2017 CAF Champions League knockout stage

The 2017 CAF Champions League knockout stage was played from 8 September to 4 November 2017.[1] A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2017 CAF Champions League.[2]

Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the group stage advanced to the quarter-finals.

Group Winners Runners-up
A Étoile du Sahel Ferroviário Beira
B USM Alger Al-Ahli Tripoli
C Espérance de Tunis Mamelodi Sundowns
D Wydad Casablanca Al-Ahly

Format

In the knockout stage, the eight teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was 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 tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 26 & 27).[2]

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.[1][3][4]

Round First leg Second leg
Quarter-finals 15–17 September 2017 22–24 September 2017
Semi-finals 29 September – 1 October 2017 20–22 October 2017
Final 27–29 October 2017 3–5 November 2017

The calendar was amended from the original one for the following dates:[4]

  • Quarter-finals first leg: moved from 8–10 September to 15–17 September
  • Quarter-finals second leg: moved from 15–17 September to 22–24 September
  • Semi-finals second leg: moved from 13–15 October to 20–22 October

Bracket

The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:[2]

Round Matchups
Quarter-finals (Group winners host second leg)
  • QF1: Runner-up Group B vs. Winner Group A
  • QF2: Runner-up Group D vs. Winner Group C
  • QF3: Runner-up Group A vs. Winner Group B
  • QF4: Runner-up Group C vs. Winner Group D
Semi-finals (Order of legs decided by draw)
  • SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2
  • SF2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4
Final (Order of legs decided by draw)
  • Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2

The order of legs for the semi-finals and final was decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw on 26 April 2017, 14:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[5][6]

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                   
Al-Ahli Tripoli 0 0 0  
Étoile du Sahel 0 2 2  
  Étoile du Sahel 2 2 4  
  Al-Ahly 1 6 7  
Al-Ahly 2 2 4
Espérance de Tunis 2 1 3  
  Al-Ahly 1 0 1
  Wydad Casablanca 1 1 2
Ferroviário Beira 1 0 1 (a)  
USM Alger 1 0 1 (a)  
  USM Alger 0 1 1
  Wydad Casablanca 0 3 3  
Mamelodi Sundowns 1 0 1 (2 p)
Wydad Casablanca 0 1 1 (3 p)  

Quarter-finals

In the quarter-finals, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group, with the group winners hosting the second leg.[2]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ahli Tripoli 0–2 Étoile du Sahel 0–0 0–2
Al-Ahly 4–3 Espérance de Tunis 2–2 2–1
Ferroviário Beira 1–1 (a) USM Alger 1–1 0–0
Mamelodi Sundowns 1–1 (2–3 p) Wydad Casablanca 1–0 0–1
Al-Ahli Tripoli 0–0 Étoile du Sahel
Report
Attendance: 550
Étoile du Sahel 2–0 Al-Ahli Tripoli
 Report
Attendance: 20,000

Étoile du Sahel won 2–0 on aggregate.

Al-Ahly 2–2 Espérance de Tunis
 Report
Attendance: 25,000
Espérance de Tunis 1–2 Al-Ahly
 Report
Attendance: 40,000

Al-Ahly won 4–3 on aggregate.

Ferroviário Beira 1–1 USM Alger
  • Kanda  89'
 Report
Attendance: 6,000
USM Alger 0–0 Ferroviário Beira
Report
Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers
Attendance: 35,000

1–1 on aggregate. USM Alger won on away goals.

Mamelodi Sundowns 1–0 Wydad Casablanca
 Report
Attendance: 27,000

1–1 on aggregate. Wydad Casablanca won 3–2 on penalties.

Semi-finals

In the semi-finals, the four quarter-final winners played in two ties, with the order of legs decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw.[6]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Étoile du Sahel 4–7 Al-Ahly 2–1 2–6
USM Alger 1–3 Wydad Casablanca 0–0 1–3
Étoile du Sahel 2–1 Al-Ahly
 Report
Attendance: 22,000
Al-Ahly 6–2 Étoile du Sahel
 Report
Attendance: 50,000

Al-Ahly won 7–4 on aggregate.

USM Alger 0–0 Wydad Casablanca
Report
Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers
Attendance: 62,000
Wydad Casablanca 3–1 USM Alger
 Report
Attendance: 60,000

Wydad Casablanca won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final
Main article: 2017 CAF Champions League Final

In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the order of legs decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw.[6]

Al-Ahly 1–1 Wydad Casablanca
 Report
Attendance: 60,000
Wydad Casablanca 1–0 Al-Ahly
 Report
Attendance: 65,000

Wydad Casablanca won 2–1 on aggregate.

Notes
  1. Teams from Libya were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

References
  1. "CAF Flash Magazine: Final 2016 Orange Confederation Cup" (PDF). CAF.
  2. "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  3. "Total Champions League 2017: fixtures of the group matches" (PDF). CAF.
  4. "Calendar for Interclubs knockout stages amended". CAF. 25 July 2017.
  5. "Draw procedure for CL group phase". CAF. 26 April 2017.
  6. "DRAW Ceremony : Total CAF Champions League 2017 & Total CAF Confederation Cup 2017 - English". YouTube. 26 April 2017.
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