2017 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage

The 2017 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage was played from 8 September to 25 November 2017.[1] A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup.[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 Club Africain FUS Rabat
B CS Sfaxien MC Alger
C ZESCO United Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid
D TP Mazembe SuperSport United

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 17–19 November 2017 24–26 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-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 1 0 1  
TP Mazembe 2 5 7  
  TP Mazembe 1 0 1  
  FUS Rabat 0 0 0  
FUS Rabat 1 0 1 (5 p)
CS Sfaxien 0 1 1 (4 p)  
  TP Mazembe 2 0 2
  SuperSport United 1 0 1
SuperSport United 0 2 2 (a)  
ZESCO United 0 2 2 (a)  
  SuperSport United 1 3 4
  Club Africain 1 1 2  
MC Alger 1 0 1
Club Africain 0 2 2  

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
MC Alger 1–2 Club Africain 1−0 0–2
SuperSport United 2–2 (a) ZESCO United 0−0 2–2
FUS Rabat 1–1 (5–4 p) CS Sfaxien 1−0 0−1
Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 1–7 TP Mazembe 1−2 0–5
MC Alger 1−0 Club Africain
Report
Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
Club Africain 2–0 MC Alger
Report
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

Club Africain won 2–1 on aggregate.


ZESCO United 2–2 SuperSport United
Report
Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)

2–2 on aggregate. SuperSport United won on away goals.


FUS Rabat 1−0 CS Sfaxien
  • Benarif  19' (pen.)
Report
Stade de FUS, Rabat
CS Sfaxien 1−0 FUS Rabat
Report
Penalties
4–5
Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)

1–1 on aggregate. FUS Rabat won 5–4 on penalties.


Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 1−2 TP Mazembe
  • Mondeko  22' (o.g.)
Report
Al-Ubayyid Stadium, Al-Ubayyid
TP Mazembe 5–0 Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid
Report

TP Mazembe won 7–1 on aggregate.

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
SuperSport United 4−2 Club Africain 1−1 3−1
TP Mazembe 1−0 FUS Rabat 1−0 0−0
SuperSport United 1−1 Club Africain
  • Mnyamane  88'
Report
Club Africain 1−3 SuperSport United
Report

SuperSport United won 4–2 on aggregate.


TP Mazembe 1−0 FUS Rabat
Report
FUS Rabat 0−0 TP Mazembe
Report
Stade de FUS, Rabat

TP Mazembe won 1–0 on aggregate.

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]

TP Mazembe 2–1 SuperSport United
Report
  • Mbule  48'
SuperSport United 0–0 TP Mazembe
Report

TP Mazembe won 2–1 on aggregate.

Notes

  1. The kickoff of SuperSport United v Club Africain match was delayed by 24 hours from 30 September to 1 October due to travel issues of Club Africain.[7]

References

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