2015 CAF Champions League Final

2015 CAF Champions League Final
Stade Omar Hamadi in Algiers hosted the first leg of the final
Event 2015 CAF Champions League
USM Alger TP Mazembe
Algeria Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 4
on aggregate
First leg
USM Alger TP Mazembe
1 2
Date 31 October 2015
Venue Omar Hamadi Stadium, Algiers
Referee Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Second leg
TP Mazembe USM Alger
2 0
Date 8 November 2015
Venue Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi
Referee Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

The 2015 CAF Champions League Final was the final of the 2015 CAF Champions League, the 51st edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 19th edition under the current CAF Champions League format.

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between USM Alger of Algeria and TP Mazembe of Democratic Republic of the Congo. The first leg was hosted by USM Alger at the Omar Hamadi Stadium in Algiers on 31 October 2015, while the second leg was hosted by TP Mazembe at the Stade TP Mazembe in Lubumbashi on 8 November 2015.[1] The winner earned the right to represent the CAF at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the quarterfinal stage, as well as play in the 2016 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup.[2]

TP Mazembe won the competition for the fifth time in its history and first time since 2010, defeating USM Alger of Algeria 4–1 on aggregate.[3][4]

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)
Algeria USM Alger UNAF (North Africa) none
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe UNIFFAC (Central Africa) 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 2009, 2010

Road to final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).[5]

Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe Round Algeria USM Alger
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying rounds Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye Preliminary round Chad Foullah Edifice 4–3 3–0 (H) 1–3 (A)
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 3–2 0–1 (A) 3–1 (H) First round Senegal AS Pikine 6–2 5–1 (H) 1–1 (A)
Mali Stade Malien 4–3 2–2 (A) 2–1 (H) Second round Guinea AS Kaloum 3–2 2–1 (H) 1–1 (A)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Sudan Al-Hilal 0–0 (H) Matchday 1 Algeria ES Sétif 2–1 (A)
Morocco Moghreb Tétouan 0–0 (A) Matchday 2 Sudan Al-Merrikh 1–0 (H)
Egypt Smouha 2–0 (A) Matchday 3 Algeria MC El Eulma 2–1 (H)
Egypt Smouha 1–0 (H) Matchday 4 Algeria MC El Eulma 1–0 (A)
Sudan Al-Hilal 0–1 (A) Matchday 5 Algeria ES Sétif 3–0 (H)
Morocco Moghreb Tétouan 5–0 (H) Matchday 6 Sudan Al-Merrikh 0–1 (A)
Group A winner
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 6 3 2 1 8 1 +7 11 Advance to knockout stage
2 Sudan Al-Hilal 6 2 3 1 5 3 +2 9
3 Morocco Moghreb Tétouan 6 2 2 2 6 10 −4 8
4 Egypt Smouha 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 4
Source: CAF
 Final standings Group B winner
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Algeria USM Alger 6 5 0 1 9 3 +6 15 Advance to knockout stage
2 Sudan Al-Merrikh 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13
3 Algeria ES Sétif 6 1 2 3 5 10 −5 5
4 Algeria MC El Eulma 6 0 1 5 5 11 −6 1
Source: CAF
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Sudan Al-Merrikh 4–2 1–2 (A) 3–0 (H) Semifinals Sudan Al-Hilal 2–1 2–1 (A) 0–0 (H)

Rules

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the order of legs decided by a draw, held after the group stage draw. 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).[2]

Matches

First leg

USM Alger Algeria 1–2 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Seguer  89' Report Kalaba  28'
Samatta  79' (pen.)
Attendance: 15.000
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
USM Alger
TP Mazembe
GK1Algeria Mohamed Zemmamouche
DF25Algeria Mokhtar Benmoussa
DF26Algeria Brahim Boudebouda
DF5Algeria Arslane Mazari 51'
DF19Algeria Houcine Benayada 70'
MF23Algeria Hamza Koudri
MF20Algeria Nacereddine Khoualed (c) Yellow card 77'
MF11Algeria Hocine El OrfiYellow cardYellow cardRed card 22', 67'
MF7Algeria Zinedine Ferhat
MF8Algeria Kaddour Beldjilali 46'
FW14Algeria Rachid Nadji
Substitutes:
FW18Algeria Mohamed Seguer 46'
DF6Algeria Farouk Chafaï 51'
FW2Algeria Mohamed Amine Aoudia 70'
DF3Algeria Ayoub Abdellaoui
MF13Algeria Nassim Bouchema
MF28Algeria Karim Baïteche
GK29Algeria Ismaïl Mansouri
Manager:
France Miloud Hamdi
GK1Democratic Republic of the Congo Robert Kidiaba
DF24Ghana Yaw Frimpong
DF2Democratic Republic of the Congo Joël Kimwaki (c)Yellow card 69'
DF27Ghana Richard Kissi Boateng
DF6Mali Salif Coulibaly
MF4Zambia Nathan SinkalaYellow card 15' 72'
MF29Mali Boubacar Diarra
MF18Zambia Rainford KalabaRed card 45+1'
FW9Tanzania Mbwana Samatta 86'
FW28Tanzania Thomas Ulimwengu 90+1'
FW11Mali Adama Traoré
Substitutes:
DF12Democratic Republic of the Congo Merveille Bokadi 72'
FW7Ivory Coast Roger Assalé 86'
MF19Ghana Daniel Nii Adjei 90+1'
DF3Democratic Republic of the Congo Jean Kasusula
FW17Democratic Republic of the Congo Jonathan Bolingi
FW20Ghana Solomon Asante
GK22Ivory Coast Sylvain Gbohouo
Manager:
France Patrice Carteron

Assistant referees:
Tahssen Abo El Sadat Bedyer (Egypt)
Ahmed Taha Hossam (Egypt)
Fourth official:
Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)

Second leg

TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 2–0 Algeria USM Alger
Samatta  74' (pen.)
Assalé  90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 18,000
TP Mazembe
USM Alger
GK1Democratic Republic of the Congo Robert Kidiaba
DF24Ghana Yaw Frimpong
DF2Democratic Republic of the Congo Joël Kimwaki (c)
DF27Ghana Richard Kissi Boateng
DF6Mali Salif Coulibaly
MF20Ghana Solomon Asante 46'
MF4Zambia Nathan Sinkala 46'
MF29Mali Boubacar Diarra
FW9Tanzania Mbwana Samatta
FW28Tanzania Thomas UlimwenguYellow card 70' 77'
FW11Mali Adama Traoré
Substitutes:
FW7Ivory Coast Roger Assalé 46'
MF19Ghana Daniel Nii Adjei 46'
FW17Democratic Republic of the Congo Jonathan Bolingi 77'
FW10Zambia Given Singuluma
DF12Democratic Republic of the Congo Merveille Bokadi
DF14Zambia Kabaso Chongo
GK22Ivory Coast Sylvain Gbohouo
Manager:
France Patrice Carteron
GK16Algeria Ismaïl Mansouri
DF25Algeria Mokhtar Benmoussa
DF26Algeria Brahim Boudebouda
DF6Algeria Farouk Chafaï
DF3Algeria Ayoub Abdellaoui
MF24Algeria Mohamed Benkhemassa
MF19Algeria Houcine BenayadaYellow card 2'
MF23Algeria Hamza Koudri
MF7Algeria Zinedine FerhatYellow cardYellow cardRed card 73', 90+5'
FW2Algeria Mohamed Amine Aoudia 46'
FW9Madagascar Carolus Andriamatsinoro
Substitutes:
MF8Algeria Kaddour Beldjilali 46'
GK1Algeria Mohamed Zemmamouche
MF13Algeria Nassim Bouchema
FW14Algeria Rachid Nadji
FW18Algeria Mohamed Seguer
GK27Algeria Mourad Berrefane
MF28Algeria Karim Baïteche
Manager:
France Miloud Hamdi

Assistant referees:
Jean Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
Yahaya Mahamadou (Niger)
Fourth official:
Bakary Camara (Gambia)[6]

References

  1. ↑ "CAF Champions League final details". CAF. 30 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Advantage Mazembe in CAF final after away win". CAF. 1 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Mazembe beat USMA to reach fifth heaven". CAF. 8 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Orange CAF CL FINAL 2015: CAF Flash Magazine" (PDF). CAF.
  6. ↑ "Orange CAF CL FINAL 2015: TP Mazembe VS U.S.M Alger start list" (PDF). CAF.
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