2015 CAF Champions League knock-out stage
The 2015 CAF Champions League knock-out stage was played from 26 September to 8 November 2015. A total of four teams competed in the knock-out stage to decide the champions of the 2015 CAF Champions League.[1]
Contents
Qualified teams
The winners and runners-up of each of the two groups in the group stage qualified for the knock-out stage.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| A |  TP Mazembe |
 Al-Hilal |
| B |  USM Alger |
Al-Merrikh |
Format
Knock-out ties were 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 level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).[1]
Schedule
The schedule of each round was as follows.[2]
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-finals | 25–27 September 2015 | 2–4 October 2015 |
| Final | 30 October–1 November 2015 | 6–8 November 2015 |
Bracket
In the semi-finals, the group A winners played the group B runners-up, and the group B winners played the group A runners-up, with the group winners hosting the second leg.
In the final, the order of legs was determined by a draw, held after the group stage draw (5 May 2015, 11:00 UTC+2, at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt).
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Al-Hilal |
1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USM Alger |
2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| USM Alger |
1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| TP Mazembe |
2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| Al-Merrikh |
2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| TP Mazembe |
1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Merrikh |
2–4 | TP Mazembe |
2–1 | 0–3 |
| Al-Hilal |
1–2 | USM Alger |
1–2 | 0–0 |
TP Mazembe won 4–2 on aggregate.
USM Alger won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
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| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USM Alger |
1–4 | TP Mazembe |
1–2 | 0–2 |
TP Mazembe won 4–1 on aggregate.
References
External links
- Orange CAF Champions League 2015, CAFonline.com
