2.15 per match)
Top scorer(s) Democratic Republic of the Congo Mabi Mputu (9 goals)

The 2007 CAF Champions League was the 11th occurrence of the CAF Champions League, the most prestigious club football competition in Africa. Étoile du Sahel of Tunisia became champions for the first time, beating Al-Ahly of Egypt 3–1 in a two-legged final. Étoile du Sahel participated in the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan as the representative from CAF.

Qualifying rounds

Preliminary round

The 1st legs were played on 26–28 January 2007.
The 2nd legs were played on 9–11 February 2007.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Highlanders Zimbabwe 1–1 (9–8 p) Mauritius Pamplemousses SC 1–0 0–1
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa 6–2 Swaziland Royal Leopards 4–2 2–0
JS Saint-Pierroise Réunion w/o Mozambique Desportivo Maputo 1
Zamalek Egypt 5–1 Burundi Vital'O FC 4–1 1–0
Al-Hilal Sudan 6–0 Zanzibar Polisi 4–0 2–0
Asante Kotoko Ghana 1–1 (2–4 p) The Gambia Gambia Ports Authority 1–0 0–1
ASFA Yennenga Burkina Faso 1–3 Nigeria Nasarawa United 1–1 0–2
Fello Star Guinea 0–4 Cape Verde Sporting Clube da Praia 0–1 0–32
ASC Diaraf Senegal 1–2 Togo Maranatha 1–0 0–2
FC Saint Eloi Lupopo Democratic Republic of the Congo 1–4 Rwanda APR FC 1–2 0–2
USM Alger Algeria 3–3 (a) Niger AS-FNIS 3–1 0–2
Al-Ittihad Tripoli Libya 4–0 Benin Mogas 90 FC 3–0 1–0
Canon Yaoundé Cameroon 1–2 Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo 1–0 0–2
Saint-George SA Ethiopia w/o Malawi Super ESCOM 3
Wydad Casablanca Morocco 5–2 Mauritania ASC Mauritel Mobile FC 4–0 1–2
Stade Malien Mali 1–4 4 Senegal AS Douanes 1–2 0–2
Ocean Boys FC Nigeria 0–1 Sierra Leone Kallon 0–0 0–1
Petro Atlético Angola 2–1 Namibia FC Civics 1–0 1–1
Young Africans FC Tanzania 5–1 Comoros AJSM 5–1 5
Likhopo Lesotho 0–1 Zambia Zanaco FC 0–0 0–1
Espérance de Tunis Tunisia 6–1 Chad Renaissance FC 4–0 2–1
Renacimiento FC Equatorial Guinea 0–2 Ghana Ashanti Gold SC 0–1 0–1
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 7–2 Botswana Police XI 3–0 4–2
AS ADEMA Madagascar 3–0 Seychelles Anse Réunion FC 0–0 3–0
JS Kabylie Algeria 5–2 Guinea-Bissau Clube de Futebol "Os Balantas" 3–1 2–1
CD Primeiro de Agosto Angola 1–2 Gabon AS Mangasport 0–1 1–1
Coton Sport FC Cameroon 3–0 Uganda Uganda Revenus Authority SC 3–0 0–0
Séwé Sports Ivory Coast 3–2 Liberia Mighty Barrolle 3–1 0–1

1 JS Saint-Pierroise withdrew due to high travel costs; they were banned from AFC competitions for three years and fined $3500.
2 Sporting Clube da Praia refused to travel due to civil unrest and a violent general strike in Guinea.
3 Super ESCOM withdrew.
4 AS Douanes were ejected from the competition for fielding an ineligible player.
5 The tie was played over one leg because AGSM did not have an international-standard ground.

First round

1st legs were played on 2–4 March 2007.
2nd legs were played on 16–18 March 2007.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Highlanders Zimbabwe 0–2 Egypt Al-Ahly 0–0 0–2
Desportivo Maputo Mozambique 1–3 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 1–1 0–2
Al-Hilal Sudan 4–2 Egypt El Zamalek 2–0 2–2
Nasarawa United Nigeria 4–2 The Gambia Gambia Ports Authority 3–0 1–2
Fello Star Guinea 1–5 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 0–1 1–4
APR FC Rwanda 2–2 Togo Maranatha 2–0 0–21
Al-Ittihad Tripoli Libya 5–1 Niger AS-FNIS 4–1 1–0
Saint-George SA Ethiopia 1–2 Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo 1–0 0–2
Stade Malien Mali 1–3 Morocco Wydad Casablanca 0–0 1–3
Kallon Sierra Leone 1–3 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 0–1 1–2
Young Africans FC Tanzania 3–2 Angola Petro Atlético 3–0 0–2
Espérance de Tunis Tunisia 6–1 Zambia Zanaco FC 2–0 4–1
Ashanti Gold SC Ghana 2–2 (6–7 p) Morocco FAR Rabat 2–0 0–2
AS ADEMA Madagascar 3–5 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 2–2 1–4
AS Mangasport Gabon 3–4 Algeria JS Kabylie 3–1 0–3
Séwé Sports Ivory Coast 1–4 Cameroon Coton Sport FC 1–0 0–4

1The match was abandoned in the 82nd minute with Maranatha leading 2-0 after APR FC walked off protesting a penalty award against them; APR FC were ejected from the competition and banned from CAF competitions for three years.

Second round

1st legs were played on 6–8 April 2007.
2nd legs were played on 20–22 April 2007.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa 2–4 Egypt Al-Ahly 2–2 0–2
Nasarawa United Nigeria 3–3 (2–3 p) Sudan Al-Hilal 3–0 0–3
Maranatha Togo 0–3 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 0–0 0–3
Étoile du Congo Republic of the Congo 3–3 (a) Libya Al-Ittihad Tripoli 3–1 0–2
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast 2–0 Morocco Wydad Casablanca 2–0 0–0
Espérance de Tunis Tunisia 3–0 Tanzania Young Africans FC 3–0 0–0
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 1–2 Morocco FAR Rabat 1–0 0–2
Coton Sport FC Cameroon 1–2 Algeria JS Kabylie 1–0 0–2

Group stage

Teams qualified for semi-finals

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 632162+411
Libya Al Ittihad 631264+210
Algeria JS Kabylie 621368–27
Morocco FAR Rabat 612326–45


Al Ittihad Libya 1–0 Algeria JS Kabylie
Camara  83' (Report)
Attendance: 25 000
Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)
FAR Rabat Morocco 0–1 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
(Report) Ben Frej  70'
Attendance: 32 000
JS Kabylie Algeria 2–0 Morocco FAR Rabat
Dabo  29' (pen),  44' (Report)
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
FAR Rabat Morocco 1–0 Libya Al Ittihad
Ouaddouch  90+3' (Report)
Referee: Emmanuel Imiere (Nigeria)
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia 3–0 Algeria JS Kabylie
Chermiti  1'
Ben Mohamed  48'
Silva Alves  53'		 (Report)
Referee: Rene Louzaya (Congo)
Al Ittihad Libya 2–0 Morocco FAR Rabat
Shibani  44'
Rewani  61'
JS Kabylie Algeria 0–2 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
Ogunbiyi  46'
Chermiti  90+2'
Referee: Abdel Rahman Khalid (Sudan)
JS Kabylie Algeria 3–1 Libya Al Ittihad
Athmani 22'
Hemani  54'
Saïbi  69'		 Rewani  19'
Referee: Aboubacar Sharaf (Ivory Coast)
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia 0–0 Morocco FAR Rabat
Referee: Alex Kotey (Ghana)
Al Ittihad Libya 2–0 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
Shibani  14'
Rewani  58'(pen)
Referee: Kokou Djaoupe (Togo)
FAR Rabat Morocco 1–1 Algeria JS Kabylie
Benkassou  22' (pen.) Derrag  85'
Referee: Diouf Abdou (Senegal)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Egypt Al Ahly 640284+412
Sudan Al-Hilal 631285+310
Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 621345–17
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 612328–65
Al Ahly Egypt 2–0 Sudan Al Hilal
Flavio  84'
Hosny  90+2'		 (Report)
Al Hilal Sudan 2–0 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
Eze  29' 90+2' (Report)
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Muhmed Ssegonga (Uganda)
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast 0–1 Egypt Al Ahly
(Report) Aboutreika  40'
Referee: Kenias Marange (Zimbabwe)
Al Ahly Egypt 3–0 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
Aboutreika  12'
Flavio  77'
Hosny  85'		 (Report)
Attendance: 30,000
Al Hilal Sudan 2–1 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Eze  12'
Mohamed  90'		 (Report) Idrissu  52'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco)
Espérance de Tunis Tunisia 1–0 Egypt Al Ahly
Kasdaoui  38'
Referee: Aldrin Ncobo (South Africa)
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast 1–0 Sudan Al Hilal
N'Gossan  30'
Referee: Divine Evehe (Cameroon)
Al Hilal Sudan 3–0 Egypt Al Ahly
Khan  56'
Korongo  67'
Eze  85'
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast 2–0 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
Zaïem  60' (o.g.)
Diarra  78'
Referee: Jean-Marie Hicuburundi (Burundi)
Espérance de Tunis Tunisia 1–1 Sudan Al Hilal
Ltaief  41' Eze  44' (pen.)

Final stage

Bracket

Semi-Finals Final
      
Sudan Al Hilal 3
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 4
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 3
Egypt Al Ahly 1
Libya Al Ittihad 0
Egypt Al Ahly 1

Semi-Finals

The first legs were played on 21–23 September and the second legs on 5–7 October.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al Hilal Sudan 3–4 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 2–1 1–3
Al Ittihad Libya 0–1 Egypt Al Ahly 0–0 0–1
Al-Hilal Sudan 2–1 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
Eze  62'
Osunwa  66'		 Rapport Felhi  38'
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia 3–1 Sudan Al-Hilal
Chermiti  16', 62'
Ben Frej  52'		 Rapport Eze  55'
Al-Ittihad Libya 0–0 Egypt Al-Ahly
Rapport
Al-Ahly Egypt 1–0 Libya Al-Ittihad
Hamadi  20' (o.g.) Rapport
Referee: Kotey Alex (Ghana)

Final

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia 3–1 Egypt Al Ahly 0–0 3–1
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia 0–0 Egypt Al-Ahly
Rapport
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Evehe Divine (Cameroon)
Al-Ahly Egypt 1–3 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
El-Nahhas  48' Rapport Gharbi  44'
Chermiti  90+3'
Narry  90+5'
Attendance: 74,000
Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco)

Top scorers

PlacePlayerClubGoals
1st Democratic Republic of the Congo Mabi Mputu TP Mazembe 9
2nd Tunisia Mohamed Amine Chermiti Étoile du Sahel 8
2nd Nigeria Ndubuisi Eze Al Hilal 8
4th Mali Cheick Oumar Dabo JS Kabylie 7
4th Libya Salem Al Rewani Al Ittihad 7
6th Tunisia Amine Ltaïef Espérance 6
7th Nigeria Kelechi Osunwa Al Hilal 5
7th Angola Flavio Amado Al-Ahly 5

See also

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