2011 CAF Champions League Final

2011 CAF Champions League Final
7 November Stadium hosted the second leg of the final
Event 2011 CAF Champions League
Wydad Casablanca Espérance ST
Morocco Tunisia
0 1
First leg
Wydad Casablanca Espérance ST
0 0
Date 6 November 2011
Venue Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Referee Neant Alioum (Cameroon)
Attendance 70,000
Weather Cloudy
15 °C (59 °F)
Second Leg
Espérance ST Wydad Casablanca
1 0
Date 12 November 2011
Venue Stade 7 November, Radès
Referee Noumandiez Doue (Côte d'Ivoire)
Attendance 50,000
Weather Partly Cloudy
16 °C (61 °F)

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 Casablanca 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.

Team Region Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Morocco Wydad Casablanca UNAF (North Africa) 1992
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis UNAF (North Africa) 1994, 1999, 2000, 2010

Road to final

Morocco Wydad Casablanca Round Tunisia Espérance ST
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying rounds Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Ghana Aduana Stars 3–1 3–0 (H) 0–1 (A) Preliminary round bye
Nigeria Kano Pillars 2–0 2–0 (H) 0–0 (A) First round Benin ASPAC 5–2 5–0 (H) 0–2 (A)
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 1–2* 1–0 (H) 0–2 (A) Second round Senegal Diaraf 6–0 5–0 (H) 1–0 (A)
Tanzania Simba 3–0 Special play-off* —
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Egypt Al-Ahly 3–3 (A) Matchday 1 Algeria MC Alger 1–1 (A)
Algeria MC Alger 4–0 (H) Matchday 2 Egypt Al-Ahly 1–0 (H)
Tunisia Espérance ST 2–2 (H) Matchday 3 Morocco Wydad Casablanca 2–2 (A)
Tunisia Espérance ST 0–0 (A) Matchday 4 Morocco Wydad Casablanca 0–0 (H)
Egypt Al-Ahly 1–1 (H) Matchday 5 Algeria MC Alger 4–0 (H)
Algeria MC Alger 1–3 (A) Matchday 6 Egypt Al-Ahly 1–1 (A)
Group B runner-up
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Tunisia Espérance ST 624094+510
Morocco Wydad Casablanca 6141119+27
Egypt Al-Ahly 614176+17
Algeria MC Alger 6123412−85
 Final standings Group B winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Tunisia Espérance ST 624094+510
Morocco Wydad Casablanca 6141119+27
Egypt Al-Ahly 614176+17
Algeria MC Alger 6123412−85
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knock-out stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Nigeria Enyimba 1–0 1–0 (H) 0–0 (A) Semifinals Sudan Al-Hilal 3–0 1–0 (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.

Rules

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

Wydad Casablanca Morocco 0 – 0 Tunisia Espérance ST
Report
Attendance: 70,000[6]
Referee: Neant Alioum (Cameroon)[7]
Wydad AC
Espérance ST
GK1Morocco Nadir Lamyaghri
DF13Morocco Youssef Rabeh
DF3Morocco Mourad Lemsen
DF6Morocco Hicham El Amrani 88'
DF10Morocco Mohamed Berrabeh
DF7Morocco Ahmed AjeddouYellow card 
MF28Morocco Said FettahYellow card 
MF8Morocco Yassine Lakhal 77'
MF5Morocco Abderrahmane Mssassi
MF14Morocco Yassine Rami 64'
FW21Republic of the Congo Fabrice Ondama
Substitutes:
FW16Morocco Houcine Zaidoune 64'
MF4Morocco Youssef Kaddioui Idrissi 77'
FW24Morocco Younes Mankari 88'
Manager:
Switzerland Michel Decastel
GK1Tunisia Moez Ben Cherifia
DF29Tunisia Walid Hichri
DF6Mali Idrissa CoulibalyYellow card 29'
DF12Tunisia Khalil Chemmam
DF3Tunisia Banana Yaya
DF19Tunisia Khaled Mouelhi
MF21Tunisia Mejdi Traoui
MF18Tunisia Wajdi BouazziYellow card 13' 90'
MF23Tunisia Khaled Korbi
MF28Tunisia Youssef Msakni 83'
FW15Cameroon Yannick N'Djeng 90+5'
Substitutes:
MF10Tunisia Oussama Darragi 83'
FW26Ghana Harrison Afful 90'
MF14Tunisia Mohamed Ali Slama 90+5'
Manager:
Tunisia Nabil Maâloul

Assistant referees:
Efarist Mikwande (Cameroon)
Moussa Yanoussa (Cameroon)
Fourth official:
Christopher Ndy (Cameroon)

Second leg

Espérance ST Tunisia 1 – 0 Morocco Wydad Casablanca
Afful  21' Report
Attendance: 50,000
Espérance ST
Wydad AC
GK1Tunisia Moez Ben Cherifia
DF26Ghana Harrison Afful
DF29Tunisia Walid Hichri
DF12Tunisia Khalil Chemmam
MF3Cameroon Banana Yaya
MF21Tunisia Mejdi TraouiYellow card 84'
MF18Tunisia Wajdi Bouazzi
MF23Tunisia Khaled KorbiYellow card 75'
MF10Tunisia Oussama Darragi 84'
MF28Tunisia Youssef Msakni 76'
FW15Cameroon Yannick N'Djeng 88'
Substitutes:
MF6Mali Idrissa Coulibaly 76'
FW19Tunisia Khaled Mouelhi 84'
FW7Tunisia Khaled Ayari 88'
Manager:
Tunisia Nabil Maâloul
GK17Morocco Yassine Bounou
DF13Morocco Youssef Rabeh
DF3Morocco Mourad Lemsen Red card 44'
DF6Morocco Hicham El Amrani
DF10Morocco Mohamed BerrabehYellow card 65'
DF7Morocco Ahmed Ajeddou
MF28Morocco Said Fettah 59'
MF8Morocco Yassine Lakhal 70'
MF5Morocco Abderrahmane MssassiYellow card 48'
MF14Morocco Yassine Rami 89'
FW21Republic of the Congo Fabrice Ondama
Substitutes:
FW2Morocco Ayoub Skouma 59'
DF4Morocco Youssef Kaddioui 70'
MF27Benin Pascal Angan 89'
Manager:
Switzerland Michel Decastel

Assistant referees:
Pio Sangui (Côte d'Ivoire)
Pierre Moussa (Côte d'Ivoire)
Fourth official:
Ndre Koam (Côte d'Ivoire)

References

  1. ↑ "Esperance reach African Champions League final". BBC Sport. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  2. ↑ "Wydad Casablanca into African Champions League final". BBC Sport. 16 October 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  3. ↑ Esperance force Wydad to a barren draw
  4. ↑ Esperance conquer Africa thanks to Afful goal Archived 2011-12-16 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Regulations of the CAF Champions League
  6. ↑ Ligue des Champions d'Afrique (Finale aller): Wydad AC vs ES Tunis
  7. 1 2 "Ligue des Champions: Un Camerounais pour l'aller, un Ivoirien pour le retour". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
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