2011 CAF Champions League Final

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.

2011 CAF Champions League Final
7 November Stadium hosted the podium where ES Tunis lifted the trophy
Event2011 CAF Champions League
Wydad Casablanca ES Tunis
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First leg
Wydad Casablanca ES Tunis
0 0
Date6 November 2011
VenueStade Mohammed V, Casablanca
RefereeNeant Alioum (Cameroon)
Attendance70,000
WeatherCloudy
15 °C (59 °F)
Second Leg
ES Tunis Wydad Casablanca
1 0
Date12 November 2011
VenueStade 7 November, Radès
RefereeNoumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)
Attendance50,000
WeatherPartly Cloudy
16 °C (61 °F)

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)
Wydad Casablanca UNAF (North Africa) 1992
ES Tunis UNAF (North Africa) 1994, 1999, 2000, 2010

Venues

Mohamed V Stadium
Mohamed V Stadium in Casablanca, Morocco hosted the first leg.

Mohammed V Stadium is part of a big athletic complex situated in the heart of the city of Casablanca, Morocco, in the western part of the Maarif neighborhood. It was inaugurated March 6, 1955, and currently has a capacity of 67,000.

Often hosting the games of the Morocco national football team, the Mohammed V Stadium is equally known as the home of Wydad Casablanca and Raja Casablanca. It is named after King Mohammed V of Morocco.

Mohammed V Stadium is located right in the centre of the city of Casablanca, the international airport of Casablanca is 25 kilometres from the stadium, and the Casa-Voyageurs rail station is 5 kilometres from the stadium. The stadium has a parking lot with a capacity of 1,000 cars.

It currently has a semi-artificial lawn of a high standard.


7 November Stadium
7 November Stadium in Radès, Tunisia hosted the second leg.

7 November Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Radès, Tunisia about 10 kilometers south-east of the city center of Tunis, in the center of the Olympic City. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it also has facilities for athletics. The stadium holds 60,000 and was built in 2001 for the 2001 Mediterranean Games and is considered to be one of the best stadiums in Africa. The stadium was built for the 2001 Mediterranean Games, the 60,000-seat covered area covers 13,000 m2 and consists of a central area, 3 adjoining grounds, 2 warm-up rooms, 2 paintings and an official stand of 7,000 seats. The press gallery is equipped with 300 desks.

Club Africain and ES Tunis play their major league matches here. Before the construction of this stadium, the Tunis derby used to be played in the 45,000 seat-capacity Stade El Menzah. It is also the stadium of Tunisia national football team since 2001.

This stadium has hosted matches of the 2004 African Cup of Nations which was won by the Tunisian team.

Road to final
Further information: 2011 CAF Champions League
Wydad Casablanca Round ES Tunis
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying rounds Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Aduana Stars 3–1 3–0 (H) 0–1 (A) Preliminary round bye
Kano Pillars 2–0 2–0 (H) 0–0 (A) First round ASPAC 5–2 5–0 (H) 0–2 (A)
TP Mazembe 1–2* 1–0 (H) 0–2 (A) Second round Diaraf 6–0 5–0 (H) 1–0 (A)
Simba 3–0 Special play-off* —
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Al-Ahly 3–3 (A) Matchday 1 MC Alger 1–1 (A)
MC Alger 4–0 (H) Matchday 2 Al-Ahly 1–0 (H)
ES Tunis 2–2 (H) Matchday 3 Wydad Casablanca 2–2 (A)
ES Tunis 0–0 (A) Matchday 4 Wydad Casablanca 0–0 (H)
Al-Ahly 1–1 (H) Matchday 5 MC Alger 4–0 (H)
MC Alger 1–3 (A) Matchday 6 Al-Ahly 1–1 (A)
Group B Runner-up
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Espérance ST 6 2 4 0 9 4 +5 10
Wydad Casablanca 6 1 4 1 11 9 +2 7[lower-alpha 1]
Al-Ahly 6 1 4 1 7 6 +1 7[lower-alpha 1]
MC Alger 6 1 2 3 4 12 −8 5
Source:
Notes:
  1. Wydad Casablanca and Al-Ahly are ranked by their head-to-head records (decided by away goals).
 Final standings
Group B Winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Espérance ST 6 2 4 0 9 4 +5 10
Wydad Casablanca 6 1 4 1 11 9 +2 7[lower-alpha 1]
Al-Ahly 6 1 4 1 7 6 +1 7[lower-alpha 1]
MC Alger 6 1 2 3 4 12 −8 5
Source:
Notes:
  1. Wydad Casablanca and Al-Ahly are ranked by their head-to-head records (decided by away goals).
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knock-out stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Enyimba 1–0 1–0 (H) 0–0 (A) Semifinals 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.

Format

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 0 – 0 ES Tunis
Report
Attendance: 70,000[6]
Referee: Neant Alioum (Cameroon)[7]
Wydad AC
ES Tunis
GK1 Nadir Lamyaghri
DF13 Youssef Rabeh
DF3 Mourad Lemsen
DF6 Hicham El Amrani 88'
DF10 Mohamed Berrabeh
DF7 Ahmed Ajeddou ?'
MF28 Said Fettah ?'
MF8 Yassine Lakhal 77'
MF5 Abderrahmane Mssassi
MF14 Yassine Rami 64'
FW21 Fabrice Ondama
Substitutes:
FW16 Houcine Zaidoune 64'
MF4 Youssef Kaddioui Idrissi 77'
FW24 Younes Mankari 88'
Manager:
Michel Decastel
GK1 Moez Ben Cherifia
DF29 Walid Hichri
DF6 Idrissa Coulibaly 29'
DF12 Khalil Chemmam
DF3 Banana Yaya
DF19 Khaled Mouelhi
MF21 Mejdi Traoui
MF18 Wajdi Bouazzi 13' 90'
MF23 Khaled Korbi
MF28 Youssef Msakni 83'
FW15 Yannick N'Djeng 90+5'
Substitutes:
MF10 Oussama Darragi 83'
FW26 Harrison Afful 90'
MF14 Mohamed Ali Slama 90+5'
Manager:
Nabil Maâloul

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

Second leg
ES Tunis 1 – 0 Wydad Casablanca
Afful  21' Report
Stade 7 November, Radès
Attendance: 50,000
ES Tunis
Wydad AC
GK1 Moez Ben Cherifia
DF26 Harrison Afful
DF29 Walid Hichri
DF12 Khalil Chemmam
MF3 Banana Yaya
MF21 Mejdi Traoui 84'
MF18 Wajdi Bouazzi
MF23 Khaled Korbi 75'
MF10 Oussama Darragi 84'
MF28 Youssef Msakni 76'
FW15 Yannick N'Djeng 88'
Substitutes:
MF6 Idrissa Coulibaly 76'
FW19 Khaled Mouelhi 84'
FW7 Khaled Ayari 88'
Manager:
Nabil Maâloul
GK17 Yassine Bounou
DF13 Youssef Rabeh
DF3 Mourad Lemsen  44'
DF6 Hicham El Amrani
DF10 Mohamed Berrabeh 65'
DF7 Ahmed Ajeddou
MF28 Said Fettah 59'
MF8 Yassine Lakhal 70'
MF5 Abderrahmane Mssassi 48'
MF14 Yassine Rami 89'
FW21 Fabrice Ondama
Substitutes:
FW2 Ayoub Skouma 59'
DF4 Youssef Kaddioui 70'
MF27 Pascal Angan 89'
Manager:
Michel Decastel

Assistant referees:
Pio Sangui (Ivory Coast)
Pierre Moussa (Ivory Coast)
Fourth official:
Ndre Koam (Ivory Coast)

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. "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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